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Has Technology Killed the Music Industry? Watch the Virgin Disruptors Debate

30 October 2013

Vevo’s Nic Jones, Songkick’s Ian Hogarth, manager Scooter Braun, Spotfy’s Trevor Skeet, and artists Will.i.am, Amanda Palmer and Zoe Keating all took part in the Virgin Disruptors debate that posed the question ‘Has technology killed the music industry?’.

Streaming, music discovery, outdated contracts, financing new music, piracy and more were discussed.

If you missed it you can watch again here.

You can also read Music Ally’s write-up here.

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24/08/2026

The Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) is delighted to announce a substantial increase in support from the LIVE Trust for the UK Artist Touring (UKAT) fund, with the receipt of an additional £300,000 collected from voluntary ticket contributions at large-scale music events, including shows by Harry Styles, Take That, Wolf Alice, Lorde, Kasabian, Radiohead, Jessie Ware, Basement Jaxx and Duran Duran.

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MMF Board Election 2026: Introducing Our New Board Nominees

20/08/2026

Following the close of nominations for this year's MMF Board election, we are pleased to announce that five candidates have been nominated for the five available Board positions.

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Ladies Who Rock Raise £50,000 for Teenage Cancer Trust

27/07/2026

Ladies Who Rock would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who supported July's annual event, and helped to raise over £50,000 for Teenage Cancer Trust. 

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MMF are pleased to see the recognition of music managers as eligible for the UK Government Music Growth Fund (MGF)

23/07/2026

To coincide with this announcement, MMF will be hosting a member roundtable on 4th August, exploring the scope of activity supported by the Music Growth Fund.

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