Double Grammy winner Dua Lipa and her father complete the gender-balanced conference programme, alongside Steve Lamacq, the Brits and 30+ speakers.
Organisers of the inaugural Futures Forum – the one-day event for young live music professionals which takes place as part of this year's International Live Music Conference (ILMC) – have announced double Grammy-winning pop sensation Dua Lipa as this year's keynote interview.
The Futures Forum Keynote: Dugi & Dua Lipa...
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The underground live music scene in Barcelona will receive protection from the council under the new "live culture spaces" category.
The Barcelona City Council has announced the creation of the Espais de cultura viva (live culture spaces) venue classification to protect its small live music venues, allowing flexible capacity limits and relaxing sound restrictions.
The council has finalised work on the category, which applies to spaces with a capacity of up to 150 people that host...
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Spike in sales for songs performed at 2019 Grammy Awards by Lady Gaga, Kacey Musgraves, Bradi Carlile, H.E.R. and Dolly Parton.
Songs performed at Saturday's 61st Grammy Awards by Lady Gaga, Kacey Musgraves, Bradi Carlile, H.E.R. and others, collectively contributed to a 480% increase in digital download sales, according to Nielsen Music.
The songs performed at the awards ceremony, including H.E.R.'s 'Hard Place' (up 102,000%), Kacey Musgraves' 'Rainbow' (up 9,430%), Brandi Carlile's...
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London could be getting not one but two new classical concert venues, if the Wimbledon Concert Hall becomes reality.
Renowned architect Frank Gehry has begun drawing up plans for the Wimbledon Concert Hall, a 1,250-seat classical concert venue envisioned for the south-west London suburb.
Early designs have been prepared by Gehry – whose previous designs include the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles – on behalf of Anthony Wilkinson,...
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European venues are invited to apply to become aspiring members of the Liveurope network, which supports venues booking emerging, European artists
Music venue platform Liveurope is calling for aspiring memberships, with applications open to eligible European venues wishing to join the network. From the applications, one venue will be selected to join the platform.
Launched in 2014, Liveurope is an initiative supporting venues in their efforts to promote emerging, non-national,...
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As the Head of International Marketing, you will be responsible for managing AWAL's international marketing teams who create and deliver successful, innovative & global marketing campaigns for our growing roster of Artist and Label clients. You will work directly with all our clients and with senior leaders in the AWAL team as well as develop and expand our international business.
This is an exciting time to be joining AWAL, Kobalt's Recordings division, and to be successful in the...
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TRUCKINGBY Brian Yeardley is the Live Event trucking division of Brian Yeardley Continental Limited who have run an established UK and European general cargo trucking business for over 40 years. Our modern fleet of over 60 Euro-6 engined trucks are the most environmentally friendly in the market place, allowing us to enter all UK and European cities without restriction day or night. Our quality assured service is ISO 9001:2015 and FORS Silver assessed. This guarantees our clients a reliable, affordable...
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