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5 days ago | 
musicweek.com | Miranda Bardsley
Glastonbury is returning this week with its 2025 edition, promising another unforgettable weekend with headliners including The 1975, Neil Young And The Chrome Hearts and Olivia Rodrigo, alongside a star-studded lineup featuring Charli XCX, Alanis Morissette, Raye, Doechii, Rod Stewart, Loyle Carner, and many more – with a few surprises undoubtedly still under wraps.
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2 weeks ago | 
musicweek.com | Miranda Bardsley
Music therapy charity Nordoff And Robbins has revealed the final wave of honourees set to be celebrated at this year’s O2 Silver Clef Awards.
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3 weeks ago | 
musicweek.com | Miranda Bardsley
The world knows Cynthia Erivo as a powerhouse of stage and screen, primarily for her iconic portrayal of Wicked’s Elphaba. But who is Cynthia Erivo, the solo artist? With I Forgive You, her soul-baring second album released today via Verve/Republic, she is revealing a side that no one has ever seen.
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3 weeks ago | 
musicweek.com | Miranda Bardsley
Audiomovers, the tech company behind Abbey Road’s innovation offer and pioneers of audio collaboration technologies, has revealed the appointment of Nile Rodgers as chief collaborator and chair of its Board Of Advisors.
In this position, Rodgers, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Songwriters Hall Of Fame inductee and multiple Grammy Award-winning songwriter, composer, producer, arranger and guitarist, will be leading a group of advisors drawn from artists and technologists.
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4 weeks ago | 
musicweek.com | Miranda Bardsley
ESEA Music's Sesame Mentorship Scheme is partnering with electronic music platform Beatport to host a first-of-its-kind workshop at the Pointblank Music School in London.
The event – which will be taking place on Sunday, June 1 – will be offering insights and guidance across various sectors of the music industry, including production, songwriting, marketing, royalties and music law.
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1 month ago | 
musicweek.com | Miranda Bardsley
Abbey Road’s annual Music Photography Awards are open for submissions.
Now in their fourth year, the MPAs are the only global music photography awards showcasing music photographers worldwide. They are a free to enter competition and open to all levels of experience, with the winners to be unveiled at the official awards ceremony on October 2 at Abbey Road.
Last year, the awards had over 22,000 entries from 30 different countries – a 50% increase from 2023.
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1 month ago | 
musicweek.com | Miranda Bardsley
Warner Chappell Music has continued its ongoing partnership with Gloucester-based charity The Music Works, supporting its mission to develop emerging talent in a recent industry takeover event. The two-day event included masterclasses, A&R and sync panels, as well as a songwriting camp that brought Warner Chappell writers together with artists from the charity’s programme.
The collaboration forms part of Warner Chappell UK’s wider commitment to regional talent development across the UK.
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1 month ago | 
musicweek.com | Miranda Bardsley
The Featured Artists Coalition and Amazon Music have opened applications for Step Up, the fund that supports upcoming independent music artists.
Now entering its fourth year, Step Up has provided grants totalling £250,000 to over 30 UK bands and solo artists across various genres – helping them pay for new recordings, underwrite the costs of live touring, as well as marketing, PR, video making and other content creation.
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1 month ago | 
musicweek.com | Miranda Bardsley
Jamz Supernova is one of the UK's most influential tastemakers, and now she is set to add hosting the to her long list of career highlights. From her early days interning at BBC Radio 1Xtra, to her current roles as presenter on 6 Music, running her own Future Bounce label, hosting her podcast Between The Lines and being an in-demand DJ, she has continuously pushed the boundaries and shone a light on emerging and underground artists.
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1 month ago | 
musicweek.com | Miranda Bardsley
Jamz Supernova is one of the UK's most influential tastemakers, and now she is set to add hosting the to her long list of career highlights. From her early days interning at BBC Radio 1Xtra, to her current roles as presenter on 6 Music, running her own Future Bounce label, hosting her podcast Between The Lines and being an in-demand DJ, she has continuously pushed the boundaries and shone a light on emerging and underground artists.
