2025 Artist & Manager Awards to honour Wolf Alice, Ash and alt-J manager Stephen "Tav" Taverner musicweek.com/management/rea…

We’re proud to unveil this year’s Artist of the Year nominees at the Artist & Manager Awards!

🎶 @cmatbaby
🎶 @fontainesdublin
🎶 Jade
🎶 @lolayounggg
🎶 @pinkpantheress2

Members can get 25% off tickets using the code in their @MMFUK or @FeaturedArtists newsletter.

🏆 Manager’s Manager Award – Stephen Taverner 🏆

Stephen Taverner, founder of @EastCityMGMT , will receive this year’s Manager’s Manager Award at the 2025 Artist & Manager Awards.

Members get 25% off using the code in your @MMFUK or @FeaturedArtists newsletter 🎟️

💼 2025 Manager of the Year – Shortlist Announced! 🌟
✨ Amy Frenchum – Blue Raincoat Artists
✨ Emily Braham – Yo&Co
✨ Muyiwa Awoniyi & Wale Davies
✨ Ryan Richards – Future History
✨ Wes Banton

Members receive 25% off using codes in @MMFUK or @FeaturedArtists newsletters

🌍 Earth Action Award – Winner Announced! 🌿

We’re so proud to present the inaugural Earth Action Award at the Artist & Manager Awards to NATURE (artist) and @earthpercentorg (music manager).

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✅️ 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-….

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…

🎵 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=…

👏 Announcing our latest Associate, @tixelofficial!⁠
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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

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

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

🗨️ 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.

Brilliant to see our new Chair and Vice-Chair, Niamh Byrne and Jill Hollywood in the latest edition of @MusicWeek alongside our Chief Executive Annabella Coldrick 👏👏

musicweek.com/interviews/rea…

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

Our Music team’s Henrietta Currie gave the lowdown on management agreements to participants of @MMFUK'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-…

📢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

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…

🔊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

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

Last week, @cj_dinenage , Chair of the Select Committee, asked @RhonddaBryant , 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.