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How to grow a publishing company

The Music Publishers Association’s (MPA) next seminar will focus on all your need to know to grow your publishing business.

By Anita Awbi 31 Oct 2017
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IDLES named Live Act of the Year

Bristol five-piece IDLES have snatched the Live Act of the Year gong at the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) Awards.

By Anita Awbi 31 Oct 2017
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Pixx, Dream Wife among new Momentum Fund grantees

Synth-pop soloist Pixx and grunge-pop trio Dream Wife are among the latest acts to receive support from PRS Foundation’s Momentum Music Fund.

By Anita Awbi 31 Oct 2017
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Ticket tout consumers less likely to attend future gigs, survey finds

New research shows the impact of secondary ticketing sites on the UK music business, with 80% of the UK public agreeing they are a 'rip off'.

By Lucy Doyle 30 Oct 2017
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Ukraine collecting society hits record royalties thanks to UK acts

The Ukrainian Agency of Copyright and Related Rights (UACRR) has hit a royalty high in 2017 following shows by Depeche Mode and Muse.

By Anita Awbi 30 Oct 2017
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‘This can’t be tokenistic’ AIF on fixing gender imbalance in music

‘I don’t think you get anywhere without quotas but this can’t be tokenistic,’ says Association of Independent Festival (AIF) general manager Paul Reed.

By Anita Awbi 30 Oct 2017
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Two more YouTube stream-ripping sites shut down

Is this a ripple effect? Following record labels taking YouTube-MP3 to court, MP3Juices.cc and YtMp3.cc have now shut their doors to UK traffic.

By Lucy Doyle 30 Oct 2017
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FastForward and Ticketmaster announce mentorship for music professionals

The year-long programme will pair leaders from Ticketmaster and Live Nation with young music industry workers.

By Lucy Doyle 27 Oct 2017
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Private copying levies offer huge potential for music creators, says study

Levies covering the general public’s copying of music onto CDs and devices for personal use are hugely beneficial to creators and rightsholders if managed properly, a new report finds.

By Anita Awbi 26 Oct 2017
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