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BBC Radio 1's "Sound of 2025" long-list has been announced, and VMG partners Mk.gee?(via R&R Digital) and?Erza Collective?(via Partisan Records) were highlighted among some of music's biggest names. The award is given to rising artists with "the best chance of mainstream success" in the next 12 months. Past winners include Adele, Sam Smith, Michael Kiwanuka, PinkPantheress and Haim. See full list here: https://lnkd.in/gqWhFQPk

Congrats #KipMoore for being honored this past week with the 2024 Country Music Association (CMA) International Artist Achievement Award! ?? "This award recognizes outstanding achievement by a U.S.-based artist who has demonstrated the most significant creative growth, development and promotion of the Country Music industry outside of the United States." Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gGv-vqnp #International #CMA Red Light Management

Thank you Samantha Saturn jump.global for an incredibly meaningful conversation ??

“If you don’t know the rules, you can’t break them.” –John Summit ?? #BillboardLiveMusicSummit In a 2024 Billboard Live Music Summit conversation with the producer & his manager Holt Harmon, the duo explain how they seized on the 2020 COVID shutdown to take the dance world by storm. Catch up here: https://blbrd.cm/S9t2xTI

The 2024 #ARIA Awards were recently held in Sydney to celebrate the diverse talent in Australian music market. ?????? G-Flip won 'Song of The Year' ("Worst Person Alive" via #FutureClassic) and First Nations hip-hop collective, 3%, won 'Best Hip Hop/Rap Release' (KILL THE DEAD via 1788 RECORDS) and 'Cover Art.' Watch 3% perform their song "Won't Stop" with Jessica Mauboy and Julian Hamilton on stage during the event here: https://lnkd.in/g8zf3yDC See all winners here: https://lnkd.in/gegRh6c2

The ACCES Music Trade Event took over the Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda, showcasing the best of Africa's vibrant music scene. Virgin Music Group, alongside multi-award-winning artist Heavy-K and Damilola Akinwunmi from Dvpper Digital, joined global industry leaders to explore collaboration, innovation, and the growing global influence of African music. The event featured industry talks, live showcase festivals, music tech exhibitions, networking sessions, pitch opportunities for music start-ups, awards honoring the best in Rwandan music, keynote addresses, and skill-building workshops. This dynamic platform celebrated African talent and its potential to reshape the global music landscape. Virgin Music Group was proud to connect, collaborate, and conquer at #ACCES2024.

Big congrats to our partner Shallipopi (via #DvpperDigital) for making Vevo's highly acclaimed "DSCVR Artists to Watch” list for 2025 ???? See more here: https://lnkd.in/g-SkaqNc

Welcome to the family, Partisan Records! ???? #IndieMusic #VirginMusicGroup #GlobalMusic

Celebrating #AusMusic month by putting a spotlight on our partners named to the?Australian Music Prize's?(AMP)?shortlist for the nine best Aussie albums of 2024 ???? Amyl and The Sniffers -?'Cartoon Darkness' Grace Cummings - 'Ramona' Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 'Wild God' See all nine albums here: https://lnkd.in/gH6mF_tV

Proud to celebrate our talented partners who won Latin #GRAMMYs last week! See all winners here: https://lnkd.in/gjNrxv4i