| SHOWBUSINESS | Television or pop music industry (4,8) |
| TINPANALLEY | Pop music industry (3,3,5) |
| PLATINUMDISC | Music industry accolade |
| QUEENLATIFAH | Actress/Grammy-winning recording artist who stars on new music industry themed FOX show "Star": 2 wds. |
| MASTERSOFWAR | Song by Bob Dylan that was covered by Eddie Vedder to celebrate Dylan's 30 years in the music industry: 3 wds. |
| ROADS | Avenues, carriageways, streets or other thoroughfares with midsections or "via media" synonymous with centrism or pop music (5) |
| SET | What is a sequence of songs or pieces performed in jazz or pop music? (3) |
| DIVA | Term for a female superstar in opera or pop music |
| BOOGIE | Dance to rock or pop music (6) |
| BUBBLEGUM | Chewy sweet, or pop music aimed at children |
| FUNK | Jazz or pop music with a strong rhythm and soulful quality (4) |
| RIFFS | What are short repeated phrases in jazz or pop music? (5) |
| GAFFER | Senior electrician of a television or film studio; or, a master glass-blower (6) |
| AERIAL | Antenna for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves for television or radio (6) |
| HOST | Compere of a television or radio show; or, an innkeeper (4) |
| DRAMA | Play performed by actors on stage, television or radio; or, the art of writing/producing thus (5) |
| SOAP | Cleanser whose name is given to any serialised melodramatic television or radio "sudser"; or, smooth words (4) |
| SATIRE | Television or stage shows that use humour or irony to expose flaws in society(6) |
| MASSMEDIUM | Radio, television, or newspapers |
| IFTA | Award given for excellence in Irish television or film. (4) |