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The Great Escape unveils its full festival schedule

18 April 2024

Press release

PLUS...STAGE HOSTS REVEALED  BBC ASIAN NETWORK | DIY | MARSHALL | NICE SWAN RECORDS DOWNLOAD | CLASH | MOSHI MOSHI |...

Nature is now officially an artist

18 April 2024

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‘SOUNDS RIGHT’ IS A NEW GLOBAL MUSIC INITIATIVE TO RECOGNISE THE VALUE OF NATUREARTISTS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE RELEASE NEW...

The Record Store & Black Music: A UK History documented in new book and film

18 April 2024

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The cultural impact of UK independent record stores that specialised in Black music will be documented in a revealing new...

Live Nation and the R&A announce unique partnership to elevate the AIG Women’s Open

18 April 2024

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     Live Nation and The R&A, golf’s global governing body outside of the US and Mexico, have today joined forces...

AIM Statement on IPO’s Creator Remuneration Working Group meeting

18 April 2024

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  Gee Davy, Interim CEO and Chief Policy Officer for AIM, said: "The independent music community has fairness at its heart, setting...

BPI statement following first session of the Creator Remuneration Working Group

18 April 2024

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“This first session in the CRWG was a constructive one and we look forward to an ongoing discussion that is...

Record Store Day set to deliver £10m boost to indie record shops

17 April 2024

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Annual celebration takes place this Saturday April 20   Record Store Day, the annual celebration of indie record store culture taking place...

TikTok to stage first LIVE music pop-up for emerging artists

17 April 2024

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  TikTok to host LIVE music pop-up to spotlight emerging artists The TikTok LIVE music event will take place April 24 and...

Nothing Forced: New creative content and design agency

17 April 2024

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INTRODUCING NOTHING FORCED:  New creative content and design agency by brothers Jeremy and Lawrence Abbott - offering solutions and strategy for...

Impala’s Earth Day spotlight on climate action in the music industry

17 April 2024

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Ahead of Earth Day 2024 and two years after launching its Carbon Calculator, powered by Julie’s Bicycle and sponsored by Merlin, IMPALA highlights practical...

Music Licensing Super Highway: The Rights Launches Music Clearance Infrastructure for Growing Sync Licensing Traffic

17 April 2024

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  Today, The Rights (therights.com) and Dequency are joining forces to announce the public launch of their new, innovative platform designed to overhaul licensing commercial...

Tomorrow's Warriors makes last push to reach £100k target for #iamwarrior appeal

17 April 2024

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£71K RAISED SO FAR SINCE APPEAL LAUNCHED IN NOVEMER 2023 TO KEEP AWARD-WINNING TALENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME £FREE   New video featuring Shirley...

Brick Lane Jazz Festival unveils a glittering second wave of artists for its 2024 edition

17 April 2024

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Theo Croker, Chip Wickman, Esa’s Afro-Synth Band ft. Kamazu, Secret Night Gang, Olive Jones, COLECTIVA, Macwood, Don Glori, Eriksson Kaner,...

Harri Davies named Head of A&R at RCA Records UK

17 April 2024

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  Sony Music UK has appointed Harri Davies as Head of A&R at RCA Records UK, effective immediately. Davies will report...

Karta pushes the boundaries of music game innovation with ‘Built Builder’ on Fortnite - reaching 100k players

16 April 2024

Press release

  Beat Builder is Fortnite’s first-ever build-based rhythm game Karta partners with NoCopyrightSounds for the game’s music library  Two new big songs just...

BPI’s new Yearbook highlights breadth & vibrancy of British recorded music, including an independent sector growing for a sixth consecutive year

16 April 2024

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  BPI’s newly-published All About The Music 2024 reveals independently-released music claimed 29.2% of UK recorded music consumption last year, a third higher...

Warner Chappell Music and Electronic Arts team up on exclusive partnership

16 April 2024

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Publisher to Administer Music for All EA Video Games, Including Fan Favorites EA SPORTS FC, Madden NFL, Dead Space, and...

Sony Music Entertainment Germany and Music Women* Germany launch third edition of Female Producer Prize

16 April 2024

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Applications open today until 15th May 2024 for female-identifying and non-binary producers of all music genres Winners’ prizes include production coaching, grants, free...

Warner Chappell Music and ICE extend and expand their multi territory digital partnership

16 April 2024

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Warner Chappell Music (WCM) and ICE have announced an expansion of their long-standing  partnership. As part of this, WCM is set...

Ice Spice signs with PPL for international royalties collection

16 April 2024

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   Music licensing company PPL has announced the signing of Ice Spice for the collection of international neighbouring rights royalties. She...

IMS Legends Award 2024 honours Elrow & The Arnau Family

16 April 2024

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IMS (International Music Summit) Ibiza will recognise the outstanding achievements and contributions of the Elrow & The Arnau Family who...

TikTok and AXS Announce Global Ticketing Partnership

16 April 2024

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  Fans around the world can now discover and buy live event tickets for their favorite artists on TikTok through the AXS partnership TikTok...

BEAT Music Fund Acquires Amsterdam Music Publisher, Cloud 9 Music; Armada Music Forms Armada Music Group as Parent Company

16 April 2024

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The acquisition further strengthens Armada Music Group’s publishing division, underscoring the company’s mission to creatively fuel the dance industry under...

All the Record Store Day celebrations taking place this weekend

15 April 2024

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  IN STORE PERFORMANCES, SIGNINGS, DJ SETS, GIVEAWAYS AND MORE LIVE BROADCAST ON 6 MUSIC FROM TANGLED PARROT, SWANSEA More than 270 independent...

IFPI appoints Victoria Oakley as new CEO

15 April 2024

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  IFPI, the organisation that represents the recording industry worldwide, today announced the appointment of Victoria Oakley (née Dean) as its...

Cutting Edge Group secures $500m in new financing

15 April 2024

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Funding to accelerate acquisition and growth strategy in media music rights niche   Cutting Edge Group ("CEG" or the "Group"), the leading...

Chaka Khan announces new names & free weekend events for Meltdown 2024

15 April 2024

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  Live shows from Emeli Sandé, Bruce Hornsby, War, Les Amazones d'Afrique, Master Peace, Big Joanie, Sipho, Annais, Reuben James and...

Josh Hoge Renews Global Deal with Verse 2 Music and Sony Music Publishing Nashville

15 April 2024

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  Sony Music Publishing Nashville and Verse 2 Music today announced the renewal of their global publishing deal with award-winning, multi-platinum...

NTIA Applauds PRS Foundation's New Fund Supporting Early Career Promoters and Commitment to Grassroots Ecosystem

13 April 2024

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  Press Comment from Michael Kill, CEO of the Night Time Industries Association, on the launch of the Early Career Promoter...

Warner Music South Asia launches

12 April 2024

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New entity covers WMG’s recorded music operations in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka  Warner Music Group (WMG), one of the...

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