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Chrysalis Records/Blue Raincoat Music announce Donna Vergier as Vice President, international Marketing

18 May 2023

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Chrysalis Records/Blue Raincoat Music, which is part of the Reservoir group of companies, has announced the appointment of Donna Vergier...

Alexandra Palace announces DICE as primary ticketing partner

18 May 2023

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  Partnership comes as Ally Pally, the UK’s largest independent venue, celebrates its 150th anniversary, with DICE set to play a...

Culture Secretary to set ambition for a £50 billion boost to the creative industries by 2030

18 May 2023

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  Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer will set out her vision for the UK's world-leading creative industries in a keynote speech to...

Youth Music receives £20,000 donation from The Dr Martens Foundation

18 May 2023

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Youth Music has announced a £20,000 donation from The Dr. Martens Foundation towards Its Youth Music NextGen Fund.    The Youth Music NextGen Fund supports...

Tuned Global and Revelator bring NFT power to music streaming services

17 May 2023

Press release

Tuned Global and Revelator, two leading music technology companies, are joining forces to build one of the first bridges connecting Web2 music streams...

Amber Davis promoted to SVP of Warner Chappell Music UK

17 May 2023

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Davis will also remain the publisher’s Head of A&R   Warner Chappell Music UK (WCM UK), the music publishing arm of Warner...

Thomas Coesfeld To Become CEO of BMG Effective July 1, 2023

17 May 2023

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  BMG's new CFO is Mathis Wolter Coesfeld joins Bertelsmann's Group Management Committee Thomas Rabe: "The new CEO will continue BMG's success story" Bertelsmann...

BBC Radio 6 Music announces new additions to its schedule for summer 2023

17 May 2023

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BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Sounds announce new programmes, seasons and specials, with musicians at their heart.   Guy Garvey, musician,...

Willard Ahdritz Receives Innovator Award at Music Biz Conference

17 May 2023

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  After Willard Ahdritz's keynote at the 2023 Music Biz Conference in Nashville last evening, he received the association's Innovator Award. Speaking...

New ThatTrack Offer Announced To Help Creators Find The Perfect Track For Their Content

17 May 2023

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ThatTrack™ is launching a new offer for content creators, the chance to win a free year of music from the...

TikTok announces #Rock with Cassyette and partners with Heavy Music Awards

16 May 2023

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#Rock officially launches with featured artist CassyetteTikTok partners with the Heavy Music Awards    TikTok has officially announced the launch of #Rock, a...

LF SYSTEM sign exclusive recording deal with Ministry Of Sound

16 May 2023

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  Ministry Of Sound are proud to announce that they have signed an exclusive recording deal with LF SYSTEM. The first...

Web3 music company anotherblock closes a €4 million seed round, led by Stride.VC and joined by Axwell

16 May 2023

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Rapidly expanding Swedish web3 music company anotherblock made significant strides in the past year by granting fans access to music...

The BRIT Trust makes grants to four organisations to further causes that draw on the power of music

16 May 2023

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The recorded music industry’s leading charity, The BRIT Trust, announces today that it has made grants to four organisations that...

Rianne Gordon launches Maroon Agency alongside AdWeek win

16 May 2023

Press release

Rianne Gordon has launched maroon, a marketing & creative agency delivering campaigns in the entertainment industry. Last night, Rianne was...

Reservoir announces publishing deal with rapper Armani White

16 May 2023

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Reservoir Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSVR), an award-winning independent music company, today announced a new deal with rapper Armani White. This...

Turning up the volume on the TikTok Commercial Music Library with the Artist Impact Program

16 May 2023

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  Music and sound are core to the TikTok experience and play an integral role in the community's creativity and ability...

Over 10,000 Representations sent to Lambeth Council to 'Save Brixton Academy'

15 May 2023

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Over 10,000 Representations sent to Lambeth Council to “Save Brixton Academy” Says NTIA, SOS & Brixton BID   Since the Campaign to...

Music licensing company PPL delivers record revenues and payments to performers in 2022

15 May 2023

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Results underpinned by PPL's ongoing investment in technology, data improvement and growing partnership network   The UK music licensing company PPL announced...

Pendulum sign to Mushroom Group/Virgin Music Group

15 May 2023

Press release

NEW SINGLE 'HALO' FEATURING BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE LEAD SINGER MATT TUCK WILL BE RELEASED JUNE 2 PENDULUM WILL PERFORM AT...

Sam Thompson to take over The HITS UK CHART on Hits Radio

15 May 2023

Press release

  For all of those listeners who can’t get enough of Sam Thompson from Monday to Thursday on Hits Radio you’ll now be...

Utopia Music commits to physical with 25k sqm new warehouse

15 May 2023

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Distribution centre to open with DP World to cater for growing demand 25,000 sq metre site equivalent to 10 Camden RoundhousesWill...

OpenPlay Partners with VEVA Collect to Deliver Music for VEVA Clients

15 May 2023

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  OpenPlay Inc., provider of the music industry’s leading platform for asset and catalog management, announced today their new partnership with...

Decibel Open Air Announces 2023 Lineup Featuring Amelie Lens, Michael Bibi, Paul Kalkbrenner And More

15 May 2023

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Decibel Open Air is back in Florence from 9-10 September 2023, after the recently sold out Easter Edition and last...

Over 200 Industry Leading Professionals Confirmed for Brighton Music Conference

14 May 2023

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  Over 200 industry leading professionals taking part in panels and workshops Over 50 panels and workshops during the 2 day event Keynote...

BDi Music signs Ben Lythe to exclusive worldwide publishing deal

14 May 2023

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Lythe is currently writing/producing for pop artists including Grace Davies, CATTY, Áine Deane, Janet Devlin, Fleur Rouge and more  BDi Music has...

TikTok launches #NewMusic, a global music discovery hub, with Jonas Brothers, Miguel and Niall Horan

14 May 2023

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Introducing #NewMusic on TikTok   Today we are announcing the launch of the #NewMusic Hub, a dedicated space for artists around the world to...

There's just 250million reasons why the UK still loves ABBA

14 May 2023

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A brand-new chart from Greatest Hits Radio and PPL reveals the most played ABBA songs of the 21st Century   Ever since they...

PPL Momentum Music Fund has helped to generate over £22 million for the UK music industry

11 May 2023

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  PRS Foundation launches new report at The Great Escape celebrating 10 years of its PPL Momentum Music Fund Over £5.2 million...

Various Artists Management Announce Kirsty McDonagh as Senior Manager

11 May 2023

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Various Artists Management whose roster of clients includes, Ashnikko, Tom Grennan, Melanie C, La Roux, Sad Night Dynamite, Yonaka, The...

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