The 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW ‘Albums of the Year’ were announced on Tuesday 26 July, including ‘Forest Floor’ by Scotland’s Fregus McCreadie. The 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW ‘Albums of the Year’ are: Fergus McCreadie ‘Forest Floor’ Gwenno ‘Tresor’ Harry Styles ‘Harry’s House’ Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler ‘For All Our Days…

The Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) – the membership organisation and innovation agency which exists to strengthen, empower and unite Scotland’s music industry – today announces the appointment of Ronnie Gurr as Chief Executive Officer, who begins work with immediate effect.  Gurr will lead the SMIA’s executive team and work with the company’s Board to…

BEMIS Scotland, Scotland on Tour and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society are delighted to announce the launch of a unique events fund entitled the ‘Multicultural Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’. With support from Scotland on Tour £50,000 will be distributed between 10 unique multicultural fringe events led by minority ethnic…

UK Music, the collective voice of the music industry, has launched its Workforce Diversity Survey. The survey tracks progress to boost diversity and inclusion in the UK’s music industry. Led by UK Music’s Diversity Taskforce, the survey collates data from across the music business including studios, management agencies, music publishers, major and independent record labels,…

The CEEAC Committee are seeking your views on the impact of budgetary decisions including the Resource Spending Review on the culture sector in Scotland, including the creative industries. The CEEAC Committee has agreed to focus primarily on the culture spending portfolio in its pre-budget scrutiny throughout Session 6. This Inquiry is a follow-up on the…

Leith Theatre is delighted to be presenting Live in Leith in association with STV Player. Live in Leith was founded in March 2021 to serve as the cultural voice and platform of Edinburgh’s historic Leith Theatre. It exists to celebrate the venue’s rich music heritage and to show case this world-class music venue in waiting.…

Creative Scotland are looking for a communications professional to join a busy team and support their work in delivering an effective marketing, design and enquiries service for the organisation. The role sits with the Marketing Team and working with the Marketing Manager you will help coordinate the delivery of design work through both in-house and…

Today, the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award returns for 2022, calling on artists, labels and music fans to submit eligible albums – for free – at www.sayaward.com. Submissions will close at midnight on Friday 22nd July 2021. Last month The SAY Award made an exciting announcement as it revealed Stirling as the new…

A new study by the BPI has found Glasgow to be the third most successful city in the UK in the last 12 months in terms of album sales, the second behind Liverpool outside of London. Nearly two-thirds of the past year’s most successful UK albums came from domestic artists who either grew up or…

Festival Republic – the music promotor behind Reading & Leeds, Latitude and more – has teamed up with Music Declares Emergency in an effort to bring renewable power to UK festival sites. The project aims to drive grid connections to festivals nationwide and begin the transition of the UK outdoor live sector to grid power,…

UK Music and Music for Dementia’s Power of Music have released a report showing how music can play a greater role in improving the nation’s health, mental health and wellbeing. Head over to the UK Music website to view a comprehensive list of benefits that music can bring.

The FAC (Featured Artist Coalition) is calling on the PRS for Music’s Executive Leadership Team and Members’ Council to reconsider its decision to slash PRS Foundation’s funding by 60% in 2024. To read more about the FAC’s stance and to sign the petition click here.

Scotland’s national music prize, the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award, today announces Stirling as the host city for its 2022 ceremony. Produced by the Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) and taking place at Stirling’s Albert Halls on Thursday 20th October, The SAY Award will welcome artists, industry professionals, press and music fans to…

ecolibrium, the charity on a mission to help the live events and music industry tackle the environmental impacts of travel, launch their latest resource, the Sustainable Travel Guide for Artists and the Music Industry, providing up-to-date information, best practice tips and inspiration to empower the live music industry to understand and take action on its…

Music Venue Trust announces launch of Music Venue Properties, a Charitable Community Benefit Society (CCBS) to purchase the freehold of Grassroots Music Venues across the UK. Mark Dayvd, CEO of Music Venue Trust said, “This is the most ambitious initiative Music Venue Trust has ever undertaken. The long-term security and prosperity of grassroots music venues…

Thursday May 12th 2022 Today at The Great Escape, the Music Managers Forum (MMF) will present an ambitious three-step manifesto that aims to address failing music industry systems and practices that are resulting in songwriters and composers losing out on hundreds of millions of pounds in streaming revenues. While artists can be paid within two…