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News

- Cardiff Barfly shuts down

- Independents Day goes on tour

- Welsh Music Foundation celebrate 10 years with all age gig!

- In The City launch a hive of activity!

- NME Breakthrough picks winner

- The music TV & radio you need in your life this week!

- Getting a music start-up off the ground?

- MySpace joins Music Managers Forum

- SoundCloud and Creative Commons join forces

- Top tips for promoting your tour

- Why Apple may control the future of labels

- From the page to the stage...

- When music deals go bad!!

- Music Truro to showcase Southwest's finest

- SXSW and Midem Briefing event comes to Yorkshire!

- Ticketmaster take steps to eradicate hidden ticket costs

- Music panels for In The City announced

- New wave of talent to overtake X Factor?

- Live vs recorded music

- London Music Show back in 2011

- The pick of music TV & radio for w/c Sat 21st August

- EMI in need of regular cash injections

- Win a PR campaign courtesy of Anorak

- Take part in the North East's largest ever new music initiative

- Radio 2 to champion new artists for one-off gig this Friday!

- Universal settle rift with MTV, but only temporarily...

- Damnation Festival open up 3 stages to unsigned acts

- U2 manager urges artists to take business as seriously as music

- The latest from City Showcase...

- Wannabe Mayor of London proposes SXSW in capital

- Showcase for NEw wave of North East talent

- What do we expect from Google Music?

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 14 Aug 2010

- Music Tank roll out music journalism course

- Music magazine sales on the slide

- Music publishers work together to create rights database

- Downloads to be sold via radio

- Struggling or healthy...which music industry figures are we to believe?

- Free seminar to assist new music businesses

- Flying the flag for independent labels

- UK band pay people to listen to their single! Clever marketing or new low for music?

- Paper published on music development

- Want to be a music blogger?

- Faithless and Fiat - a winning combination for the new music biz?

- Undiscovered artists given chance to score movie soundtrack

- Warner Music Group feels the strain

- Universal pulls music vids from MTV sites

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 7 Aug 2010

- NME launch awards for music photography

- Calling record labels, managers, artists & publishers...

- In Rainbows under RIAA and IFPI wraps

- New perk for Music Producers Guild members

- Things look up for UK music biz

- SXSW 2011 open for submissions

- Free Music Management Course

- Can a gaming subscription model help stop piracy?

- 6Music fans celebrate with honorary festival

- Industry boosted by secondary music sales...

- Eatmusic radio launches...

- Carphone Warehouse launch mobile music service...

- BBC Introducing announce Reading and Leeds lineups...

- UK Music launches Leadership Development Network

- Building a budget for your release

- House Of Lords not keen to cut off filesharers

- Digital Economy Act, Explained.

- CLIC Battle Of The Bands 2010

- Streaming services still main choice for investors...

- Big future plans for HMV

- Label vs DIY

- AIM & BPI get environmental!!

- Why piracy will never stop...

- Unsigned competition where public are the judging panel!

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 24 July 2010

- Free BBC Introducing session in North East

- Pledge Music launch free tool for bands

- BigChampagne launches the 'Ultimate Chart'

- Potential bill seeks to relax live music licenses...

- Spotify reaches 500k paying subscribers

- UK independents dominate Barclaycard Mercury Prize nominations

- NME launch hunt for best breakthrough act

- Why do we listen to sad music when we feel down?

- Profile: Lucian Grainge

- 6 Music aims to diversify even further

- Zune Pass lands in the UK

- 10 clever ways of sharing music via Twitter

- Before you write off MySpace...

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 17 July 2010

- HMV Digital service to go live soon

- Bandcamp move to paid subscription

- Blastbeat champion teenage musicians at O2

- Major promoters to reduce ticket prices

- PRS plans to hit ISPs with charges

- Why free music isn't the way to win new fans

- The Playground run unsigned competition

- Keynote speakers revealed for In The City

- The Roundhouse launch record label

- The Lottery Winners shine at Live and Unsigned festival

- BPI encourages spending on new artists

- Social Media and the top 20 artists

- Sonicbids introduce 'no cost listings' initiative

- The album leak - good or bad?

- Coca-Cola succeed with World Cup 'sonic branding' exercise

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 10 July 2010

- Amplifi Connect continues with A&R New Music showcase evening

- Labels embrace the realm of gaming

- ISPs hit back at Digital Economy Bill

- Jim Gellatly joins unsigned radio station

- Midge Ure's new unsigned, online venture

- Change at The Summit

- MySpace suffers massive decline in visitors

- Tips for top: Billboard name digital music companies to watch

- Deadline nears for City Showcase New Zealand

- 1 in 12 festival tickets sold are fake

- BBC 6Music saved, Asian Network not so fortunate

- Embrace the age of independents

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 3 July 2010

- Fancy a DJ slot at Underage Festival?

- Open Mic UK Auditions Coming Soon!

- Swedish songwriters earn more from Spotify

- Help turn July 4 into independents day with chart invasion!

- Overseas markets bringing in the bucks for songwriters

- Things look up for HMV

- WMF host free event to push live music in Newport

- Prince set to side-step record stores again?

- L.E.D. Festival on lookout for Dance acts

- ISM push for Live Music Bill

- Arts Council forced to make cuts

- The Showcase: Presenting Manchester’s Best Unsigned Bands

- MSpot now available to the general public...

- How a vinyl record is made...

- Musicians - how to optimise your Facebook page...

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 26 June 2010

- IFPI CEO & Chairman departs

- Spotify links with Tunecore to benefit signed & unsigned artists!

- GarageBand shuts down

- 'Credit Where Credit's Due' recognises those behind the scenes in recorded music

- Regional unsigned heats announced for Bristol Festival

- Attempted 'chart revolution' draws near

- The secrets to targeting music blogs

- What the VAT increase means for music

- Shake up at the top at EMI

- Applications open for BT Digital Music Awards

- Is Thom Yorke right to slam the music industry?

- I AM Awards recognise unsigned talent

- BPI knock on Google's door

- Festivals advised to stop big spending on artists

- Help select New Music Award finalists

- Union Square draws up the battle lines!

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 19 June 2010

- Save The Freebutt!

- Physical vs digital

- Making a mark with viral music videos

- Yorkshire bands wanted for local festival

- Limewire under fire from music publishers

- Get your music on new Eastenders show!

- Promoters get Plugged In to Newcastle venues

- Live music royalties under the spotlight

- Local music scenes a thing of the past?

- The Quietus launches quest to fill unsigned slot at Field Day

- Sonicbids snaps up ArtistData

- NME Radio mostly gets the chop

- Does the venue make the music?

- Social networking production software in the pipeline...

- Deciding the future of the industry...

- Ozzy's search for an unsigned act...

- Despite constant opposition, iTunes continues to dominate...

- Live concert streaming increasing in popularity...

- Is paying for your fanbase really the only way?

- No way out. Apart from selling out.

- The new level of A&R...

- Are teenagers are being snubbed by the industry?

- Are fund-raising websites the future for record labels?

- Possible name for Google's iTunes competitor...

- The Music Tee launches in the UK...

- Power's People...

- Glam rockers KISS search for US unsigned bands

- Are The Pirate Bay still winning?

- Are Ofcom creating 'market distortion'?

- EMI in new trouble...

- L&D introduce 'The New Mancunian' - and need presenters...

- Filesharers blamed for dip in CD sales...

- BUZZMEDIA continues to expand with six new aquisitions

- Festival In The Park announces unsigned band competition...

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 29 May 2010

- Tube buskers a hit!

- Unsigned acts selected for Wychwood

- Band applications for Eurosonic Noorderslag open

- Will Mr. Thompson re-think?

- End nigh for indie record stores?

- Music Connected '10 - UK's biggest digital music trade fair returns

- Unsigned band scale new heights

- YouTube breathes life back into music videos...

- T Break stage line up announced!

- EMI and The Roundhouse provide unsigned recording opportunities

- Meet the man behind Limewire

- All festival organisers great & small...

- 6Music pay out to lesser known songwriters

- Physical sales slump exaggerated?

- Liverpool Sound City round up unsigned top tips

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 22 May 2010

- Unsigned opportunities soar

- Bon Jovi hunt for unsigned support

- MUSExpo announces stellar line-up of guest speakers

- Samsung launch unsigned Battle of the Bands

- Industry calls out for more legal download services

- Lockdown TV look for unsigned band

- UKTI to host music trade missions to Japan and Norway

- 2012 Olympics search for musical works

- Emerging acts given stage at Evolution Weekender

- SoundCloud reach 1 million mark!

- Spotify opens doors to new users

- If at first you don't succeed...take your band overseas!

- Digital findings at The Great Escape

- German collection society refuses to back down to YouTube

- NME Breakthrough offers unsigned slot at Lovebox

- The Know How debates the state of music

- Festivals allow music revenues to soar

- CD prices continue to sink

- Radar acts as music video middleman

- SoundOut partners with Unleashed Music

- Local festival to champion unsigned talent

- Music Tank host 'Never Mind The Boxset' event

- Thinking ahead for the recording industry

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 8 May 2010

- The Sound City Song Journey

- Music festivals join forces

- UK Music to carry out music skills audit

- Meet Beggars boss Martin Mills

- NME.com open doors to unsigned acts

- The distributor that's still fighting fit

- Where are all the women?

- Kruger Magazine closes

- New Music Award shortlist announced

- SoundExchange provide 'New Artist Checklist' for upcoming bands

- Storm The Charts names first songs chosen by public vote

- IFPI release Recording Industry In Numbers report for 2010

- Music journalists get the short end of the stick

- HMV report 10% like-for-like sales drop in 2010 so far

- We7 prove the advertisement model can work

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 1 May 2010

- Unsigned band required for corporate event in Bristol

- Record Store Day a roaring success

- Spotify under fire as streaming payments slammed

- Music sales are on the up

- Stereophonics search for unsigned support band

- North East's finest talent showcased at Evolution Weekender

- Sound & Vision project searches for remixers

- Welsh Music Foundation launches 'Music For Media' guide

- Kendal Calling put out call to creative types

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 17 April 2010

- Calling all ladies in music!

- Are You Britain’s Best Undiscovered Music Act?

- Job Vacancy, London

- Unsigned awards ceremony hits London

- City Showcase 2010 Takes Over London!

- Register now for your chance to attend Un-Convention Factory

- AIM Digital Training Day

- Live & Unsigned welcome new judge

- Vinyl sales on the up

- Sellaband is saved by buyer

- The death of A&R?

- Music tech start-up event lands in London

- Rock Sound magazine highlight gigging circuit

- CMU to share the knowledge on music rights

- Sellaband goes bankrupt

- Advertising agency to launch new label for unsigned Scottish acts

- Kent record store to highlight local unsigned talent

- Royalty collection under the spotlight

- Where did Public Enemy's fan funding go wrong?

- BPI & UKTI head up music sync mission to LA

- Will National Trust rescue Abbey Road?

- The Boxer Rebellion discuss pros of being label-less

- Kerrang and Slicethepie team up to offer airplay for unsigned talent

- MU launches new web platform for musicians

- Enter your band for Get Signed Live

- The consequences of 'Musicblogocide 2010'

- Pubs, restaurants and hotels win appeal against PPL

- Ambassador purchase of Live Nation venues given green light

- EMI chief advocates split up of music group

- YouTube's traffic data for music questioned

- MusicTank announce upcoming event

- The growing iPhone music games market

- 10 billion download milestone creeping up for iTunes

- Music publications continue to face decline

- City Showcase to host regular events

- Google delete popular music blogs

- EMI to go digital only to cut costs?

- Speakers announced for International Music Summit

- 100 Digital Resources for underground artists in 2010

- Ditto Music move into US & Canada charts

- Free streaming services lose all Warner artists

- Portsmouth festival looks for local bands

- What the future holds for music

- A&R role-playing

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 6 February

- EMI is up the creek, is there a paddle?

- Acts announced for Liverpool Sound City

- TV shows need to push new music

- ERA launches new site to celebrate the independent record shop

- Successful music services mean big bucks to ISPs

- Check out SXSW schedule so far

- Red Bull Academy comes to London

- New site launched for the live music community

- Scheme announced to ease complete switch to digital radio

- HMV acquires MAMA Group

- Unsigned Irish bands needed for showcase

- iTunes and PRS For Music forge European agreement

- Generator funding to aid North East music industry

- The lowdown on streaming

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 30 January 2009

- New Music Plus moves to North West

- Keynsham Music Festival want local bands!

- Quite Great offer special PR deal for Unsigned Guide readers!

- Looking for new ways to make money as an artist?

- City Showcase look for unsigned talent for Rocklands

- Fan-funding the future?

- Gorillaz manager speaks at Midem

- Soundcloud and The Hype Machine partner up

- New Brit Award to recognise future talent

- P2P doesn't phase Pharrell

- IFPI won't let Oink slip through their fingers

- Ticketmaster - Live Nation merger gets go-ahead in US

- Law firm to introduce music contract templates

- Record labels not fans of unlimited music downloads

- The next MP3?

- MySpace links up with SoundExchange to pay artists

- Feargal Sharkey explains importance of Digital Bill

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 23 January 2009

- Welsh Music Foundation host workshop 'Getting The Gig'

- IFPI Digital Music Report for 2010 is here!

- Radiohead frustrated with 'analogue business model in digital era'

- Spotify and record labels working well together

- AIM announces masterclass for February

- Want to play at Liverpool Sound City?

- BPI claim ISPs exaggerating piracy costs

- Founder of Tommy Boy talks about the music biz

- Is filesharing a necessary part of today's digital world?

- City Showcase lands on new shores

- Apple & majors in talks about streaming service

- Ivor Novellos to recognise video game music scores

- Key unsigned players join forces

- Camden Crawl re-launches Emerging Talent Awards

- Music mergers ahead in 2010

- Music industry still to tackle fan-created music vids

- Money to be made from BitTorrent sites?

- Rock Band offer new facility to upload & sell music

- Oink founder goes free

- Unsigned hunt on for Wickerman Festival

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 16 January 2009

- Calling all independent bands & artists! Storm the charts!

- Music venue to host SXSW fundraiser for local artists

- HMV sets sights on Luminar

- Slicethepie band snare multi-album deal in US

- Major labels to face lawsuit in US

- First act picked for Glasto Emerging Talent competiton

- North West record labels, publishers & managers! Join the trade mission to SXSW!

- BPI call for last minute changes to Digital Britain Report

- Why 2010 could be a year of change for the music industry

- Music Tank to host conference devoted to Jazz

- First music industry event of the year starts this week!

- Independents rule the roost for 2009 Albums Of The Year

- Generator announce event for artist managers

- BBC's music web content to be trimmed down

- HMV stores moving away from music

- Gigwise launches hunt for unsigned acts to play Snowbombing

- Music set to return at Half Moon venue

- Infamous 'OiNK' trial starts proceedings

- Digital impact of the past decade

- BPI release sales stats for 2009

- Spotify still struggling to make money

- Finalists for UK Young Music Entrepreneur Award 2010

- Giant bill for anti-filesharing measures will be passed onto internet users

- Licensing for live music in small venues may be relaxed

- Looky here! 2010 tip-list that doesn't contain the usual suspects!

- Artists add value to boost sales

- Music Ally countdown 20 digital music trends of 2009

- More hotly-tipped bands for 2010

- Tip from the top: Don Black shares his secrets for great lyrics

- Labels turn to other sources of income

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 19 & Sat 26 December 2009

- New stats about digital music consumption habits

- New music jobs for youngsters!

- Thank Beatles for EMI!

- MySpace + Snocap + Imeem = music complications!

- HMV announces new festival for emerging artists

- Live music soars in 2009

- Eurosonic Noorderslag confirms speakers & panellists

- What does 2010 hold for the music business?

- Pledge Music flies the flag for fan funding

- FutureEverything Calls for Submissions

- New site on the horizon for unsigned acts

- MIDEM announces management panel

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 12 November 2009

- Jazz FM sets up record label

- Popkomm returns!

- New music library launched for unsigned artists

- Behind the scenes at iTunes

- How 2003 Licensing Act has affected live music

- Get involved with new music event Get Signed Live

- Duke Special to follow fan-funded route

- Why Warner are dragging their feet over Vevo

- Canadian music industry owes big bucks to musicians

- BBC shares faves for Sound of 2010

- EMI links up with new video site Vevo

- Secondary ticketing takes off

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 5 December 2009

- New study focuses on digital bundles

- Vinyl sales peak for first time since 1991

- Record labels need to recognise filesharing can be positive

- Find out who's shortlisted for Music Producers Guild 2010 awards

- BPI release Digital Guide For Independents

- MySpace Music finally lands on UK shores!

- Filesharing - the nitty gritty!

- CDs still hanging in there...

- Targeted distribution for unsigned Electronic acts

- Live music leaves Halfmoon venue

- Is there a future for free? Q&A with Robin Kent

- Shakira wants unsigned openers for 2010 tour

- Record retail map shows regional trends

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 28 November 2009

- Absolute Radio pilots new iPod tagging system

- Borders fails to set high street alight

- The single way forward

- Publishing to the rescue for EMI

- Will Mandelson's masterplan really tackle filesharing?

- Losing their independence...

- Unsigned band needed for XFM event

- North West music industry collective launches

- MMF to host event for new managers

- Robbie shuns labels to hunt for potential investors

- So what's the Digital Economy Bill all about?

- In The City take a step back

- MySpace and Merlin reach agreement

- CMJ open to artist submissions

- The future of music by Peter Gabriel

- Singer songwriter raises £60K through Pledge Music

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 21 November 2009

- Music streaming services gain new users galore

- London’s City Showcase launches its 2010 search for talent!

- Popkomm set to return....or not?

- MySpace rejigs charts to enhance discovery

- Jack Daniels on hunt for Irish bands

- Great Escape registration open!

- The big boys struggle with free music

- Free seminar for Welsh musicians & composers

- Northern Irish music initiative disbanded

- MySpace & Imeem - 2 become 1?

- Red Stripe Music Award is back

- Albums & singles - the 'long tail' stats

- Glastonbury open Emerging Talent competition for 2010

- North West Vision & Media present Making Music Work

- Ooizit may propel unsigned bands to top of charts

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 14 November 2009

- Boyband take DIY route

- Labels join forces to encourage brand partnerships

- PRS & PPL to form pilot licensing scheme

- Is the impossible possible?

- Hush-hush organisation may turn filesharing policy on its head

- BPI chief chats about state of music business

- Could free streaming soon be a thing of the past?

- Universal extends online branch to unsigned artists

- Eurosonic Nooderslag kicks off soon

- Observer Music Monthly gets the axe

- Dubai SoundCity round-up

- we7 hooks up with Fanshake

- New course for music promoters

- Is the web diluting artistic creativity?

- Amazing Radio lodges official complaint about BBC Introducing

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 7 Nov 2009

- Smirnoff offers grants to young music promoters

- Live & Unsigned auditions kick off soon!

- MySpace refuses to turn its back on indie sector

- IFPI speak out about recent filesharing report

- Frankmusik on hunt for unsigned talent

- we7 helps labels spot global hotspots

- Calling all student music journalists & photographers!

- The best deal for getting music

- Downloading strikes! Which industry has been hit hardest?

- North East set to showcase emerging talent

- Unsigned? Fancy playing Bloodstock?

- Filesharers not the bad guy after all?

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 31 October 2009

- Singles sales to the rescue?

- The changing face of music

- Sync & licensing may not be music's saviour

- New piracy policy may cost more to enforce than income it would save

- Behind-the-scenes music heroes recognised

- Google's music service launches in US

- EMI chief is all for 3 strikes rule

- Spotify shrinks subscription price

- Music Producers Guild re-jig membership

- German record labels not happy with YouTube

- Loud & Quiet expands across UK

- TV shakes the charts up

- Form 696 tweaked but will it improve matters?

- HMV ventures into secondary ticketing domain

- BBC Introducing to push unsigned talent even further

- Pirate Party man stirs things up at In The City

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 24 October 2009

- Metro announce winner of unsigned competition

- What does the music world think is the future?

- Live music to return to smaller venues

- Public Enemy raise Sellaband cash

- Google's music offering arriving shortly!

- Filesharers need to be proven guilty before cut-off

- MySpace to highlight new artists

- Digital Britain Report may be tricky in practice

- Unsigned band are the face of The Beatles

- Bring back the hits!

- Big Chill company reaches end of the road

- YouTube & PIAS hook up

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 17 October 2009

- Music websites galore

- 'Submit Your Own Tracks' coming soon to Rock Band

- Band registration opens for Great Escape 2010

- 'Comes With Music' service struggling?

- Zimbalam & MAMA Group hook up to offer unsigned opportunities

- Too many options, not enough money

- Glitz & glamour is gone from A&R

- Licensing Act driving live music away

- Music biz to turn to digital ads for revenue

- Royalties on the rise

- Google Street view provides new platform to release music

- SXSW 2010 panels in the pipeline

- Myownalbum offer affordable production for singer songwriters

- Dubai Sound City unveils more guest speakers

- Not giving up on monthly music subscriptions

- Vote for unsigned ME Music finalists

- Unsigned bands for the Electric Proms!

- Sky finally launch music service of their own

- 7Digital reach for the sky

- Will Google Wave change the music industry?

- What lessons have we learnt in the Music Industry?

- Spotify to launch branded mobile phone

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 10 October 2009

- Music streaming - the costs broken down

- Panels at this weekend's OX4 event announced

- Live Nation & Ticketmaster merger gets thumbs down

- MMF to host creative session

- we7 & Ditto Music link up bags record deal for unsigned artist

- Can't keep fanzines down

- UK independent artists fly the flag

- Independent charts re-jigged

- Filesharing message is drummed into kids in school

- Win a chance to get your festival shot featured in Festival Annual book

- Music Tank confirm Feargal Sharkey for Licensed To Thrill

- Guitar bands out of fashion?

- Warner & YouTube reach music video deal

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 3 October 2009

- Billy Bragg shares his solutions for the war against filesharing

- Fancy yourself as a pro music photographer or journalist?

- In The City Unsigned announced

- Ronnie Scott's reaches the big 5-0!

- WeGotTickets launches online networking zone for venues & promoters

- The death of music piracy will not solve all music biz problems

- Singer songwriter rates Sellaband

- Thames Valley Uni to host free guest lectures on music biz

- Your Sound returns to King Tut's

- Did UK Music's ad give you the message about filesharing?

- Music Hackday could teach the industry a trick or two!

- Music degrees are changing...

- Will the battle against music piracy cost more in the long run?

- Ex-EMI & current BPI head mulls over future of music industry

- Mark Ronson & Mike Smith join In The City speakers

- BPI not happy with BT over music piracy

- we7 to highlight unsigned talent

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 26 September 2009

- Deadline nears for SXSW band showcase applications

- The story behind Folk promoters The Kalamazoo Club

- FAC to gather artists for P2P pow-wow

- HMV to open one-off Christmas stores

- MEmusic regional finals announced

- Get a sneak preview of new music networking site Wohomusic!

- Play in front of global A&R at Canadian Music Fest

- Hollyoaks to air new music show

- Unsigned bands wanted for Hard Rock Hell

- Majors turn to back catalogue for revenue

- UK festivals are good for the economy

- Orange Unsigned Act winner chats about new found fame

- No-one can seem to agree on filesharing!

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 19 September 2009

- Give We7 a chance!

- Take It Away launches initiative to help children with cancer

- Music Ally offers 2 part course on digital marketing for music

- Not long til Dubai Sound City

- Musicians' Union speaks out against plans for BBC licence fee

- Innovative digital panel for In The City next month

- Forum launched to bring together music & gaming industries

- UK Music comment on the continued filesharing issue

- Radiohead's Ed O'Brien to speak at MIDEM

- Bearded Magazine to return to shelves

- PRS Foundation launch New Music Award for 2010

- Musicians' Union step into debate about cutting off filesharers

- Songwriters suffer at the hands of filesharers

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 12 September 2009

- UK Music Soundsurf Tour brings free music workshops across the nation

- Live UK event to focus on indie sector

- Spotify UK resorts back to 'invite only'

- In The City on the lookout for local volunteers

- Truck Festival organisers unveil OX4

- Music stars reject internet cut-off for filesharers

- Joe Public speaks out about the cost of music downloading

- Warp Records reach 20 years!

- GBOB Battle of the Bands heats open

- Factory St. Studios celebrate Bradford Music Week with series of music masterclasses

- Unsigned band selected for US kids TV show

- In The City reveal guest speaker for opening address

- Form 696 tones it down

- Songwriting Festival arrives in Bath

- Unsigned RockStar competition winner bags Glasto slot

- MySpace Music UK not arriving anytime soon

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 6 September 2009

- Music Tank announce Live Music networking event

- Top secrecy surrounds PRS - YouTube resolution

- Album sales slump

- Exposure Music Awards winner goes on to sign record deal!

- PRS For Music & YouTube kiss & make up

- HMV snaps up stake in 7digital

- Live Nation & Ticketmaster merger raises concerns

- Music Managers Forum head shares his thoughts via guest blog

- Behind the scenes: music journalism

- CMJ music industry panel schedule takes shape

- Workshop for music producers

- Live & Unsigned 2010 announced

- Music Managers' Forum programme to cover 360 degrees

- Universal chief calls for recognition of digital music creativity

- Form 696 challenged

- PRS For Music soldier on

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 29 August 2009

- Spotify could soon be decent earner for record labels

- Music insurers launch unsigned band night

- From the garden shed to the Mercury Music Prize

- The future for Pirate Bay

- Disconnecting filesharers will not help the industry

- Wanna play at SxSW? PRS Foundation can help you...

- Illegal downloaders will feel the cut

- Music college welcomes new producer professor

- Second chance for bands

- UK Music ask for music industry's feedback

- The Noisettes on lookout for unsigned support

- PRS reveals their Top 100 live music venues

- Offset Festival finalise unsigned line-up

- EMI turn to t-shirts

- C/O Pop industry event a hit in Cologne

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 22 August 2009

- PRS Foundation provide funding for electronic artists

- High street fashion stores the new record shop?

- The future of the record label

- Apple take a slice of the pie!

- Nominations Open for the Music Producers Guild (UK) Awards 2010

- Digital sales to overtake CD imminently

- Seminars to guide you through the music business

- Spotify pays the labels, but what about the artists?

- Ad-funded music sites on the up

- MySpace looks to buy Facebook's music application

- Meet a musician who truly embraces the digital age

- Back for good? Album artwork returns...

- Government prepares to clamp down on illegal downloaders

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 15 August 2009

- Guitar hero Les Paul passes away

- All you need to know about writing a hit song...by the experts!

- NME readership figures slowly sinking

- Can the music business really give the kids what they want?

- Musical marketing landmarks! What are yours?

- Big in Japan?

- Ebay up costs for independent record retailers

- Apple and majors go head-to-head

- Big labels sue the little people...is this really fair?

- Time to turn the volume down?

- EMI exec talks music publishing

- 'All you can eat' music the answer for illegal downloaders?

- Live Nation reports loss

- Warner Music sales struggle

- BT to launch music subscription service

- Road To V winners announced!

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 8 August 2009

- DIY can be done!

- Spotify's success a curse or blessing for competitors?

- All you need to know about successful music marketing

- New site offers music download price comparisons

- Music fans viral vids more popular than the real thing on YouTube

- Report reveals young folk want free all the way

- Fantasy football fun...plus win a great prize for your band!

- Profile of legendary label ZTT

- Another festival postponement

- Legal vs Illegal Downloading. Who will come out on top?

- Where does all the money go?

- Former MD gives opinion on Live Nation - Ticketmaster merger

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 1 August 2009

- Thoughts on the new digital album format

- Unsigned bands announced for Leeds & Reading

- Everyone loves Spotify!

- Summary from Musicians' Union conference

- Kerchoonz to showcase emerging Manchester talent

- Self-funded bands - are they a viable business model?

- The demise of the music magazine explained

- Infamous Manchester venue to re-open

- Bebo & Slicethepie hunt for best unsigned talent

- Band applications to open soon for SxSW 2010

- PRS For Music feels the bite as revenues drop

- Apple & record labels in bid to boost album sales

- The pick of the best music TV & Radio for week commencing Sat 25th July 2009

- Girl Power? Where are all the A&R women?

- Jack White shares his opinions on downloading

- Extracts from 'Last Shop Standing - Whatever Happened to Record Shops?'

- Charting the nation's fave unsigned song

- Special event focuses on songwriting

- Deadline nears for British Music Abroad funding

- Is the end nigh for MySpace?

- More about revolutionary new record label

- Tourdates brings series of Musicians' Clinics to London

- Another venue bites the dust...

- Current legislation killing off live music scene?

- MUZU expands its independent label roster

- Digital music business falling into place?

- In The City announce stellar line-up of guest speakers

- Rock Band game opens doors to unsigned bands

- UK Music comments on music biz report

- Music keeps the money rolling in

- Music biz on road to recovery?

- Live & Unsigned winner already in demand

- Head of Universal Music ranks further up the MediaGuardian 100 list

- UK Music chief recognised in MediaGuardian 100

- Beggars back catalogue comes to Kerchoonz

- The pick of the best music TV & Radio for week commencing Sat 18th July 2009

- Bradford Rock School launches with help from local studios

- CDs still top dog over downloading

- AIM turn the heat up on BBC radio stations

- '...there's nothing really wrong with the music industry, we're just redefining what it is'

- Music mags to offer free MP3s through 7digital

- Liverpool's Mathew Street festival hunts for unsigned acts

- New board members announced at AIM's 10th anniversary

- YouTube & Warner take steps to bury the hatchet

- German music industry event fills Popkomm gap

- Use your imagination & distribute your music

- And another royalties tiff begins to heat up

- Royalties war wages on between PPL and British pubs

- Microsoft set to unveil music streaming service

- A closer look at secondary ticketing

- Music Hack Day a roaring success!

- The kids wanna rock....legally!

- EMI struggles against debts

- Rough Trade Retail sets up shop in Topman

- Alison Wenham discusses AIM's landmark 10th year

- The pick of the best music TV & Radio for week commencing Sat 11th July 2009

- Nine Inch Nails frontman offers advice to unsigned bands

- Tunecore & Universal team up

- Charts hope to incorporate music game downloads

- We7 top 2 million users a month

- Winners of The JD Set Unsigned announced

- Major labels clamp down on Irish internet providers

- Your key to finding music courses across the UK!

- New distribution service for unsigned bands launched this week!

- ITC 2009 Unsigned demo submission ends soon!

- Positive outlook at BPI's annual gathering

- US labels & online music services reach 'appropriate' agreement

- Festivals fight against live music rates

- Government rewinds on music piracy promises

- Cordless Show plugs unsigned artists

- MMF strikes new deal on gig merchandise

- Music bigwigs play industry at its own game with new label

- Do you value your independents?

- Calling all Welsh music businesses!

- Updated info for Independents Day

- The pick of the best music TV & Radio for week commencing Sat 4th July 2009

- AIM marks 10th anniversary by celebrating their record label members

- Pandora's hook up with Amazon creates fee for emerging bands

- A&R focus at Musexpo

- EMI rejects new PRS streaming rates

- The labels moving forward with blasts from the past

- Money from music streaming - join the discussion!

- Unsigned band shoots own video using CCTV

- CMJ artist submission deadline nears

- Indie labels celebrated with series of documentaries

- Top line-up for Music Tank event

- HMV sales rocket now Woolworths is history

- Nottingham to host unsigned club night

- Engage your fans using online tools

- Record shops will survive with new survivors kit

- Live music revenue goes from strength to strength!

- How festivals large & small will fare this year

- Music industry learns the hard way

- We7 educate music fans about downloading the right way

- Death of King Of Pop creates ticketing chaos

- The pick of the best music TV & Radio for week commencing Sat 27th June 2009

- How can MySpace bounce back?

- An insight into brands & bands

- Benicassim unsigned competition draws to a close

- Microsoft & ReverbNation promote emerging bands

- Tweeters buy more digital music

- UK Music chief responds to false research

- Meet Glastonbury Emerging Talent winners!

- Variable pricing not great news for music publishers

- The state of the US music business

- Radio show on lookout for unsigned talent

- Music Managers Forum tap into funding

- The lowdown on iTunes variable pricing

- Vote for Road To V finalists!

- Darlington Carnival celebrates creme of unsigned crop

- Spotify entices subscriptions with CD quality streaming

- DIY home festivals on the rise!

- Popkomm cancelled for 2009

- Music industry body takes matters into own hands

- PRS to review rates for live music

- AIM link up with overseas equivalent

- Benicassim narrows down unsigned talent search

- MySpace Music set to land on UK shores shortly?

- Spotify want you to show them the money!

- The pick of the best music TV & Radio for week commencing Sat 20th June 2009

- New indie chart stirs things up

- Glasto unsigned line up announced

- Music Tank to host social networking focused event

- Reactions to the Digital Britain report

- London unsigned festival kicks off!

- Unsigned acts for T In The Park

- Legendary Jazz club celebrates 50 years

- Universal unleash their music offering

- Fleet Foxes give filesharing the thumbs up!

- AIM announce details for Independents Day 2009

- Bandstocks spells success for Patrick Wolf

- Music charts revamp to embrace independent music

- Recession not hitting music festivals as crowds flock there this summer

- Warning for unsigned bands and musicians to be aware of phoney record labels

- Unsigned Slots up for grabs at Hard Rock Calling Festival

- Live Nation and Ticketmaster proposed merger reviewed

- Can ISP's threats be enough to deter against illegal downloading?

- Denmark ISP's and entertainment business to set up 'Pirate Review Board'

- UK Festival finds new location after original site plans refused

- Get Booking Agents to take you seriously

- Friend recommendations prove biggest influence in music purchases

- Gig Recommendation site Songkick spreads it's wings

- Warning of major creative job losses due to piracy

- Has Island lost it's soul?

- US CD sales hit levels seen 14 years ago

- Spotify's harmonious rise due to get more intense

- MySpace to endure job losses

- What is the truth behind the file-sharing cost?

- Brands and Bands partnerships on the rise

- PRS help launch 2009 'Adopt a Composer' Scheme

- Sony joins Google's new Vevo network

- 18% fall in album sales last month

- Ditto Music opens up Spotify to the unsigned world

- Music Managers Forum explains huge changes

- What does the future hold for Last.fm?

- PRS: Spotify is finally legal

- Why EMI and Warner Music should merge

- As Napster turns 10 years old, we look back... and forward

- Have eMusic miscalculated the partnership with Sony?

- Pure Play team up with Ricall to open up unsigned promotional opportunities

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for week commencing Sat 6th June 2009

- Welcome the 1st national unsigned radio station!!

- Walking away from fame

- Garage venue to relaunch as Relentless

- Fans spread the word for unsigned band

- The real cost of piracy!

- Seminar takes a look at record labels behind the scenes

- Sony & eMusic strike deal

- If PRS cuts rates - will record labels follow suit?

- High-profile music manager speaks out

- Music vid site gets nod from fourth & final major label

- Independent labels fighting fit

- Death of the CD?

- 10 Hints & Tips when going into a Recording Studio

- Major labels loosen the noose around web start-ups

- 2009 Urban Music Talent Scheme launched by BBC

- Line-up of emerging artists set for Rock Ness

- Music PR in the making? Why not show off your skills!

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 30th May 2009

- Industry opinions on new PRS rates

- Apple calls for Europe-wide copyright laws for iTunes

- Manchester bands - promote your music to thousands of freshers!

- Music biz on trial at Liverpool Sound City

- Will the music offering from Sky and Universal be too late?

- Online tips for creative careers!

- PRS For Music announce new rates for online music

- Record labels Vs DIY

- Government creates music industry jobs & opportunities galore!

- Music magazines off the shelf

- New digital product to provide new revenue stream for labels

- Cheaper rates on the cards for music subscription sites?

- Amazon and Tunecore join forces to offer 'on-demand' CD service for bands & artists

- Behind the scenes of Spotify

- Music publisher widens the net

- The pick of the best music TV and Radio for w/c Sat 23rd May 2009

- Should it stay or should it go?

- Calling all unsigned talent....Trowbridge Festival wants you!

- Record labels want to sink Pirate Bay once & for all

- Music industry's issues blown out of proportion?

- South East bands - have you got what it takes?

- The latest news from Road To V semi--finals

- Fancy an unsigned slot at Download Festival?

- Spotify denial of equity share for labels

- Digital music sales soar

- Unsigned bands don't benefit from file-sharing

- Publisher defies economic woes with more launches

- Web changes the way we listen

- Form 696 may be for the axe!

- Recording studios face the music

- How Radiohead turned the music biz on its head

- Young tech-savvy artists start to do things for themselves

- Spotify move to the next level

- File-sharing not all bad?

- Get a slot at Liverpool Sound City!!

- This week's TV & Radio music selections

- In The City pairs up with German counterpart

- Album sales begin to falter

- Homegrown stage line-up for Middlesbrough Music Live

- Music publishing turns to t-shirts

- Music industry receives injection of new jobs

- Free rehearsal space courtesy of UK Music

- Full conference schedule for Liverpool Sound City

- Live Nation struggles

- PPL celebrates record royalty collections

- Tightening the purse strings at EMI pays off

- This week's TV & Radio music selections

- All you need to know about London Songwriters Week!

- CMU's inside guide to the music biz

- Taunton on the lookout for musical hub

- Warner Music Group faces faltering revenues

- Uttoxeter's unsigned fest in huge demand

- Offset Festival open doors to unsigned demos

- Unsigned bands of Luton take to the airwaves

- Semi-finalists for Road To V!

- Enrol at the School of Rock!

- The changing face of music management

- MySpace fail to deliver goods to record companies

- This week's TV & Radio music selections

- Music Tank announce media focussed think tank

- John Leckie shares his wisdom

- Profile of Island Records

- PRS enjoys growth in royality collections

- Urban Arts Academy comes to Belfast

- Your guide to legal downloading

- Free music industry event heading for Barrow-In-Furness

- Why festivals are a big lure for brand sponsors

- One day one-on-one band consultancy

- Song catalogues and publishing lead the way

- Idlewild invite fans to invest in new album

- British Music Abroad funding deadline approaching

- Great Escape announce full conference programme

- City Showcase's convention schedule is here!

- Digital sales can't make up for physical downturn

- The websites who put artists first

- Music Managers' Forum Ireland on its way

- PRS Foundation launches Producers Partnership

- Copyright extension could be on the cards

- This week's TV & Radio music selections

- Big Scary Monsters & Awesome Badges team up for giveaway!

- Unsigned radio in Croydon goes from strength to strength

- Recorded music sales drop around the world

- Popkomm open for bands & artist submissions

- Surprise Ivor Novello nomination for self-published songwriter

- Survey shows pirates spend more on music

- Next stop for O2 Undiscovered workshops in Bristol

- Radio 1's Big Weekend hosts unsigned fringe event

- Exposure Music Awards coming soon!

- Record Store Day antics raise hope

- More industry conference dates for your diary

- University for the Creative Arts launch Music Journalism degree

- Music Week announces one day conference

- Pay to play...on the airwaves

- Place your votes for Road To V

- Pirate Bay founders are found guilty

- This week's TV & Radio music selections

- Gathering for Welsh music industry

- City Showcase announces schedule of free workshops

- UK festivals look for fresh blood from overseas

- London venue The Garage set to re-open its doors

- Independent record stores prepare to celebrate

- This week's TV & Radio music selections

- Spotify chief thinks free is the key to success

- Unsigned submissions open for In The City 2009

- Freedom Live hunt for unsigned talent

- Remaining record stores move with the times

- iTunes new pricing meets record label needs

- New Deal to create job opportunities for the Arts

- Musicians' Union stands up in PRS-Google dispute

- AIM reveals top panellists for Music Connected 09

- West London venues looking for promoters

- Unsigned band to release debut album

- British acts are biggest overseas earners for PRS

- Future Of Music Coalition has big ideas

- Another festival bites the dust

- Songwriters say Google undervalues music

- The business brains behind the bands

- All star mentors announced for Road To V finalists

- Pick the brains of music PR!! Quite Great networking opportunity

- City Showcase announces first batch of acts

- This week's TV & Radio music selections

- Warp Records mark 20th year with fan compilation

- Last chance for AIM networking event tickets

- The Great Escape announces more guest speakers

- New contest for emerging North East bands

- Spotify and 7Digital pair up to sell MP3s

- In The City 2009 delegate passes now available

- Featured Artists' Coalition name 3 main goals

- The real cost to music streaming sites

- Copyright term extension is a no-go

- YouTube are music vid faves over MTV

- Ad-funded music websites face trouble in economic climate

- Glasto Emerging Talent reveals competition winners

- Garage venue set to re-open

- Live music goes from strength to strength

- Venues cave in to Form 696

- New book reveals inner workings of music industry

- How the web is keeping unsigned bands afloat

- Music streaming sites take a turn down-stream

- PRS For Music gather support through new site

- This week's TV & Radio music selections

- What is the future for ad-funded sites?

- Creative Apprenticeships announced in Scotland

- Live music rally in London

- Consumers and musical ownership: what's next?

- PRS For Music man discusses online rates

- EMI's digital leader steps down

- Pirates fight for their rights to licenses

- Keep your eyes open for Bandize

- SxSW bigger & better than ever!

- Welsh bands want more unsigned music on the airwaves

- Songwriter Showcase competition launches hunt for best new talent

- Smirnoff funding up for grabs for London promoters

- The tricky relationship between artists & managers

- CD sales shrivel up

- This week's TV & Radio music selections

- Coalition PR due to close at end of month

- Yet another major artist ditches their label

- Labels need to make way for new music model

- Road To V to air unsigned entrants music vids

- Funding for UK musicians in danger

- UK Music speaks out over PRS - YouTube dispute

- More money in live music than record releases

- Calling all digital music makers in the East Midlands

- Guest speakers announced for Liverpool Sound City

- T In The Park hunt for unsigned talent begins

- YouTube - PRS commotion shows no signs of calming

- Road To V opens again!

- New music business model required. Answers on a postcard...

- The lowdown on local press

- London Calling introduce new music industry event

- This week's TV & Radio music selections

- You Tube - PRS war explained

- The fall of another independent record shop

- Is PRS - YouTube dispute just the beginning?

- Music stars from the Coalition speak out

- UK music & media head out to South By SouthWest 2009

- PRS Foundation fly UK acts to face industry abroad

- Sellaband broadens its horizons to USA

- Regional papers struggle to keep afloat

- How Last.fm can be used to unsigned advantage

- The music behind the video games

- Spotify topdog speaks

- MusicTank publish free report on digital music

- Music stars join forces to fight for their rights

- YouTube and PRS lock horns over music videos

- Play live to music industry kingpins in New York!

- AIM strengthen UK and overseas music business ties

- EMI chief plays catch up

- Scottish festival on lookout for fresh talent

- Another thorn in the music industry's side?

- Amazon get even cheaper on music

- Universal and YouTube set to launch joint venture?

- Independent team up with indie supergroup for debut album giveaway

- Spotify falls prey to hackers

- Finally...an MA in mop top studies

- PRS For Music on board with British Music Experience

- Keep record shops alive and kicking

- Local press fights for survival

- Pirate radio takes over the airwaves

- Could Spotify put music back on track?

- A brief history of Fierce Panda

- Annual event Connects the music industry

- Host of industry heavyweights head to Great Escape

- Does iTunes' price-cut for consumers mean a pay-cut for artists?

- Fanzines welcomed into National Library Of Scotland

- Q&A with Pitchfork Editor In Chief

- Survey reveals illegal downloaders hold the music industry to blame

- Alison Wenham of AIM speaks

- Swiftcover cause controversy over refusal to insure musicians

- City Showcase kicks off with Nitin Sawhney masterclass

- Zest PR change direction and name

- New website for independent artists launches

- Slicethepie receives cash injection

- Teens surveyed about music consumption habits

- Nottingham record store to shut up shop

- AIM run seminar focusing on selling music abroad

- iTunes launches specialist pass

- Will Spotify deter music pirates?

- US music industry reps struggle to solve licensing issues

- MPA & MMF come together for music publishing training programme

- There's still hope for songwriters

- Spillers Records speak out

- Copyright extension signals good news for UK musicians

- Bernard Butler gets Brit producer nod

- Music publisher moves into the gaming world

- Sony struggles in the digital age

- Why CDs are still the way to go for CD Baby

- Spotify launches to the UK public

- How to put the value back into music?

- What makes a lasting music career?

- People's Music Store revolutionises buying & selling music

- SXSW Battle Of The Bands is on the lookout for entrants

- Do record labels and iTunes really work together in harmony?

- Fanzines are still fighting fit

- Could vinyl save the day?

- Is the future of music in the hands of the big brands?

- Hydro Connect Festival decides to sit this year out

- Vivendi chief talks about the company's performance

- More Zavvi stores close across the UK

- First UK artist to produce the goods via Sellaband

- The unsigned competition heats up in Croydon

- Collection societies pose problem for online radio

- Internet killed the songwriting star?

- Unsigned talent competition makes its way to Glasgow

- Major labels experiment to create the most effective business model

- Major labels and publishers embrace the future

- PRS For Music & Sky launch 2nd series of Songbook programme

- 360 deals turn the music industry on its head


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- Reliable sources

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- Q&A: Richard Cheetham, High Voltage

- Famous Five's - Gig Venues in Brighton

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- Gig of the fortnight: Love & Disaster presents Airship/Young British Artists/Books, Deaf Institute, Friday 21 May

- He bangs the drums

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- Hey scenesters!

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- Q&A: Dan Parrott, Love & Disaster

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- For the record

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- Q&A: Karen McBride, photographer

- Band of the fortnight: Air Cav

- Featured Five...Instrument shops in Manchester

- Gig of the fortnight: S.F.T. presents Back To The Future feat. Jo Rose and DJ sets from Dutch Uncles and The Answering Machine, Night & Day Café, Sat 17th April

- Q&A: Lisa Durrant, In House Press

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- Back in the 'house

- Gig of the fortnight: No Wave feat. Youthmovies and Adam Gnade, The Deaf Institute, Wednesday 24th March

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- When it Hurts so good...

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- The Hacienda must (not) be (re)built

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- Modern times

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- New beginnings

- Pre-order customers - publication update

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- Disastrous consequences

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- Sound Control opens its doors

- Featured Five...Unsigned band-friendly record shops in Manchester

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