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UK government unveils new anti-piracy strategy

The UK government’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has announced Protecting Creativity, supporting IP, a new four-year strategy to curb online piracy.

By Jim Ottewill 11 May 2016
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BIMM at The Great Escape 2016

BIMM is presenting an educational programme at The Great Escape 2016 with speakers including The Maccabees' Felix White and Tony Wadsworth CBE.

By Jim Ottewill 10 May 2016
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Big Music Project awarded additional £4m in funding

The Big Music Project, which provides young people with the skills and experience to launch a career in music and the creative industries, has been awarded £4m in additional funding.

By Jim Ottewill 10 May 2016
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Mercury Prize revamp allows fans to vote

The Mercury Prize has overhauled its rules for 2016 to allow music fans to choose one of the albums on the shortlist.

By Anita Awbi 10 May 2016
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BASCA presents Deal or No Deal songwriter seminar

The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) is hosting a seminar offering insight into contractual negotiations within the music industry.

By Anita Awbi 9 May 2016
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The Proms reports record demand for tickets

A record 57,000 tickets were sold in the first hour of booking for the 2016 BBC Proms, up 25,000 on the same period last year.

By Anita Awbi 9 May 2016
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UK artists achieve record share of LP sales in North America

The success of acts like Adele and Sam Smith has helped UK artists achieve their highest-share of album sales in North America, new BPI figures show.

By Jim Ottewill 9 May 2016
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Vote for the Kerrang! Awards 2016

Enter Shikari, Iron Maiden and Biffy Clyro are among the nominated acts for the Kerrang! Awards 2016.

By Jim Ottewill 9 May 2016
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BPI calls for music industry ‘value gap’ to be reduced

Music streaming could lead to greater creativity if the growing gap between music consumption and revenues is reduced, the BPI’s Geoff Taylor has said.

By Jim Ottewill 6 May 2016
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