APPOINTMENTS
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The Barbican has announced Helen Wallace as its new Head Of Music. She joins from another London arts venue, Kingâs Place, where she was Executive & Artistic Director. âThe Barbican is a place of soaring, international ambition and progressive thinkingâ, she says. âIt has given me, as an audience member, some of the most transformative music experiences of my life. I want to unlock those experiences for a wider audience across the whole of the Barbicanâs venues. Iâm passionate about breaking down hierarchies and giving space to a multiplicity of musical voices, including the audienceâs ownâ. She will officially take up her new role in February.
LABELS
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Applications are open for Sony Musicâs A&R Academy internship programme, a twelve month, paid scheme with roles available at the Columbia, RCA and Ministry Of Sound labels. Applications close on 20 Nov. Find out more here.
FUNDING
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Applications for the latest round of Music Export Growth Scheme funding open today. Managed by record industry trade group the BPI, and backed by the UK governmentâs Department For Business And Trade and the Department For Culture, Media & Sport, MEGS supports British independent music companies seeking to grow outside the UK with grants of between ÂŁ5000 and ÂŁ50,000. Find out more here.
RELEASES
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Aurora has released new single âYour Bloodâ. âThe world is always bleedingâ, she says of the inspiration for the song. âAnd you never know what is going on under people's skin. I think itâs only when we reach out to each other that we understand what compassion and beauty we are capable of as human beingsâ.
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Marika Hackman has released new single âSlimeâ. The song, she says, âtracks the excitement of falling in love, tinged with the chaos of watching the fallout from it happen around youâ. Her new album âBig Sighâ is out on 12 Jan.
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Julia Holter is back with new single âSun Girlâ.
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Fucked Up have released new single âWhat The Sun Sawâ.
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Heartworms has released new single âMay I Complyâ. âWhen I wrote this track I just wanted to get over an ex and to tell my little brother heâs good enoughâ, says the musician. âTurned out to be a lot darker than I thoughtâ.
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Chemtrails have released new single âDetritus Andronicusâ and announced that they will release their third album âThe Joy Of Sectsâ on 19 Jan. âFor this song we started by ripping off the four-on-the-floor disco drum beat from âStayinâ Aliveâ and then tried to write an evil basslineâ, say the band. âTo stop things getting overly funky it seemed right to add some demonic choir-style backing vocals singing the incredibly high-brow fake Latin song titleâ.