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Beyond the Music Festival review

Beyond the Music Festival review

The Mancunion explores Beyond The Music Festival, a weekend full of tantalising shows, conferences and real change in the music industry
Does Length Matter? A dive into the modern music industry

Does Length Matter? A dive into the modern music industry

Is TikTok ruining the music industry? Are fans asking to much? Do artists have any creative control? We explore the recent shifts and progressions in the music industry
Ladies first: Misogyny in the music industry

Ladies first: Misogyny in the music industry

Serena Jemmett talks to women in the music industry about their experiences being dismissed, ignored and sexualised.
Skee Mask and Illian Tape remove entire back catalogue from streaming services

Skee Mask and Illian Tape remove entire back catalogue from streaming services

Mancunion Music Writer Kristin Cooper explains Skee Mask’s decision to remove his music from the streaming platform Spotify!
Rishi Sunak, I’ll retrain when you do

Rishi Sunak, I’ll retrain when you do

Deputy music editor Reece Ritchie criticises the Conservative government’s attitudes towards creatives and defends their importance
Coronavirus and cancellations: Navigating complaints in a crisis

Coronavirus and cancellations: Navigating complaints in a crisis

From insurance policies to local venues the Coronavirus is affecting all areas of the music industry as detailed by contributers Reece Ritchie and Blake Crompton.
Review: Melanie Blake’s The Thunder Girls

Review: Melanie Blake’s The Thunder Girls

Claudia Langley and Theatre Editor Jay Darcy review The Thunder Girls, directed by Joyce Branagh and based on the best-selling book by Melanie Blake
RNCM hires UK’s first well-being lecturer

RNCM hires UK’s first well-being lecturer

Sara Ascenso is the first of her kind in Higher Education, with her appointment coinciding with RNCM’s annual appeal focusing on mental health
K-pop in crisis: a controlling, corporate culture

K-pop in crisis: a controlling, corporate culture

Beneath a happy, energetic K-Pop exterior lies a draconian, corporate underworld

The damaging culture of silence in music

Joe Hissey argues for greater transparency and discussion in light of recent reports of sexual harassment in the music industry,

Feature: Fifteen years of the iPod – how has Apple’s gamble shaken up the music industry?

The iPod was introduced by Apple fifteen years ago, and we feel old. Rebekah Shaw asks: what has the technology of the millennium brought for music?

Watch the Tapes: Are Cassettes Making a Comeback?

Cassette tape sales are the highest in decades. But what is drawing people back to the much-maligned medium?