Anger at GCSE music exam that does not require reading music
BBC Music Magazine found an A grade at GCSE music is possible without reading music, prompting criticism from Damon Albarn and a college music head.…
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BBC launch new music site
The BBC has launched a beta version of its BBC Music website, powered by MusicBrainz, which shows how often BBC Radio plays each artist.…
BBC Music Magazine announces 2008 Awards winners
BBC Music Magazine has announced its public-voted and jury classical awards, with Mitsuko Uchida's Beethoven piano sonatas taking Disc Of The Year.…
BBC Music Magazine Award winners
The BBC Music Magazine Awards have been presented, with Soile Isokoski and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra taking the Disc of the Year prize.…
Preston storms off Buzzcocks
Ordinary Boy Samuel Preston walked off Never Mind The Buzzcocks after Simon Amstell mocked his wife Chantelle Houghton, with Bill Bailey choosing a replacement from the audience.…
New BBC music show to be all interactive, like
A new BBC 3 music show fronted by Zane Lowe will let Radio 1 listeners pick its bands and climax with a secret gig, produced by Somethin Else.…
Will TOTP and the UK Top 40 end up competing?
Former BBC executive Trevor Dann questions whether Top Of The Pops and the Radio 1 Top 40 will coordinate after both move to Sunday teatime.…