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Steve Lamacq and Huw Stephens celebrate Independent Venue Week as BBC Radio 6 Music explore the State of Independent Venues

14 January 2025

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Today (Monday 13th January) on his BBC Radio 6 Music show, Steve Lamacq’s Teatime Session (Mondays 4-7pm), Steve announced 6...

Simon Hade and Olly Barnes unveil new venture Nextbeat with spin-out of hit music game Beatstar

14 January 2025

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Space Ape Games and Voisey Co-Founders Team Up With Games Industry Giant Supercell for ‘Gamechanging’ new Music Venture Simon Hade and...

BRITs Week 25

14 January 2025

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Iconic Artists, Legendary Venues, and Unforgettable Nights: Cat Burns, Kasabian, Clean Bandit, Rachel Chinouriri, Soft Play, Nova Twins, Joy Crookes, Tom...

Armada Music Publishing Renews Deals with Acclaimed Dance DJs NERVO and Reinier Zonneveld; Extends Sub-Publishing Agreements

14 January 2025

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  News comes as the publisher continues to prioritize creative A&R investment, expand its burgeoning roster and fuel the success of...

Amazon Music Returns to Manchester for UK City Sessions with Franz Ferdinand

13 January 2025

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Live from Aviva Studios, the landmark new home of Factory International, in Manchester from 9pm on Saturday 18th January Tune in...

War Child presents Secret 7" as it returns for 2025

13 January 2025

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700 UNIQUE VINYL SLEEVES. 7 TRACKS. COUNTLESS LIVES CHANGED.TRACKS REVEALED + SUBMISSIONS NOW OPENWWW.SECRET-7.CO.UK Secret 7", the much-loved charity initiative combining...

Warner Music Group/Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund commits $1 million to Los Angeles Relief efforts

13 January 2025

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  The Warner Music Group / Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund is today announcing an initial $1 million commitment to...

Global music star Ed Sheeran makes surprise visit to NI in support of Belfast music charities

13 January 2025

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  World-renowned musician and singer songwriter Ed Sheeran made a surprise visit to Northern Ireland last week on Friday 10 January...

Joss Stone and Dave Stewart of Eurythmics have partnered with SongBits

12 January 2025

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Joss Stone and Dave Stewart of Eurythmics have partnered with SongBits to announce Groundbreaking Collaboration allowing fans to own part...

Latest O2 and YouGov data: Nearly three quarters of concertgoers want to see rules against the resale of tickets for profit

12 January 2025

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  Consumer support for regulation of ticket resales in the UK jumped to 72% by the end of 2024 O2, a longtime...

Uncovered: Winners announced for the 2024 Best Art Vinyl prize for record cover artwork of the year

10 January 2025

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This evening, Art Vinyl reveals the winner of the 20th Best Art Vinyl Award, the definitive annual art prize for the...

Plan to tackle greedy ticket touts and give power back to fans

10 January 2025

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  Consultation will look at new measures to prevent consumers being fleeced by ticket touts as part of government’s Plan for...

Attitude is Everything Founder, Suzanne Bull MBE, to step down in March 2025

10 January 2025

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  After 25 years of groundbreaking work on behalf of disabled people in music, Suzanne will pursue new adventures in arts,...

TikTok and Alan Walker launch an exclusive partnership to celebrate the launch of Walkerworld 2.0

10 January 2025

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The partnership includes a new, exclusive in-app experience and a first-of-its-kind LIVE stream Today, TikTok is excited to announce the launch...

Responses to the government consultation on ticket touting

10 January 2025

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Annabella Coldrick, Chief Executive, Music Managers Forum “The MMF both directly and through the FanFair Alliance has been campaigning to tackle...

Wise Music Group expands classical holdings as it acquires Doblinger Musikverlag

10 January 2025

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  Wise Music Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of Doblinger Musikverlag, the distinguished Austrian music publisher renowned for its...

MusExpo 2025

09 January 2025

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 AMAZON MGM STUDIOS, APM MUSIC, BUDDE MUSIC, CONCORD, DISNEY MUSIC GROUP, EA GAMES, GRAMMY’S, KOBALT, MALSONS MEDIA (INDIA), NETFLIX, PARAMOUNT,...

Jack Garratt joins Cooking Vinyl on a worldwide services deal

09 January 2025

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Cooking Vinyl are proud to announce the signing of iconic musician Jack Garratt – Cooking Vinyl will release his anticipated...

Paul Trueman joins Believe UK as Director of Artist Services

09 January 2025

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Joe Edwards hired as Head of Marketing Both executives worked together at AWAL, where Trueman was General Manager   The UK office of...

FAC Artist Council to develop Kitemark Guides for "artist-friendly" businesses

09 January 2025

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  Chaired by Bella Levina Lueen, the newly-formed body replaces and expands the FAC’s BEAT Board - encouraging a greater diversity...

TuneCore Names Mike Ceglio to the Role of Vice President, Operations Strategy

09 January 2025

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TuneCore, the leading development partner for self-releasing artists—owned by Paris-based Believe, one of the world’s leading digital music companies—has named...

BBC Radio 6 Music announces new daytime schedule

09 January 2025

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  Today on the BBC Radio 6 Music Breakfast Show (weekdays 7.30am-10.30am), Lauren Laverne joined Nick Grimshaw to announce that she...

Record Store Day returns 12 April 2025

08 January 2025

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SAVE THE DATE FOR THE BIGGEST CELEBRATION OF VINYL AND INDIE RECORD SHOPS IN THE MUSIC CALENDAR!DEYA announced as official...

The 2024 Italian music market

08 January 2025

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Tony Effe and Mahmood lead Album and Single charts, the female presence in the Italian music charts grows  The domain of...

Warner Music Group acquires DWA and Extravaganza catalogues

08 January 2025

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WM Italy and WCM Italy Strike Deal With Leading Italo Disco company    Warner Music Italy and Warner Chappell Music Italy have...

LyricFind Celebrates Stellar 2024, Facilitating Payments of Over $25M to Rights Holders

08 January 2025

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LyricFind, the trusted source for lyrics and data licensing, is celebrating a phenomenal 2024 that included a variety of milestones,...

Streaming and vinyl drive music to 20 year high

08 January 2025

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Best result for music since the CD era Overall entertainment sales exceed £12bn for the first time Growth for video, but games...

UK Radio Highlights Domestic Talent in 2024, Showcasing Top Artists and Key Trends

07 January 2025

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  The UK music industry continues to make waves in 2024, with 41% of the Top 100 most played songs on...

Hercules Awarded CES Best in Innovation for its Industry-First Wireless DJ Controller

07 January 2025

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Developed in close collaboration with Algoriddim’s djay app Hercules DJ, a known driver of innovation in the DJing and electronic music...

Lauren Churchman and Hugo Simpson launch new national radio plugging agency, SALT Radio Promotions

06 January 2025

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Ex-BBC producer Lauren Churchman and Evil Twin director Hugo Simpson have announced the co-founding of a new national radio plugging...

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