16th Apr 2013
Awards take AIM for this year

The Association of Independent Music (AIM), has announced that its Independent Music Awards will return for a third year on September 3rd. The event will take place again at the The Brewery venue in London and will for the first time feature awards for independent track of the year and independent video of the year.
5th Mar 2013
AIM: Get Connected

The Association of Independent Music (AIM) has revealed the initial line-up for its Music Connected conference, taking place on April 17 at Glaziers Hall in London. The conference will feature speakers from PIAS, Hospital Records and Eagle Rock Entertainment discussing how to build a successful YouTube Channel.
20th Feb 2013
Warner enters state of independents

Global rights agency Merlin and trade association Impala have struck a groundbreaking deal with Warner to help strengthen the independent sector following the proposed sale of Parlophone to the major this month.
31st Jan 2013
Nature documentary

Indie label Fierce Panda are joining forces with Document films and launching a Pledge Music campaign for ‘Charade: 20 years of Fierce Panda’, a film documenting the history of the label. They are asking for recollections of how fans first discovered the label that launched the careers of Placebo, Coldplay, Idlewild, Art Brut et al- So, do you remember the furst time?
30th Jan 2013
Record Store Day cut vinyl in 2013

The organisers of Record Store Day have announced that this year will see a 10% reduction in special physical product releases, with BBC 6Music dedicating a day of programming to the celebratory day of independence.
18th Jan 2013
Bragging rights

Billy Bragg has re-signed to Indie label Cooking Vinyl, in a new deal that for the first time covers the entire world and will see the songwriter retaining the copyright to the recordings of his forthcoming album.
29th Nov 2012
Tap into Sky Arts £30K fund

Sky Arts in association with IdeasTap are again offering five emerging artists £30,000 each to fund their work for an entire year and the deadline for submission is Wednesday 19 December. The Sky Arts Ignition: Futures Fund is designed to assist artists with creative practice and will also pair the winners with a mentor from Sky to help you develop your networks, skills and knowledge in the arts and the commercial sector, supported through Sky’s platforms.
14th Nov 2012
IFPI report: Labels defy downturn

The IFPI has reported that record companies invested approximately £2.8bn in A&R and marketing last year, in the midst of the global economic downturn - suggesting that labels remain the primary investors in artists.
2nd Nov 2012
It's Hip to Be ∆

This year's Mercury Prize was awarded to Alt - J for their debut album An Awesome Wave. The band formed five years ago at Leeds University proving that there are no short cuts to success in the music industry.Last night's spectacular Barclaycard sponsored award ceremony was televised for 4 minutes on Channel 4 though the partying continued throughout the adverts, Shameless, Random Acts and 999 What's Your Emergency.Press Ctrl R to briefly view the correct headline! ∆
31st Oct 2012
Artrocker Awards announced

As the memory of this week's AIM Award fizzles and the Mercury rises, The Gen can inform you that the second annual Artrocker Awards will take place on Friday 7th December 2012 at the Sebright Arms in London’s East End.