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Songwriting and Music Industry Organisations

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Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL)

The UKs organisation serving record companies

American Society of Composers Authors & Publishers (ASCAP)

Royalty collection organisation in the U.S.A

Broadcast Music Inc (BMI)

Royalty collection organisation in the U.S.A

The Performing Right Society (PRS)

The UK’s royalty collection organisation for public performance and broadcasts

The Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS)

The UK’s mechanical and licensing royalty collection organisation

The British Recorded Music Industry (BPI)

The UK’s organisation representing record companies

The British Recorded Music Industry (BPI)

The UK’s organisation representing record companies

Catco

Registration organisation for registering record release info

The Music Producers Guild (MPG)

The UKs Guild for producers

UK PRODUCTION MUSIC LIBRARIES

Lists of UK production music libraries working in the tv, radio, audio-visual, film, advertising, multimedia and games industries.

South West Music School

South West Music School is part of a new national network of Centres of Advanced Training supported by the Department for Children

Music Publishers Association (MPA)

UK member organisation for music publishers

SESAC

U.S.A royalty collection organisation

Official Charts Company

UK organisation compiling the music charts

APRS

Association of Professional Recording Services

Awards for young musicians

Bringing opportunity to talented young people – Support the UK’s most talented young musicians (aged 5 to 18) who because of financial need may be prevented from fulfilling their creative potential.

We Are Listening

A London artiste development group founded in 2004 to provide professional prospects for independent artistes and a forum for discovering new talent. We Are Listening initiate unique A & R campaigns in the form of songwriting, lyric writing, music video and performance contests and assemble distinguished music professionals to lend their expertise as contest judges.

Equity

is the UK Trade Union representing professional performers and other creative workers from across the spectrum of the entertainment, creative and cultural industries.

Folk and Roots

the online guide to the Folk, Roots and Acoustic Scene around the UK, providing information on events, festivals, workshops, venues, reviews and artists.

Brit Writers Awards

the biggest event in the British music industrys calendar

Youth Music Network

National Foundation for Youth Music

Mercury Prize

National Foundation for Youth Music

Mobo Awards

Awards organisation for Music of Black Origin

Publications & Resources

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Music Week

Music industry publication and directory. Chart listings & reviews

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