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un:hurd music announces partnerships

24 September 2024

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un:hurd music announces partnerships with CD Baby, SoundCloud, Audiomack, Amazon Merch on Demand, EmPawa, feature.fm, beatBread, Laylo and more   un:hurd music, the...

AIF to launch multi-venue festival business support programme

23 September 2024

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More than 70 multi-venue festivals operate in England in 2024. Arts Council England funded project will begin in October.   The Association of...

Fish56Octagon launches record label Octagon Discs in partnership with Another Rhythm Records

23 September 2024

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Announces First Release: Groove Armada & Declan Knapp's “Superstylin'” – Out 4th October 2024   UK viral DJ sensation Fish56Octagon has officially set up...

Amazon Music launches City Sessions across Europe

23 September 2024

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First shows in the livestream series will take place in the UK, Spain, Germany and Italy  Fans around the world can...

Atlantic Music Group begins new era

23 September 2024

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Focus on cultural impact and creative expertise New leadership empowered at Atlantic, 300 Entertainment, and 10K Projects Key moves include promotions of...

David Joseph stepping down from Universal Music UK

23 September 2024

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Internal note: I wanted to share with you that after 26 extraordinary years, I've decided to step back from the company.It...

Grammy-nominated superstar Kesha goes independent, launches Kesha Records via global distribution partnership with ADA

23 September 2024

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Pact covers distribution for current single “Joyride,” along with future releases including upcoming new album First distribution deal sees Kesha maintain...

Gareth Mellor Promoted to SVP, Global Marketing & Communications at Downtown Music

20 September 2024

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Follows the appointment of Molly Neuman as President of CD Baby and alignment of the Downtown group under a single...

The Circuit Group Announces UK Expansion, Forms Joint Venture with CTRLFRK to Launch Circuit Management

20 September 2024

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James Sutcliffe Appointed CEO/President to Lead The Circuit Group UK The Circuit Group, the new enterprise led by some of the...

EU Copyright Directive & Article 17 Completed - ICMP comments

20 September 2024

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Landmark Law Addresses 'Value Gap' of Online Music Transposing the EU Copyright Directive into the 27 national laws across Europe is...

Music Venue Trust announces full programme for tenth anniversary edition of Venues Day

20 September 2024

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Steve Lamacq to Give Keynote Address Remaining Tickets on Sale Now   Music Venue Trust (MVT) has announced that a limited number of...

'Operation 404' continues to tackle infringing music services in Brazil and Paraguay

20 September 2024

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    Ongoing anti-piracy campaign, ‘Operation 404’ – supported by IFPI - has completed its seventh round of actions, this time tackling...

New music collaboration platform Ampollo launches

19 September 2024

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Partnership Agreements with BIMM, The Royal Academy, Pirate Studios and others announced A groundbreaking new platform that will allow artists, songwriters...

MMF reveal four new board members at 2024 AGM

19 September 2024

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  Marit Berning, Paul Smernicki, Shaurav D’Silva and Tania Lee are newly elected to the board. Sandy Dworniak is reelected Paul Craig...

Music Tectonics Announces Finalists in its Swimming with Narwhals Startup Competition

19 September 2024

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Four music tech movers and shakers have been selected as finalists to pitch at the Music Tectonics Conference in Santa...

Music Mudder 2024 raises over £75,000 for Nordoff and Robbins Music Therapy

19 September 2024

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  Music Mudder 2024, the unique music-inspired endurance event organised by leading talent agency Wasserman Music, in partnership with music therapy charity,...

Full line-up and more tickets announced for Womex 24 global music festival

19 September 2024

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  1-Night Venue Passes now on sale alongside full Festival Passes Manchester icon DJ Paulette to host Opening Night Concert   Manchester Music City,...

EarthSonic Record Label, Sound Archive & Events Series Launches

19 September 2024

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  Upcoming Releases and Projects Feature Bicep, Brian Eno, Coldcut, Kate Simko, Martyn Ware, Matthew Dear, Osunlade Alongside Indigenous Artists ãssia...

David Bowie's last ever UK gig voted

19 September 2024

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ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL GOERS PICKED BOWIE’S 2004 PERFORMANCE OVER PREVIOUS ICONIC HEADLINERS David Bowie’s performance at the Isle of Wight Festival in...

Candy Crush Saga Teams Up with Kimbra, TOKiMONSTA, and Laszewo to Drop New Beats

19 September 2024

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  ● The hot new tracks mix and sample the game’s iconic sounds to inspire the nation to rediscover play ●...

Saving the music industry - Liberal Democrats pass national policy

19 September 2024

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On Monday 16th Sept at their National Conference the Liberal Democrats have passed national policy calling for a Fair Deal...

Believe UK signs Craig David in worldwide artist services deal

18 September 2024

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Craig David has sold over 15m albums worldwide. Deal covers a new album set for 2025.   The UK office of Believe, one...

BRITs - 2025 date & chair details

18 September 2024

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Primetime evening slot on Saturday 1st March 2025 Broadcast live exclusively on ITV1 and ITVX Damian Christian serves his third year to oversee as...

SoundCloud's New Release Notifications Mean You'll Never Miss the Latest Music From the Artists You Follow

18 September 2024

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With over 400M+ tracks from 40M+ creators, keeping track of the newest releases from your favorite artists on SoundCloud can...

Artone acquires D2C music retailer Townsend Music

18 September 2024

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MOVE GIVES ARTONE COMPLETE END-TO-END SOLUTION FOR GLOBAL PHYSICAL MUSIC MARKET     Artone announces its acquisition of UK-based global D2C e-commerce music retailer...

UD's flagship event, Industry Takeover, reveals full September line-up featuring first time collaborations with BBC Music and V&A East

18 September 2024

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The four-day programme includes an In Conversation with Mercury Prize nominee BERWYN and the first ever live recording of Ben...

Frontiers Label Group announces new Imprint FLG snd signing of Skunk Anansie

18 September 2024

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FRONTIERS LABEL GROUP ANNOUNCES EXPANSION WITH NEW IMPRINT ‘FLG’ AND MAJOR SIGNING OF ICONIC BRITISH ROCK BAND SKUNK ANANSIE Frontiers Label...

Hipgnosis has promoted Sara Lord to Chief Creative Officer

18 September 2024

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Hipgnosis has promoted Sara Lord to Chief Creative Officer, leading Hipgnosis’ overall engagement with the creative industries to elevate collaboration...

2024 Mercury Prize boost for English Teacher

18 September 2024

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WINNING ALBUM ‘THIS COULD BE TEXAS’ RE-ENTERS OFFICIAL ALBUMS CHART TOP 40 FOLLOWING A 1,073% RISE IN SALES AND STREAMS SHORTLISTED...

War Child UK Announce Details of Their 'Women in Music and Creative Industries Panel Day'

18 September 2024

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Support Acts Confirmed For Intimate Live Shows  In Support of War Child UK’s ‘Day Of The Girl’ Campaign’ With YouTube Music   As part...

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