A Scottish brewer is planning to invest in helping the country’s emerging musicians recover from the pandemic following a major sales spike over the past 18 months. After a successful year due to the rise in sales of their now legendary modern sour beers, Vault City Brewing have teamed up with King Tut’s to help support the music…

Join the SMIA and MMF this Friday (24 September) from 11am – midday for an online meet-up to learn about our partnership with the Music Manager Forum’s (MMF) Accelerator Programme, and the opportunities this presents for artist and producer managers based in Scotland.   Register for the event via Zoom now: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElcuyqpjwuGdI129FxoTNPqOicMl3-5sTA   Since it…

Scotland’s national music prize, the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award, has officially announced the twenty outstanding Scottish albums which have made it onto this year’s coveted Longlist in the award’s tenth year; whittled down from 327 eligible albums by 100 impartial music industry Nominators. All twenty albums were released during the COVID-19 pandemic, amidst huge turmoil for the…

Apple Music has overcome its problem of identifying and compensating the various rights holders on DJ mixes on its platform by building new technology and tools on the audio recognition app Shazam. The Shazam tool can identify the songs within a DJ mix and directly pay individual creators, event promoters, mix suppliers like festivals, club nights…

Live Music Now Scotland (LMNS) have announced 2021 audition dates using a new online application tool that will allow musicians impacted by the pandemic, and at the beginning of their professional career journeys, to apply in the most accessible and efficient way. Taking place on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 November 2021, these auditions are…

Creative Scotland, in collaboration with people and organisations from across the culture sector in Scotland, and with the support of Scottish Government has launches a new initiative aimed at promoting the value that art and creativity contributes to all our lives. With a dedicated website at its centre, Our Creative Voice is a new platform for demonstrating the tangible benefits that art and creativity contribute…

Vaccine passports are to be required for entry to nightclubs and many large events in Scotland from later this month, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The plans will apply to indoor and outdoor events, and will need to be signed off by MSPs next week. Ms Sturgeon said the move was needed to help stem the…

Music Broth are looking for new people to join their Board of Trustees to support their aims to build an inclusive musical community across Scotland. In this role, you will help shape the direction of a growing social enterprise and support Music Broth to achieve its aims; making music accessible to all. Music Broth would…

Musicians, bands, artists and venues will be able to apply to a £750,000 Scottish Government fund to bring new and additional concerts to venues and festivals in Scotland next year. Scotland on Tour will support the staging of concerts across the whole nation from between January 2022 and January 2023. Funded by Scottish Government and…

The judging panel for The Sound of Young Scotland Award has been announced. The panel is made up of 11 musicians who are former SAY Award nominees. Having previously been recognised for creating outstanding Scottish albums, and representing a diverse range of musical genres, the panel is tasked with reviewing this year’s applications and deciding…

National Album Day returns for its fourth edition on Saturday 16th October, and this year will spotlight women artists and their huge contribution to music and culture through the art of the album. Revisiting iconic and influential albums by women artists, from the earliest pioneers to present-day legends, and pointing towards exciting new and future…

Organisers of a new Safe Spaces Now music industry initiative say more than 40% of women under 40 have experienced sexual harassment at a live music event. The initiative highlights that venues, festivals, studios and workplaces are too often not safe spaces for women, girls and marginalised genders. Individuals are encourage to sign the open letter on…

The Ivors Academy has published a new report estimating the size of the global song streaming data gap – streaming royalties for songs that are unallocated or misallocated due to missing or incomplete data. The Academy estimates that £500 million of streaming royalties due for payment to songwriters and rights-holders a year globally are affected by poor…