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Help Refugees teams up with UK acts for fundraising

Wolf Alice, Years and Years, Peace and Slaves are among the acts coming together to raise money for Help Refugees with a series of live gigs.

By Jim Ottewill 15 Nov 2016
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David Bowie to be celebrated with live concerts

David Bowie’s band members, friends, and a massive ensemble of touring musicians are coming together for a series of concerts to recognise what would have been the late star’s seventieth birthday.

By Jim Ottewill 15 Nov 2016
New Year New Artist

New Year New Artists to showcase new talent

The Sage Gateshead will showcase the next generation of musical talent in a new two-day festival.

By Jim Ottewill 15 Nov 2016
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Composers announced for the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Awards

Composers Daniel Kidane, Heather Leigh and Ailis Ni Riain are among the eight recipients of this year’s Paul Hamlyn Foundation Awards for Artists.

By Anita Awbi 14 Nov 2016
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Ciaran Lavery wins Northern Ireland Music Prize 2016

Singer songwriter Ciaran Lavery has received the Northern Ireland Music Prize 2016 for his sophomore album Let Bad In.

By Anita Awbi 14 Nov 2016
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You Me at Six to give evidence against secondary ticketing

You Me at Six, the Music Managers Forum and Wildlife Entertainment will be among those giving evidence against ticket touts at a session held by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

By Jim Ottewill 14 Nov 2016
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Rightsholders lose out due to ‘unlawful’ US copyright exemption, says study

European rightsholders are losing out on public performance royalties in the US due to an ‘unlawful’ copyright excemption, a new study has claimed.

By Jim Ottewill 14 Nov 2016
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Women In Music Awards 2016 winners announced

Singer songwriter Lapsley, veteran publisher Paulette Long and artist manager Martha Kinn were among those honoured at the 2016 Women In Music Awards.

By Anita Awbi 14 Nov 2016
ICMP

London’s first songwriting MA arrives to help promote equality

The ICMP has developed a new songwriting MA in direct response to recent BASCA research findings that female composers are under-represented in the music industry.

By Jim Ottewill 10 Nov 2016
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