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NextGen Ones to Watch: 25 for 2025
Meet the 25 artists from the Youth Music NextGen Fund selected as our Ones to Watch for 2025.
Youth Music’s Industry Connect Report Reveals the Need for More Cross Industry Partnership to Safeguard the Future of Music
Our Industry Connect Report seeks to support young creatives facing significant barriers to entering the music industry. We are calling for the first-ever cross industry coalition to revolutionise young people’s access to music, to close the gap from learning to earning.
Spotify Partners With Youth Music to Launch Fund Supporting Grassroots Youth Spaces
The Spotify and Youth Music Fund aims to preserve and protect at-risk spaces for children and young people experiencing challenging circumstances.
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NextGen Ones to Watch: 25 for 2025
Meet the 25 artists from the Youth Music NextGen Fund selected as our Ones to Watch for 2025.
Industry Connect Report 2024
Explore the Youth Music Industry Connect Report 2024, mapping barriers to music careers for marginalised young people. Discover insights, solutions, and join the Industry Connect Coalition to build a more inclusive music industry.
Building Meaningful Brand Collaborations as a Creative
For our final NextGen Community event of the year, we joined forces with Levi's and YGN for a free event on the power of brand partnerships and personal branding in today’s creative landscape.
Ensuring Every Child’s Right to Music
World Children’s Day 2024 serves as a pertinent reminder of the vital role music education plays in young lives, and what we can do equalise access to it.
NextGen Spotlight: Adlais
Connor Morgans shares how the NextGen Fund empowered his event series Adlais to expand Welsh music events beyond Cardiff, supporting local artists and venues, and reaching broader audiences across Wales.
The Youth Music Awards 2024 – Celebrating Diversity, and Doing Things Differently
The Youth Music Awards 2024 celebrated diversity and inclusion, amplifying grassroots talent and providing paid roles for young creatives, while advocating for the future of live music.
Work in music education? Looking for funding?
Visit the Youth Music Network - our online community for everyone whose work involves making music with children and young people.
Youth Music is a national charity funded thanks to the National Lottery via Arts Council England, players of People's Postcode Lottery and support from partners, fundraisers and donors.