MMF Weekly Roundup
A weekly summary of events and resources for music managers.
NXT Gen: Croydon was a great success! Thanks to everyone who came, and keep an eye out for a full wrap-up post next week.
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We were also at FastForward this week, which was great as always. 2023 Accelerators Vanessa Sinclair and Hannah TW were part of the amazing programme of speakers, both did a wonderful job!
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iluvlive has opened applications for its latest Artist Development Programme with Stellar Songs.
Applications close on 1st March at 5pm.
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fieldfisher are proposing to bring action on behalf of artists on UK recording contracts that do not specify a streaming royalty for past damages, and for future royalties to be paid at a fair rate.
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EMMA have announced a new genre network, dedicated to Folk/Global music. The first Managers Meet-up for folk/global/acoustic and more will be held on Wednesday, 28th February.
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The Night Time Industries Assocation (NTIA) released a new report around Electronic Music. It found that since the start of the pandemic, 396 nightclubs, or 32%, have been lost. In the last year alone, 31 nightclubs shut down (4%), and nightclub visits for electronic music saw a 9% decrease.
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