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08 January 2025
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SAVE THE DATE FOR THE BIGGEST CELEBRATION OF VINYL AND INDIE RECORD SHOPS IN THE MUSIC CALENDAR!DEYA announced as official...
08 January 2025
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Tony Effe and Mahmood lead Album and Single charts, the female presence in the Italian music charts grows The domain of...
08 January 2025
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WM Italy and WCM Italy Strike Deal With Leading Italo Disco company Warner Music Italy and Warner Chappell Music Italy have...
08 January 2025
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LyricFind, the trusted source for lyrics and data licensing, is celebrating a phenomenal 2024 that included a variety of milestones,...
08 January 2025
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Best result for music since the CD era Overall entertainment sales exceed £12bn for the first time Growth for video, but games...
07 January 2025
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The UK music industry continues to make waves in 2024, with 41% of the Top 100 most played songs on...
07 January 2025
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Developed in close collaboration with Algoriddim’s djay app Hercules DJ, a known driver of innovation in the DJing and electronic music...
06 January 2025
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Ex-BBC producer Lauren Churchman and Evil Twin director Hugo Simpson have announced the co-founding of a new national radio plugging...
06 January 2025
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CHOPSTIX, the nation’s favourite noodle bar, has announced a groundbreaking new music initiative that champions the best in emerging UK...
05 January 2025
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5/1/25 - Key news, features and more have been moved to the daily email, dated 6 January.---------------------------------------------BUSINESSBill Ackman’s Pershing Square...
02 January 2025
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As the UK enters 2025, passengers and businesses are bracing for yet another wave of rail strikes, with Avanti West...
31 December 2024
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UK recorded music consumption rose by a tenth (9.7%) to 201 million albums (or their equivalent), with streaming hitting a...
31 December 2024
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It has been announced today that Jackie Hyde, Vice President of Artist Relations at Sony Music UK, is among those...
23 December 2024
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Reflects New Era in Music Streaming, Including Artist-Centric Principles and Furthering Authentic Engagement Between Artists and Fans Universal Music Group (UMG), the...
20 December 2024
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Fan Donation & Matching Initiative Has Raised £150,000 Over Two Years Music Venue Trust (MVT), the UK charity which represents hundreds...
20 December 2024
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European Talent Exchange, previously ESNS Exchange, the renowned European music Exchange programme, is proud to reveal the final 2024 results....
20 December 2024
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Available to U.S. fans through Tubi, Def Jam 40 is Tubi's first-ever music focused FAST channel where it will showcase Def...
20 December 2024
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TikTok's festive in-app experience offers exclusive content, profile frames and playlists Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You is the #1...
19 December 2024
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The OPEN SAUCE x Generator - Black Music Incubator Project is created to support Black industry professionals by giving them...
19 December 2024
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The largest music booking and discovery platform in Europe, gigmit, has teamed up with the leading Hungarian world music festival promoter Hangvető who...
19 December 2024
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The new label backed by Broke Records makes its mark with viral successes and a new vision for artist development. Isekai...
19 December 2024
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Registration and information at festivalcongress.co.uk After one of the most turbulent years for the independent festival sector - with some of the...
19 December 2024
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Independent music organizations worldwide are raising the alarm about the potential negative consequences that UMG-Virgin Music's acquisition of Downtown would have...
18 December 2024
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"IMPF is both saddened and concerned by news of a potential sale of Downtown Music to Universal-owned Virgin Music Group....
18 December 2024
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Warner Chappell Music Benelux has signed superstar Australian DJ CYRIL. Born and raised in rural Australia, CYRIL is undoubtedly one...
18 December 2024
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Acclaimed singer-songwriter Sam Ryder has announced a signing with mtheory, a leading management services company with a reputation for supporting world-class artists....
18 December 2024
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Today PPL has paid out £45.3 million to over 137,000 performers and recording rightsholders either as direct members of PPL...
18 December 2024
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Amped Studio wants to give music makers a new voice. Thanks to the power of AI, Amped’s latest creativity-boosting tool, Voice...
18 December 2024
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Cooking Vinyl Publishing is delighted to announce the signing of Korean alt-R&B artist Jacqui to a long-term worldwide administration agreement. Born...
18 December 2024
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Sony Music Publishing Nashville today announced it has partnered with Electric Feel to sign Eddie Eberle of the band Eddie...
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