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Dominican superstar Tokischa signs first-ever global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music

26 June 2024

Press release

She currently holds the title of top-streamed Dominican female artist on Spotify, with 16M+ monthly listeners   Warner Chappell Music (WCM) U.S. Latin...

AIM's Gee Davy welcomes Tom Kiehl's appointment to CEO UK Music

26 June 2024

Press release

Gee Davy said: "Tom's appointment is a fitting recognition of the clear and calm leadership he has already shown in the...

Music Industry Unites to Protect the Rights of Musicians amid the Growth of Generative AI Technology

25 June 2024

Press release

More than fifty industry supporters now stand alongside Roland and Universal Music Group championing "The Principles For Music Creation With...

Free online independent music conference ‘AIM Presents: Future Independents’ returns for 2024 on 10th July

25 June 2024

Press release

  Free online conference from the Association of Independent Music (AIM) reveals first speakers for full day of essential music industry...

Bridges For Music: ADE Cycle 2024

25 June 2024

Press release

Non-profit organisation and record label Bridges For Music will return to ADE with their annual 500 KM charity cycle this...

Beats teams up with Lebron James and Lil Wayne to launch new Beats Pill campaign 'The Predicament'

25 June 2024

Press release

  Beats by Dr. Dre (Beats) today announced the return of its iconic Beats Pill speaker, available to order now for £149.99 (UK) at apple.com. To celebrate...

Completely Redesigned and Reengineered, the Iconic Beats Pill is Back!

25 June 2024

Press release

 Now with more powerful sound,1 IP67 dust and water resistance,2 USB-C audio and charging, iOS and Android compatibility and up...

Performing Right Society sued by songwriters

25 June 2024

Press release

A group of leading UK songwriters and composers, including Robert Fripp (from King Crimson amongst others), have initiated a court...

UK Music Appoints Tom Kiehl As New Chief Executive

25 June 2024

Press release

  UK Music, the collective voice of the UK music industry, has announced Tom Kiehl will be its new chief executive. The UK Music...

Laura Golding to leave her role as PRS for Music Chief Finance Officer, following announcement of record distributions and revenues

25 June 2024

Press release

After more than eight years, including two years as CFO, Laura Golding has decided to take on a new professional...

Edition Wilhelm Hansen have signed a publishing deal with Faroese songwriter and singer Teitur

25 June 2024

Press release

We are proud to announce that Edition Wilhelm Hansen, part of Wise Music Group, have signed a publishing deal with...

50 festivals cancelled in 2024

24 June 2024

Press release

Northwich's Geronimo Festival has announced the cancellation of this year's event. 50 UK festivals have now announced a postponement, cancellation or...

Chart-topping, multi-platinum producer Mustard partners with BMG to release upcoming album

24 June 2024

Press release

  Grammy Award-winning, multi-Platinum producer and artist Mustard has partnered with BMG, under a new global recordings agreement, to release his...

Dua Lipa and Coldplay's Glastonbury 2024 performances to mark first ever Glastonbury sets to be livestreamed globally on BBC.com

24 June 2024

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  For the first time, the BBC will livestream headline Glastonbury performances to a global audience, with Dua Lipa and Coldplay's...

The Power of Music Consortium steering group release joint letter calling on all candidates to commit to utilise music to improve health, wellbeing and communities

24 June 2024

Press release

  The letter includes five asks for the next Government to enact to effectively harness the power of music within policymaking. The...

Digital creative agency F That celebrate 5th anniversary and announce promotions

21 June 2024

Press release

Digital creative agency F That are celebrating their 5th anniversary with the announcement of new hires and a duo of...

Warner Music Group invests in Croatian record label Dancing Bear

21 June 2024

Press release

Agreement will see Dancing Bear’s artists distributed globally by ADA and given the opportunity to upstream to Warner Music   New...

Hackney Church Celebrates Three Years of Community and Creativity Post-Restoration

20 June 2024

Press release

Announces Partnership With Ticketmaster    Since reopening its doors in 2021 after an impressive restoration, Hackney Church has become a beacon of...

POWER UP Year 4 Participants announced

20 June 2024

Press release

  40 Black music creators and industry professionals to receive career-changing support in POWER UP’s fourth year Participant Programme is now a...

Impala and A2IM launch carbon calculator project for the USA, supported by Merlin

20 June 2024

Press release

  Independent trade associations, A2IM (USA) and IMPALA (Europe) in partnership with Julie's Bicycle are launching a free one-year pilot project...

TikTok Expands Taylor Swift In-App Experience To Celebrate Taylor Swift - The Eras Tour 2024 Dates

20 June 2024

Press release

  The expanded in-app experience provides Swifties with more ways to engage with other fans and challenges to unlock exciting interactive features.   TikTok...

UK Music Reveals Findings Of 2024 Workforce Diversity Survey - And Urges Next Government To Be “Fast and Fearless” To Boost Diversity And Inclusion

19 June 2024

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UK Music today unveiled the findings of its 2024 Workforce Diversity Survey, which gives a revealing snapshot of those working...

Globally respected music journalist launches new podcast, The Money Trench – The Music Industry Podcast with Mark Sutherland

19 June 2024

Press release

The first episode will be available on 24th June across all streaming platforms, sponsored by PPL and in support of...

ASCAP unveils London Music Award winners

19 June 2024

Press release

LOSTBOY RECEIVES FOUR AWARDS INCLUDING SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR    REMA SCOOPS TWO GONGS INCLUDING SONG OF THE YEAR FOR AFROBEATS SMASH...

South by Southwest London announces multiple senior executives joining for inaugural European edition in June 2025

19 June 2024

Press release

Elliot Willis joins as Commercial Director, Adem Holness as Head of Music, and Katy Arnander as Director of Programming  Artistic Director...

Wise Music Group signs publishing deal with band Hope

19 June 2024

Press release

  Wise Music Group is happy to announce that the band HOPE has signed an exclusive publishing agreement with Berlin-based Bosworth...

Sustainable Product Innovation: Sonopress Presents the EcoCD

18 June 2024

Press release

  Sustainability is a mega-trend in the music industry. Artists, labels and music majors, as well as manufacturers and service providers,...

SURF Music unveils Freemium tier

18 June 2024

Press release

Global creators gain access to SURF’s state-of-the-art collaboration and discovery platform with freemium, as well as additional features with $5...

SoundLabs and Universal Music Group announce strategic agreement to offer responsibly trained AI technology and vocal modeling plug-in MicDrop to UMG artists

18 June 2024

Press release

SoundLabs is an artist-founded AI technology company, focused on creating responsibly trained generative AI tools for the next generation of...

Ed Sheeran is the most played artist in the UK for the seventh time in nine years

17 June 2024

Press release

British talent dominates with 7 out of 10 of the most played acts from the UK  ‘Flowers’ by Miley Cyrus named...

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