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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

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

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

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

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

UK Music: Trump victory has ‘visa implications’ for British acts

UK Music has reacted to the victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential race stating that this will ‘undoubtedly bring with it visa implications’ for British bands.

By Jim Ottewill 10 Nov 2016