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Sony Music Entertainment India and Tiger Baby Announce New Tiger Baby Records Joint Venture

27 March 2025

Press release

Acclaimed Filmmakers and Creative Powerhouse Behind Coke Studio to Lead New Label  "City Sessions" Initiative to Support Artist Collaboration    Sony Music Entertainment...

Sync team behind 'Kneecap' film to feature alongside 'Sex Education' music supervisor at AIM Sync 2025

27 March 2025

Press release

Online conference returns on Tuesday 8th April, 10am - 6pm BST, followed by in-person networking on 29th April. Tickets here.   Sync team...

Music Support partners with MHFA England

27 March 2025

Press release

First of its kind collaboration produces Mental Health First Aid training material tailor-made for the music industry.  Music Support, the charity...

DAACI Shares Solutions for Copyright and AI - Ethical, Legal Framework Presented to Government for Generative Music Creation

27 March 2025

Press release

DAACI has today released a white paper demonstrating that they have an ethical, legal framework for creating generative original music,...

Music Venue Trust - Spring Statement response

27 March 2025

Press release

A response to the Spring Statement from Sophie Brownlee, External Affairs at Music Venue Trust: “The Chancellor, Treasury and DCMS have...

UK Music's response to the Spring Statement

27 March 2025

Press release

UK Music Chief Executive Tom Kiehl said:  “The Chancellor has talked again about her strategy for economic growth and some of...

AIM - Spring Statement response

27 March 2025

Press release

Gee Davy, CEO of the Association of Independent Music (AIM) "Independent music businesses and entrepreneurs understand the government's ambitions to drive growth and...

Sony Music Publishing Signs Global Deal with MTech

27 March 2025

Press release

Sony Music Publishing, in partnership with renowned producer Sounwave, today announced the signing of acclaimed producer, engineer and multi-instrumentalist MTech...

Live Odyssey announces exclusive collaboration with John Lennon's family

26 March 2025

Press release

FIRST TIME REVELATIONS DOCUMENTING HIS EARLY YEARS A MULTI SENSORY JOHN LENNON EXHIBITION COMBINING ART, SOUNDSCAPES, PROJECTIONS, RARE ARTEFACTS & LIVE...

Restore The Music announces Lady Ella Windsor as Patron & Awards £160k in new grants to ten schools in London, Birmingham, Manchester & Newcastle

26 March 2025

Press release

  Respected schools’ music charity Restore The Music (RTM) has announced Lady Ella Windsor as its Patron. Lady Ella has a lifelong love of music...

Impala unveils its revamped 100 artists to watch programme for 2025 in partnership with YouTube, celebrating diversity and innovation across Europe's independent music scene

26 March 2025

Press release

 IMPALA is pleased to announce the 100 Artists to Watch for 2025, in partnership with YouTube, marking the fourth consecutive year...

Brazilian authorities execute anti-streaming manipulation Operation Out of Tune

26 March 2025

Press release

Individual arrested after uploading more than 400 fake tracks to DSPs    Following an operation supported by IFPI, Pro-Música Brasil, and Brazilian...

She Writes Songs Launches A New Movement to Champion Female Songwriters

26 March 2025

Press release

London & Monterey, California to Host Exclusive Launch Events She Writes Songs (SWS), a pioneering new community interest company, is launching to support female...

Record Store Day Announces Fundraising Activities for War Child

26 March 2025

Press release

13 RELEASES INCLUDING SUGABABES, DAVID SYLVIAN, CHVRCHES AND THE CURE TO DONATE £1 FROM EVERY UNIT SOLD TO RAISE MONEY...

Rinrin signs to UK Label Year Of The Rat Records

26 March 2025

Press release

RinRin is the musical project of Filipino-born and Australian-based singer-songwriter and guitarist Qarin Hipe. Taking cues from luminaires BABYMETAL, Poppy...

A Sustainable Future for Music Authors: Insights from ECSA's 2025 Creators Conference

26 March 2025

Press release

  Today, the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) held the seventh edition of its Creators Conference under the patronage of...

PPL revenues exceed £300 million for the first time

26 March 2025

Press release

UK businesses continue to invest in music and international collections return to growth  Music licensing company PPL’s revenue reached £301.0 million...

Unlocked Shoreditch event space

26 March 2025

Press release

UNLOCKED SHOREDITCH - A BRAND NEW EVENT SPACE FOR EAST LONDON - ANNOUNCES ‘UNLOCKED ORIGINS’ SHOWS AHEAD OF AUTUMN OPENING   The brand new...

Music industry accelerator Grow Music celebrates its first cohort graduation and announces new 2025 programme

26 March 2025

Press release

- Launched by the BPI in partnership with London & Partners, Grow Music is a scale-up and growth programme for...

Kobalt Signs Global Publishing Deal with Anyma

26 March 2025

Press release

Kobalt, the world’s leading independent music publisher, announces its partnership with Anyma, the acclaimed electronic music artist and visionary live...

Apple Music support added to rekordbox and all-in-one DJ systems OMNIS-DUO and XDJ-AZ

26 March 2025

Press release

  Choose from Apple Music’s catalog of over 100 million tracks to use in your sets Access professional DJs’ playlists  Browse the whole...

Concord Music Publishing ANZ welcomes The Beths

25 March 2025

Press release

  Concord Music Publishing ANZ today announce a new worldwide publishing agreement with New Zealand indie-rock band The Beths. Hailing from Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland),...

Warner Chappell Production music expands trailer offerings with new music destination and catalog

25 March 2025

Press release

Warner Chappell Production Music (WCPM) has launched The Fixation Collection, a curated destination for high-impact trailer and promo music, alongside the debut...

First artists announced for Little Simz' Meltdown at the Southbank Centre

25 March 2025

Press release

The Southbank Centre has announced the much-anticipated first wave of artists performing at Little Simz' Meltdown. Taking place this summer from Thursday 12 -...

Music entertainment management company ranked no.2 at UK's Best Workplaces 2025

25 March 2025

Press release

London-based entertainment travel management company, Music First Partnership, is celebrating The BFP Collection being officially ranked No. 2 in the...

Warner Music France launches Adore Music

24 March 2025

Press release

A new chapter for dance music begins today with the launch of Adore Music, Warner Music France's dedicated dance label. ...

48 Hours to Avert Crisis: Industry Leaders Warn Chancellor on Spring Budget

24 March 2025

Press release

Today, a coalition of trade bodies and associations representing over 100,000 businesses across the UK’s night-time economy, cultural sector, and...

Reaction from UK Music to Ed Sheeran letter

23 March 2025

Press release

UK Music Chief Executive Tom Kiehl said:  "The alarm bells are ringing and there is a crisis in music education. Over...

Ed Sheeran spearheads open letter to Sir Keir Starmer & UK government advocating for music education funding

23 March 2025

Press release

SHEERAN'S LETTER IS BACKED BY LEADING MUSIC INDUSTRY FIGURES INCLUDING...HARRY STYLES, CENTRAL CEE, COLDPLAY, STORMZY,  ELTON JOHN, DAVE, YOLANDA BROWN,...

AI is supercharging majors' data analysis. Indies need to assemble or get left behind

21 March 2025

Editorial

Comment: Henrik Hansen - Business Lead, Rough Bones Much of the conversation around artificial intelligence in music has centered on its existential...

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