Retailer HMV is to launch its own annual music festival with more than 50 up-and-coming acts to perform at a number of established venues, it has been announced. Read More
Innovative music start-ups, artists and band managers are being invited to a special incubator event to help fledgling technology businesses fine-tune their ideas. Read More
Music has been credited by U.K. collecting society PRS For Music as a key factor in helping the British pubs and bars stay afloat during the current financial recession. Read More
Former musician, now record company executive Feargal Sharkey will be a speaker at SXSW 2010. Read More
The government's planned crackdown on unlawful online filesharing has been attacked by privacy campaigners and internet service providers but welcomed by executives and artists in the music business. Read More
The U.K. music industry has welcomed the publication of the Digital Economy Bill, which includes measures to tackle illegal file-sharing. Read More
His high, quavering delivery helped give the New Wave band the Undertones their identity, beginning with the 1978 EP recording ... Read the full Feargal Sharkey bio.