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FanFair Alliance publishes guidance to combat ticket touting

The music industry campaign FanFair Alliance (FFA) was established in 2016 to tackle industrial-scale online ticket touting, and its new guidance aims to help artists and managers stop exploitative secondary ticketing.

By Bekki Bemrose 17 Sep 2019
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MMF annouce return of Accelerator programme

YouTube Music have confrimed its support of the Music Mangagers Forum’s (MMF) Accelerator Programme, with applications opening on 15 October.

By Bekki Bemrose 16 Sep 2019
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Urban Development announce Industry Take Over Seminar Series

The Industry Take Over Seminar Series will take place at Samsung KX from 17 September 2019 to 11 February 2020.

By Bekki Bemrose 16 Sep 2019
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Mentoring programme opens for artists in the North of England

Creative music charity Brighter Sound have announced a new programme that will offer artists from the North of England the opportunity to be mentored by established musicians and music business professionals.

By Bekki Bemrose 16 Sep 2019
Mental-health

Have your say on mental health support in the music industry

Classical Music magazine has launched a survey to evaluate opinion of mental health support in the music industry.

By Bekki Bemrose 13 Sep 2019
HMV

HMV to open Europe’s largest entertainment store

The high street retailer has revealed its plans to open The HMV Vault in mid-October close to Birmingham’s city centre.

By Bekki Bemrose 13 Sep 2019
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Apply to play at The Great Escape

Artist registration for The Great Escape 2020 is now officially open in partnership with Sentric Music.

By Bekki Bemrose 11 Sep 2019
Live-music

New manual to tackle mental health on tour

The Music Industry Therapy Collective has launched a crowdfunder campaign to produce a musicians’ manual aimed at supporting wellbeing and mental health on tour.

By Anita Awbi 11 Sep 2019
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New initiative launches for female music promoters

Music Venue Trust and PRS Foundation have launched a new initiative to encourage more young women and gender minorities to break into promoting live music.

By Anita Awbi 10 Sep 2019
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