Rising UK artists Rose Gray and Jacob Alon have been shortlisted for the prestigious BRITs 2026 Critics’ Choice Award.
Band ABC after a performance in Scotland on July 26, 2025. ABC is a new wave pop band. Photo courtesy of @abcmartinfry on Instagram Welcome back to British Invasion, the column that dives into British ...
YouTube U.K.'s head of music Lizzie Dickson discusses strategy, changing trends and the success of British artists on the global stage in 2025.
The very first Newport Jazz Festival in 1954 included London-born pianist George Shearing. The next year, his fellow British pianist — and future NPR host — Marian McPartland was on the bill. More ...
In 2019, Grapefruit Records released a collection of artists who shaped British folk music in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The compilation album Strangers in the Room: A Journey Through the British ...
Music and technology have increasingly converged, with artists expanding beyond the studio to build empires in the digital space. From streaming platforms to innovative apps, these visionaries have ...
A scheme supporting UK music artists, which has previously backed BRIT and Mercury Prize-winning talent, has launched a new funding round.