Record Companies
Links
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Song Contests
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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
English Folk Song and Dance Society
For everything folk
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