It's that time of year... Apple Music 2021 awards are revealed. The big winner this year was Olivia Rodrigo, who bagged Apple's awards for breakthrough artist of the year, album of the year and song of the year.
NEWS & EVENTS
Ex-Liverpool footballer Ryan Babel to release autobiography as a rap album
Babel releases his autobiography today – nothing extraordinary in that, he is 34 and in the final stages of an eventful career, after all (pretty underwhelming for Liverpool we thought...) But this autobiography is an eight-track rap album written and performed by the Netherlands forward.
LCCMers nominated in UK Music's OMG
The UK Music OMG (Outstanding MAP Graduate) awards nominees have been announced – each year, two of the best grads from UK Music's network of higher education providers ('MAP') are chosen and put forward.
Adele lobbies Spotify to remove 'Shuffle' as default play mode on Albums
Adele lobbies Spotify to remove 'Shuffle' as default play mode on Albums. Adele asks, so Spotify do.
Enigmatic singer and entertainer Poppy is staking her claim on the metaverse
Enigmatic singer and entertainer Poppy is staking her claim on the metaverse – prepare to enter the PoppySphere. PoppySphere for iOS and Android presents a virtual 8-bit universe for Poppy fans to explore, with "dynamic rooms and secrets to uncover as they navigate a realm of iconoclastic creation," a press release explains.
Grimes launches "AI Girl group" NPC
Grimes launches "AI Girl group" NPC, shares first single "A Drug from God." According to a press release, the virtual group has infinite members that “can be voted in or out, except for core members such as the baby Warnymph”.
Universal Music label announce new supergroup called "KINGSHIP
Keeping up with the metaverse angle – Universal Music label 10.22PM has announced the formation of a new supergroup called "KINGSHIP," whose members are four Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs.
Uproar on the pay of Universal Music boss Sir Lucian Grainge
MPs and Music Industry trade bodies criticise the pay of Universal Music boss Sir Lucian Grainge after it is revealed that he is due to earn more this year than all UK songwriters put together did from streaming and sales in 2019