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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

Music for All’s Global Majority Fund in Partnership with Black Lives in Music

We are proud to announce a partnership between Music for All and Black Lives in Music. Through this partnership, we are joining forces to further

OVERTURE – Black Lives in Music x ROH launches young musicians scheme

Are you aged 18-25 and do you play a musical instrument? We have partnered up with ROH and we are delighted to open applications for

BLACK LIVES IN MUSIC FOUNDERS RECEIVE HONORARY DOCTORATES FROM UWL

CHARISSE BEAUMONT AND ROGER WILSON ACCEPT HONORARY DOCTORATE OF MUSIC NEW BULLYING AND HARASSMENT IN THE UK MUSIC INDUSTRY SURVEY TO BE LAUNCHED Charisse Beaumont,

New Report: UNSEEN UNHEARD

A new report reveals the barriers to career progression facing Black disabled music creators and music professionals in the UK A groundbreaking collaboration between Black

Guildhall Young Artists and Black Lives in Music open applications for the next LSSO Conductor in Residence

Guildhall Young Artists and Black Lives in Music have opened applications for a young conductor to be resident with the London Schools Symphony Orchestra (LSSO)

MU and Black Lives In Music contact London mayor Sadiq Khan over “Form 696 by stealth” concerns

Black Lives in Music and the Musicians’ Union recently contacted London major Sadiq Khan to express concerns about recent reports that police in London are

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

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 engineer from a global majority

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 on for details! We have

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 continue to serve its valued

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 musical directing Introduction to Making