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27 March 2020
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Reacting to the Chancellor's announcement on COVID-19 related payments to the self-employed, Geoff Taylor, Chief Executive BPI & BRIT Awards, said: "A...
27 March 2020
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UK Music Acting CEO Tom Kiehl has welcomed the Government's new support today for the self-employed as a "vital lifeline"...
27 March 2020
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Nasty C, the #1 most-streamed South African artist on Apple Music for four years in a row, has signed an...
27 March 2020
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Welcoming the Chancellor's announcement of support for the self-employed, Paul Pacifico, CEO of The Association of Independent Music (AIM) stated "We applaud...
27 March 2020
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Calls for industry to step up efforts to support artists, creators and the wider music community Responses so far from 150+...
27 March 2020
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The Lathums, Monarchy, Fever, Crawlers and Bronnie set for first episode on April 2 Subscription live streaming show to provide...
27 March 2020
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Major contribution provides emergency aid via the Help Musicians Coronavirus Financial Hardship Fund The Royal Society of Musicians (RSM), Britain's oldest music charity,...
27 March 2020
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We are launching The One Show Playlist tonight; a collaboration between BBC Music, The One Show, BBC Sounds and BBC...
26 March 2020
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The Polaris Hub, which licences the repertoires of the three Nordic collection societies Koda, Teosto and Tono online, has entered...
26 March 2020
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The Association of Independent Music (AIM) has announced that its global sync licensing conference, AIM Sync, will be the first major music...
26 March 2020
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BELIEVE Tuesdays Mindfulness Festival, originally scheduled for 31 March in London, will go ahead as a free online event, live on Facebook and Instagram. The...
26 March 2020
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A new report by the Music Producers Guild has found that recording engineers and producers have now lost over 70%...
25 March 2020
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IMPALA's Covid-19 Task Force has published a package of ten recommendations seeking urgent action at EU, national and sector level....
25 March 2020
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#loverecordstores Campaign to Mobilize Artist Support & Encourage Customers to Shop Online with their Favourite Independent Record Stores. The music community are...
25 March 2020
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Right now, a lot of us are locked away at home with our families. We can't leave the house and...
25 March 2020
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Money to support songwriters and composers during unprecedented times of hardship PRS for Music today announced an immediate PRS Emergency Relief Fund to support...
25 March 2020
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Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Spotify has engaged partners across the industry to discuss how we can support...
25 March 2020
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At Gibson--the iconic, American-made instrument brand--we’ve been synonymous with shaping, creating, inspiring and contributing to the ‘share of sound’ for 126 years. Although the current crisis is disrupting...
25 March 2020
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Concord Music Publishing announced a worldwide exclusive co-publishing deal with Andrew Petroff. The new deal, effective immediately, covers his full catalog going forward. Andrew...
25 March 2020
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The Ivors Academy has joined calls for proper support for the thousands of self-employed and freelance musicians left behind by...
25 March 2020
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An open letter from the The Ivors Academy’s Classical Committee to the BBC is calling for the work of living...
25 March 2020
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Performances can be viewed on BBC iPlayer and BBC Music YouTube Following the cancellation of SXSW 2020 amongst COVID-19 concerns, the British Music Embassy,...
25 March 2020
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Reservoir announces the signing of two-time Grammy-nominated artist, songwriter, and producer Joyner Lucas to a worldwide publishing deal. The deal...
25 March 2020
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Help Musicians today launched the Coronavirus Financial Hardship Fund, a new offering specifically created to alleviate some of the immediate financial pressures that...
24 March 2020
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RADIO SHOWS HUGE RESILIENCE HIGHER LISTENING FIGURES ACROSS ALL GLOBAL’S RADIO BRANDS SHOW THAT PEOPLE ARE TUNING IN WHILST THEY ADAPT...
24 March 2020
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First...introducing The Get Up! Mix, Apple Music's brand new personalized mix full of happy-making, smile-finding, sing-alonging music that you love. The...
24 March 2020
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Our Industry has been subject to a period of prolonged frustration, as we have been drip fed the government’s economic...
24 March 2020
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With the coronavirus pandemic wreaking havoc across the world, music festivals are announcing cancelations or postponing dates on a daily...
24 March 2020
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Bandsintown is offering artists free, accelerated, and much-needed access to Twitch Affiliate status and its world-class live streaming monetization tools Top...
23 March 2020
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Beatport will host 24-hour music marathon on Twitch with leading DJs from around the world to raise funds for those...
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