🥳🎉We're delighted to unveil the 18 talented independent music managers participating in the 7th annual edition of our Accelerator Programme!⁠ ⁠ 🤝Thanks YouTube Music, Arts Council England, PPL, Creative Scotland and Scottish Music Industry Association for the extensive support!⁠ ⁠ 🔗 themmf.net/news

🗨️ This week our CEO Annabella Coldrick joined the Council of Music Makers at the Creator Remuneration Meeting with Culture Minister Chris Bryant & labels. ✅ We’re pushing for a fairer streaming deal for all music makers - progress is slow, but momentum is building.

Brilliant to see our new Chair and Vice-Chair, Niamh Byrne and Jill Hollywood in the latest edition of Music Week alongside our Chief Executive Annabella Coldrick 👏 👏 www.musicweek.com/interviews/r...

📢 @featuredartists.bsky.social has announced a UK Artist Touring Fund. Developed with the MMF and @wearethemu.bsky.social , the UKAT Fund will act as a vehicle to distribute artist-allocated funds collected by the recently-launched LIVE Trust. 🔗 thefac.org/ukatfund

🔊Last week, LIVE (Live music Industry Venues & Entertainment) launched the LIVE Trust! This follows the proposals for a voluntary levy on stadiums and arenas, supported by the government and the Culture, Media & Sport Committee. 🔗 livemusic.biz/live-trust

Last week, Dame Caroline Dinenage , Chair of the Select Committee, asked @chrisbryant1962.bsky.social, Minister for Culture, about his approach to the crisis in grassroots music. We're encouraged by his response and glad to see artists and managers being actively included in the conversation.

💥The UK Government has announced a plan to tackle ticket touting!💥⁠ musicweek.com/live/read/uk...

🪕We'll be at Americana Music Week on 22nd January! MMF member discount code on our website.. 🔗https://americanamusicweek.com