$50,000 top prize for new songwriting competition

Alberts and Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy are pleased to announce the 2013 Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition Read more...

Wolf Colony - 'Youth'

Wolf Colony is an electro-pop music duo based out of Miami and New York City. Comprising of singer-songwriter seventhleopard and music producer Neal Sarin. Read more...

Maxim Senin - Sing To Me

Growing up in Riga, Latvia (formally the USSR) and now residing in Long Beach California for the past twelve years, Maxim Senin learned early on the value of le... Read more...

UNI Music League final tonight

UNI Music League (UML) is about to reach it's conclusion for 2013. Having seen 32 acts from over 25 universities across the country in Read more...

Music Crowns announce partnership with Music Gateway

Online Music Awards for Unsigned and Indy Artists, Music Crowns have announced a partnership with music collaboration platform "Music Gateway". Read more...

Obsoletism - album by eraserfase

LA based music act eraserfase introduces Obsoletism the album Read more...

Edmmer - Urban Combat

Seoul EDM artist "Edmmer" introduces his Urban Combat track Read more...

Institute students The Carnabys win London Hard Rock Rising

The Carnabys, an unsigned rock band featuring two Institute alumni has been chosen to represent London in Hard Rock's Global Battle of the Bands Read more...

Winners Announced For 2012 International Songwriting Competition

The International Songwriting Competition (ISC), widely recognized as the world's premier songwriting event, today announced its 2012 winners. Read more...

Amnesty International name its young protest song champions

Amnesty International UK today unveiled the winners of its protest song competition, Power of Our Voices, at a prestigious ceremony at its London Human Rights A... Read more...

Frank Turner to judge Shure Songwriting Award

The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance is pleased to announce that the judge for the Shure Songwriting Award 2013 will be the award Read more...

Institute Awards 2013 Guitar Scholarship Winner

The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance is delighted to award Luke Tarrant as the winner of the 2013 Higher Diploma Guitar Scholarship award. Read more...

Win a slot on stage at Download Festival

Red Bull Studios are preparing to launch a nationwide opportunity on 9th April, offering aspiring unsigned bands the chance to take their career Read more...

Do you have the X Factor?

Do you have what it takes to be the next singing superstar? The X Factor open auditions are starting this weekend (Saturday 6th April) at London's ExCel. Read more...

Uni Music League contestant get record and management deal offer

UML is a unique project (in fact the only one of its kind in the UK!) acting as a bridge and support structure for student musicians into the professional music... Read more...

Become a Super-star DJ at Pacha, Ibiza

Corona Extra is giving up-and-coming UK DJs the chance to catapult their career onto the international dance music stage and appear at Pacha, Ibiza Read more...

Free Experience Day for young musicians at the Institute in London

On Saturday 27th April the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance will be opening its doors for an Experience Day, where young musicians Read more...

Chartburst connects unsigned artists with major label talent scouts

New musicians service, Chartburst.com, which launched in beta (testing mode) in January promises to put talented unsigned artists music in front of major record... Read more...

2013 Unsigned Only music competition deadline extended

Due to overwhelming demand, the 2013 Unsigned Only Music Competition has extended its deadline date until April 16, 2013. Read more...

Music Gateway launches trailblazing site with £50,000 of prizes

The Global Music Industry is a notoriously difficult place to break and connect with the right people. That problem is about to change with the launch of one of... Read more...

Powerstudio partner with Isle of Wight Festival for unsigned competition

The Isle of Wight Festival Unsigned is a brand new competition for 6 of the best UK and Ireland unsigned acts. Read more...

SongSpot Song Academy Young Songwriter blogs

With the Song Academy Young Songwriter (SAYS) 2013 underway, I've been looking into what inspires songwriters to write what they do. Read more...

City Showcase: Soho Flea Market: Call to bands & artists

City Showcase, the event for emerging bands, singers and musical artists, has announced its return to Dean Street, Soho, London, on Sunday 2nd June 2013 Read more...

T Break search for unsigned talent

Tennent's Lager's nationwide search for Scotland's freshest unsigned musical talent begins with the launch of T Break 2013. Since 1996 Tennent's Read more...

Competition for unsigned band to play at top European festival

Festival travel specialist eufest has teamed up with one of Europe's leading music festivals to unearth some hot new talent from the UK. Read more...

Free instrument lesson with National Learn to Play Day

On Saturday 16th March 2013 the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance will be offering free lessons in guitar, bass, drums and vocals for anybody Read more...

Hard Rock Rising live heats London, Edinburgh and Manchester

Hard Rock International has called on aspiring musicians from around the globe to rock out for the opportunity of a lifetime through this year's Hard Rock Risin... Read more...

Industry experts deliver BA (Hons) in Music Business at Institute

The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance is preparing for a new intake of students for its esteemed Music Business degree*. Read more...

UML winner to land slot at The Wilderness festival

UNI Music League (UML) rounded off their showcase rounds on Tuesday night with another excellent instalment at PROUD Camden. Read more...

A*M*E

Warehouse Summer Party
A*M*E graced the stage in style at London's upscale fashion event last week. High street retailer Warehouse put together a fun-filled fashion event last night at The Yard Read more...

The Relapse Symphony

The Relapse Symphony is a band from Washington, DC they may be a young band they will go for in their music career as a band. Read more...

Candy Says

Favourite Flavour
Favourite Flavour is the 2nd single from Oxford band Candy Says, who have started their career in fine fashion with their debut single 'Melt into the Sun' receiving positive r... Read more...

Avion Roe

Avion Roe is a four-member band that is about hope and resurrection. They have all hit dark times and seen some things they wish they could erase but the band is a reminder th... Read more...

Rae Kelly feat Mark Ulrick

The Trobadour
Earl's Court's swanky The Trobadour played host to the amazing singer songwriter Rae Kelly. Kelly was supported by my friend and bassist Mark Ulrick, which in tandem, made for... Read more...

Cinema Sleep

Cinema Sleep is a band from Cincinnati, Ohio. The band was started back in March of 2012 and in early June of this year Cinema Sleep new album with be out. They have been hard... Read more...

Dead City Lights

Dead City Lights Interview
Dead City Lights is a Band from Phoenix, Arizona. They where founded back in 2012 and have been going strong. They have their new EP out called 'Come Alive' Read more...

Blinded Memory

Blinded Memory is an all guys metalcore band from Europe. They got started back in 2010. Scenic then they have brought us so much great music. For now they have been doing con... Read more...

Dead!

Southampton Solent Students Union
The small room above the Students union of Southampton Solent University was bursting with energy for one night and on night only, a birthday bash was underway Read more...

RadioDriveBy

RadioDriveBy Interview
RadioDriveBy Is a Five-piece alternative rock/pop punk band, from Tempe Arizona! They have been playing together for a little over two years. Read more...

Kill Van Kulls

Babble Jar
Following the release of their new and exciting E.P. Wooden Heart, which is already turning heads, the Kill Van Kulls played at the trendy Babble Jar venue in North London and... Read more...

Jessica Frost

Jessica Frost Interview
Jessica Frost is a musician from Stockholm, Sweden. To most of the world Jessica is just a face and a name in this every growing music filled. Read more...

Candy Says

Melt into the Sun
Melt into the Sun is the eclectic track from Oxford newcomers 'Candy Says', who have already been labelled as 2013's take on Velvet Underground! Read more...