Since 2000 PRS Foundation has given more than £44 million to over 8,500 new music initiatives. 9 out of 12 Mercury Prize 2022 nominees had received PRS Foundation support (including the winner Little Simz) and the charity has supported BRITS, RPS, AIM and Ivors Award-winners. PRS Foundation supports outstanding talent from all backgrounds, covering the whole of the UK and all genres, with grantee success stories including Little Simz, Wolf Alice, Dave, Sam Fender, Years & Years, AJ Tracey, Anna Meredith, Yola, Glass Animals, Ezra Collective, Jade Bird, Ghetts, Shiva Feshareki, Sarathy Korwar, Floating Points, Nadine Shah, The Fanatix, Imogen Heap, IDLES, Kae Tempest, Kojey Radical and Emily Burns. Widely respected as an inclusive, collaborative and proactive funding body, PRS Foundation supports an exceptional range of new music activity through direct grants to music creators and through support for pioneering organisations, including venues, festivals, promoters and other talent development organisations. PRS Foundation founded the Women Make Music fund, co-founded global gender equality initiative, Keychange and most recently launched the POWER UP initiative to tackle anti-Black racism in music.
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Did Keychange Pledge Signatories achieve the 50 % gender balance target during their reporting period? 50,7 % achieved the goal. 36% of them partially. Of the signatories that provided data, the proportion of signatories that were able to achieve the gender balance target was relatively high over the years: 67.7% (2023), 67.4% (2024).
As we wrap up our 25th anniversary celebrations in 2025, we’re looking ahead to the next 25 years — and beyond — of PRS Foundation support. To mark the moment, we’re launching the first edition of our annual Ones to Watch list: 25 exciting artists hand-picked by our team. It’s no easy task when we support over 400 new music projects every year. Our team is deeply immersed in new music — regularly attending gigs and festivals, working closely with artists and partners, and assessing hundreds of projects annually. That constant connection to what’s being made, performed and pushed forward means they’re uniquely placed to spot what’s coming next. So how do you choose just one artist from the New Music Biennial when you’ve also been moved to tears by powerful performances from Jasdeep Singh Degun with the BBC Concert Orchestra and BBC Symphony Orchestra — or single out just a handful of POWER UP artists when each brings something vital and uniquely their own? In the end, we asked the team not to overthink it, and simply name the artists they’re most excited to watch next — based on what immediately springs to mind, the shows they’ve seen recently, and the music that’s stayed with them. It wasn’t easy to feature only 25. There are many more artists who deserve to be on this list, and many more we’ll be championing in the year ahead. Explore the full playlist on our YouTube channel 🎧 https://lnkd.in/euDRTaBD
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The time has come: Keychange today publishes its Keychange Pledge Report 2023-2025, offering one of the most comprehensive public datasets to date on gender balance and intersectional inclusion across the global music industry. 📝 Drawing on data from hundreds of Pledge signatories worldwide, the report shows that while gender balance targets are being met by a significant proportion of organisations (50.7%), progress remains uneven across regions, sectors, and identities, with Western European festivals continuing to dominate participation and reporting. The findings underline a critical reality: commitment alone is not enough. Without stronger accountability mechanisms, broader sector and regional engagement, and targeted leadership development, structural inequalities in music will persist. 🔎 You can read the full report on the Keychange website: https://lnkd.in/e-p_d9X9
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This year sees 20 years of the International Showcase Fund, supporting UK artists to take their music into new overseas territories. A British Council partnership with PRS Foundation – the UK’s leading charitable funder of new music and talent development – ISF connects UK music creators with showcasing opportunities around the world. It offers grants for international export opportunities to UK-based artists, bands, songwriters and producers who have been invited to perform or create new music at international industry-facing showcasing festivals, songwriting camps or conferences. Previous recipients include Dave, Nova Twins, Kae Tempest, Glass Animals, Little Simz, Nova Twins, Sam Fender, AJ Tracey and Wolf Alice. The ISF is run by PRS Foundation in partnership with the British Council, Department for Business and Trade, Arts Council England, British Underground, Musicians' Union, Creative Scotland, PPL, Wales Arts International and Arts Council of Northern Ireland. See the infographic from the ISF Impact Report 2019-2024 for the value of investing in the UK music industry. © PRS Foundation. #BritishCouncil #MusicIndustry
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Looking forward to this event at the end of the month!
Meet the Funders | Introducing our guest panel 🗨️ We’re delighted to introduce our distinguished panellists for the upcoming Meet the Funders members event on 27th January! ◻️ Becci Scotcher - Senior Grants & Programmes Manager, PRS Foundation ◻️ Chris Tams - Director of Independent Member Services, BPI (British Phonographic Industry) ◻️ Elliot Popeau-George - Grants & Learning Officer, Youth Music ◻️ Gary Reid - Head of Partnerships & Programmes, Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) This is a must-attend event for those wanting to learn more about how to access investment at all levels, find out more about the support on offer, how and when to apply for funding and tips on making strong applications. 👉️ MMF members RSVP via themmf.net/events
✨ LAST YEAR WE CELEBRATED 25 YEARS. NOW WE’RE LOOKING AHEAD. ✨ In 2025, PRS Foundation marked 25 years of supporting bold ideas, new music, and the people behind it. As we look to the next 25 years, a number of funding opportunities are now open — with more to come 🗓️ 🎶 Open Fund for Music Creators 🔥 PPL Momentum Music Fund 💫 PPL Momentum Accelerator 🎼 Composers’ Fund ✍️ Hitmaker Fund 🚀 POWER UP (@timetopowerup_) 🌍 International Showcase Fund (rolling deadlines) For news and updates from our global network — and our ongoing work towards gender equality in the music industry — follow @keychangeeu ⚡️ 🚀 Supporting music creators at every stage. 🔗 Full details via link in bio #PRSFoundation #MusicFunding #NewMusic #UKMusic #UKSounds
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Posting our annual PRS Foundation New Year Message on my way back from an incredible ESNS in Groningen. The conference and showcasing event proved a timely reminder of the strength and breadth of new music coming out of the UK as well as the importance of networks, opening up opportunities and collaborating with the whole music sector. My post covers reflections from our 25th Anniversary year. And I look ahead to what will be a pivotal year for the music creators we empower and for the ecosystem of organisations and professionals we support around them. Click through to read more and to take a look at deadlines for our grants and talent development programmes. https://lnkd.in/ezcuRSie
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Posting our annual PRS Foundation New Year Message on my way back from an incredible ESNS in Groningen. The conference and showcasing event proved a timely reminder of the strength and breadth of new music coming out of the UK as well as the importance of networks, opening up opportunities and collaborating with the whole music sector. My post covers reflections from our 25th Anniversary year. And I look ahead to what will be a pivotal year for the music creators we empower and for the ecosystem of organisations and professionals we support around them. Click through to read more and to take a look at deadlines for our grants and talent development programmes. https://lnkd.in/ezcuRSie
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Happy 25th Birthday PRS Foundation. Their work really matters so, I've written about it ! Check it out and please support where you can. 🫶🏽 Congratulations to all of you who are now leading the way at the Foundation: Joe Frankland Becci Scotcher Yaw Owusu Andrew Barney Alison Williams John Hendrickse Liam McMahon Ben Wynter Jane Dyball Michelle Escoffery Grace Goodwin YolanDa Brown OBE DL Caroline Norbury, OBE Jonathan Jackson and the wider team. Here’s to the next 25 years of discovering, supporting, and celebrating the talent that makes UK music extraordinary.
Anniversary Night reminded us what’s possible when artists and communities come together — and it set a powerful tone for the next 25 years of PRS Foundation’s work. ✨ We were thrilled to welcome Rakhi Singh, Yazmin Lacey and alt-blk-era, with the evening curated by Jamz Supernova. All are PRS Foundation-supported artists, and their performances helped us mark 25 years of investing in the future of music PRS for Music. As we celebrate this milestone, our focus remains clear: to build the next 25 years of opportunity, equity and creativity in the UK music sector. We’re inviting partners across the music and creative industries to work with us to: • Transform music creator careers across the UK • Empower more songwriters, composers and artists to realise their potential • Strengthen music scenes from the grassroots up • Address the complex and systemic barriers holding talent back A huge thank-you to our existing partners and funders for making this work possible, and to our Chair Jane Dyball and CEO Joe Frankland for their inspiring contributions on the night. If you’d like to collaborate or explore partnership opportunities, we’d love to talk. 📩 collaborate@prsfoundation.com Individuals can also support our work via PRS Foundation – JustGiving: https://lnkd.in/exDm5p-q