25th Aug 2011
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The Association of Independent Music (AIM) has announced that Bjork and Domino Recording Co. founder Laurence Bell will both be honoured at the forthcoming inaugural Independent Music Awards.
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Live Promoters SJM Concerts and Metropolis Music have launched a ticketing App to complement the Gigs and Tours website www.gigsandtours.com.The gigs and tours app is available for free on Apple devices and has the capacity to show users gigs happening in their area alongside information for on-sale dates for events and a search engine for artists and events.
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The annual ABC circulation figures have revealed that NME experienced a 14.3% year on year decline in the first six months of this 2011, dropping to below 30,000 copies each week.Showing the biggest drop in the music sector for the second consecutive year, NME fell 9.8% from the previous six-month period and currently stands at 29, 020.
19th Aug 2011
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The organisers of the Pukkelpop festival in Belgium have announced that they are cancelling the remainder of the festival following the deaths of five people due to a stage collapse during a storm yesterday (Thursday August 18th).According to reports from BBC News, staging collapsed at The Chateau stage and trees were uprooted when the violent storm hit.
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Following the fire that destroyed the Sony DADC distribution warehouse in Enfield during riots in London, PIAS Entertainment Group has announced a swift contingency plan that will ensure that all releases from independent labels will continue to be distributed.A new distribution centre set up by Sony and based in Hertfordshire will be operational from Monday 22nd August and will immediately handle all orders with supermarkets, international shipments and wholesalers.
18th Aug 2011
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The music industry is united in its efforts to help indie labels in the aftermath of the PIAS fire, with the BPI, MCPS and NME all weighing in with support this week.
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Following the Government’s recent response to the Hargreaves Report and copyright reform, the Business, innovation and Skills Committee (BIS), has confirmed that they are to conduct an inquiry into the report.
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A loophole in US copyright law means that artists such as Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan could soon reclaim the complete rights to their huge-selling hits.
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Online indie retailer Bleep has joined forces with Warp Records, Transition Mastering and Soundcloud to create a new unsigned competition.‘Filtered’ will offer artists the opportunity to have tracks professionally mastered, marketed and released on a compilation sold exclusively through Bleep, with 50% of profits going straight to the artists.
11th Aug 2011
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[PIAS] Entertainment Group and the Association of Independent Music (AIM) have created a fund to help support labels that have been adversely affected by the Sony DADC fire.Just to be clear, there is one fund that will consist of monies donated by well-wishers to both parties, as well as a sum put up by AIM's larger members and indeed AIM itself.
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