PUBLISHING

The Music Publishers Association and Radio-2 have announced the line-up for their prestigious concert be held at the Royal Albert Hall on 5 October to celebrate the MPA's Centenary Year. Entitled 100 Years of British Music, the concert will feature 12 British stars intended to represent the full spectrum of UK-originated music in the last century. It will be broadcast as a two-hour radio show at a later date and the possibility of BBC Records releasing an album of the concert is also being discussed.

Although no 'rock' acts have been lined up, the bill features: Julian Lloyd Webber, Joan Savage, Marti Webb, Lena Zavaroni, Anne Shelton, Frankie Vaughan, Vince Hill, Semprini, Hubert Gregg, Acker Bilk and Vera Lynn. Bucks Fizz are a possibility too. Paul Walters is producing the show for Radio 2.

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