It was Bestival founder Rob Da Bank who coined the idea for an Association Of Independent Festivals (AIF), setting up the not-for-profit organisation with his manager, Ben Turner, in 2008. ...
The music industry is starting to feel the full force of Brexit via the sterling value crash, according to some of the biz’s leading execs.
The pound has remained at ...
The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has announced the shortlist for The Festival Congress Awards 2016.
Hosted by Glastonbury Festival’s Ben Challis, who has acted as the Pilton event’s lawyer ...
Sting receives BMI Icon Award
Sting picked up the Icon Award at the BMI Awards in London last night. The former Police singer performed solo acoustic versions of three songs ...
MJ Olaore appointed COO of the BPI
The BPI has appointed MJ Olaore to the newly-created role of BPI chief operating officer. Commencing November 1, and reporting to chief executive ...
The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has issued a joint statement with Secret Garden Party regarding the issue of sexual assaults at festivals.
The statement, which follows a report of ...
Culture secretary John Whittingdale has no doubt what Britain leaving the EU would mean for the UK’s music industry: absolutely nothing.
“We are the most extraordinarily creative nation on ...
The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has announced details of this year’s Festival Congress, which will take place in Cardiff from November 1-2.
The event, at Wales Millennium Centre, will ...
Industry unites to ask US Congress to reform DMCA
Irving Azoff has stepped up one notch his campaign against YouTube and safe harbour by launching an unprecedented campaign targeting policy-makers ...
The Association Of Independent Festivals (AIF) has warned any move by PRS For Music to increase the fees paid by its members could have grave consequences for a number of ...
