INTRODUCING: ISM How To... guides
We're launching a new and improved series of resources, designed to support musicians as they navigate a career in music, Written with industry-leading specialists.
Our first two guides are available now: www.ism.org/how-to-guides/
The House of Commons’ Culture, Media and Sport select committee is inviting music fans to help shape the future of the UK’s grassroots live and electronic music scenes. Click the link for more information and scan the QR code to find out how you can make your voice heard.
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Fans chanting Jota’s song over and over. Minute after minute. Players and coaches clap along, some sing along. All looking understandably distraught. A picture of Jota and his brother is showed on the screen above the stand.
Remarkable moment.
RIP Diogoal YNWA
KNEECAP
"If you believe that what a satirical band who play characters on stage do is more outrageous than the murdering of innocent Palestinians, then you need to give your head a fucking wobble.”
We did a wee feature interview ahead of Glastonbury...
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Quickest bowler I’ve ever seen bar none…RIP Syd
YNWA @ The Strand 🔊🔊🔊
@prsformusic.bsky.social members, this is your final chance to vote for who represents you on their Members’ Council.
Our Chair, @automatom.bsky.social , is standing for re-election. He’s the only Ivors Academy Board Director or Senator on the ballot.
🗳 Voting closes 5pm BST, Monday 6 May.
Great news for Bandcamp Pro or label account users! You can now link your Bandcamp subdomain to your Bluesky handle. This integration helps strengthen your online presence and makes it easier for fans to find you and your music. Here’s how to do it:
Report offers US listening stats for Spotify and its rivals
Edison Research has published its annual ‘The Infinite Dial’ report examining the digital-media habits of Americans. It estimates that 73% of the US population (aged over 12) listen to online audio every week – that’s around 210 million…
This week on the Ball Back tour I am in Cardiff (selling well, book now) and London (sales a big sluggish, please tell your friends if you saw it here last year) richardherring.com/ballback/tour Be great to get a few more in at the Leic Sq Theatre and it's early so time for drinks after!
Angie Stone, singer and member of the iconic hip hop trio The Sequence, has died at 63
The UK’s world-leading copyright laws are under threat.
That’s why The Ivors Academy stands with the Creative Rights in AI Coalition and the Make It Fair campaign, calling for transparency and fair compensation for creators.
RIP Roberta Flack
4 DAYS LEFT 🚨
With the deadline for the AI and copyright consultation closing in, ISM Head of Legal Helen Hurley debunks 10 myths surrounding government's proposals: www.ism.org/news/ten-myt...
Darwin!
Tune!
Alfa Anderson, the lead vocalist of disco group Chic, has died aged 78. RIP 🕊
Which songs and recordings enter the public domain in 2025?
We’re singin’ in the rain this morning. We ain’t misbehavin’ because happy days are here again, and we’re waiting for a train to visit an American in Paris to tiptoe through the tulips – all while humming the famous bits from Ravel’s…
So that is the following also now part of the majors “Its portfolio of businesses includes FUGA, Downtown Artist & Label Services, Curve Royalties, CD Baby, Downtown Music Publishing and Songtrust.”
Virgin Music Group — UMG‘s services and distribution division for the indie sector — has acquired Downtown Music Holdings for $775m in cash. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the second half of 2025.
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