Surfacing Music's Collective Power for Change

The 2026 Mercury Prize nominations are out, but Emma Wilkes asks: should its shortlist really be full of big commercial heavyweights?

It's oddly comforting finding the names in Westminster who want to use their political capital to keep arts and culture in national conversations.

A report has confirmed that the growth in CD sales is outpacing that of vinyl - Emma Wilkes unpicks this (with some help from her sister).

Emma's just returned from a festival and she's a bit worn out. She explores the highs and lows of what she's calling PFS, or post festival syndrome.

We're halfway through the year, but what's stood out? Emma Wilkes looks back at the last six months.

Amid the Lily Allen tour discourse, Emma Wilkes defends and celebrates the album-in-full show - but they're not without their pitfalls.