Breadcrumb Home About Us We believe that every young person deserves the chance to transform their life through the power of music. Our Team Meet the Youth Music staff, trustees, ambassadors, supporters and advisors who make our work possible. Current Funding Priorities Discover Youth Music's funding priorities, key regions, and themes for our Funds. Learn about success rates and recent grant awards. Our IDEA Hub Youth Music is committed to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA), in music. Explore our latest reports and resources. We're here to prove that music isn’t just for some – it’s for everyone. We turn data into action – helping young people not just make music but make a living from it. Our research drives change, holding us accountable as a bold, equitable changemaker. 95% NextGen creatives agree that funding improved their self-confidence and beliefAs well as improving the quality of their work and enabling them to make things happen on their own terms 100,000+ children and young people making, learning and earning in musicWe invest in grassroots music making across the nation, with 87% of our funding invested outside of London over the last year £10 million invested in young people’s creativityOver the last year, we’ve invested in 294 new grants including over £240k in 103 NextGen creatives Our Impact Contact us Do you need to get in touch with the Youth Music Team? Here's how. Read more Privacy Policy Learn how Youth Music safeguards your personal information—check out our Privacy Policy Read more Youth Music Awards The Youth Music Awards is a vibrant celebration of young talent, representing the future of music with every beat and lyric. Discover the stories behind the talent Latest News news The Social Media Ban for under-16s Highlights the Need For Grassroots Youth Music Spaces A proposed social media ban for under-16s highlights the urgent need to protect grassroots youth music spaces and creative opportunities. Read more news The Youth Music Awards go to Liverpool for the first time The Youth Music Awards are heading to Liverpool for the first time, with Wingstop joining as headline sponsor to celebrate the UK's next generation of grassroots music talent. Read more news Our Response to the Skills Crisis Reports: What's Still Missing Two major reports highlight skills shortages and barriers facing young people, but both miss a crucial part of the picture. Read Youth Music’s response and our call for investment across the whole music ecosystem. Read more news Music Law 101: Legal Essentials for Young Creatives June's NextGen Community event with Amazon and Morrison Foerster gave young creatives a masterclass in music law. Catch the key tips on contracts, royalties, sync and protecting your rights from top entertainment lawyers. Read more news Youth Music Seeks PR Agency for Youth Music Awards 2026 We are seeking a partner to deliver a high-impact PR campaign for the Youth Music Awards 2026. Read more news Pride Month: Finding Rainbows Through the Noise This Pride Month, read Youth Music NextGen writer N. Shehzad's story of queerness, identity, and belonging in punk and metal scenes, exploring how music offers both escape and resistance. Read more news Young People Are Telling Us What They Need from Music Youth Music’s evidence to the Young Creatives Commission shows over 100,000 young people want greater access to music and creativity, but the system is letting them down. Read more news Meet The Recipients of Beatport Funding We’ve teamed up with Beatport to support the next generation of young DJs, producers and electronic music makers across the UK. Read more news Youth Music at The Great Escape 2026 Across three days at The Great Escape 2026, we caught incredible live performances from Youth Music NextGen Fund artists, and hosted a panel of music industry experts on nurturing regional music scenes. Read more news NextGen Fund Round 13 Recipients Announcing the recipients of the thirteenth round of the Youth Music NextGen Fund: 43 young creatives bringing their ideas to life with a grant of up to £3,000. Read more View all latest news Prev Next
Privacy Policy Learn how Youth Music safeguards your personal information—check out our Privacy Policy Read more
news The Social Media Ban for under-16s Highlights the Need For Grassroots Youth Music Spaces A proposed social media ban for under-16s highlights the urgent need to protect grassroots youth music spaces and creative opportunities. Read more
news The Youth Music Awards go to Liverpool for the first time The Youth Music Awards are heading to Liverpool for the first time, with Wingstop joining as headline sponsor to celebrate the UK's next generation of grassroots music talent. Read more
news Our Response to the Skills Crisis Reports: What's Still Missing Two major reports highlight skills shortages and barriers facing young people, but both miss a crucial part of the picture. Read Youth Music’s response and our call for investment across the whole music ecosystem. Read more
news Music Law 101: Legal Essentials for Young Creatives June's NextGen Community event with Amazon and Morrison Foerster gave young creatives a masterclass in music law. Catch the key tips on contracts, royalties, sync and protecting your rights from top entertainment lawyers. Read more
news Youth Music Seeks PR Agency for Youth Music Awards 2026 We are seeking a partner to deliver a high-impact PR campaign for the Youth Music Awards 2026. Read more
news Pride Month: Finding Rainbows Through the Noise This Pride Month, read Youth Music NextGen writer N. Shehzad's story of queerness, identity, and belonging in punk and metal scenes, exploring how music offers both escape and resistance. Read more
news Young People Are Telling Us What They Need from Music Youth Music’s evidence to the Young Creatives Commission shows over 100,000 young people want greater access to music and creativity, but the system is letting them down. Read more
news Meet The Recipients of Beatport Funding We’ve teamed up with Beatport to support the next generation of young DJs, producers and electronic music makers across the UK. Read more
news Youth Music at The Great Escape 2026 Across three days at The Great Escape 2026, we caught incredible live performances from Youth Music NextGen Fund artists, and hosted a panel of music industry experts on nurturing regional music scenes. Read more
news NextGen Fund Round 13 Recipients Announcing the recipients of the thirteenth round of the Youth Music NextGen Fund: 43 young creatives bringing their ideas to life with a grant of up to £3,000. Read more
