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UK leading record cover designers curate the 20th best Art Vinyl award shortlist

09 December 2024

Press release

  Today, Art Vinyl announces the 50 shortlisted best album covers for the Best Art Vinyl Award – the annual Art Prize for...

Various Artists Management announces appointment of Alice Vaughan and promotion of Carimei Smith

09 December 2024

Press release

  Various Artists Management (VAM) has announced the appointment of Alice Vaughan to the role of A&R Director and the promotion of...

OpenPlay Partners with S4 Capital's Monks as OpenPlay Signature, Accelerating Innovation from Years to Months and Expanding Beyond Music

09 December 2024

Press release

OpenPlay, provider of the music industry’s leading platform for asset and catalog management, today announced a new partnership with Monks, the...

Limitless Live returns for 2025 at London's Roundhouse on 4 May

09 December 2024

Press release

GHETTS ANNOUNCED AT HEADLINER  YOUNG T & BUGSEY AND NAFE SMALLZ TO PERFORM   Limitless Live, the UK's largest free live music show with...

Music Support fundraising draw

07 December 2024

Press release

Music Support, the charity that helps anyone who works in the UK music industry experiencing substance use, addiction and/or mental...

TikTok launches the #rosie campaign to celebrate the new album by ROSE

07 December 2024

Press release

TikTok has partnered with ROSÉ on an in-app experience featuring exclusive content Fans can engage with #rosie to unlock exclusive in-app rewards   TikTok is...

Myles Smith announced as winner of BRITs Rising Star award supported by BBC Radio 1

06 December 2024

Press release

The BRIT Awards with Mastercard 2025 Saturday 1st March – at The O2 arena on ITV1 and ITVX   The BRIT Awards 2025...

Impala Outstanding Contribution award goes to Horst Weidenmuller on the eve of !K7 Music's fortieth anniversary

06 December 2024

Press release

IMPALA’s Outstanding Contribution award goes to Horst Weidenmüller, CEO and founder of !K7 Music and founder of IMPALA’s Sustainability task...

Brian Eno Presents In Place of War Fellowships to Charlotte Church, Ed O'Brien, Martyn Ware and Sama' Abdulhadi

06 December 2024

Press release

  Global charity In Place of War today announces the awarding of Fellowships to Charlotte Church, Ed O’Brien, Martyn Ware and...

AIF member capacity passes 1 million

06 December 2024

Press release

Total ticketed capacity of AIF membership combined now outstrips Live Nation’s Festival Republic.   The total ticketed capacity of AIF members in...

Sony Music Publishing Unveils Expansive West Coast Flagship in the Heart of Hollywood

06 December 2024

Press release

Establishing Dynamic New Creative Hub for Songwriters and Custom Collaborative Workplace Today, Sony Music Publishing (“SMP”) announced the opening of its...

un:hurd music acquires IndieKnow to bridge the all-important knowledge gap for artists in getting release ready

06 December 2024

Press release

un:hurd music, the leading platform for fast and effective music promotion has just announced the acquisition of IndieKnow, the Bangkok based...

Videos by LyricFind Expands to Include Apple Music Album Motion

05 December 2024

Press release

  LyricFind, the industry leader in lyrics and data licensing, is excited to announce a new feature in their Videos by...

Cara Donatto named EVP of Media Strategy for Atlantic Music Group

05 December 2024

Press release

Highly-Respected Exec Returns to Label to Lead Media Strategy Cara Donatto has been named Executive Vice President of Media...

Heatwave Announce Joint Venture with Kobalt Music

05 December 2024

Press release

Dave Nunes Signed to New Publishing Agreement Tyler Brown Extends Funfair Deal with Kobalt Music   Heatwave, the emerging market music specialists launched...

Singer-Songwriter Alessi Rose signs to Warner Chappell Music

05 December 2024

Press release

Warner Chappell Music UK, part of the music publishing arm of Warner Music Group, has signed the exciting, up and...

Bold Promises, Grim Reality: Night-Time Economy Left in the Dark says NTIA

05 December 2024

Press release

Michael Kill, CEO of Night Time Industries Association comments on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's speech:"Today’s speech from Prime Minister...

Symphonic Distribution Teams with Masterchannel to Offer AI Music Mastering Tool to Independent Artists

05 December 2024

Press release

  In addition, Symphonic promotes AI transparency with new content submission fields for AI use in audio, artwork, and lyrics   Symphonic Distribution,...

Blinding Talent unveils flagship podcast series, The Blinding Talent Music Industry

04 December 2024

Press release

Leading digital marketing and artist development company will demystify and illuminate the complex world of music, in a new series...

BBC Radio 6 Music Festival returns to Greater Manchester in March 2025

04 December 2024

Press release

  Today on the BBC Radio 6 Music Breakfast Show (weekdays, 7.30-10.30am), Nick Grimshaw (sitting in for Lauren Laverne) announced that...

Apple Music Replay Is Here, Better and More Personal Than Ever

04 December 2024

Press release

Apple Music and Shazam Also Release Their Year-End Charts Including First-Ever Global Radio Charts     Today, Apple Music unveiled the highly anticipated Replay...

Year on TikTok Music Report 2024

04 December 2024

Press release

  2024 has been another incredible year for Music on TikTok. From propelling rising stars like Artemas, Benson Boone and Myles...

Reservoir acquires rights to the catalog of 'The Lion King' composer Lebo Morake

04 December 2024

Press release

Reservoir Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSVR), an award-winning independent music company, today announced the acquisition of rights to the catalog of...

ESNS Conference confirms 74 new speakers - AIM, Bandcamp, BMG, Black Lives in Music, Mad Cool, Roskilde, Spotify and many more

04 December 2024

Press release

Cindy Castillo (Mad Cool Festival), Gee Davy (AIM), Annika Walsh (Spotify), and many more announced to speak at ESNS, alongside...

Charli XCX, Central Cee, and one blast from the past: Meet the most trending music on YouTube for 2024

04 December 2024

Press release

  YouTube releases its annual End of Year lists, with the largest mix of genres in years showing that 2024 was...

Musical AI and Beatoven.ai Team Up to Create First Fully Licensed, Full-Song AI Generator

04 December 2024

Press release

Groundbreaking partnership will ensure rights holders are compensated for every use of their repertoire, thanks to Musical AI’s attribution technology. Musical...

Loved Not Lost print series launched to celebrate the country's iconic venues and raise money for grassroots music ecosystem

04 December 2024

Press release

45 Original in partnership with Alexandra Palace and in association with Music Venue Trust are proud to kick off the ‘Loved not Lost’ Venue Series, which is...

Entries Open for The Ivors with Amazon Music 2025

04 December 2024

Press release

Entries have opened for The Ivors with Amazon Music 2025, one of the most important moments in music, celebrating the...

4 The Brotherhood crowned winners of this year's Record Store Day unsigned competition with Breed Media

04 December 2024

Press release

They have won their music pressed onto 500 vinyl records, a slot on the bill at Truck Festival 2025, an...

Celebrate the Music That's Uniquely You with Your SoundCloud 2024

04 December 2024

Press release

SoundCloud is the ultimate platform for music lovers, where music deeply resonates with listeners, fostering superfans who forge authentic connections...

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