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Reports on an agreement between singer Gwen Stefani with London, England-based Kobalt Music to administer her publishing company, Harajuku Lover Music, as of April 16, 2005. Comment of Willard Ahdritz, Kobalt co-founder and CEO, on the deal; Background on the technology platform of Kobalt; Other major-label musicians who are getting smaller firms to help drive their business empires.

Reports on the 2005 Brit Awards in music held on February 9, 2005 at Earls Court in London, England. Awards won by Scissor Sisters; Artists who performed at the event; Companies which won several awards.

Highlights the announcement of the nominees for the 25th Brit Awards in London, England on January 10, 2005. Categories in which rock band Franz Ferdinand are nominated; International acts which scored nominations; Sales performance of the British music industry in 2004.

Reports on the awards received by singer Justin Hawkins and his band Darkness during the 24th edition of the Brits Awards in London, England on February 17, 2004. Background on the evolution of the band form being an unsigned act to a worldwide phenomenon; Remarks from Universal Music U.K. chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge regarding the band; Other artists who received awards.

The article reports that Tixdaq, a company in London, England, introduced a service that allows music goers to locate the cheapest concert tickets that are sold online. The service is noted in the article as protecting ticket buyers from the risks associated with the secondary ticket market. Also mentioned are Tixdaq's plans to share its proceeds from ticket sales with the Resale Rights Society founded by the Music Managers Forum.

The article announces the winners honored at the annual Ivor Novello Award ceremony held on May 22, 2008 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, England. Singer Amy Winehouse won best song for her track "Love Is a Losing Game." David Gilmour, guitarist for the rock band Pink Floyd received the lifetime achievement award. Alternative rock band Radiohead's "In Rainbows" won album of the year.

The article discusses the closing of the London, England-based Marquee Club. It is reported that the club received a demolition order as part of redevelopment of its neighborhood, at Upper Saint Martin's Lane, which is located on the edge of central London's Soho district. The article explains that the Northern Irish entrepreneur Nathan Lowry relaunched the club in September 2007.

The article reports that pop singer Kylie Minogue received the 2007 annual Music Industry Trust's Award at a gala dinner October 29 at Grosvenor House Hotel in London, England. The Australian is the first woman to be honored in the British music business event's history and, at 39, is also the youngest recipient. The award recognizes outstanding contribution to the British music industry.

The article focuses on 2007 decrease in the sales of the music of musicians, including Bat for Lashes and Fionn Regan, who had been nominated for London, England's Nationwide Mercury Prize. A discussion of the previous impact prize nominations have had on the development and success of music artists is presented.

The article reports on a reunion concert by the legendary rock band Led Zeppelin, scheduled to be held on November 26, 2007 at the O2 Arena in London, England. Featuring all surviving members of the band and drummer John Bonham's son Jason filling in for his father, the show will honor Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun, who died in December of 2006.

The article reports that EMI Music Publishing will move from its longtime London headquarters on Charing Cross Road to EMI Group's Wrights Lane premises in September of 2007. An EMI spokesman says the move was planned some time before equity house Terra Firma's recent acquisition of parent EMI Group, due to the Charing Cross Road building's need for major renovation and the possible impact of planned local construction work upon the site.

The article reports that the Marquee Club in London, England, is expected to reopen as a live venue in the week beginning September 3, 2007, at a new site, 14 Upper Saint Martin's Lane, which is close to the Soho area most closely associated with the club. The article explains that the new location will mark the sixth location for the Marquee since it first opened in 1958 in the basement of 165 Oxford St. in central London.

The author reports that music festivals are as much of a television event as a live event by discussing the Glastonbury Festival held in London, England. According to the article, on-site viewers complained of bad weather conditions and sound problems, whereas people who watched from home did not have these problems. The article questions who is more important to a musician, the people who attend an event, or those who watch the event on television.

The article reports that the company MAMA Group has made an offer to purchase six London music venues from the Mean Fiddler Music Group. Having previously sold the London Forum to MAMA, Mean Fiddler is now considering selling their Jazz Cafe, Garage and Borderline music establishments as well. Melvin Benn, managing director for Mean Fiddler, is quoted discussing the possible deal.

The article offers information of the United Kingdom's Music Industry O2 Silver Clef Luncheon held in London, England on June 29, 2007.

The article discusses the 52nd Ivor Novella Awards, which were held on May 24, 2007, in London, England. The Ivor Novella Awards honor songwriters, and it is presented by the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters, in association with the Performing Right Society. The article reports that winners included producer/musician Quincy Jones, DJ/producer Norman Cook and singers Peter Gabriel and Yusaf Islam.

This article reports that Ronnie Scott's, a jazz club in London, Great Britain, will host its own jazz awards in 2007. The awards will acknowledge international jazz musicians and offer a scholarship to a promising British saxophonist. Votes will be cast by the public, jazz radio listeners, and members of Ronnie Scott's.

The article highlights the 2006 BRIT Awards gala at Earls Court in London, England. There were 17 award categories for the event. One of the songs in the debut album of Kaiser Chiefs performed well in the market. The press coverage for the event was successful. Awardees include K. T. Tunstall, James Blunt and Arctic Monkeys.

The article reports on the plan of Sanctuary Music Publishing to launch a joint venture in London, England in 2005. According to co-founder and executive chairman Andy Taylor, they are negotiating with people regarding the joint venture. Kobalt Music Group is perceived to be interested in the deal. Moreover, the company also plans to sell its recording studios in London due to its debt.

Reports on the financial difficulties being faced by the Sanctuary Group, a London, England-based entertainment company, as of September 2005. Announcement made by the company regarding a possible buyout; Examples of artists being managed by the company, including Elton John and Journey; Plans for the implementation of a cost-reduction program by the company.

Reports on the plans of London, England-based Sanctuary Group PLC to review its business model in 2005. Actions to be taken by the company to redress some of its operational issues; Financial performance of the company for the first quarter of the year; Reason behind the decline in the earnings of Sanctuary.

Reports on the possible buyout being considered by London, England-based independent music company Sanctuary Group. Background of the company; Statement issued by the company concerning its business plans, to the London Stock Exchange; Impact of the buyout plans of the company on the financial sector.

Presents news briefs on the music industry as of March 2005. Promotion of executive Gero Caccia at Warner Music International in London, England; Information on a deal signed by Clear Channel Radio with Vancouver, British Columbia-based Musicrypt for a digital music distribution technology; Information on an increase in the monthly subscription rate of XM Satellite radio.

Presents news briefs concerning the music industry as of December 2004. Information on an award to be received by Bruce Lundvall, president and CEO of Jazz & Classics at EMI; Launch of a music recognition service by London, England-based Shazam Entertainment in Taiwan under a partnership formed with Rock Mobile.

Presents news briefs on the music industry as of December 20, 2003. Decision of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry to recommend giving individual European Union governments the option of reducing value-added tax on a range of services and goods, including music; Acquisition of London club the Borderline by Mean Fiddler Music Group; Establishment of a division of Tokyo-based Universal Music K.K in Japan.

Focuses on the Fierce Festival concert in Brockwell Park in London, England. Artists who will appear at the festival, including artists from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa; Focus of the promoters on expatriates from these countries; Ticket prices.

Focuses on the 2001 Classical Brit Awards, held May 31 at London, England's Royal Albert Hall. Winners, including violinist Kennedy, Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu and conductor Sir Simon Rattle; Impact of the televised awards program on album sales.

Focuses on the appointment of Matthew Bannister as chairman and chief executive officer of Trust the DJ, a multi-discipline dance music company which will open in 2001 in London, England. Details about the company, which was founded by Lynn Cosgrave; Bannister's previous career at the British Broadcasting Company; Disc jockeys associated with Trust the DJ; What the company's Web site will offer.