BBC Radio 1 In The News

‘This is the most exciting time the music business has ever known.’

Mark Gillespie, founder of Three Six Zero, on his career, Calvin Harris and the industry's future

Lorna Clarke named as first ever BBC Pop Music Controller in major radio leadership shakeup

Clarke has almost 30 years' broadcasting experience

BBC executive salaries revealed – do they offer good value for money?

Broadcaster publishes names and salaries of all senior execs paid over £150,000

Pete Tong named President of Three Six Zero Recordings

Tong was one of the earliest supporters of TSZ management client, Calvin Harris

Rising UK star Hamzaa signs with Downtown Music Publishing

Deal follows follows recently-released single, London

Austin Daboh quits Spotify – is he headed to Apple?

Popular London-based exec joined Spotify from BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra in 2016

Kobalt’s AWAL inks recordings deal with Steve Lacy and 3QTR

Grammy-nominated artist recently released debut solo LP

BBC Radio 1 now reaches 17% of the UK population, down from 23% in 2011

Commercial radio and BBC Radio 2's reach has remained consistent in same timeframe