News and Press

19 June 2013

LIVE PERFORMANCES FROM: ANGEL Kwamz, Jermaine Jackman, The Turning   SUNDAY 7TH JULY 2013 DOORS: 6.30PM Venue: 229 Great Portland Street, W1W 5PN   “Empowering,...

18 June 2013

ACM (The Academy of Contemporary Music) has become the very first specialist contemporary music school in further and higher education...

18 June 2013

New CISAC president Jean-Michel Jarre and vice presidents Angelique Kidjo, Ousmane Sow, Javed Akhtar and Marcelo Piñeyro speak out in...

18 June 2013

New York, NY – June 17, 2013: Warner Music Group (WMG) today announced that it has acquired the Gala Records...

17 June 2013

Licensing and processing hub to provide services across Europe PRS for Music (UK), STIM (Sweden) and GEMA (Germany)...

17 June 2013

Newton Faulkner has started to record his fourth studio album but this time there is a difference…. Fans will be...

16 June 2013

Mike Batt - composer, producer and chairman of British independent record label Dramatico - today was awarded Lieutenant of the...

16 June 2013

MBE recognises services to Music, the Arts and Disabled PeopleNomination supported by Festival Republic's Melvin Benn and Paralympic Opening Ceremony’s Bradley Hemmings  Attitude is...

14 June 2013

14 June 2013, London - BPI members are set to benefit from a series of free training workshops designed to equip...

14 June 2013

Mike Jbara promoted to newly-created role of President, ADA Worldwide   Matt Signore becomes President, Artist & Label Services, Matt...

13 June 2013

GEOFF TRAVIS TO RECEIVE ‘PIONEER AWARD’  2013 AIM INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS  AT, THE BREWERY, CLERKENWELL – 3rd SEPTEMBER 2013 www.musicindie.com/awards Founder of Rough Trade...

13 June 2013

London, 13th June 2013: Imagem Music is delighted to announce that they have re-signed singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw to a worldwide publishing contract. Kershaw...

13 June 2013

As iTunes Radio announces its launch. David Balfour fears that the tech world is becoming increasingly sophisticated in finding new...

12 June 2013

7digital, the leading open digital music platform, and ROK Mobile Music Network have announced the creation of a strategic partnership...

12 June 2013

Pulse has announced the appointment of Zak Razvi as Executive Producer, Music Videos. He joins the company in their London...

12 June 2013

PRS for Music presents Women in Music Bringing together key women from across the music business to debate the role of...

12 June 2013

Danceproducer has just launched worldwide http://www.danceproducer.net today. The goal of this  website is to develop producers within dance. Members can...

12 June 2013

Bringing together the best of Sony to create a summer of exclusive entertainment London, 12th June This summer, Sony launches...

12 June 2013

BEYOND BORDERS: UK-wide new music and touring funding opportunity now open  Up to £15k funding available for organisations, artists and bands...

12 June 2013

Jason Iley has been named President of Roc Nation Records. The announcement was made today by Shawn “JAY Z” Carter,...

11 June 2013

Angelique Kidjo, U2, Will.i.am, Sting, Rokia Traoré, Kid Rock, Mumford and Sons, Elvis Costello, Green Day, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis,...

11 June 2013

High demand for wireless speakers drives new partnership between Pure and Universal Music UK Pure announce new webstore powered by...

11 June 2013

New boutique music conference in the run up to Glastonbury Key challenges facing the live music industry to be debated Launch of...

07 June 2013

The International Music+Sound Awards have today announced the winners of their inaugural competition.  Nick Payne, co-founder of the International Music+Sound Awards...

07 June 2013

LONDON – 6 June 2013: Pet Shop Boys have signed a worldwide music publishing deal with BMG Chrysalis UK ahead...

06 June 2013

Featuring Thurston Moore, Founder of Sonic Youth in conversation with Paul Stokes – Associate Editor (Digital) Q Magazine. Q Magazine Associate...

06 June 2013

  ·       Members’ repertoire represents in excess of 10% of digital music market ·       Catalogue continues to grow, totals over 3 million tracks  London, 6th June -...

06 June 2013

British acts secure record share of world market Adele and One Direction lead the UK’s global surge. Brit claim the world’s No.1...

06 June 2013

16 directors on restructured board of which 5 are performer directors  London - June 5, 2013. Changes in the PPL Board structure were voted...

06 June 2013

NOISEY LAUNCHES NEW MUSIC PLATFORM ‘YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS’ WITH EXCLUSIVE VIDEO FROM THE xx Collaboration With Philips Will Explore...