Youth Music

Submit your pitch for Black History Month!

Submit your pitch for Black History Month.

NextGen Performers 2025 sponsored by Ticketmaster

Meet the next generation of grassroots artists performing at the Youth Music Awards 2025, sponsored by Ticketmaster.

NextGen Creatives 2025 Sponsored by Wingstop

Meet the NextGen Creatives working front of house and behind the scenes at the Youth Music Awards 2025.

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Shift the Scene Fund

Grants of up to £200,000 to organisations in England to help ‘shift the scene’ for Disabled children and young people. A one-off fund with a two stage application process.

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Building Buzz, Shaping Stories: Joss Meek on Music PR and Artist Growth

Discover music PR insights from Joss Meek, partner at Wired PR and judge for the Youth Music Awards 2025. Joss shares her career journey, practical advice for emerging artists, and tips on building authentic, long-term success in the music industry.

Shift the Scene Fund – Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to your questions about Youth Music’s Shift the Scene Fund: eligibility, applications, budgets and support for Disabled children and young people.

Shift the Scene Project Examples

Explore example programmes supported by Youth Music’s Shift the Scene Fund

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Youth Music Begins Search For Next CEO As Matt Griffiths Announces Departure

Youth Music has begun the search for its next CEO, following Matt Griffiths’ decision to step down after 13 years of transformative leadership.

Shift The Scene Steering Group

With the guidance of our Shift the Scene steering group, we created the Shift the Scene Fund in response to our Excluded by Design report. Meet the members.

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Rock and Pop Music Teacher Roles

Rock and Pop Music Teacher Roles with Rocksteady

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Music, the Mentor: How UK Rap, Afroswing and Afrobeats Taught What School Skipped

This Black History Month, NextGen writer, Ivié Imafidon-Marcus, takes us on a journey through the beats, bars and dances that shaped her generation.

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Grassroots Music In The Spotlight: YMAs 2025 Recap

Unforgettable performances. Unmatched energy. The Youth Music Awards 2025 was our biggest night yet. Catch up on all the highlights!

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What It Means to Be Young, Black and a Woman in the Music Industry

This Black History Month, NextGen writer Oladoyin Alana explores the challenges faced by young Black women in the UK music industry - from underrepresentation and bias to the pressure of performing palatable femininity. Through personal stories and community-led initiatives, she calls for a future where Black women’s voices are heard, respected, and celebrated.

Case Study

NextGen Spotlight: Tee Peters

Tee Peters shares how his NextGen Fund project 'VIP-eters & Confidence' built a community, boosted his career, and redefined artist-fan connection.

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Beatport and Youth Music Join Forces to Empower Young Electronic Music Creators

Youth Music and Beatport join forces to fund grassroots electronic music projects and empower the next generation of diverse young creators.

Liverpool NextGen Social Media Content Creator

Apply to work as a freelance Social Media Content Creator for Youth Music at our NextGen Community event in Liverpool on 19th November.

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Register for The Longest Day Festival

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Resources to promote safety and rights in the music industries

Explore practical resources to promote safety, rights and wellbeing across the music industries — from safeguarding to contracts and fair access.

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JADE THIRLWALL AND DESIGNER ANTHONY BURRILL JOIN ‘RESCUE THE ROOTS’ WITH NEW T-SHIRT COLLAB

JADE and Anthony Burrill have created limited-edition T-shirts for our Rescue The Roots £1m campaign. Check out the designs.

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Celebrating one year of the Energiser Fund

Early years practitioners, artists, and partners gathered at Bristol Old Vic to celebrate the first year of the Energiser Fund and share creative learning.