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13 October 2021
Survey shows 86% of Black musicians experience barriers to progression within the industry
The Black Lives in Music study is the largest ever to highlight the experiences of Black industry professionals within music.
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11 October 2021
The Weeknd is named the United Nations World Food Programme Goodwill Ambassador
The pop star has been rewarded for his charitable donations to hunger organisations and has expressed that he feels “passionately about addressing world hunger and helping people in need.”
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11 October 2021
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson makes rap debut in new Tech N9ne single
The actor/wrestler has just released his “historic rap debut”, alongside hip hop veteran Tech N9ne, and rappers Joey Cool and King Iso.
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25 October 2021 – 10 December 2021
The Grit School | Music industry Programme for 16-24's
The Grit School 2021
The Grit School is a 7-week music industry and artist-development programme It is aimed at aspiring creatives, musicians, artists and producers (aged 16-24) from South London who are not in education, employment or training.
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11 October 2021
The importance of being Dorothy Ashby
How the harpist and composer changed jazz forever
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8 October 2021
Nick Mason surprised that Roger Waters felt bullied within Pink Floyd
The drummer of Pink Floyd has spoken out about remarks that Roger Waters had expressed, after he claimed last month that some bandmates were “trying to drag” him down.
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8 October 2021
Tears for Fears return with their first album in 17 years
The iconic band hasn't released a record since 2004’s Everybody Loves a Happy Ending. They have released the first single The Tipping Point, to be featured on an LP of the same name.
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8 October 2021
New Music Friday: Masego, Muroki, Pink Pantheress, and more
As it is the first week of Black History Month, this week’s five tracks will be focused on Black musicians that are releasing exciting music right now.
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6 October 2021
Tina Turner sells rights to her music catalogue for a reported $50 million
The ‘queen of rock’n’roll’ sells rights to back catalogue to publisher BMG, in its biggest single artist deal ever.
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7 October 2021 – 18 October 2021
Trainee Learning Assistant, Wigmore Hall
Wigmore Hall is looking for a Trainee Learning Assistant to develop their skills in the administration and co-ordination of creative music making projects, as part of the Government’s Kickstart Scheme for young people receiving Universal Credit.
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6 October 2021 – 1 December 2021
Choir Leader vacancy at Somewhere 2 Sing
If you can sing and play the piano check out this unique opportunity!
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5 October 2021
Data+creativity: Gen Z, Art and Culture in digital space
Last week I attended the Data+creativity: Gen Z, Art and Culture in digital space launch zoom. This zoom launch followed the newest report following national youth trends in 2020 and how these can be expressed through different art forms. The report uses art by Antonio Roberts and his interpretation of the data labeled ‘Pop Up’.
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4 October 2021
Robin Thicke accused of groping Emily Ratajkowski whilst filming Blurred Lines video
The singer allegedly sexually assaulted the model during the filming of the controversial music video in 2013.
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4 October 2021
Billie Eilish set to headline Glastonbury 2022
The musician will become the youngest ever headliner of the festival, at just 20 years old.
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4 October 2021
Want my job? with Wynter Prior, producer, mix engineer and founder of Sphynx Studios
Working within music can be hard, as the work often comes with a lack of stability. In this interview, Metal music producer Wynter Prior from Sphynx studios explains how he managed to build a career for himself in an incredibly competitive industry.
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2 October 2021
Through the Ages: How Queen Victoria’s Empire influenced Romantic music (Part 1)
How musical literacy became a fashion statement
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1 October 2021
Tape of interview and unreleased track from John Lennon sold for £43,000
An unreleased interview, as well as an unheard track, have sold at an auction in Denmark for a remarkably high price.
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1 October 2021
Eminem greets fans as he opens new ‘Mom’s Spaghetti’ restaurant
The rap icon has opened up a shop that sells only spaghetti, in a reference to one of the most memed lines in hip-hop history.