The 2026 Mercury Prize Fringe will return to Newcastle this October with more than 30 events at venues across the city.
The Mercury Prize returns to the North East for ...
The Warner Music Group / Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund has announced its first slate of 2026 grantees, including UK-based Black Lives in Music (BLiM) and Generator.
Since its launch ...
The Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) has revealed a substantial increase in support from the LIVE Trust for the UK Artist Touring (UKAT) fund.
It follows the receipt of an additional ...
BLK SCL! (pronounced “Black Scale”) has launched as a new multi-strand intervention designed to scale up Black music talent, infrastructure and ownership across the North of England and the UK’s ...
The Mercury Prize will return to Newcastle for its 2026 edition, in partnership with Newcastle City Council.
This year’s event will be held on October 22 at the Utilita Arena, ...
Generator and Warner Music have confirmed a new three-year partnership that will expand long-term opportunities for artists, producers, executives and emerging talent across the North of England.
“The renewed commitment ...
Following partnerships with Warner Music and Universal Music, North East-based development organisation Generator has been central to this year's Mercury Prize in Newcastle by organising the Fringe activity as a ...
Following partnerships with Warner Music and Universal Music, North East-based development organisation Generator will play a key role in next month’s Mercury Prize in Newcastle. Here, CEO Mick Ross outlines ...
The Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) has unveiled a programme of free-to-attend FAC Artist Days taking place in Bristol, Newcastle, Leicester and Leeds.
“Presented by artists and for artists, this series ...
Michelle Escoffery has been named as chair of Newcastle Gateshead Music City, a collaborative operation between development agency Generator and The Glasshouse International Centre for Music in Gateshead.
Michelle Escoffery ...
