London Grammar Celebrate Number 1 Album with their biggest Fans via QJAM Meet & Greet Competition 11 May 2021
NEWS & PRESS
Anti Social Camp UK schedule reveal — pinkpantheress, glass animals, nathan sykes headline free major uk music festival next week
PinkPantheress, Glass Animals’ Dave Bayley, Jamie Cullum, Billy Bragg, Nicholas Petricca of WALK THE MOON, Nathan Sykes and 200 additional artists, songwriters and producers will kick off the inaugural Anti Social Camp UK presented by Tileyard November 3rd through 7th...more
SAY Award prizes made of repurposed skateboard decks unveiled with 1 week to go
With just one week to go until The Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award announces 2025's winner, Scotland's national music prize has revealed a first look at this year's prizes – handcrafted by local Dundee makers No Comply, and made completely from...more
Warner Music Italy Launches Warner Records Italy and Atlantic Records Italy
Eleonora Rubini elevated to Label Director, Warner Records Italy; Marco Masoli upped to Label Director, Atlantic Records Italy ADA Italy moves under the leadership of Renato Tanchis Warner Music (WM) Italy announces that it’s evolving the structure of the company on its...more
Bandsintown launches marketplace with 30+ partners to help independent artists reach billions of fans and own their data
Bandsintown now connects its 700,000 independent artists with music distribution, CRM tools, and marketing partners like CD Baby, Community, Groover, Musixmatch, ROSTR, TuneCore — expanding on existing integrations like Google, Linktree, Shazam, Shopify, Spotify, Squarespace, and YouTube Trusted by 100 million...more
Universal Music Group and Udio announce Udio's first strategic agreements for new licensed AI music creation platform
Companies settle copyright infringement litigation and collaborate on groundbreaking new creative product suite Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, and Udio, an AI-powered music creation platform, today announced industry-first strategic agreements, under which the companies settled copyright...more
War Child’s ‘Day of the Girl’ Concert Series Raises Over £40,000 to Support Girls and Women Affected by Conflict
Through Intimate Live Shows Featuring English Teacher, girli & Katy J Pearson War Child UK is proud to announce that this year’s Day of the Girl concert series has raised over £40,000 to support girls and women living in conflict zones around the...more
My future as an amateur football club coach by Nuno Suraiva, founder, SCL-Lusitanian Label Group
Featured in Complete Music Update. Nuno Saraiva has had a 30 year career in the music industry as an artist, songwriter, music publisher, record label, consultant, music exporter and project manager. He is founder of the SCL-Lusitanian Label Group in Portugal, and...more
MIME Conference 2025 unites music leader to bridge the gap between education and industry
As the UK prepares to launch its new National Centre for Arts and Music Education, the Music Industry + Music Education (MIME) Conference will explore music policy and accreditation, plus resources and opportunities for the next generation of music professionals. Leading figures...more
ASCAP, BMI and SOCAN Announce Alignment on AI Registration Policies
The Three Major North American PROs will now accept registrations of partially AI-generated musical works ASCAP, BMI and SOCAN today announced they have each adopted policies to accept registrations of musical compositions partially generated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. These works...more
Karma Artists Continues to Make Waves in Asia
Writer/Producer Collaborations, Writing Camps and Cultural Exchanges Fueling ‘Extraordinary’ K-pop Success Karma Artists, the London-based independent music company, is celebrating a number of successful creative projects alongside a slate of future activities, which will see it further engage with the fast-growing...more
Warner Chappell Music sign rising Portuguese star Maninho
Warner Chappell Music (WCM), the global music publishing arm of Warner Music Group (WMG), has signed Maninho - one of Portugal’s most in-demand and highly-respected talents. The singer-songwriter, who also has a record deal with Warner Music Portugal, exploded onto the...more
EXIT announces 2026 Global Tour following Government pressure in Serbia - first destinations revealed
EXIT will tour through Egypt, India, Malta, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia as part of 'The First Chapter' EXIT, one of the world's leading music festivals, is entering a new chapter in its history. After announcing that it will not be held...more
NME’s The Cover 2024-2025: A premium coffee table book spotlighting Kneecap, Lola Young and other breakthrough artists
NME, the globally renowned music and pop culture brand, announces The Cover 2024–2025, a premium coffee table book celebrating the most exciting emerging artists of the year. The second edition to the annually released collection is a boldly designed hardback featuring bespoke...more
UK Music Introduces 'Five Ps' Guide to Boost Diversity and Inclusion Across the Music Industry
UK Music has introduced its ground-breaking Five Ps guide to bring about enduring change and positive outcomes for diversity and inclusion across the music industry.The Five Ps is a practical guide that follows widespread consultation right across the sector. It maps out five...more
Reservoir and PopArabia grow MENA cagalogue with two new acquistions
Reservoir Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSVR), an award-winning independent music company, in conjunction with PopArabia, the leading music publisher and independent music company in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), announced two new acquisitons to expand the Companies’ share of...more
LIVE Awards 2025 - Finalists Announced
The annual LIVE Awards, which will take place in association with Skiddle on Wednesday 10th December at Troxy in East London, has announced its category finalists for 2025. Chosen by a panel of industry experts the shortlists cover all sectors of...more
The American French Film Festival 2025: Sacem, Driving the Influence of French Creation in Hollywood
As a true bridge between France and the United States, The American French Film Festival (TAFFF) returns for its 29th edition in Los Angeles, from October 28 to November 3, 2025, celebrating the vitality of French cinema and music on the international stage.After the...more
Musicbird expands portfolio with catalogue of celebrated producer Rick Parashar
Boutique music rights investment company acquires producer income of the late London Bridge Studio founder, including hits by Nickelback and Alice in Chains MusicBird (the “Company”), the boutique music rights company which invests in time-tested catalogues with proven quality and growth potential,...more
Abbey Road's Amplify programme returns for its fifth edition in London and Manchester this November
This year, Abbey Road is expanding its annual Amplify festival to Manchester, across nine days of free events. Abbey Road will open its doors to the next generation of artists, engineers, and creatives for masterclasses, immersive recording sessions, production workshops,...more
ROAM announces the appointment of Jess Kinn
Global live booking agency ROAM is delighted to welcome Jess Kinn to the company. Widely recognised as one of the UK’s most forward-thinking and artist-focused agents, Jess represents a dynamic and diverse roster including Olly Alexander (Years & Years), Africa Express,...more
Emerging alt-rock idol Hana Lili signs to Nettwerk
Nettwerk is delighted to welcome Welsh alt-rock and pop punk artist Hana Lili to the roster. Hana marks the occasion with the release of a potent, poignant and provocative new banger “Sick of Myself.” “Sick of Myself” is a fully...more
Career achievements of Stephen Taverner to be recognised at the Artist & Manager Awards
The hugely popular founder of East City Management will receive the award for Managers' Manager Shortlists for Artist Of The Year (sponsored by Tixel) & Manager of the Year revealed An inaugural Earth Action Award will be presented to NATURE the artist...more
Music Nation starts formal operations, launching new era of opportunity for UAE artists
Chairwoman Rasha Khalifa Al Mubarak Announces Senior Leadership Team: Amer M. Samhoun named Chief Executive Officer; James K. Petrie appointed Chief Operating Officer; Ali Dee joins as Chief Creative Officer Music Nation Copyrights Management ("Music Nation"), a pioneer in music rights...more
Amsterdam Dance Event looks back on record breaking edition and announces dates for 30 year anniversary in 2026
Amsterdam Dance Event looks back on record breaking edition and announces dates for 30 year anniversary in 2026 The dates are set: October 21 - 25, 2026 Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) announces the dates for its 30 YEARS ADE anniversary edition in...more
Brits spend over £580 a month on entertainment and leisure, but 61% regret social media-driven purchases
A new study from credit card brand Aqua has revealed how Brits are spending on lifestyle, and what drives certain purchases Eating out tops the list of lifestyle spending categories, with over half of Brits indulging in restaurants and takeaways 70% of Brits admit...more
Noctil leverages The MLC’s public musical works database
Noctil leverages The MLC’s public musical works database to give its users the ability to view The MLC’s data for unmatched sound recording products and musical works with unclaimed shares within the Noctil platform The latest in a series of strategic...more
Impala warns of risks to cultural diversity posed by UMG/Downtown deal
A crucial element in reviewing mergers in the music sector is what’s at stake for the ecosystem and cultural diversity. A new paper published by IMPALA predicts that the proposed UMG/Downtown acquisition carries significant risks for both the quantity and...more
Latest PPL Momentum Music Fund and PPL Momentum Sbardun | Accelerator grantees announced
10 talented UK artists in genres including pop, folk, R&B, jazz and rock receiving PPL Momentum Music support These selected grantees mark the 50th round of the landmark fund, supporting 623 artists at a career tipping point since its launch in 2013 4...more
Best performing National Album Day to date
Vinyl LP sales rose 54% over the National Album Day weekend, and were up 23.9% year-on-year A third of the Top 100 Official Vinyl Albums Chart was made up of titles released exclusively for National Album Day 2025, also accounting for...more
Sony Music Publishing UK Renews Exclusive Global Deal with Daecolm
Sony Music Publishing today announced it has renewed an exclusive worldwide publishing agreement with British artist and songwriter Daecolm. The deal renews the company’s long-established partnership with Daecolm, which began in 2016, and covers his existing catalogue and future recordings. In 2024, Daecolm achieved global success with the international hit “I Adore You”...more
THE HEADLINES
UMG and Udio settle lawsuit; announce agreement for new licensed AI music creation platform (see News)
The last days of Utopia (see News)
UK Music introduces 'Five Ps' guide to boost diversity and inclusion across the music industry (see News)
Reservoir Media: A hidden gem? (see Features)
The music industry remains divided on generative AI. Where will that leave us? (see Comment)
How fan power is reshaping pop (see Features)
The “forever” stakes of generative AI ownership (see Comment)
Lyor Cohen: AI won’t replace artists — it will make them unstoppable (see Opinion)
Omdia tips music publishers’ revenues to hit $10bn this year (see Reports)
Unit1 Studio launches offering potential for immersive avatar concerts through lower production costs (see Digital)
Are we still in the music business? When your POV is worth more than your mp3s (see Opinion)
Is rock’n’roll dead? (see Features)
Book extract: Body Of Work: How The Album Outplayed The Algorithm And Survived Playlist Culture (see Comment)
With MTV channels switching off, is the music video under threat? (see Features)
Spotify partnering with multinational music companies to develop ‘responsible’ AI products (see Digital)
Sam Fender wins 2025 Mercury Prize (see News)