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Brownswood Future Bubblers scheme now open

Calling all music creators: Gilles Peterson and Brownswood Music have opened the second instalment of their talent discovery project, Future Bubblers.

By Anita Awbi 4 Jul 2016
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Spiritland opens huge vinyl-only venue

The Spiritland soundsystem is opening a massive vinyl-only listening space in Kings Cross, London.

By Anita Awbi 4 Jul 2016
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Musicians unite to mark the Battle of the Somme

Sunderland art-rockers Field Music and Saint Etienne’s Bob Stanley are among the artists collaborating to honour the centenary of the infamous Battle of the Somme.

By Anita Awbi 4 Jul 2016
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Youth joins Brighton songwriters camp

Multi award-winning producer and songwriter Youth is joining Pro7ect 2017, an annual songwriters retreat in Brighton.

By Anita Awbi 1 Jul 2016
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MPA CEO after Brexit vote: 'be gentle with us'

Jane Dyball, chief executive of the MPA Group of Companies, has urged the government to ‘be gentle with us’ following last week’s Brexit vote.

By Anita Awbi 30 Jun 2016
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‘For grime to flourish, music biz must make right decisions,’ says expert

Record labels, publishers and brands must take care to back the right grime artists in order for the genre to flourish, warns BBC 1Xtra music manager Austin Daboh.

By Anita Awbi 30 Jun 2016
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Anna Meredith wins SAY Award

Scottish contemporary composer and electronic musician Anna Meredith has been named as the winner of the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award.

By Jim Ottewill 30 Jun 2016
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Roger Waters signs his Pink Floyd catalogue to BMG

Roger Waters from Pink Floyd has signed a new long-term publishing deal with BMG to represent his songs with the iconic British band.

By Jim Ottewill 29 Jun 2016
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Listeners can recognise high resolution audio, says study

Music lovers can tell the difference between high resolution audio and standard audio, a new study from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) has revealed.

By Jim Ottewill 29 Jun 2016
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