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Amuse Introduces New Sync Department to Develop Licensed Music

10 September 2024

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Headed by Daniel Copleston, previously at [PIAS] and Cooking Vinyl Records. Sync placements can be career-makers for artists—opening an avenue for...

MMF Manager Summit & AGM 2024: DATA, DEALS & INNOVATION

09 September 2024

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Tickets available here - 50% discount for MMF members and MMF Associates   On Tuesday 17th September (11am - 4.30pm), the Music...

Call for proposals for New Music Biennial 2025

09 September 2024

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  Festival weekends to take place in Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture and at London's Southbank Centre Organisations can apply to...

Tenwest unveils game-changing tech platform 'Future Mode' - codifying its proven label strategies for emerging artists

09 September 2024

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  Tenwest wins Innovate UK award Early access for artists, with new landing page revealed Tenwest label success in 2024   Tech driven music company,...

Record Store Day Unsigned Competition with Breed Media Returns!

09 September 2024

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  The nationwide competition returns bigger and better than ever with support from: Nina Nesbitt, Abbey Road Studios, Bowers & Wilkins,...

Kilimanjaro Live announced as live partner for National Album Day 2024

09 September 2024

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BRINGING ALBUM MOMENTS TO LIVE WITH THE PRETENDERS, NEW MODEL ARMY, SEA GIRLS AND MORE National Album Day has announced that Kilimanjaro Live,...

Global announces the launch of 12 brand new radio stations

09 September 2024

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The biggest launch in commercial radio history!    Some of Global's biggest music brands to get all new sister stations, launching across...

Isle of Wight Festival presents Experience 25

09 September 2024

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ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL PRESENTS: “EXPERIENCE 25” EXHIBITION CELEBRATING THE ICONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL ARRIVES AT LONDON’S O2 19 SEPTEMBER -...

PRS Foundation congratulates English Teacher on being the latest winner of the Mercury Music Prize

07 September 2024

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6 out of the last 7 Mercury Prize winners, PRS Foundation has proudly supported through various programmes During that same period...

DAACI Partners with World-leading Virtual Instrument and Sample Library, Spitfire Audio

06 September 2024

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DAACI, a pioneer in AI compositional solutions, has formed a strategic partnership with Spitfire Audio, a global leader in virtual...

LabelRadar Introduces New Way to Connect and Collaborate with Artist Network

06 September 2024

Press release

The Beatport Group, the global leader in music for DJs, producers, and their fans, and LabelRadar today announced the launch...

AIM Connected 2024

05 September 2024

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AIM Connected 2024: Transgressive Records Co-Founders Join The Waeve’s Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall for Keynote Interview with Pete...

IDOL Inks Global Marketing and Distribution Deal with Indie Powerhouse City Slang

05 September 2024

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Partnership covers digital distribution, digital marketing strategy, international coordination and worldwide audience development  IDOL to service new Caribou album ‘Honey’ (4th...

Blue Raincoat Artists announce global management agreement with Weyes Blood

05 September 2024

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Blue Raincoat Artists, the artist management division of Blue Raincoat Music, has announced the addition of acclaimed singer/songwriter Weyes Blood...

The Spanish recording market grows 16.6% during H1 2024

05 September 2024

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  Consumption of streaming maintains last years' growing trend and represent 88.8 % and total market. The physical market closes the semester...

Reservoir announces publishing deal with 'Austin' collaborator, country writer-producer Travis Heidelman

05 September 2024

Press release

Reservoir Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSVR), an award -winning independent music company, today announced a new publishing deal with Top 10...

Black Lives In Music Give Evidence To London Assembly

05 September 2024

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Event Licensing Still Affected By Racial Prejudice Holding Back the London Night-Time Economy Serious Barriers to Entrepreneurs From Certain Communities London’s...

PPL shares update on EDI strategy and publishes pay gap report

05 September 2024

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Today, the music licensing company PPL provides an update on its Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) strategy and publishes its...

Crispin Burton and Dilettante, two talented singer-songwriters crowned champions of Casio Sessions 2024

05 September 2024

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Casio Music UK’s singer-songwriting competition for piano players, Casio Sessions, returned for a triumphant second year with 15 incredible finalists Joint...

English Teacher announced as overall winner of 2024 Mercury Prize for 'Album of the Year'

05 September 2024

Press release

  English Teacher were announced tonight, Thursday 5 September 2024, as the overall winner of the 2024 Mercury Prize for their album...

Value of the UK's live music sector hits record high with £6.1bn economic impact last year

04 September 2024

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  Challenges remain for grassroots music venues, small festivals, and up-and-coming artists as industry calls for reintroduction of lower VAT rate...

The UK's Official Song of the Summer 2024 revealed

04 September 2024

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Sabrina Carpenter’s Espresso is crowned the UK’s hottest Song of the Summer While Please Please Please comes in a close second place 2024’s country music renaissance...

WINCON 2024: Shaping the Future of Independent Music

04 September 2024

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  Two-day summit to take place in Belgrade as part of Runda Digital Day. Leaders from the independent music community to address...

National Album Day announces Shed Seven as first Album Champions

04 September 2024

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THE DAY RETURNS ON SATURDAY 19TH OCTOBER Today, National Album Day announces iconic alternative rock band Shed Seven as the first album champions to celebrate...

Bucks signs Nadine Shah to worldwide deal

04 September 2024

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Mercury nominated songwriter and musician released her fifth album this year.   Bucks Music Group has signed Nadine Shah to an exclusive...

BBC Radio 6 Music announces autumn programming highlights

04 September 2024

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BBC Radio 6 Music, the UK’s biggest digital-only radio station with 2.7 million listeners, and BBC Sounds welcome a new...

Propeller Recordings, Indie Recordings and 777 Music, have merged to form a new label group called Sounds Like Gold

04 September 2024

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Three of Norway’s leading independent record labels, PropellerRecordings, IndieRecordings and 777 Music, have merged to form a new label group...

Soundstripe Taps DAACI to Launch AI Song Editor for Customizable Licensed Music

04 September 2024

Press release

Premier music licensing platform Soundstripe has partnered with DAACI to launch its new AI Song Editing feature that lets anyone...

Warner Chappell Music signs hit songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist John Ryan

04 September 2024

Press release

Ryan Co-Wrote and Produced Half of Carpenter’s Billboard 200 No. 1 Album ‘Short n’ Sweet’   Warner Chappell Music has signed a...

Jennifer Hudson signs to Interscope Records

04 September 2024

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  Jennifer Hudson the two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning recording artist, Academy Award-winning actress, and Tony and Emmy Award-winning producer has signed to Interscope Records. "Jennifer...

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