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Songwriters’ Week -
Pirate Prodigy competition -
LCCM launches music scholarship competition
London College of Creative Media partners with Falmouth University
New Partnerships - UK Music
LCCM attend BBC Event
LCCM Choir
January - Career Workshops
All about the band
MusicAlly Industry Report featuring Oliver Betts
LCCM alumnus is nominated for two Brit Awards
Career Workshop february
Career Workshop march
UCAS events 2019
Tom Walker - Winner
UCAS Extra
Tom Walker on New York Post
Brexit
Graduation 2019
Music Industry Insider Day
Bass and Drums Jam Workshop - Derrick Mckenzie
CPW Spoken Word/Original Artist night
Meet the Insiders at LCCM
Postgraduate Open Evening
Refer a friend offer
June Recitals
LCCM QuaranStream Virtual A&R Panel
LCCM QuaranStream Coffee Afternoons
LCCM QuaranStream with Nitin Sawhney
LCCM QuaranStream with Mark Lettieri
LCCM top UK contemporary music school for student satisfaction in NSS 2020
LCCM Enterprise Evenings: Rich Billis
LCCM QuaranStream with Sasha Keable
LCCM QuaranStream Virtual A&R Panel (1)
LCCM QuaranStream: Shabaka Hutchings
LCCM FastTrack Festival
BOX TALKS #8 - Fiona Bevan, multi-platinum selling songwriter for One Direction, Shawn Mendes and others
LCCM QuaranStream: Beverley Knight MBE
LCCM Launches 100% Master’s Scholarship
UCAS Application Deadline 2021
Written Evidence by Anthony Hamer-Hodges Published
#BOX9: Tom Gray, the man behind the #BrokenRecord campaign
#BOX10: Mathew Knowles, multi-talented record executive, artist manager and entrepreneur
#BOX11: Sacha Lord, Co-founder of Warehouse Project, Parklife Festival, and current Nightime Economy adviser for Greater Manchester
LCCM Women in Music
#BOX12: Remi Harris MBE – Easy Money?
Music Industry Insiders Day
BAPAM and law firm; Simkins is hosting a discussion on Neurodiversity in the music industry.
LCCM remains top UK contemporary music school
LCCM hosts top UK artists at the Music Box
Scholarship Open Day
#BOX14: Disturbing London – Dumi Oburota and G FrSH
LCCM Freshers Gig 2021
Ciaran Lavery invites you to explore Happiness
Drum masterclass -
Masterclass with Becca Gatrell
masterclass 20.3.19
Masterclass 12.3.19
LCCM Drum Forum 11.3.19
Rhythm Section Masterclass
Natalie Weiss Vocal Masterclass
O'Higgins & Luft Masterclass/Gig
Dominic Amato MD Masterclass
Grant Stewart Masterclass
Jamiroquai Rhythm Section Masterclass
LCCM QuaranStream with Ruby Wood
Guest Talk
Guest Talk with AW
LCCM Seminar
CPW Guest Talk - 20.03.19
Pete Waterman - Guest Talk
Entrepreneurship Evening #2: Karen Emanuel
Enterprise Evening with Rafe Offer
Jazz Gig - 19.11.18
Jazz Pathway Gig - 28.11.18
New Partnerships
End of Term Gig - 3/4.12.12
Function Gig 12.12.18
A night to remember gig
End of Term Gig June 2021
End of Term Gig
Jazz Pathway Gig 4.3.19
End of Term gig 12-13.3.19
Professional Performance Gig 26.2.19
Professional Performance 3 18.3.19
All about the band gig
A Night of Original Music 2
PP3 Original
Jazz Pathway Gig 5.6.19
End of Term Gig 12.6.19
Music Industry Management Event
LCCM Choir Gig
LCCM Freshers Gig
PP3 Jazz Gig
Jazz Performance Gig
End of Term Gigs
PP3 Gig
Professional Performance 3 (Genre Gig)
Jazz Performance Gig 2020
End of Term Gigs 2020
PP3 Gig 2020
Music Industry Mondays
Music Industry Mondays (1)
Music industry Mondays week 3
Scholarship 2021 Finalists
#BOX15 David Rodigan MBE
Music Industry Monday 8th Nov
Music Industry Mondays 15th Nov
Music Industry Mondays 22th Nov
Jazz Evening
Music Industry Mondays 29th Nov
End of Term GIG 2021
Music Industry Monday 10th Jan 2022
Music Industry Monday 24th Jan 2022
Box Talks returns for its 17th edition on Thursday 28th, 7PM
We're thrilled to be welcoming Carroll Thompson for our latest vocal masterclass
FAC Online Artist session – this time with trailblazer Bishi
LCCM Gospel Choir
Release Ready
ANOOM is back!!
It's time for another smooth night of LCCM Jazz
SafeHouse Is Back Again With The THIRD INSTALMENT!
There's some great ASCAP Experience events coming up in the next couple weeks.
Not studying at LCCM yet? Get a taster with the Summer School! (1)
Recitals Festival is in full swing!
ASCAP Experience events coming up in the next couple weeks!
Also next Friday – PFRM!
Award-winning podcast Secret Life of Songs comes to the Music Box – live.
Join LCCM tutor Trudy Kerr at her Summer Jazz Vocal Course!
Somewhere Soul Workshop Series
Julie Menet and Gabriela are live in concert at the Music Box.
Megan Ela hosts an evening of amazing music all in benefit for those survivors of the tragic earthquakes in Turkey & Syria.
The next Music Industry Mondays features masterclass platform MusicGurus – and the Open Mic is BACK!
Composer Frank Ilfman will be breaking down his score to smash 2021 film Gunpowder Milkshake!
ID CHECK takes over on Tuesday from 7PM at the Music Box.
The MMus Showcase is back on Thursday 27th.
We are so excited to announce our very own Alternative Escape stage at The Great Escape Festival this year, showcasing just some of our incredible emerging talents!
Two FastTrackers hit up different stages in London tonight
LCCM Music Awards ceremony at 7PM on Wednesday 3rd May
Bleach Martini presents Ghilburt & Friends at Four Quarters, Peckham on Sunday night from 8PM
Latin music festival La Linea descends on Shoreditch’s Rich Mix next Thursday 4th May.
Get yourself along to Download Luv on Friday 5th May.
All aboard the LCCM Express to The Great Escape next Thursday 11th!
First Fridays is back tonight!
AIM’s Future Independents conference and learning day returns on 8th June.
Amazon is live-streaming the Ivors Awards.
Music Industry Mondays returns this week – music and influencer creator platform Superjoi are special guests and you wanna come down to meet them!
LCCM’s next Jazz and Clave night is fast approaching –
Amazon is live-streaming the Ivors.
It’s getting close to LCCM’s legendary End of Term gigs
Mathew Knowles is dropping by the Music Box for an exclusive guest lecture
This week's Music Industry Mondays slot is all about using Spotify for Artists, after that's what attendees said they wanted to learn!
LCCM’s legendary End of Term gigs are next week
Mathew Knowles is dropping by the Music Box for an exclusive guest lecture (1)
Harry Dylan King takes to the stage in Birmingham on Friday 2nd June
LCCM’s Summer School is back for 2023 with courses in Music Production and Music Performance
Big nod to LCCMer Emily Kiely who has composed the music to new play Nettles
Final spots remaining for the Open Lecture with the one and only Dr Mathew Knowles on Saturday 3rd June!
SOAS are hosting some incredible short courses in a wealth of different global music cultures in this summer!
Producer Linkup at Boxpark Croydon is back on Tuesday 20th from 6-10PM.
Colombian sensation Chriss Ross hits up North London for a special show on Friday night
FHP Presents their weekly night of fresh, emerging UK rap – this week Saturday at Moustache Bar in N16.
It's not all about being centre stage as the big-name artist. There's a whole range of careers available in music – come along and find out on Friday 21st July!
Music Industry Mondays is continuing over the Summer months with a different industry workshop each week
Do you want to get Amazon Music Certified and join an exclusive Q&A session with the Amazon Music for Artists team? Of course you do. And it’s totally free thanks to Music Ally.
LCCM’s Scholarship competition with legendary exec (and a certain someone’s Dad and former manager) Mathew Knowles is back for 2023 – and it’s time for the second audition day
It's not all about being centre stage as the big-name artist. There's a whole range of careers available in music – come along and find out on Friday 21st July! (1)
Music Industry Mondays is continuing over the Summer months with a different industry workshop each week (1)
Are you a young musician aged 14-18, or know one? LCCM’s Youth Jam is back on Saturday 23rd September!
The Right Place returns at The Music Box this Wednesday 13th.
FEMMESTIVAL is an all-new, all-female music festival coming to London on the 1st of October – and we have you a discount code!
Head over to The Sindercombe Social in Shepherd’s Bush on Wednesday 27th to catch Daisy Skelton
Blue Hour support rockers TOVA at OMEARA on 30th September
This week’s Music Industry Monday is all about songwriting – featuring two top UK writers!
Day of the Girl: Industry Day is taking place this Tuesday 10th.
The FAC (Featured Artist Coalition) are back with a new online webinar – this time with Artist funding platform BeatBread.
The FAC (Featured Artist Coalition) are back with a new online webinar – this time with Artist funding platform BeatBread. (1)
The inaugural African Music Summit takes place this month in Central London.
Hit up SOUND CAFE for a special SOUNDChat event on Sunday 03rd December.
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Freddie Mercury biopic
#FreeBritney update
Rewatch BET Awards
YouTube 'Artist on the Rise'
Raye's record label
Music venues reopen
Portishead cover Abba's 'SOS'
Holly Herndon
Peloton launches 'Artist Series'
Music industry reacts
2021 Mercury Prize
Sony Music sues Gymshark
Eric Clapton won't play at shows if vaccines are needed
Lil Uzi Vert wants to buy a planet
Fans flocking to UK independent labels
Amazon Music launches DJ Mode
NMPA has sued gaming platform Roblox
EasyJet change cabin policy for musicians
UK Live industry sues the government
Bebe Rexha to appear in The Sims 4
Ivors Academy announces Rising Star award nominees
Spotify team up with GIPHY
Ryan Adams begs for a 'second chance'
Woman in Ctrl
Timbaland's Beatclub partners with FinTech
Miranda Lambert launches AR dog-adoption on Instagram
GOV announces insurance scheme for Live Music Events
UK government clarifies post-Brexit touring arrangements
#FreeBritney update (1)
China to ban karaoke songs
Did Lollapalooza cause a spike in Covid-19 cases?
Jack White’s Third Man Records is expanding
Ivor Novello 2021 nominees announced
R. Kelly's sex trafficking trial begins in NYC
Music Venue Trust surveys fans and venues
Baby on Nirvana's cover album to sue
Deadmau5 launches his own virtual world on Core
Strawberries and Creem festival drops NFT trading cards
Kanye West to launch 'Stem Player'
LCCM alumni support Nile Rodgers and CHIC
ABBA to release new album in over 40 years
Lee 'Scratch' Perry passes away at 85.
Spotify launches new shared 'blend' playlist
Fender Guitars in partnership with 'Barbie'
CMA regulator investigates Sony/AWAL merger
Lorde releases EP all in Maori
FAC and MMF hope for streaming reforms
Arlo Parks wins 2021 Mercury Prize
40 Million Apple users try 'spatial audio'
Halsey unveils an augmented reality treasure hunt
Wolves FC launch record label with ADA
Ivor Novello winners crowned
Super Bowl 2022 halftime show lineup announced
R Kelly found guilty
Pop icon Shakira is attacked by wild boars
#FreeBritney Latest Update
Impala and Julie's Bicycle build carbon calculator for labels
Adele is BACK
Coldplay and Amazon Music launch a two-day album installation
Deezer buys stake in livestreaming company Driift
LCCM tutor Nadine Lee shortlisted for BBTA award
Black Lives in Music report reveals troubling findings
Distributor UnitedMasters can now pay you in... Crypto
Clubhouse launches new 'Music Mode'
Peloton returns to Beyonce with 72 hours of branded workouts
The Beatles join TikTok
Adele's new single breaks records on Spotify and Amazon Music
UK Music unveils its This Is Music 2021 annual report
Splice and SoundCloud to bring emerging artists to the forefront with "Nova"
Paul McCartney claims he wrote The Beatles song ‘A Day In The Life’ instead of John Lennon
Spotify sells 2/3 of its shares in Distrokid
Iconic London venue Koko to relaunch in the Spring
Anderson .Paak launches new record label "Apeshit"
Zara Larsson has made over $1M on gaming platform Roblox
BTS announce NFTs strategy – causing uproar from fans
Uproar on the pay of Universal Music boss Sir Lucian Grainge
Grimes launches "AI Girl group" NPC
Universal Music label announce new supergroup called "KINGSHIP
4AM is apparently the best time to go viral on TikTok
Facebook paying artists to host their 'Live Audio Rooms'
Iconic label Republic Records are suing Fintech firm Republic after NFT launch
Lawsuit filed against Travis Scott, Live Nation and others over crowd surge tragedy at Astroworld
Enigmatic singer and entertainer Poppy is staking her claim on the metaverse
Spotify to remove 'Shuffle' on Adele's albums
Ex-Liverpool footballer Ryan Babel to release autobiography as a rap album
LCCMers nominated in UK Music's OMG awards
BRIT Awards removes gendered awards categories
BRIT Rising Star nominees announced
Apple Music 2021 awards are revealed
Spotify Wrapped 2021 is here
The latest music NFTs are based on David Bowie and... Baby Shark?
PinkPantheress wins BBC Sound of 2022
David Bowie's publishing catalogue sold to Warner/Chappell
2022 GRAMMY Awards postponed indefinitely due to Omicron
Ryuichi Sakamoto drops 595 NFTs in one go
Issa Rae launches emerging artists program with Google
Billie Eilish, Harry Styles and Ye to headline Coachella
Trailblazing singer Ronnie Spector passes away at age 78
Samsung working on a "smart" electric guitar
The world's top 10 musicians collectively earned $2.3bn in 2021
Jimi Hendrix's estate sues heirs of the late rockstar's rhythm section
Adele postpones Las Vegas residency
Nova Twins and more join forces on new charity compilation
Neil Young v Spotify & Joe Rogan
NME announces nominees for 2022 awards
FAC kickstarts 100% Venues campaign
Mysterious producer Inflo wins BRIT Awards Producer of the Year
The Spotify/Joe Rogan scandal shows no signs of dying down
Coachella is selling lifetime festival passes but you need to buy an NFT to get one
Tom Gray is named as the new Chair of the Ivors Academy
Sony Music Publishing launches Songwriter Assistance programme
Snoop Dogg has acquired Death Row Records
Adele wins big at this year's BRIT Awards
Sting sells songwriting catalogue to Universal Music
CMA provisionally clears Sony Musics acquisition of AWAL
Justin Bieber to use his world tour to campaign for social justice and climate change
The Featured Artists Coalition has announced 28 new artist ambassadors
Ye's new album will only be available through his Stem Player
Pop singer Ava Max performs for fans in AR with a ‘Concert on a Coca-Cola
Eurovision will still allow Russia to compete this year
Music executive and founder of SBTV Jamal Edwards MBE has passed away at 31
Quality Control teams up with SoundCloud
Fancy raving underneath the wings of an iconic Concorde jet?
Kendrick Lamar and Sir Paul McCartney added to Glastonbury lineup
ASCAP Experience returns for 2022
We unveil our Women in Music event for later this month!
Musicians use their platforms to speak out against the invasion of Ukraine
Ed Sheeran accused of plagiarism again
TikTok launches their own music distribution service, SoundOn.
Help Musicians UK launches Bullying and Harassment Helpline
Ed Sheeran vs Sami Switch takes another twist
Ivors Academy + Musician's Union blast Moonbag Entertainment
Spotify agree sponsorship for FC Barcelona including the iconic Camp Nou
UK Music releases its annual Creators' Survey – make your voice heard
Spotify shares how much it paid out to the music industry in 2021
Shazam partners with Bandsintown
Heardle is like Wordle for music lovers
Glass Animals are STILL #1 in the US
It's the Grammys this weekend
Red Hot Chili Peppers get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
This plumber has been flushed with success
Ed Sheeran plagiarism update
The British Pop Archive is launched in Manchester
Struggling to learn Latin? New guidance says teachers should use... Taylor Swift lyrics
Nominations for the 2022 Ivor Novello Awards have been announced
Spotify is finally building a tips system for artists
Lawsuit filed agaimst Justin Bieber and Dan & Shay
Singer Tom Grennan assaulted whilst on tour in New York
Robbie Williams set to showcase his paintings at a new art exhibition
Latin music star Bad Bunny is revealed as the latest Marvel superhero "El Muerto."
DJ Tim Westwood is accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women
Update on SoundCloud and its 'Fan-Powered royalty' system
Rag'N'Bone Man, IDLES, Portishead and others appear in 'Man Down' film
Iconic London venue KOKO reopens!
Glastonbury Festival donates land for low-cost affordable social housing
Watch Benedict Cumberbatch try to decipher Ariana Grande lyrics
Coldplay labelled "useful idiots for greenwashing" after deal with oil company
The MMF (Music Managers Forum) is changing the way songwriters are paid
US Congress v Spotify
Artists respond to new supermassive black hole!
The Ivors winners are announced
The UK finishes 2nd in Eurovision 2022 thanks to Sam Ryder!
Iconic composer Vangelis has passed away at the age of 79
Indie artist Alfie Templeman launches online "Mellow Moon" festival on... Minecraft.
LCCM is the top story this week!
Another summer festival, another year of outcry at the lack of female headliners
Justin Timberlake sells his catalog to the Hipgnosis Songs
The Wombats have released an interactive music video game
Zara Larsson buys back her full recordings catalogue and launches her own label with Sony.
Tunecore listens to artists and announces major pricing structure change.
Music industry figures untie to protest against PRS Foundation cuts.
Rest in Power, Yasmin Lajoie
Kate Bush is climbing back to #1 with "Running up that Hill" after UK charts rules reset.
Lil Wayne is denied entry into the UK and pulls out of festival.
Tastemaker producer Inflo starts campaign for fairer producer royalties.
Beyonce announces new album (cue internet explosion) and it features.... country music.
Watch out for our LCCMers at Glasto!
Ed Sheeran looks to reclaim costs from his recent 'Shape of You' court case victory.
Keep it in the family – FKA Twigs and Jorja Smith discover they are long-lost cousins.
Four Tet wins his streaming royalties dispute with Domino.
Music stars rail against the US Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v Wade, denying women the right to legal abortion in most US states.
A UK parliamentary committee is to investigate misogyny in music.
Bye, Viagogo.
Kanye West sued for allegedly sampling Chicago House legend Marshall Jefferson's music without permission.
Warner Music and Soundcloud strike deal on fan-powered royalties.
Believe CEO thinks major labels want the premium slice of streaming payouts – and are deliberately conspiring to pay DIY artists less.
Shopify partners with YouTube so artists can sell merch on the platform.
Beyonce joined TikTok last night and as of this morning, has 3.3M followers and counting.
British firm Evolution Music says it has produced the world's first bioplastic vinyl record
Spotify scammers are trying to hijack viral hits to steal royalties.
Lukas Graham's tour the 'first-ever' to be powered by transportable green batteries.
Greggs mocks Kanye West's new £301 Yeezys for looking like sausage rolls. Savage.
Little Simz wins the 2022 Mercury Prize
UK festivals and outdoor events launch Green Events Code
Joni Mitchell has announced her first full live show in 20 years
Shygirl premieres new video on... OnlyFans
Migos’ Takeoff shot with Drake leading tributes to the 28-year-old
Diplo, Ellie Goulding and Kygo invest in biodegradable water bottles
Stormzy has tackled music, publishing, higher education… now it’s time for Merky FC
It's BBC Introducing Live week – and we've been all over it
Bad Bunny is Apple Music's Artist of the Year for 2022
Nominees for MOBOs 2022 are announced
3LAU accused of not paying songwriter her fair
Matt Hancock, please stop singing and go away
Ticketmaster unable to sell any Taylor Swift's upcoming tour tickets
Long and hard winter ahead for us musicians
Blur add another Wembley Stadium date
Music streaming services are gearing up to celebrate Christmas!
Little Simz and Knucks tie for Best Album at Mobos Awards
Vice has a scoop on an appalling undercover police sting
Are the indies even indie any more? Universal Music bought 49% of [PIAS] this week.
Fleetwood Mac member, Christine McVie, has passed away at age 79
Girl group Flo win BBC Sound of 2023
UMG sues Triller over royalty payments and reporting. Again.
Six-day illegal rave in Spanish village “magnificently organised” according to mayor – but authorities still have no idea who the organisers were.
The lineup for California mega-fest Coachella is announced.
Universal Music boss says streaming DOES need to shift to an artist-centric model in an internal company-wide memo.
Legendary rock guitarist Jeff Beck passes away at 78
Gwen Stefani identifies herself as Japanese in an interview – immediately facing renewed accusations of cultural appropriation
BBC Introducing is facing an uncertain future – and it’s been a big story across social media this week.
PRS for Music and PRS Foundation announce a new multi-year funding arrangement.
O2 Academy Brixton is to remain closed for at least three further months following the tragedy in December.
Nick Cave is not the biggest fan of new AI writing tool, ChatGPT: “This song sucks.”
“Definition of monopoly:” Ticketmaster and Live Nation are ripped in Congress hearing into the Taylor Swift ticketing fiasco
Beyonce performs for exclusive Dubai hotel opening, but stirs controversy and splits in her fanbase
Believe releases new “Encore” app for artists
Rachel Chinouri’s drunk IG DM to Lewis Capaldi bagged her the support slot on his upcoming tour.
Beyonce becomes most awarded artist at the 65th GRAMMYs, but Harry Styles controversially takes home Album of the Year
Inquiry into Misogyny in the Music Industry gets underway
Roger Waters is Russia’s latest propagandist
Burt Bacharach sadly passes away
Next Gen: TikTok announces 12 artist program for UK rappers, featuring Stepz.
Industry organisations rally to oppose newly-proposed changes to US visa applications for UK artists to tour in USA.
DistroKid adds ‘intelligent mastering’ tool Mixea to its service.
Harry Styles required to provide the story of his life for New Zealand census.
Major artists add the Earth as a co-writer to raise money for the climate emergency
Glastonbury festival organiser has described the all-male headliners as a result of a "pipeline" issue.
PRS Foundation reports on its Women Make Music initiative after 11 years of funding.
AI music startup Splash creates lyric-spitting 'BeatBot' tool.
Spotify this week announced a whole new load of features to Showcase ads and more
The US government's ongoing standoff with TikTok shows no signs of cooling down.
Apple’s new Apple Music Classical app will launch on 28 March for iPhone, with an Android version to follow, the company has announced.
Mae Muller has been announced as the UK entry for Eurovision 2023.
Midia estimates that global revenues grew by 6.7% to $31.2bn in 2022.
FAC welcomes new ambassadors including beabadoobee, Adrian Utley of Portishead, Carl Cox, Maya Jane Coles and more.
PizzaExpress is launching its own record label in the UK – yes, really.
Frank Ocean’s Coachella performance is carnage – or better, it was a literal meltdown
Jaxsta’s Fix the Mix report is published – demonstrating the challenges women and non-binary creatives face in the music business.
Megan Thee Stallion’s war with her record label escalates.
Universal Music responds to the fake Drake AI track that has been doing the rounds on streaming services – saying the services have a "fundamental responsibility" to police fake tracks.
Sony Music UK backs new accelerator for Black startup founders
Grimes encourages people to use her voice in AI-generated tracks - but “no baby murder songs or Nazi anthems.”
Harry Belafonte, iconic singer and activist, passes away at 96.
Rick Ross offers recently fired CNN anchor Don Lemon a job at his fast-food chain. We kid you not.
Ed Sheeran wins Marvin Gaye copyright case
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees announced.
Grimes makes AI software available alongside two new tracks
LCCM students and tutor win at the OMG Awards in Liverpool.
It’s Eurovision time! Yes, that weekend you’ve all been waiting for (maybe)
TikTok launches #NewMusic hub focused on new releases
Label services and distribution company Believe deny they are trying to grab market share in Russia
Daft Punk unlock some new memories with Snapchat Augmented Reality features. No, the memories were not Randomly Access(ed) – get it...
Ivor Novello winners are announced at awards bash this week
The Musician’s Union and advocacy group Black Lives in Music are investigating racial profiling incidents by the Metropolitan Police
Spotify’s AI DJ feature officially launched this week in the UK
TikTok tests a direct music-streaming integration with Apple Music.
Tina Turner passes away at age 83
Barbie movie soundtrack announced and damn is it a line-up and a half
Idris Elba announces documentary exploring music industry exploitation of Black artist
Experimental electronic crossover group have announced a special festival appearance
Association of Indepedent Festivals launches ‘First Festival’ campaign for 18-year-old music fans and festival lovers
Sir Paul McCartney uses AI to bring John Lennon back to life on a new Beatles song – and we were featured on radio talking about it!
BPI and Musician’s Union fall out over session musican fees. Awkward.
Inflation in Sweden hits 9.7%… because of Queen B.
It’s Glastonbury weekend!
The Recording Academy updates its criteria for Grammy Awards to combat the rise in AI-generated music.
Industry companies and organisations unite to form Music Fights Fraud taskforce.
President Obama hilariously shuts down debate on whether his famed “End of Year” playlist is curated by him – he says it is.
Threads launches
Another new product launch: VoiceSwap.
What’s up with crazy fans throwing things at their (allegedly) favourite artists at live shows?!
Rock band The Grateful Dead’s latest marketing partnership is with… football team Forest Green Rovers! We did not see that coming.
Arctic Monkeys, Young Fathers and RAYE are all nominated for the 2023 Mercury Prize, which celebrates the best British and Irish albums of the year.
The FAC announces the 12 recipients of their Step Up Fund for 2023, supported by Amazon Music.
Very sad news to round out this week – rebellious music icon Sinead O’Connor has passed away at the young age of 56.
Spotify ups prices for premium packages.
27% of indie artists have used AI music tools.
Amazon Music partners with Bandsintown for new artist merch integration.
Taylor Swift hands out a total of $55M in bonuses to her Eras Tour crew.
Google is reportedly in licensed-deepfakes AI talks with UMG and WMG – and our opinion was featured on ITV News!
Bandcamp adds “Listening Parties” feature for new releases.
Simon Cowell is making a comeback, launching Syco Music Publishing with Universal Music Publishing Group.
YouTube Shorts adds creative tools including “Collab” remixes.
Record Store Day is relaunching its RSD Unsigned competition.
US royalty collection society SoundExchange sues radio station SiriusXM over alleged $150M in unpaid royalties owed to artists (and rightsholders).
Neuroscientists have reproduced Pink Floyd classic Another Brick in the Wall by… decoding the brain signals of a person listening to it.
Can’t make Notting Hill Carnival? Party at home to Amazon Music’s livestream. (1)
Just WTH is going on with mega-manager Scooter Braun and his clients?
Bleachers frontman and super-producer Jack Antonoff teams up with Dirty Hit founder and entrepreneur Jamie Oborne.
UK Music CEO Jamie Njoku-Goodwin leaves to work for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as his Director of Strategy.
HAIM tease that they’ve been working with Jai Paul on new music. Can’t say we saw this coming.
Swedish newspaper report claims criminals are using Spotify to launder money.
Artist behind Drake/The Weeknd deepfake wants to win a Grammy. 🥴.
Language-learning app Duolingo confirms its move into music.
RIP Steve Harwell, Smash Mouth frontman, vocalist behind the iconic Shrek movie song and 00s icon.
Scott Cohen’s Jkbx music royalty-share sales platform goes live
Industry leaders unveil new Manifesto and call for Government strategy to avoid “lost generation of talent.”
Annie Mac and Rebecca Ferguson give evidence to Misogyny In Music inquiry.
Universal Music and Deezer reveal plans for "artist-centric" streaming payouts.
Latest Digital Media Association report dissects streaming habits of hip-hop fans in intriguing detail.
Live Nation to drop Merch fees and “pay” $1500 stipend to all club/medium size venue acts in the USA.
Warner Music Group boss calls for name, image likeness and voice protections – whilst saying the music industry must embrace AI
African music service Mdundo now has 26.6m monthly users.
Songtradr acquires Bandcamp.
Daft Punk announce “drumless edition” of Random Access Memories.
Indie band Easy Life are sued by EasyJet over trademark infringement. Yes, really.
Album of the Year goes to Karol G at Billboard Latin Music Awards, with Bad Bunny and Peso Pluma leading the winners list.
Taylor Swift’s Era’s Tour film clears $100M in advance cinema ticket sales. Beyonce, makes history with her Renaissance tour
U.S. senators launch No Fakes Act to tackle AI-generated replicas.
Black Lives In Music mentorship programme returns for 2024.
Music tech company Audoo raises $5 million with new Elton John-led investment.
Fancy some memorabilia? Green Day have reopened their Reverb shop to sell old touring and studio guitars.
It's official – Hipgnosis Songs Fund is in a serious mess.
Britney Spears claims that *NSYNC “tried too hard” to fit in with Black artists – ouch.
It's been some time coming, being honest, but TikTok is putting on its first-ever music festival.
Jordin Sparks is back for a Christmas album... via a Production Music library.
The Beatles drop their "final song" featuring all 4 original members, Now & Then, with a little help from AI tech.
Billboard have collaborated on a new music streaming royalties calculator, free to use by all.
Do you want to have your vocals featured on the next Coldplay single... and be credited?
Dua Lipa becomes the next major star to buy back her publishing catalog – this time from former managers TAP Music. (1)
Our industry’s total contribution to the UK economy was a staggering £6.7bn in 2022.
Deezer rebrands and reboots.
Music creator financing company BeatBread to now offer songwriters up to $3m in publishing advances.
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