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🪕We'll be at Americana Music Week on 22nd January! MMF member discount code on our website! ! 🔗americanamusicweek.com

💥The UK Government has announced a plan to tackle ticket touting! musicweek.com/live/read/uk-g…

MMF featured in the MBW print-edition year-end roundup! 🌟 ⁠ ⁠ Our Chair Niamh Byrne, Vice-Chair Jill Hollywood, and Chief Executive Annabella Coldrick shared powerful reflections on 2024 in the music industry and their hopes for the upcoming year.. 📖

💬Our Chief Executive, Annabella Coldrick, spoke to Music Week about recent industry happenings in their print-edition end of year roundup..

💡Last year, we released the Management Deals Guide, a comprehensive resource examining the evolving landscape of management deals within the music industry. 🔗You can read the guide in full on the MMF website: themmf.net/managingexpect…

Last week, Caroline Dinenage MP , Chair of the Select Committee, asked Chris Bryant , Minister for Culture, about his approach to the crisis in grassroots music. We're encouraged by his response and glad to see artists and managers being actively included in the conversation.

🎤The Karousel Music x SESAC, Inc. x MMF talent showcase returns to East London on Tuesday 18th February! ⁠⁠ 🔗MMF members get access to free tickets via the Industry Golden Ticket option at musicglue.com/karouselmusic/…

🔊Last week, LIVE (Live music Industry Venues & Entertainment) launched the LIVE Trust! This follows the proposals for a voluntary levy on stadiums and arenas, supported by the government and the Culture, Media & Sport Committee. 🔗livemusic.biz/live-trust

Applications for the 7th year of the Accelerator Programme for Music Managers are now open! Offering grant funding (up to £12K in 2025) & expert-led training, it’s designed to help independent managers build sustainable careers. Apply by 3rd March! themmf.net/resources/acce…

📢The Featured Artists Coalition has announced a UK Artist Touring Fund. Developed with the MMF and Musicians’ Union, the UKAT Fund will act as a vehicle to distribute artist-allocated funds collected by the recently-launched LIVE Trust. 🔗thefac.org/ukatfund

Our Music team’s Henrietta Currie gave the lowdown on management agreements to participants of Music Managers Forum's "Essentials of Music Management" online training course last week. Read more about the knowledge they shared with music industry managers here: leeandthompson.com/news/lt-talks-…

Competition & Markets Authority backs government's secondary ticketing price cap proposal musicweek.com/live/read/comp…

Brilliant to see our new Chair and Vice-Chair, Niamh Byrne and Jill Hollywood in the latest edition of Music Week alongside our Chief Executive Annabella Coldrick 👏👏 musicweek.com/interviews/rea…

🗨️ This week our CEO Annabella Coldrick joined the Council of Music Makers at the Creator Remuneration Meeting with Culture Minister Chris Bryant & labels. ✅ We’re pushing for a fairer streaming deal for all music makers - progress is slow, but momentum is building.

🥳🎉We're delighted to unveil the 18 talented independent music managers participating in the 7th annual edition of our Accelerator Programme!⁠ ⁠ 🤝Thanks YouTube Music, @aceagrams, @ppl_uk, @creativescots and @the_smia for the extensive support!⁠ ⁠ 🔗themmf.net/news

Arctic Monkeys manager Ian McAndrew honoured with Music Week's Strat Award musicweek.com/media/read/mus…

👏 Announcing our latest Associate, tixel!⁠ ⁠ Tixel is the honest fan-to-fan ticket exchange and waitlist tool that gives artists the power to own their audience and sell out faster, while protecting fans from touts and scammers.⁠ 🔗 tixel.com/about

🎵 Today we were back in Parliament to review progress on UK grassroots music over the past year. 💬 Artists are the biggest employers in live music, but those performing grassroots shows are struggling to break even. 📺️ Watch back the session: youtu.be/449Yn0X6m-0?t=…

We're supporting the Which? campaign to Stop Fleecing Fans! 🎟️ Fans should be able to buy genuine tickets at fair prices. But too often, they’re left priced out, misinformed or even refused entry thanks to resale sites’ poor practices. 🔗 which.co.uk/campaigns/stop…

✅️ Government has just announced a Music Growth Package which promises up to £30 million to support emerging musical talent. The funding will boost grassroots venues while creating new opportunities touring, mentoring, and exporting talent. 🔗 ukmusic.org/news/uk-music-….