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Kim Bayley nominated for Outstanding Leadership Award

12 December 2023

Press release

  Kim Bayley, CEO of digital entertainment and retail association ERA, has been highlighted for her outstanding leadership by the Trade...

Latest round of the Youth Music Nextgen fund launches

12 December 2023

Press release

The fund has invested over £485,000 directly to emerging creatives to date    Grants of up to £2,500 are available for 18-25...

Helix & Payday Records and Soundcloud partner to give global support and priority to emerging artists

12 December 2023

Press release

Helix & PayDay Records and SoundCloud have announced their partnership to offer expanded global artist services. By leveraging SoundCloud's extensive...

Rightsify Now Lets Anyone Generate AI Music Ethically with Advanced Generation Model, Hydra

12 December 2023

Press release

Rightsify's Hydra model is open to all–bringing better-sounding music and more flexible track lengths to businesses, artists and creators–with full...

Warner Chappell Music signs breakout hitmaker Jay Versace

12 December 2023

Press release

  Warner Chappell Music (WCM) has signed a global publishing deal with Jay Versace. The highly in-demand producer has been behind a...

Death Row Pictures and Extreme Music Join Forces to Launch Death Row Pro

12 December 2023

Press release

Label will focus on bringing the iconic sound of Death Row to professional music users   In honor of the 30th Anniversary...

SymphonyOS launches Pre-Saves on Audiomack and SoundCloud

12 December 2023

Press release

  SymphonyOS, the product suite leading the charge in smart AI-powered marketing tools for creators, brings artist-empowering Pre-Save capabilities to listeners...

IFPI's global study finds we're listening to more music in more ways than ever

11 December 2023

Press release

IFPI's Engaging with Music 2023 report: the largest music study of its kind Time spent listening to music increases to 20.7...

GigRealm Team Up with Uber to Provide Safe Transport Home for Working Musicians

11 December 2023

Press release

  GigRealm, the leading platform for helping venues in the hospitality sector book artists and promote live music, has announced a unique...

Reservoir announces publishing deal with acclaimed songwriter & artist Theo Katzman

11 December 2023

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Co-Founder of Vulfpeck, Songriter, Producer and Solo Artist Signs First Publishing Agreement   Reservoir (NASDAQ: RSVR), an award-winning independent music company, today...

Nicki Minaj enters Roblox for the first time

11 December 2023

Press release

Global Icon and The Queen of Hip-Hop, Nicki Minaj, enters Roblox for the first time with the launch of 'Nicki Minaj's...

PPL to become a leading partner of The BRIT School's Careers Programme for Music

11 December 2023

Press release

  The BRIT School and PPL have agreed a three year partnership that will see the music licensing organisation become a...

EU policymakers reach agreement on the AI Act

11 December 2023

Press release

GESAC welcomes the recognition of the need for transparency and compliance with EU rules by providers of general-purpose AI models   Following...

Abbie McCarthy's Future Karma announces 2024 series

11 December 2023

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Award winning TV, Radio presenter and DJ Abbie McCarthy started Good Karma Club in 2016 to celebrate new sounds and...

Celebrities on TikTok go #behindthesong on festive hits

11 December 2023

Press release

As the festive season approaches full swing, some of the world’s biggest artists are spreading joy and cheer by peeling...

Kat MacLean Daley Named VP & Head of Publishing at Death Row Records

11 December 2023

Press release

  Kat MacLean Daley has been tapped by Snoop Dogg to be the first VP & Head of Publishing at his...

A new era of music therapy: Young people overwhelmingly rely on lyrics to aid wellbeing

11 December 2023

Press release

  Youth Music reveals staggering new research that demonstrates an overwhelming 93% of young people use lyrics as a therapeutic tool  Wider...

ESNS Completes Artist Line-Up for 2024 Edition and Releases Timetable

11 December 2023

Press release

Today, ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag), the key exchange for emerging European music, announces the full music line-up of 256 acts from 36...

IMPF statement on EU AI Act

11 December 2023

Press release

A statement from IMPF President Annette Barrett on the EU's new AI Act:  "IMPF welcomes this groundbreaking agreement and looks forward...

The Council of Music Makers calls on MPs to hold the music industry's feet to the fire to ensure artists, songwriters, musicians and producers get a fair deal from music streaming

11 December 2023

Press release

  The Council of Music Makers, which brings together representative UK organisations for artists, songwriters and composers, musicians, music producers and music managers,...

Latitude Festival announces first wave of acts for 2024 edition

10 December 2023

Press release

  MUSIC DURAN DURAN, KASABIAN, KEANE, LONDON GRAMMAR, KHRUANGBIN, NILE RODGERS & CHIC, ORBITAL, RAG 'N' BONE MAN, RICK ASTLEY, THE MARY WALLOPERS, REVEREND & THE MAKERS,...

EU AI Act trilogue agreement: Groundbreaking step forward towards responsible AI

10 December 2023

Press release

IFPI has today issued this statement about the EU AI Act trilogue agreement: “The trilogue agreement for this important, first-of-its-kind legislation...

AI platform Casperaki launches with competition for chance to perform at world's largest singing competition

09 December 2023

Press release

AI platform Casperaki launches with competition for chance to perform at world's largest singing competition, in partnership with San Marino London's...

Dawsons Unveils Online Store and Physical Music Store On London's Iconic Denmark Street

09 December 2023

Press release

Dawsons, a renowned name in the music retail industry since 1898, proudly announces the highly-anticipated opening of online store, dawsons.co.uk,...

Winner of The BRIT Awards 2024 Rising Star Award announced

08 December 2023

Press release

The Last Dinner Party announced as winners of BRITs Rising Star awardsupported by BBC Radio 1 The BRIT Awards with Mastercard...

Moises launches Music.AI, opening its platform to accelerate adoption of AI audio

08 December 2023

Press release

  Music.AI platform delivers enterprise-grade models and infrastructure as enterprise demand explodes for ethical AI for audio applications  As the award-winning Moises...

YouTube Music announces the UK’s most viewed music videos of 2023

07 December 2023

Press release

Explore the most popular videos and creators of 2023 https://www.youtube.com/trends/2023   YouTube Music today reveals the UK’s Top Music Videos of 2023. Underlining...

Music Support announces Joe Hastings as new CEO

07 December 2023

Press release

New CEO joins with experience from Help Musicians and Music Minds Matter  Charity also announces new trustees joining its board    Music Support,...

Spotify's proposal to reform streaming - the view from Impala members and the questions to be asked

07 December 2023

Press release

  Gathering views from members in 32 countries across the whole European music market including the EU, EFTA, UK and beyond,...

John Pantle joins One Fiinix Live

07 December 2023

Press release

Respected US Agent Joins London Based Team One Fiinix Live, the award winning independent live music agency, has announced that veteran...

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