Songwriting & Music Industry Links

Record Companies

Name	Link
Disney Music Group - Walt Disney Records - Hollywood Records	www.disney.co.uk/music
Ministry of Sound Recordings	www.ministryofsound.com/music
Sony Music Entertainment UK & Ireland	www.sonymusic.co.uk
Universal Music (UK) Ltd	www.umusic.co.uk

Song Contests

Name	Link
International Acoustic Music Awards	www.inacoustic.com
John Lennon Sonwriting Contest	www.jlsc.com/
USA Songwriting Competition	www.songwriting.net
Eurovision Song Contest	www.eurovision.tv
UK Songwriting Contest	www.songwritingcontest.co.uk
International Songwriting Competition	www.songwritingcompetition.com
Indie International Songwriting Contest	www.indieinternational.com
SongDoor	www.songdoor.com

Songwriting and Music Industry Organisations

Name	Link
The Association of Independent Music (AIM)	www.musicindie.com
Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) The UKs organisation serving record companies	www.ppluk.com
American Society of Composers Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) Royalty collection organisation in the U.S.A	www.ascap.com
Broadcast Music Inc (BMI) Royalty collection organisation in the U.S.A	www.bmi.com
The Performing Right Society (PRS) - The UK's royalty collection organisation for public performance and broadcasts	www.prsformusic.com
The Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) The UK's mechanical and licensing royalty collection organisation	www.prsformusic.com
The British Recorded Music Industry (BPI) The UK's organisation representing record companies	www.bpi.co.uk
Musicians Union (MU) - Union for working musicians	www.musiciansunion.org.uk
Video Performance Ltd (VPL)	www.musictank.co.uk
Brit Awards / Brit Trust	www.brits.co.uk
Catco - Registration organisation for registering record release info	www.catcouk.com
English Folk Song and Dance Society - For everything folk	www.efdss.org
The Music Producers Guild (MPG) - The UKs Guild for producers	www.mpg.org.uk
UK PRODUCTION MUSIC LIBRARIES - Lists of UK production music libraries working in the tv, radio, audio-visual, film, advertising, multimedia and games industries.	www.prsformusic.com
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	www.swms.org.uk
Music Publishers Association (MPA) - UK member organisation for music publishers	www.mpaonline.org.uk
SESAC - U.S.A royalty collection organisation	www.sesac.com
Official Charts Company - UK organisation compiling the music charts	www.officialcharts.com
APRS (Association of Professional Recording Services)	www.aprs.co.uk
Entertainers Retailers Association	www.eraltd.org
Making Music	www.makingmusic.org.uk
Int Federation of Phonographic Industry(IFPI)	www.ifpi.org
Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO)	www.imro.ie
British Library Sound Archive	www.bl.uk/soundarchive
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.	ww.a-y-m.org.uk
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.	www.wearlistening.org/partners.php
Equity - is the UK Trade Union representing professional performers and other creative workers from across the spectrum of the entertainment, creative and cultural industries.	www.equity.org.uk
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.	www.folkrootslist.co.uk
Brit Writers Awards - the biggest event in the British music industrys calendar	www.brits.co.uk/
Youth Music Network - National Foundation for Youth Music	www.youthmusic.org.uk
Mercury Prize	www.mercuryprize.com
Mobo Awards - Awards organisation for Music of Black Origin	www.mobo.com

Publications & Resources

Name	Link
Songwriting & Composing Magazine	www.songwriters-guild.co.uk
The Production Guide	www.theproductionguide.co.uk
Music Week Music industry publication and directory. Chart listings & reviews	www.musicweek.com
Broadcast Now	www.broadcastnow.co.uk
SongandMedia.com - Promotion, marketing and music download website for songwriters and artistes Pitch your talent to the music industry to get those deals you are seeking	www.songandmedia.com
Billboard	www.billboard.com
Guitar Player World - learn to play guitar online -This website is dedicated to online guitar lessons for aspiring guitar players of all levels. The resources and publications provided here serve as useful tools for guitarists to learn guitar online and improve on their playing skills	www.guitarplayerworld.com
BBC Songwriters Guide	www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/soldonsong/guide/