United Kingdom
Global music sales up for the first time since 1999
The music industry breathes a collective sigh of relief as new figures reveal that global music sales have risen for…
Opera world launches international awards to survive budget cuts
Amidst dangerous budget cuts, the opera world has united to conduct its very own international awards in the hopes of…
BRIT Award winners announced
The UK’s greatest celebration of British music recently wrapped up in London and we have a full list of the…
UK official intervenes in funding process
Deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman has intervened in the Newcastle arts funding process in an attempt to prevent the council…
Picasso’s lover sells for $43 million
A Picasso portrait of his mistress Marie-Therese Walter has sold at a Sotheby’s auction for $43 million.
School of Scottish Studies archive under threat
Students and academics at Edinburgh University are fighting to preserve the archives and libraries belonging to the School of Scottish…
‘Pride and Prejudice’ celebrates 200 years
Austen fans all over the world are reaching for their bonnets in celebration of the 200th year anniversary of ‘Pride…
Sam Mendes and Tori Amos to be part of 2013 National Theatre season
The National Theatre has unveiled its 2013 season which includes a Sam Mendes production of ‘King Lear’ and a new…
Art not only for the 1% says Christie’s chief
Christie’s chief Steven Murphy has boldly declared that the future of art will not be limited to those 1% rich…
UK college to offer X Factor auditions course
Bishop Auckland College in the UK has unveiled a new course which will teach students how to prepare for auditions…