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Final awardees and shortlists for the 2025 Artist & Manager Awards

05 November 2025

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DJ AG, FIONA RAMSAY & ZEON RICHARDS (ARTIST CHAMPION) & THIS IS MUSIC'S OLI ISAACS & LUKE WILLIAMS (WRITER /...

Artists Rights Alliance (ARA) responds to UMG-Udio AI deal

04 November 2025

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ARA is hopeful that the newly announced settlement between UMG and Udio represents a positive step towards an AI licensing...

BBC Radio 6 Music announces its Artists of the Year 2025

04 November 2025

Press release

Today (Monday 3rd November) on BBC Radio 6 Music, the UK's biggest digital-only radio station with 2.7 million weekly listeners...

Scottish Alternative Music Awards 2025 Nominations Revealed!

04 November 2025

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The Scottish Alternative Music Awards (SAMA) return to St Luke’s, Glasgow on Saturday 29 November 2025 for their 16th edition...

English Teacher Frontwoman Made Leeds Conservatoire Fellow

04 November 2025

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Lily Fontaine, vocalist, lyricist and multi-instrumentalist in acclaimed band English Teacher, has been made a Fellow of Leeds Conservatoire. Awarded...

Groundbreaking New Platform Dune Launches

04 November 2025

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Founders Pledge to Create a New Music Economy by Monetising Streaming in an Equitable Way for Artists and FansThe Hunna...

Proper Music Distribution Signs Hospital And Heavenly, Grows D2C Footprint

04 November 2025

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- Proper to manage fulfillment of Hospital’s Bandcamp and own online stores- To handle global (ex-US) fulfillment of Heavenly’s Bandcamp...

Women in Music UK Re-Launches with a Bold New Vision

04 November 2025

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Announcing Co-Chairs Trina Smith and Sarah Wilson Women in Music®, the non-profit organization originally founded in 1985 in New York, proudly...

The Team Around You Launches — Connecting Artists with Vetted Music Industry Experts

03 November 2025

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Platform founded by highly regarded executive, Phil Loutsis, who has more than 15 years music industry experience The Team Around You,...

New campaign to ‘demystify’ jobs in the creative industries for young people from working class and underrepresented backgrounds

03 November 2025

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  More young people from underrepresented backgrounds to be launched into careers in the creative industries as part of the Plan...

Nelonen Media Live and Warner Music live strengthen festival partnership

03 November 2025

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Nelonen Media Live and Warner Music Live have signed a partnership agreement that deepens their collaboration in festival programming and...

Greatest Hits Radio: Bohemian Rhapsody - Still our Number One!

03 November 2025

Press release

  On the day it turns 50 the Queen classic has been voted the greatest hit of the 70s, 80s and...

UK Music Video Awards 2025 winners announced

31 October 2025

Press release

FKA TWIGS WINS BEST POP & BEST ALTERNATIVE VIDEO A$AP ROCKY’S ‘TAILOR SWIF’ NAMED VIDEO OF THE YEAROK GO’S DAMIAN KULASH...

Downtown Artist & Label Services Expands in Brazilian Phonk with Major Label Renewals and Viral Wins

31 October 2025

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Follows long-term renewal deals with Enarma Records and Polaris Records as well as the viral success of tracks from DJ...

Songpact Announces India Launch: Bringing Fast, Transparent and Accessible Music Contracts to Creators

31 October 2025

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India’s music industry is having its global moment. Streaming has reshaped listening habits, Indian artists are finding audiences far beyond...

BRIT Awards 2026: Stacey Tang announced as BRITs Committee Chair

31 October 2025

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New era for UK's biggest night in music as ceremony moves to Manchester BRITs Committee Chair announced as Stacey Tang Creative team for...

Universal Music Group and Stability AI announce strategic alliance to co-develop professional AI music creation tools

31 October 2025

Press release

  Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment and Stability AI, the leading independent multi-modal generative AI company,...

Applications now open for Manchester’s £245,000 Grassroots Music Venue Fund

31 October 2025

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Manchester sets a new national benchmark for local cultural leadership Music Venue Trust call on other councils to actApplications for...

Sony Music Publishing Invests in Elements Music & Launches Creative Partnership

31 October 2025

Press release

Collaboration marks significant milestone for the Finnish music industry Sony Music Publishing (“SMP”) today announced it has acquired a significant stake in the...

SourceAudio Promotes Weston McGowen to Global Head of Catalog Services

31 October 2025

Press release

  SourceAudio, the music industry’s most widely adopted sync platform and a leader in AI music dataset licensing, has promoted Weston McGowen to...

The IMPF Global Music Summit receives honour at the AUPA! Awards

31 October 2025

Press release

The Summit recently finished its fourth edition, attracting 650 executives from around the world.   The IMPF Global Music Summit Palma has...

Beatport and Youth Music Join Forces to Empower Young Electronic Music Creators

31 October 2025

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Beatport is proud to announce a new partnership with Youth Music, building on the success of Beatport's Diversity + Parity...

Dan Rosen to lead Warner Music Australasia & Southeast Asia

31 October 2025

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Unified approach creates bigger opportunities for artists in a region of over 550 million people   Dan Rosen has been appointed to...

Music Streaming Services Call On National Assembly of Québec For "Cultural Sovereignty with Listener Choice" Over Bill 109

31 October 2025

Press release

DIMA – the Digital Media Association – representing Canada's leading music services including Amazon, Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube, yesterday (October 29th) submitted...

Impala elects new executive board in Zagreb, holds first European independent music summit

31 October 2025

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IMPALA elected a new board and set its priorities for the next two years at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Zagreb this...

Universal Music Group N.V. Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025

31 October 2025

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  Summary Q3 2025 Results Revenue of €3,021 million increased 5.3% year-over-year, or 10.2% in constant currency, with growth in all segments. Recorded...

Anti Social Camp UK schedule reveal — pinkpantheress, glass animals, nathan sykes headline free major uk music festival next week

30 October 2025

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PinkPantheress, Glass Animals’ Dave Bayley, Jamie Cullum, Billy Bragg, Nicholas Petricca of WALK THE MOON, Nathan Sykes and 200 additional...

SAY Award prizes made of repurposed skateboard decks unveiled with 1 week to go

30 October 2025

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With just one week to go until The Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award announces 2025's winner, Scotland's national music prize...

Warner Music Italy Launches Warner Records Italy and Atlantic Records Italy

30 October 2025

Press release

Eleonora Rubini elevated to Label Director, Warner Records Italy; Marco Masoli upped to Label Director, Atlantic Records Italy  ADA Italy moves...

Bandsintown launches marketplace with 30+ partners to help independent artists reach billions of fans and own their data

30 October 2025

Press release

Bandsintown now connects its 700,000 independent artists with music distribution, CRM tools, and marketing partners like CD Baby, Community, Groover,...

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