Rosanna Lefevre in session

Warning: This show may contain future chart-toppers! Andrew Marston introduces the best new music from our area, including:

• Why are grassroots venues struggling when music sales hit a record £2.4 billion last year? Gennaro Castaldo from the BPI, who studied at Keele University, shares his insights.

• We look at the future of music as a Worcester bassist is touring the world with an AI pop star who doesn't really exist.

• From TikTok hits to Glastonbury stages - this week's Musicians' Masterclass reveals the secrets behind the meteoric rise of Rachel Chinouriri.

• Investigating how country music has exploded here in the UK and why so many A-list artists are now jumping onto the bandwagon.

• In our Music News: The Wombats celebrating 100 years of Stoke-on-Trent at Trentham Gardens, Boney M are heading to Worcester Cathedral and Kate Nash to Lakefest in Herefordshire.

• Dive into the untold stories of Bromsgrove’s Bill Hunt, founding member of The Move and ELO, as a new book explores their wild ride, chart-topping hits, and even a scandal that upset a Prime Minister. Bill and author Jim McCarthy give us the inside scoop!

• From Cape Town to the world stage - Shrewsbury violinist Zoë Beyers joins us ahead of her show, this Sunday, at Malvern Theatres.

• If you love the vulnerability of Stevie Nicks, the depth of John Mayer, and the harmonies of Crosby, Stills & Nash, don't miss Shropshire and Staffordshire artist Rosanna Lefevre's must-hear live session, as performed at 757 Nightclub in Wellington, Telford.

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