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Celebrating Grassroots Music: Highlights from the Youth Music Awards 2024

Taking place at London’s Troxy and welcoming over 600 excited guests, the fifth annual award ceremony was all about celebrating grassroots music.

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Youth Music Awards 2026

The Youth Music Awards 2026 will celebrate the people and projects making sure that future is more diverse, more inclusive and more creative. 

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Just The Way It Is? Report

Young creatives are speaking up. Inspired by the ‘Raye Effect’, our new report Just the Way It Is? reveals 19 young people’s real experiences of power imbalances, discrimination and unsafe work in the music industry.

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Youth Music Awards: Terms and Conditions

Read the official Terms and Conditions for the Youth Music Awards 2026, including eligibility, nomination rules, judging process, and data protection.
 

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Just the Way It Is? Our new report exposes alarming harm facing young people in the music industries

Young creatives are speaking out about unsafe, unfair and discriminatory conditions in the music industries. Our new report reveals the scale of harm and the changes needed to create safer, fairer workplaces.

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NextGen Spotlight: Maddie Ashman

Maddie Ashman shares how her NextGen Fund project turned microtonal ideas into accessible, emotive music and boosted her career internationally.

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Do What You Love or Do What Pays? The NextGen Creative Dilemma

Explore the challenges young musicians face in balancing creativity and financial survival, highlighting stories from the NextGen community and the realities of pursuing a music career.

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Nicholas Douglas on How Notion Stays Ahead of the Curve

Notion Creative Director Nicholas Douglas reflects on the platform's grassroots origins, surviving the modern media landscape, and what it takes for emerging artists and music journalists to stand out today.

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Farewell Matt Griffiths: 13 years of Championing Young People

After 13 transformative years, Matt Griffiths steps down as CEO of Youth Music. Discover his achievements, impact on young people, and how the charity is navigating this leadership transition.

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NextGen Ones To Watch 2026

Meet the artists from the Youth Music NextGen Fund that are Ones to Watch for 2026. 

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Opportunities

Explore a range of opportunities with Youth Music. From events and training to jobs, discover how we support grassroots projects and young creatives.

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Catalyser Round 5 - Grant Awards

Discover the 44 organisations funded through Catalyser Fund Round 5.

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Trailblazer Round 10 - Grant Awards

Discover the 32 organisations funded through Trailblazer Fund Round 10.

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Youth Music unveils Ones to Watch 2026: the artists shaping the future of UK music

Meet Youth Music’s Ones to Watch 2026. 20 bold, genre-pushing artists shaping the future of UK music, supported through our NextGen Fund and powered by Wingstop.

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NextGen Fund Creatives: Where Are They Now?

From Glastonbury stages to record deals and magazine covers, our NextGen Fund creatives are making waves. Thanks to vital support from music rights champion PPL, BINA., JayaHadADream and StudioWyzz turned their grants into game-changing careers.

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More funding. New systems. A permanent CEO: Youth Music in 2026

Discover Youth Music’s 2026 funding updates, new grants system, leadership changes and expanded support for young creatives, grassroots projects and inclusive music opportunities nationwide.

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Youth Music's Annual Reports

Discover how our youth music programs are transforming lives each year. Explore annual reports showcasing growth, creativity, and community impact driven by young people and our supporters.

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NextGen Fund Round 12 Recipients

Announcing the recipients of the twelfth round of the Youth Music NextGen Fund: 43 young creatives bringing their ideas to life with a grant of up to £3,000.

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Generation AI: How Young Musicians are Embracing AI

How are young creatives using AI to reshape music? Discover their innovative approaches, insights, and hopes for a future where AI levels the playing field in the music industry.

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Magic Acorns Playtech Project

Step inside Magic Acorns’ radical new early years project, where toddlers lead the creative process. 

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