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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Streaming, music discovery, outdated contracts, financing new music, piracy and more were discussed.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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Manager Spotlight: Hannah Beasley-Garrigan

19/10/2026

The manager spotlight offers a small insight into the heads of incredible managers.⁠ This week in the spotlight is Hyperdrive participant, Hannah Beasley-Garrigan!

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Jamie Cullum & Rockstar Management and Portishead to be recognised at the 2026 Artist & Manager Awards

14/10/2026

The FAC and MMF are delighted to announce Jamie Cullum and Rockstar Management and Bristolian pioneers Portishead as the latest awardees to be honoured at the 2026 Artist & Manager Awards.

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Arts Council England Announces First Music Growth Package Recipients, Including The MMF

01/10/2026

MMF are pleased to announce that we have been awarded one of the first Arts Council England investments from the Music Growth Package (MGP), with 11 awards made through the MGP Sector Bodies Programme, totalling £837,750.

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MMF summit spotlights the value of the offline world and elect new Board Directors at AGM

30/09/2026

Following a sold-out Manager Summit based on a theme of audience and community building, Atlas Artists’ Duncan Ellis was welcomed to the MMF board at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting.

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