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UK NEWS: MOBO AWARDS MUSIC PANEL 2013 – ‘WE NEED YOUR MUSIC EXPERTISE’

August 15, 2013

Can you prove you’re the ultimate MOBO (Music of Black Origin) music expert? This year we’re bringing our biggest supporters and fans of MOBO music into the fold to become a part of the influential MOBO music panel.  The MOBO music panel helps to decide the nominees for each category. By taking the 10-question quiz below you could be handpicked to join the panel alongside DJs, record label execs, music journalists and bloggers on Friday, August 23. Remember, only those with the […]

JUMP OFF TV UK (DEBATE): HAS BRITISH MUSIC PROGRESSED SINCE ‘TEAM UK’ WAS COINED?

December 23, 2011

Those of you who visit Mad News on a regular basis and follow me on Twitter already know how I feel about “TEAM UK” and it’s “characters”. I love this debate! Friday Hip Hop Report Panel discuss how the term ‘Team UK’ has affected the music scene. Here are some questions that were raised and discussed. – Should we support local music solely because it is from the UK? – Are UK artists too focused on ‘Team UK’? – Was the term […]

UK EVENT / PICS: THE INDUSTRY TAKEOVER – WOMEN IN MUSIC

November 9, 2010

Last Thursday Mad News attended the The Industry Takeover – women in music seminar, showcase and open mic at Rich Mix in East London. Music artist Lioness, Chantelle Fiddy (Journalist/Contributing Editor, Rwd Mag), Annika Allen ( Editor-In-Chief of Flavour Magazine),  Charmaine Hayden (Founder of Face4Music / Artist Manager), and Sarah Young (DJ/Stylist), made up the panel of successful ladies in music, and offered encouraging advice to those sitting in the audience eager to make their mark in the world of entertainment. Check out photographs below. Photographs courtesy of Ben Achana