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Woodbridge Festival Celebrates Suffolk's Role in British Soul

11 August 2025

Press release

Woodbridge Festival of Art and Music 2025 is to celebrate the role played by Suffolk's US Airforce basses in introducing...

Abbey Road announces Anton Corbijn as the 'ICON' Award winner for the Music Photography Awards 2025

08 August 2025

Press release

THE AWARDS CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AT ABBEY ROAD ON 2 OCTOBER   Abbey Road has today announced that legendary Dutch photographer,...

PRS for Music launches monthly royalty payouts for online streaming

08 August 2025

Press release

Members will now be paid faster and more frequently when their music is streamed online.   PRS for Music has introduced monthly...

Lo Ting-Fai appointed as President, Warner Music APAC

08 August 2025

Press release

  Seasoned entertainment executive Lo Ting-Fai, known as Lofai, has been appointed as President, Warner Music APAC, at Warner Music Group (NASDAQ: WMG)....

Major new UK & ROI folk album award launches, submissions open

07 August 2025

Press release

A new annual award, The Folk Album Of The Year Award, has been launched to celebrate the genre’s most artistically...

National Music Prize network launched by Scottish, Welsh and NI music awards

07 August 2025

Press release

The Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award, the Welsh Music Prize and the Northern Ireland (NI) Music Prize have...

PRS Foundation's UK and Republic of Ireland co-commissioning and touring initiative, Beyond Borders, opens for applications

07 August 2025

Press release

  Deadline to submit applications is 15th September 2025 at 6pm 2025 marks 15th year of Beyond Borders initiative Grant support of up...

ElevenLabs Launches Eleven Music in Collaboration with Music Industry Partners

06 August 2025

Press release

ElevenLabs, the leading AI audio research and product company, today announced the launch of Eleven Music, expanding on its mission...

Nile Rodgers joins Simon Cowell-Backed Lounges.tv

06 August 2025

Press release

Nile Rodgers, the iconic songwriter, composer, producer, arranger,  and guitarist, has teamed up with innovative streaming platform Lounges.tv in a...

FreshTunes Partners with Groover and Songstats to Expand Its Artist Community’s Promo Toolkit

06 August 2025

Press release

FreshTunes, the artist services company quietly supporting the careers of more than half a million music makers around the world,...

Symphonic Distribution Hires Ed Poston as Head of A&R

06 August 2025

Press release

Symphonic Distribution, a leading music technology and services company for independent labels, managers, and artists, has hired Ed Poston as...

Fontaines D.C., Wet Leg, Bon Iver, Ezra Collective and Aluna make Independent Music Awards shortlists

05 August 2025

Press release

The Independent Music Awards has revealed its first nominees, marking the event’s 15 year anniversary of celebrating the achievements of...

Peermusic has appointed James (“Jamie”) Cerreta to President, US and Canada

05 August 2025

Press release

Peermusic, the world’s largest global independent music publishing and neighbouring rights company with 39 offices in 32 countries, has appointed James...

Marsha St. Hubert Promoted to Co-President, 10K Projects & EVP, Atlantic Music Group

05 August 2025

Press release

Long-standing Atlantic Records executive Marsha St. Hubert has been named Co-President of 10K Projects – alongside Co-President Nicholas Ziangas –...

beatBread Secures $124 Million to Expand Artist Funding and Accelerate Growth

05 August 2025

Press release

beatBread (www.beatBread.com), the leading music funding platform, today announced it has secured an additional $124 million in credit and equity...

Rayna Bass and Selim Bouab Appointed Co-Presidents of Hip-Hop, R&B, and Global Music at Atlantic Records

05 August 2025

Press release

It was announced today that Rayna Bass and Selim Bouab, Co-Presidents of 300 Entertainment, have taken on broadened scopes at Atlantic Music Group...

Tomorrowland 2025 Breaks Records for the Biggest Ever Live event on TikTok

04 August 2025

Press release

74 million people watched the LIVE streams on TikTok Tomorrowland content was viewed over 2.4 billion times over the 2 weeks See the highlights of...

AWAL promotes UK executive team

01 August 2025

Press release

AWAL has promoted its UK executive team—Matt Riley will now be President, while Victoria Needs and Sam Potts will move...

NTIA Comments on Government’s Small Business Plan and Late Payment Crackdown

01 August 2025

Press release

Government Press ReleaseMichael Kill, CEO of the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) Says: "The Government’s commitment to tackling late payments through...

Licensing Taskforce Report - Quote from Jon Collins, CEO of LIVE

01 August 2025

Press release

Jon Collins, CEO of LIVE, responded to the Licensing Taskforce report, (the industry-led licensing taskforce report on licensing policy) and the...

Bucks Music Group and Mushroom Music sign Oscar Dawson in exclusive JV publishing deal

01 August 2025

Press release

Sought-after songwriter, producer and musician Dawson is one half of Australian duo Holy Holy.   Bucks Music Group (UK) and Mushroom Music...

NTIA Welcomes Joint Industry and HM Government Taskforce Report

01 August 2025

Press release

Statement from Michael Kill, CEO of the Night Time Industries Association on the Licensing Policy Sprint – Joint Industry and...

Licensing Taskforce/Govt Recommendations - response from Mark Davyd, CEO, Music Venue Trust

01 August 2025

Press release

Mark Davyd, CEO of Music Venue Trust: "Music Venue Trust warmly welcomes the Government response to the report of the LIcensing...

Tom A. Smith signs to Fiction Records

31 July 2025

Press release

Fiction Records, now part of the Virgin Music Group, is thrilled to welcome Tom A. Smith to its storied roster....

BIMM University and Notting Hill Academy of Music Announce Strategic Partnership to Expand Opportunities for Music Students

31 July 2025

Press release

BIMM University Partners with Notting Hill Academy of Music to Award Recognised Qualifications in Music Education   BIMM University, one of the...

ROXi, Revolutionary Interactive Music TV Channel, Launches on US Broadcast TV

31 July 2025

Press release

ROXi and Sinclair partner to bring interactive music TV channel to NextGen TV households in 31 US markets, with music from...

FAC & Amazon Music unveil the latest round of independent artists awarded Step Up funding

31 July 2025

Press release

  Following a record number of applications, 4AM KRU, Arz, Balancing Act, BINA., Crae Wolf,edbl, Ellie Dixon, Jadu Heart, Mellina Tey...

Bandcamp Friday Returns August 1st: Bandcamp Waives Its Revenue Share to Support Artists

31 July 2025

Press release

May’s Bandcamp Friday generated over $3.2 million for independent artists and labels in just 24 hours Bandcamp, the world’s largest online music...

One Media iP Group Plc - Interim Results for the six months ended 30 April 2025

31 July 2025

Press release

One Media iP Group Plc ("One Media", the "Group" or the "Company")   Interim Results for the six months ended 30 April 2025   Music...

Richard Thompson To Headline Sutton's Folk In The Park 2025

31 July 2025

Press release

Guitar hero and classic singer-songwriter Richard Thompson will headline this year's Folk In The Park, the independent, one-day festival in...

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