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Ivor Novello award nominees reflect gender disparity in British and Irish songwriters, with twice as many men as women

Olivia Dean, Wolf Alice’s Ellie Rowsell, Jacob Alon, Self Esteem and Kae Tempest lead this year’s Ivors, with two nominations each

The Guardian - UK

Ivors 2026: See the nominations in full as Lily Allen, CMAT and Olivia Dean up for top prizes

Ivors 2026: See the nominations in full as Lily Allen, CMAT and Olivia Dean up for top prizes

Prestigious songwriting prize vows to continue recognising human creativity amid music industry concern about the use of AI

The Independent UK

On Self Titled, Kae Tempest delivers power and truth in his weary clarity

On Self Titled, Kae Tempest delivers power and truth in his weary clarity

4/5 Some tracks tend to border on prosaic, but others sparkle with Tempest’s cheeky wit

The Independent UK

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“If it was my piano, I’d chop it up and use it for kindling”: The ‘not great’ instrument that created Adele’s Set Fire to the Rain

Fraser T Smith reveals the gear behind his work with Adele, Kano, Dave, Kae Tempest and more

“When I started I didn't really know what a producer was. I just thought artists would produce themselves, because that's what I would have done”: Adele, Stormzy and Kae Tempest collaborator Fraser T Smith on the shifting definition of a ‘producer’

The award-winning producer on his Future Utopia project and the need to be a ‘Swiss Army knife’ in the studio

“Our focus is on restoring the imbalance of gender, culture and privilege within the UK’s creative space”: Adele and Stormzy producer Fraser T Smith launches scheme to encourage more diversity in music production

Future Producer Academy is now accepting applications

“In an age of artifice, media management and manufactured pop stars she’s come through as a breath of fresh air": Inside the making of Adele's seminal second album, 21

“She’s the sharpest, most instinctive artist I’ve ever worked with. She’s pure gut, pure intuition"

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“People do albums and say, ‘I just do it for myself’ – that’s absolute rubbish. No one ever really means that”: How Mike Rutherford measures his success

“People do albums and say, ‘I just do it for myself’ – that’s absolute rubbish. No one ever really means that”: How Mike Rutherford measures his success

Genesis co-founder’s ‘hobby band’ Mike + The Mechanics had no grand plan – but made an impact anyway

The shyest producer in music? How Fraser T Smith found his way into the spotlight

The shyest producer in music? How Fraser T Smith found his way into the spotlight

Stormzy loves him, Dave brought him on stage to collect a Brit Award, and he’s behind hits by Adele, Britney and Gorillaz. But now self-effacing super producer Fraser T Smith is putting himself centre stage, he tells Roisin O’Connor

The Independent UK

Manon Grandjean: "I love being an engineer, but I didn’t really want to be a producer. I'm an introvert - I like to be in my little corner doing things in Pro Tools"

Manon Grandjean: "I love being an engineer, but I didn’t really want to be a producer. I'm an introvert - I like to be in my little corner doing things in Pro Tools"

The MPG Award-winning mix engineer talks plugins, studio techniques and working with Stormzy

And on drums… Earth! Musicians to credit planet as collaborator to raise funds for activism

And on drums… Earth! Musicians to credit planet as collaborator to raise funds for activism

Brian Eno, Jacob Collier, Anna Calvi and more will add ‘Earth’ to songwriting credits so that royalties are diverted to environmental causes

The Guardian - UK

One to watch: Emmeline

One to watch: Emmeline

The young Yorkshire slam poet – daughter of Simon Armitage – has teamed up with ace producer Fraser T Smith on her beguiling first EP

The Guardian - UK

Mysie: ‘You dream about the future of a relationship – it’s easy to forget the reality’

Mysie: ‘You dream about the future of a relationship – it’s easy to forget the reality’

The genre-weaving artist is about to release her third EP, ‘Joyride’. She speaks to Roisin O'Connor about the tumultuous relationship that inspired her new music, working with renowned producer Fraser T Smith, and discovering her own musical heritage

The Independent UK

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