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📻 LISTEN to Dr Jennifer Davies and Dr Mathew Flynn talk to Kevin Duala from BBC Radio Merseyside about #MusicFutures, after the #Liverpool City Region was announced as a new £6.75 million UK Research and Innovation Creative Cluster for the #music sector. Led by University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University, MusicFutures will, over the next five years, establish the #LRC as a music research and development powerhouse and ecosystem. Find out more 👇 https://lnkd.in/exHDNPEJ

In the latest edition of the “My Music Row Story” column, Lori Badgett of City National Bank shares insights from her journey in the Nashville music industry. This series highlights key figures who have made significant contributions to the music scene, celebrating their experiences and achievements. Lori's story is a testament to the intersection of finance and creativity in promoting and supporting Nashville's vibrant musical landscape. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gSwb-DZE

"Chicago nonprofit Third Coast Music envisions transforming the landmark building at 4120 S. Halsted St., acquired by the city in 2000, into the centerpiece of a “scoring stage” complex where musical ensembles of up to 100 people could record, with additional spaces for postproduction, special events, a cafe and a Chicago music museum." Read more from the Chicago Tribune: https://bit.ly/3OeMpTZ

CLA Latest News: January 2025 Our January edition features key updates in education and the arts including: - Challenges ahead with school budget warnings for 2025. - Ed Sheeran uses CLA data to shape his new music education foundation. - The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill – what it means for education. - A new Creative Industries Taskforce launching soon - The UK’s first state school in partnership with a professional symphony orchestra. - Ofsted head: SEND is the biggest issue facing schools. Read more: https://buff.ly/4h9hhC9

It’s Independent Venue Week - a celebration of independent music & arts venues and the people that own, run and work in them.    We spoke to Glenn Boulter, Artistic Director of Cumbria-based independent venue Full of Noises.    Boulter told us about how Independent Venue Week helps smaller venues feel more connected, giving them an opportunity to feel a part of something bigger. It also offers artistic freedom, giving them the opportunity to programme experimental music and performances.     Find out more about Independent Venue Week 👇  https://lnkd.in/ecmcwp3D    #IVW25 #NationalLottery30 National Lottery Promotions Unit  

Funding news 📣    The Supporting Grassroots Music programme will receive a further £2.5 million from Department for Culture, Media and Sport, as part of their £60 million package of support to drive growth via the Creative Industries.    We’re proud to play a part in delivering this investment, bringing more creativity to people everywhere.      Read the full story 👉 https://buff.ly/3CdA7sD   📷 Image credit: Nubiyan Twist at Sonic Boom festival in Burton upon Trent, produced by Sonic Boom CIC and East Staffordshire Borough Council © Phil Drury 

Ed Sheeran has launched The Ed Sheeran Foundation to support the British music industry by offering grants, advice, and assistance to aspiring musicians. This follows the 2019 establishment of his Suffolk Music Foundation aimed at helping artists under 18. Notably, industry figures like RCA exec Stacey Tang and his manager Stuart Camp are trustees of the new foundation. #EdSheeran #MusicIndustry #MusicNews (Image by: Harald Krichel - Own work)

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy announces funding for creative industries clusters in Birmingham and Liverpool to support creative technologies and research and innovation in music. Read the news here from Create Central.... https://lnkd.in/eV_SXEYq

Our Strategic Funding supports industry organisations and businesses drive the growth, development and promotion of contemporary music in NSW, aiding urgent focus areas we've identified for strategic development initiatives.   We caught up with Mitch Wilson, the Managing Director of the Australian Festival Association who received Strategic Organisational Funding. Here's what Mitch had to say about the funding they received and how beneficial it was to the Association.    Learn more about our Strategic Funding and check out last year’s recipients https://lnkd.in/gBPVXC8t #SoundNSW #ContemporaryMusic #StrategicFunding #MusicIndustry #AustralianMusic 

Ahead of the general election on July 4, the just published UK Music Ltd Diversity Report 2024 outlines the key asks from the sector of the next Government to boost equity, diversity and inclusion. The full report can be read here: https://lnkd.in/et5bESS4