Music Week Awards winners Partisan Records talk renewing Geese deal amid chart impact and BRITs win

Partisan Records triumphed in the Independent Record Company category at the Music Week Awards 2026. It’s a trophy they have held before following consecutive wins in 2020 and 2021. Past recognition for the label follows their success with bands including Idles and Fontaines DC. This time around, it was the ...

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NMPA strikes licensing deals with AI music companies Klay and Udio

The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) has unveiled two “groundbreaking deals” with AI music companies Udio and Klay. NMPA president and CEO David Israelite confirmed that the Udio ...

Deezer launches online AI music detector covering 20 streaming platforms

Deezer has launched a free online AI music detector that covers multiple DSPs. Available in 27 languages, the AI music detector gives streaming users across 20 of the ...

'It's the ultimate stage': Team Download trail 'surprises' for 2026 edition and beyond

Download Festival has two out of three main stage headliners for 2027 confirmed, with plenty of “exciting plans” in the works. Speaking to Music Week, promoter Kam ...

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