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The Ivors Academy reveals nominations for The Ivors with Apple Music 2021

Nominations span eight categories for songs, albums, screen and video game scores, as well as Songwriter of the Year and PRS for Music Most Performed Work.

By Maya Radcliffe 10 Aug 2021
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POWER UP announces second tranche of music industry partners

Spotify will be joining POWER UP alongside original partners YouTube Music, Beggars Group and the Black Music Coalition, playing an active role connecting and engaging with the 40 POWER UP Year 1 Participants.

By Maya Radcliffe 6 Aug 2021
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Live events to be covered by government-backed insurance scheme

The insurance scheme will be available for the live events sector, which the Treasury said was worth more than £70bn to the economy each year and supports more than 700,000 jobs.

By Maya Radcliffe 6 Aug 2021
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Applications open for new artist development programme Inside Track

Four performing songwriters and composers facing barriers to enter the music industry will be enrolled on a year-long, fully funded mentoring and development programme. 

By Maya Radcliffe 4 Aug 2021
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Industry experts offer free advice for aspiring music creators

Are you an aspiring music creator? Find out all you need to know about the music industry with free webinars from PRS for Music and GIRL GRIND UK.

By Maya Radcliffe 4 Aug 2021
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PRS Foundation and Southbank Centre call for New Music Biennial 2022 proposals

PRS Foundation and Southbank Centre’s New Music Biennial includes new music from across all genres: from classical and chamber opera to jazz, folk and electronic. Each work is no longer than 15 minutes in duration in response to the New Music Biennial's aim to create a pop-up, interactive way for audiences to discover new music.

By Maya Radcliffe 2 Aug 2021
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UK Music reveals diversity plan for member organisations

Every UK Music member, including PRS for Music, has now identified organisations that they plan to work closely with, as part of their commitment to meeting the targets set out in the UK Music Diversity Taskforce's Ten-Point Plan.

By Maya Radcliffe 27 Jul 2021
Big Joanie

Big Joanie, New Pagans, and Wargasm UK among the latest artists to receive support from PRS Foundation’s PPL Momentum Music Fund

PRS Foundation, the UK’s leading charitable funder of new music and talent development, together with PPL, Creative Wales, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Invest Northern Ireland and Spotify reveal the next artists who will receive support from the pioneering PPL Momentum Music Fund.

By Maya Radcliffe 26 Jul 2021
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Hyundai Mercury Prize reveal 2021 shortlist

The shortlist, which includes Wolf Alice, Black Country, New Road and Celeste, was chosen by an independent judging panel and was revealed at a launch event, hosted by BBC Music’s Huw Stephens.

By Maya Radcliffe 22 Jul 2021
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