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Latest PRS Foundation News
9 out of the 12 Mercury Prize 2022 nominees have had PRS Foundation support
Following the announcement of the albums of the year for the Mercury Prize 2022 we are delighted to see that 9 of the 12 nominated artists – Fergus McCreadie, Gwenno, Joy Crookes, Kojey Radical, Little Simz, Nova Twins, Sam Fender, Self Esteem and Yard Act – have all received support from PRS Foundation at key points in the development of their careers. Read more.
Latest Open Fund and Women Make Music grantees announced
This month we announced the support of 22 exciting new music projects through our Open Fund for Music Creators including from David Lyttle, Jasdeep Singh and Ruth Lyon, 19 through our Women Make Music fund including Kemi Ade, Maz O’Connor and Tonia Ko and 21 through our Open Fund for Organisations including Aurora Orchestra, English Folk Expo, Scottish Music Centre and Vortex. Read more.
Latest Composers’ Fund, PPL Momentum and Hitmaker grantees announced
Through May, June, July and August we announced the recent grantees from three of our Next Steps initiatives with 7 Composers’ Fund grantees including Seckou Keita and William Mival, 9 PPL Momentum Music Fund grantees including Kelli-Leigh and SIPHO and 9 Hitmaker grantees including 3lackondabeat and The Melody Men.
POWER UP Year 2 Participants announced and Year 1 findings
Recently we revealed the talented Black music creators and industry professionals and executives who make up the 40 POWER UP Participants for Year 2 of the programme. Additionally we highlighted the impact and successes from the first year of the initiative including Participant award wins, domination of playlists and lineups and the taking up of senior and Board positions across the industry.
We also announced new partnerships with Arts Council of Wales and Paul Hamlyn Foundation and shared key findings including the need for a more urgent approach to tackling anti-Black racism in all sectors while calling for support from the largest players in music. Read more.
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- POWER UP: Tackling Anti-Black Racism in Music
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This year we celebrated the 10th year of the PRS Foundation and Southbank Centre’s New Music Biennial! Watch our short wrap up video of the festival weekends this year in Coventry as part of UK City of Culture and at the festival’s spiritual home in London’s Southbank Centre.
Latest PRS Foundation Opportunities
Targeted PPL Momentum Accelerator support for Wales-based music creators launched
We’ve partnered with Arts Council of Wales to bring our targeted PPL Momentum Accelerator support to talented artists and music industry professionals based in Wales. PPL Momentum Sbardun | Accelerator will offer grants of up to £5,000 to seven talented Wales-based artists as well as support of up to £2,000 available to Wales-based future music industry professionals to develop their skills and careers. Read more.
Beyond Borders returns for applications
Our UK and Republic of Ireland collaborative touring initiative, Beyond Borders, has re-opened for applications from organisations, music groups and composers. Beyond Borders supports high quality co-commissions and tours, stimulating collaboration between composers, performance groups and music organisations across the four UK countries and, since 2014, the Republic of Ireland. Funding of up to £15,000 is available for projects that include new commissions, recordings and repeat performances of music written in the past five years. Read more.
Resonate database refreshed and open for applications from orchestras
Our Resonate initiative in partnership with the Association of British Orchestras (ABO) and BBC Radio 3 to encourage professional orchestras to programme into their repertoire the best pieces of UK orchestral music from the past 25 years, has re-opened for applications from UK Orchestras with a new look and updated database of works. Support of up to £10,000 is available to UK orchestras who want to rehearse, programme, tour or promote a piece of music from the Resonate database. Read more.
As part of PRS for Music’s AGM in April 2022 we put together a short film about the work we did in 2021 to early 2022. Watch the video:
When we opened up our JustGiving page in 2020 we were blown away by the support of music lovers around the country donating to us to ensure talented music creators remain able to reach their potential.
In these continuing challenging times, that support is more important than ever.
If you want to show your support for new music and help us continue our vital and timely grants and development for the people that create it, from the grass roots up, please click our donate button:
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Other opportunities and resources
Here are some opportunities for organisations and music creators, from our friends, partners and collaborators.
• Mercury Musical Developments and Musical Theatre Network have a nationwide search for the UK’s most exciting new musicals in development to present at BEAM2023 – Read details of where and how you can pitch your idea
• The Ivors Academy have introduced a new pre-degree music industry diploma called The WRD. Find out more and apply
• Come Play With Me are looking for women and LGBTQ+ musicians and artists in Yorkshire to apply for their latest Artist Call Out opportunity. Artists will get the chance to release a standalone digital single in 2023, with potential to feature on a vinyl compilation later on in the year. Read more and apply. Deadline 30th August 2022
• The NYCGB Young Composers scheme is open for applications from composers in the early stages of their career, who are committed to developing as professional composers and who have a passion for creating high-quality, imaginative new music for vocal ensembles. Read more and apply. Deadline 30th August 2022
• First Artist Management have launched their C.A.M.P. mentoring programme creating opportunities for young people aged 18-25 to break into the music for screen business with a focus on underrepresented groups. Read more and apply. Deadline 26th August 2022
• The Jaguar Foundation released its debut report Progressing Gender Representation In UK Dance Music, which sets out qualitative and quantitative data into gender balance in UK dance music. Download your copy
• The All Parliamentary Party Group on Music released a report outlining the urgent action the Government should take to help UK musicians and crew tour Europe more easily. Read the report
