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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Marketing Society Scotland Star Awards sees The SAY Award 2020 PR Campaign Shortlisted
The PR campaign for 2020’s Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award has been Shortlisted for a Marketing Society Scotland Star Award. As part of the Communications Category, the Shortlist for Best PR campaign is as follows: In a year like no other, we worked with Material PR on the delivery of our most impactful…
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Music helped the UK get through lockdown, BPI data reveals
Data published ahead of the BPI’s new All About the Music 2021 yearbook has revealed that music raised the nation’s spirits since the pandemic began. The new data shows the impact music had on the UK throughout the 2020 lockdowns, and particularly the increase in music listening across Britain to aid in wellness, motivation and…
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Two new strands of support for Help Musicians’ Music Minds Matter service
Help Musicians has announced new plans to expand its existing Music Minds Matter service. The charity recently published the results of a study it conducted, which found that the combined impact of the coronavirus lockdown and fears over the Brexit deal’s insufficient support for touring musicians is taking an unprecedented toll on the mental health of musicians in the…
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The Snuts take on Demi Lovato for Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart
The Snuts’ debut album ‘W.L.’ is battling Demi Lovato’s seventh studio record ‘Dancing With The Devil… The Art of Starting Over’ for Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart. The West Lothian rising stars are leading the pack, racking up the most vinyl and download sales of the week so far. Should The Snuts…
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Black Lives In Music launches to empower musicians and fight racism
A new organisation called Black Lives In Music has launched a data-driven mission to amplify and empower black musicians and professionals.
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UK Music event to map out live music restart a year after lockdown
One year since Covid-19 forced the live music sector into silence, UK Music is hosting a lunchtime webinar event to explore what needs to be done to get live music back on stage.
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King Tut’s gets backing of music community as planning appeal approaches
Scotland’s music community has rallied around one of the cities most iconic music venues in the face of a planning fight.
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Submissions open for AIM Awards 2021, which sees the launch of new livestream and diversity categories
Submissions are now open for the AIM Independent Music Awards, which returns for 2021 with an immersive virtual event on September 9.
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Moving Forward: Approaches to managing Brexit for the Scottish music industry
The Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) today (11 March) unveils it’s ‘Moving Forward: Approaches to managing Brexit for the Scottish music industry’ report; published following the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020 and the signing of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement.
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The British Music Embassy reveals SXSW Online 2021 line-up
The British Music Embassy, SXSW’s venue for hotly-tipped UK artists has unveils 35 artist showcases as part of SXSW Online 2021.
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Scottish Government announces business rates relief to be extended for full year
Scottish retail, hospitality, leisure and aviation businesses will not pay non-domestic rates throughout the next financial year, under plans announced by Finance Secretary Kate Forbes.
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#WeMakeEvents launch new campaign for government relief for the live events sector
#WeMakeEvents has announced a new campaign in a bid to urge the UK Government to provide relief for the struggling live events sector during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Scottish Government announces further support for freelancers and the events sector
The Scottish Government has today (Thursday 11 February 2021) announced a further £17.5 million of emergency coronavirus (COVID-19) funding to support creative freelancers and the events sector. Of the £17.5 million announced, £8.5 million will go towards the events sector – distributed through the Pivotal Event Businesses Fund and the Events Industry Support Fund 2,…
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Youth Arts Small Grants Scheme information session with Aberdeen Youth Music Forum
Aberdeen Youth Music Forum (AYMF) are to host an online information session Monday 15 February, 5pm-6pm with the Creative Learning Team from Aberdeen City Council around the Youth Arts Small Grants Scheme.
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Live streaming webinar for musicians with disabilities from Drake Music
Drake Music, the leading national organisation working in music, disability and technology, are running a free session aimed at solo artists focused on getting the right set-up for live streaming.
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Music Week Tech Summit returns for 2021
Music Week Tech Summit is an exploration of how the music and technology sectors can work together to help artists, managers, labels and publishers reach new audiences. Taking place on March 31, the event is going online for 2021.