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Calling the next generation of diverse industry leaders: 5th round of Richard Antwi Scholarship opens

15 February 2022

Press release

Scholarship’s industry champions Alec Boateng and Taponeswa Mavunga support with a call to signup to Open DayMusic Business Management MA - Open...

AIF chief warns of ‘perfect storm’ heading for UK festival season

15 February 2022

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Supply chain crisis, workforce shortage and Brexit impact mean it’s not back to business as usual for festival organisers Call for...

AIF to recruit new Chair with Jim Mawdsley stepping down after 7 years

15 February 2022

Press release

Organisation and staff pay tribute to outgoing Chair   Jim Mawdsley is to step down as Chair of The Association of Independent...

Abbey Road Studios announces its inaugural music photography awards

15 February 2022

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Abbey Road Studios announces its inaugural music photography awards - the first awards to recognise the art of music photography  Winners...

size? & Sound City's Artist Training & Development Programme announced to return

15 February 2022

Press release

2021 Mentors & Participants on the size? Artist Training And Development Programme Powered By CAPLL & Supported By Arts Council...

MatchTune launches AI-driven tool TuneBlades that automatically edits music selections for any media

15 February 2022

Press release

  With state of the art AI technology, TuneBlades scales and edits original music to any duration in seconds, preserving melody...

OVO Arena Wembley is the new name for London's arena

15 February 2022

Press release

OVO Arena Wembley is the new name for one of the UK’s most coveted live entertainment venues, managed by ASM...

GigRealm Announces Partnership with Tileyard Education

15 February 2022

Press release

London-based music company GigRealm, the groundbreaking online platform that provides an end-to-end solution for organising live music performances, has announced a wide-ranging new partnership...

BBC Radio 6 Music Festival 2022 to take place in Cardiff

15 February 2022

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Cardiff will host this year’s BBC Radio 6 Music Festival, which will take place from Friday 1st – Sunday 3rd...

Nick Stewart Appointed CEO at TCAT

14 February 2022

Press release

TCAT - ‘To Catch A Thief’ - is the Music Industry’s Leading Anti-Music Piracy Business Legendary Music Executive To Lead...

IMPALA's reaction to UK CMA's provisional decision on Sony/AWAL & Kobalt Neighbouring Rights deal

14 February 2022

Press release

IMPALA's Helen Smith commented: "It’s a provisional set of findings, so we will comment in time for the CMA’s deadline of...

Warner Music Group announces Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Institute and commitments

14 February 2022

Press release

Institute to offer range of educational programming from third-party experts and an Innovation Lab for employees   Warner Music Group (WMG) today...

CMA clears Sony/AWAL: comment from AIM CEO Paul Pacifico

11 February 2022

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Paul Pacifico, CEO of the UK's Association of Independent Music (AIM), has made the following comment:     "Whilst the CMA has ruled...

MMF reveals the next wave of talented music managers to join the Accelerator Programme 2022

10 February 2022

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  24 talented entrepreneurs to participate in Accelerator’s fourth edition - including managers for Bree Runway, ENNY, Goat Girl, S1MBA and...

PPL International collections hit a record £94 million in 2021

10 February 2022

Press release

  UK music licensing company PPL collected a record £94 million of international monies in 2021 (9.4% up on 2020), reinforcing...

Multimedia Music Raises $100+ Million to Acquire Film and TV Music Rights

10 February 2022

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Acquires Catalogue from Legendary Film Composer James Newton Howard Including Rights in Music from Films with Over $15 Billion of...

Ulf Zick joins Utopia Music as Chief Marketing Officer

10 February 2022

Press release

ZICK JOINS FROM UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, THE WORLD’S LARGEST MUSIC COMPANY AND BRINGS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE ACROSS THE FULL...

Universal Music Publishing Group acquires Sting’s song catalogue

10 February 2022

Press release

Worldwide Agreement Covers Iconic Artist’s Entire Catalog, Both as a Solo Artist and with The Police Includes Timeless Global Hits -...

CD Baby Pro Publishing Crosses the 2-Million Song Mark

10 February 2022

Press release

Independent artist services company’s royalty administration offering now helps more than 230,000 songwriters collect on millions of works. CD Baby is...

racOS Turns Web3 Social Tokens into a Living, Evolving Artist Platform for Fans and Supporters

10 February 2022

Press release

Grammy-winning musician RAC was one of the first artists to issue a web3 social token in 2020. Upon release, his most dedicated...

BRIT Awards 2022

09 February 2022

Press release

Adele returns to the BRITs stage for exclusive performance, wins prestigious Mastercard Album award and crowned the inaugural Artist of...

Sony Music Publishing Appoints Roberto Razzini as Managing Director, Italy

09 February 2022

Press release

  Sony Music Publishing today announced it has appointed Roberto Razzini as Managing Director, Italy, effective March 1.Based in Milan, Roberto...

Rio Ferdinand Foundation x Warner Music Partnership extended

08 February 2022

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The Rio Ferdinand Foundation and Warner Music have extended their partnership for a further nine months in 2022.  The news...

Round Hill Music Royalty Fund - Acquisition of the Alice In Chains Catalogue

08 February 2022

Press release

ROUND HILL MUSIC ROYALTY FUND LIMITED (“RHM” or the “Company”) Acquisition of the Alice In Chains Catalogue Confirms RHM’s belief in investing in...

Night Time Economy businesses see costs increase by a quarter

08 February 2022

Press release

  A Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) survey has revealed that nightlife businesses have seen a 26% rise in their total...

The BRIT Awards 2022 with Mastercard breaks new ground with digital plans for show

07 February 2022

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  Live coverage from the Red Carpet presented by Munya Chawawa and Nella Rose YouTube International Stream presented by AJ Odudu and...

Runway Artists expands team with 4 new hires, launches In Transit industry showcase

07 February 2022

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First In Transit edition curated in partnership with Bucks Music Group Steve Lamacq to DJ Beharie, Amaroun, Hallan and CATTY on line-up    Independent...

Universal Music Publishing Group signs Kieran Hebden aka Four Tet to exclusive, global publishing agreement

07 February 2022

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  Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), a leading, global music publisher, today announced the signing of acclaimed British composer and producer...

RIAA Moves Against HitPiece – Calls For Permanent End to Bogus NFT Site's Infringement of Artist Rights

06 February 2022

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 Demand Letter Also Requires Site's Operators to Keep HitPiece.com Offline and Account For all NFTs and Artwork Auctioned on the...

BMG appoints Allegra Willis Knerr to lead BMG Global Synch Licensing

06 February 2022

Press release

BMG has announced the appointment of Allegra Willis Knerr to lead its Global Synch Licensing team. Previously serving as Los...

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