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Posted 28.02.2024
supporting Manchester’s grassroots music venues

Earlier this year, we commissioned the team at the hub to work with us on a project designed to give…

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Posted 12.01.2024
NEW YORK TIMES INCLUDES MANCHESTER IN THEIR ‘52 PLACES TO GO’ LIST FOR 2024

Music is front and centre in the New York Times, who have included Manchester in their ‘52 Places to Go’ list for…

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Posted 15.08.2023
manchester nominated for Best Global Music City

We’re delighted to announce that Manchester has been nominated for ‘Best Global Music City’ at the 2023 Music Cities Awards.

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Posted 30.05.2023
Greater Manchester at SxSW

In March, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) took a delegation of artists to South by Southwest (SxSW) in Austin, Texas…

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Posted 02.02.2023
Manchester Music Economy Report

A new report finds Manchester is the second largest live music economy in the UK.

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Posted 29.09.2022
All Things Equal, a manifesto for gender equality in music

While gender equality in music is being discussed more than ever, there is still a huge gap between what’s talked…

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