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Take Five x Black Lives Applications Open 2024!

We are delighted to partner with Serious, producers of outstanding live cultural experiences, on a mentorship opportunity for an early-career music production manager and/or sound

Black Lives in Music in partnership with the Young Vic Creators Program

A reminder about our exciting opportunity for those interested in a career as a Musical Director, as the deadline to show interest fast approaches. Read

Calling all PPL members:

Black Lives in Music stand behind Jackie Davidson MBE as a candidate for the PPL Board. We kindly request your support so that she can

Introduction to Making for Musical Directors

29 Nov 2023 – 18:00 Deadline: 10am, Wed 15th Nov For: Black and Global Majority artists who are keen to learn or develop skills in

The Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority to go live next year

The Secretary of State for DCMS, British talent, the film, music, theatre sectors and all UK broadcasters commit to the creation of the Creative Industries

Applications Now Open! Recruiting Classical – Strings and Woodwind

In collaboration with six of the UK’s leading orchestras, Black Lives in Music (BLiM) will be holding professional development workshops for woodwind players in Winter

Aim Awards: Dr. Charisse Beaumont wins Diversity Champion

Björk wins Best Live Performer ahead of AiM independent music awards 2023 and Dr Charisse Beaumont, CEO at Black Lives in Music named Diversity Champion

VOTE for BLiM x Power up Anti-Black Racism in Music Panel at SXSW 2024

BLiM have joined forces with Power Up, JukeJoint Foundation and ADVANCE Music to bring this vital discussion to SXSW 2024. This is your chance to

Photo of Roger Wilson at the ceremony where he received an Honorary Fellowship from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

Roger Wilson granted an Honorary Fellowship at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Please join us in congratulating, Roger Wilson, musician, lecturer and our very own Co-Founder and Director of Operations, for being awarded an Honorary Fellowship at the Guildhall School of Music

Panel discussion with folk artists Angeline Morrison (left), Lady Nade (right) and our Co-Founder and Director of Operations, Roger Wilson (middle).

BLiM host showcase event at the English Folk Expo 2023

Here, we look back on our time at the English Folk Expo (EFEx), the annual music showcase event run by Sound Roots, a charity which supports the grassroots music sector,

Photo showing the facade of the Royal College of Music building.

BLiM announce new partnership with the Royal College of Music

We are pleased to welcome the Royal College of Music (RCM), who have joined us as our newest members. Globally renowned conservatoire, the RCM trains gifted musicians for international careers

New Report Exposes Inequities in the UK Music Industry

In a groundbreaking report, the Musicians’ Union (MU) and Black Lives in Music have lifted the curtain on the harsh realities faced by musicians from the Global Majority in the

The BLiM Mentorship Programme is back!

With our second round of mentoring opportunities, we are welcoming applications from students and mentors for 2024. The scheme will start in January 2024 and applications are now open to final-year music students of colour and

BLiM head to New York to attend Music & Movement: The Global Cypher 2023

Luke Bacchus is not just a musician; he’s a cartographer of sound, drawing maps to new musical dimensions. Thus far, his journey has been nothing short of an odyssey. The