News
Stay informed with the latest from the SMIA, including our own news, developments, and exclusive features, alongside key music industry updates from Scotland and beyond.
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Scottish Commercial Music Industry Taskforce Established
Taskforce submits letter to Scottish Government, calling for vital support for the sector.
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SMIA Workshops: Understanding and Utilising Data for Music Projects
As part of the SMIA’s innovation-led development programme, designed to help nurture business talent and build infrastructure in Scotland’s music industry, we will be hosting this FREE Understanding and Utilising Data for Music Projects workshop taking place online via Zoom on Thursday 16th July from 2pm – 4pm. About the Workshop Learn the basics of digital marketing and…
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£1.57 billion investment to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage institutions
Tonight (Sunday 5 July 2020), the UK Government announced a new support package for arts and culture which makes specific reference to music industry several times through the press release.
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Survey: The Impact of Coronavirus on Scotland’s Music Industry
Following three months of lockdown, as some restrictions are revised, the Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) is launching an updated version of our previous Coronavirus survey, gathering new information from as many music businesses and music practitioners working in Scotland as possible in relation to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic.
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#LetTheMusicPlay
We stand alongside our peers in the music industry, artists, practitioners and music fans, to call on the UK Government to act urgently and offer vital support to the live music sector which is facing a catastrophic level of damage from Covid-19. #LetTheMusicPlay
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SMIA Members Spotlight: Matt Brennan
Tell us a bit about you and what you do… I mainly do three things. First, I’m a music academic at the University of Glasgow, where I convene the postgraduate MSc Music Industries degree. Second, I write books about music, including Kick It: A Social History of the Drum Kit (Oxford University Press, 2020), and When Genres Collide (named as…
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UK Music: Workforce Diversity Survey 2020
UK Music, the voice of the UK’s commercial music industry has launched its Music Industry Workforce Diversity Survey to help bring about “major change at pace”. The survey tracks progress to boost diversity and inclusion in the UK’s music industry that contributes £5.2 billion a year to the UK economy and sustains 190,000 jobs. UK…
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The Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award returns for 2020
The Scottish Album of the Year Award launches today for 2020, calling on music fans, artists and labels to submit eligible albums to be in the running for Scotland’s pre-eminent music prize. Submit eligible albums now at www.sayaward.com Returning for its ninth year, The SAY Award’s roots are deep within the diverse Scottish music scene…
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Black Lives Matter: Take Action
The Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) aims to be as representative of as much of the workforce as possible and diversity, equality, inclusion and accessibility is essential to what we do and what our organisation exists for. On Monday 1st June 2020 we posted a statement standing in solidarity with black communities across the world…
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Music Venue Trust: An Open Letter to the UK Government
The Music Venue Trust has published an Open Letter to the UK Government highlighting the importance of Grassroots Music Venues and their urgent need for support. We also urge you to contact your local MSP to encourage them to #DoTheRightThing.
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Register now: XpoNorth 2020’s immersive conference experience for Scottish creatives
Creatives across Scotland are invited to register for a free spot at XpoNorth 2020, taking place in a fully digitised format this week across Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 June.
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Music Venue Trust announce ‘Save Our Scottish Venues’ virtual festival
The Music Venue Trust (MVT) have announced the virtual festival fundraiser Save Our Scottish Venues.
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#TheShowMustBePaused organisers reveal impact of campaign
The organisers of the Black Out Tuesday initiative on June 2 have revealed the full impact of the campaign. The music industry shut down to show solidarity with protesters calling for justice in the case of George Floyd, whose death has sparked protests against racism and the police killings of black Americans.
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Stand with Bandcamp to Support Racial Justice, Equality, and Change
Since the Covid-19 pandemic began it has greatly impacted artists and labels across the world. The Bandcamp platform have been supporting them directly by waiving their revenue shares on a monthly basis since March 2020 and will continue doing so until July 2020, making sure every penny goes directly to them on the first Friday…
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SMIA Workshops: Maintaining a Healthy Work/Life Balance During the Coronavirus Crisis
Since lockdown, many people are working from home and are struggling to strike a healthy work/life balance because the lines are more blurred. This workshop will deliver tips to help create or maintain more balance.
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BBC Scotland – Coronavirus: Scotland’s Response
The SMIA’s General Manager Robert Kilpatrick spoke with BBC Scotland at The Glad Cafe regarding the impact the pandemic is having on the music industry alongside Glasgow Barrowlands, Karine Polwart and Castlesound Studios.