Creators

New record label seeks artist demos

Transformation Records, Blue Raincoat Music’s new label project, is calling on innovative new artists and bands to submit their demos for consideration.

Entries open for The Ivors Composer Awards 2019

The Ivors Composer Awards, formerly known as The British Composer Awards, are now open for entries across 12 categories.

English Folk Expo 2019 opens Mentoring Programme

The annual industry showcase for English folk, roots and acoustic music has opened applications to emerging artists for its 2019/2020 programme.

Apply for Both Sides Now residency 2019

Calling all female singers, songwriters and instrumentalists aged between 16 and 25: apply to join Brighter Sound's free Both Sides Now music residency this summer.

BBC Music Introducing Live reveals first wave of event details

BBC Music Introducing Live have announced the first details of the three-day event, which will take place at Tobacco Dock, London from 31 October.

Win a production day in a music studio

Central London’s leading music community college, Community Music (CM), are offering M readers the chance to win a free studio day with production tutoring.

UK music-makers urged to share their experiences

Are you a songwriter, composer, artist or musician? Take a moment to complete the Music Creator’s Survey to help UK Music best protect your interests.

Radio Festival 2019: What we learned

‘It’s still quite important for artists and they still get quite excited when they hear their songs on the radio,’ says BBC Radio 1Xtra presenter Snoochie Shy.

Getting playlisted: How do you land the digital holy grail?

Digital service provider (DSPs) curated playlists have become increasingly influential over the last few years, but how do you attract the tastemakers’ attention?

Doing it DIY: Nadine Shah and LIFE

What we learned from LIFE and Nadine Shah at The Great Escape about navigating the DIY route and how they've built successful careers.

Latest news

UK music mission heads to Brazil
The UK industry trade mission aims to open the door for British music businesses to explore the growing opportunities in the South American Country.
2019 Production Music Award Nominees Announced
The Production Music Awards has announced its nominees for 2018, celebrating the best production music libraries and most talented composers from all over the world.
Applications open for Accelerator Programme
UK based music managers are being invited to apply for the Music Managers Forum (MMF) and YouTube’s grants and education initiative.
Tomorrow’s Warriors launches reggae outreach scheme
National talent incubator Tomorrow’s Warriors has launched The Reggae Ticket, a grassroots music and culture outreach programme dedicated to the heritage label Trojan Records.