Research Library

Working with partners, we have written a number of global guides to help define, understand and develop frameworks and policies to support and invest in music ecosystems, as well as linked best practices and guides written by those in our network or those we admire. This page will be updated regularly as more research becomes available.

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Foreign Direct Investment in the UK's Creative Industries
Creative Economy, Funding & Governance
Foreign Direct Investment in the UK's Creative Industries
Creative Economy, Funding & Governance

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Creative Economy, Funding & Governance
Bridging the Sound Gap: Elevating Music Ecosystems Through Enahanced Intermediary Skills
Creative Economy
Bridging the Sound Gap: Elevating Music Ecosystems Through Enahanced Intermediary Skills
Creative Economy

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Creative Economy
Culture Action Europe: State of Culture Report
Creative Economy
Culture Action Europe: State of Culture Report
Creative Economy

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Creative Economy
Studie zur Musikwirtschaft in Deutschland 2024 in Hamburg vorgestellt
Combination
Studie zur Musikwirtschaft in Deutschland 2024 in Hamburg vorgestellt
Combination

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Combination
Research Digest: Culture and Placemaking
Local Policy
Research Digest: Culture and Placemaking
Local Policy

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Local Policy
Creative City News: Exploring the Cultural Dimensions of Sustainability
Sustainable Development
Creative City News: Exploring the Cultural Dimensions of Sustainability
Sustainable Development

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Sustainable Development
National Endowment for the Arts: Exploring Our Town
Creative Economy, Combination, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development
National Endowment for the Arts: Exploring Our Town
Creative Economy, Combination, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development

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Creative Economy, Combination, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development
Cultural Strategies and Local Cultural Decision Making
Creative Economy, Local Policy
Cultural Strategies and Local Cultural Decision Making
Creative Economy, Local Policy

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Creative Economy, Local Policy
AEA 2022 Cultural Infrastructure Index
Creative Economy
AEA 2022 Cultural Infrastructure Index
Creative Economy

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Creative Economy
Cultural Data: Your Ally, not Your Foe
Creative Economy
Cultural Data: Your Ally, not Your Foe
Creative Economy

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Creative Economy
More than Music: What are UK music festivals doing to create a better world in 2024?
Sustainable Development
More than Music: What are UK music festivals doing to create a better world in 2024?
Sustainable Development

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Sustainable Development
Art, Culture, and the Foundational Economy
Creative Economy
Art, Culture, and the Foundational Economy
Creative Economy

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Creative Economy
World Cities Culture Trends 2024
Sustainable Development, Economic Growth
World Cities Culture Trends 2024
Sustainable Development, Economic Growth

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Sustainable Development, Economic Growth
A Resilient Music Sector is Prepared for the Future
Resilience
A Resilient Music Sector is Prepared for the Future
Resilience

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Resilience
Fragmentation by design
Creative Economy
Fragmentation by design
Creative Economy

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Creative Economy
Creative PEC: Arts, Culture and Heritage: Audiences and Workforce Report
Equality Diversity & Inclusion
Creative PEC: Arts, Culture and Heritage: Audiences and Workforce Report
Equality Diversity & Inclusion

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Equality Diversity & Inclusion
Invisible Giant: The Austrian Music Industry
Economic Growth, Creative Economy
Invisible Giant: The Austrian Music Industry
Economic Growth, Creative Economy

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Economic Growth, Creative Economy
Cakes and Ale: The Role of Culture in the New Municipalism
Local Policy
Cakes and Ale: The Role of Culture in the New Municipalism
Local Policy

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Local Policy
City of Macon Music Strategy
Local Policy
City of Macon Music Strategy
Local Policy

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Local Policy
Eurovision’s economic impact in Liverpool: Insights for future large-scale events
Economic Growth, Local Policy
Eurovision’s economic impact in Liverpool: Insights for future large-scale events
Economic Growth, Local Policy

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Economic Growth, Local Policy
City of Ryde: Live Music Plan 2024-2028
Local Policy
City of Ryde: Live Music Plan 2024-2028
Local Policy

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Local Policy
Interrogating Popular Music and the City
Local Policy
Interrogating Popular Music and the City
Local Policy

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Local Policy
Cultural branding of cities: the role of live music in building a city’s brand
Local Policy
Cultural branding of cities: the role of live music in building a city’s brand
Local Policy

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Local Policy
Electronic Beats, Economic Treats: The benefits of the electronic music industry to the UK
Combination
Electronic Beats, Economic Treats: The benefits of the electronic music industry to the UK
Combination

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Combination
Night Time Economy Report 2023
Local Policy
Night Time Economy Report 2023
Local Policy

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Local Policy
Reimagining Music Venues
Combination
Reimagining Music Venues
Combination

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Combination
The Importance of Creative Industry Agglomerations in Explaining the Wealth of European Regions
Economic Growth
The Importance of Creative Industry Agglomerations in Explaining the Wealth of European Regions
Economic Growth

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Economic Growth
Music As A Global Resource: Compendium
Sustainable Development, Equality Diversity & Inclusion
Music As A Global Resource: Compendium
Sustainable Development, Equality Diversity & Inclusion

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Sustainable Development, Equality Diversity & Inclusion
Music x Climate
Sustainable Development
Music x Climate
Sustainable Development

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Sustainable Development
LiveDMA: 2022 Survey
Resilience, Local Policy
LiveDMA: 2022 Survey
Resilience, Local Policy

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Resilience, Local Policy

Economic Growth

Resilience

Local Policy

Featured
Research Digest: Culture and Placemaking
Local Policy
Research Digest: Culture and Placemaking
Local Policy

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Local Policy
Cultural Strategies and Local Cultural Decision Making
Creative Economy, Local Policy
Cultural Strategies and Local Cultural Decision Making
Creative Economy, Local Policy

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Creative Economy, Local Policy
Cakes and Ale: The Role of Culture in the New Municipalism
Local Policy
Cakes and Ale: The Role of Culture in the New Municipalism
Local Policy

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Local Policy
City of Macon Music Strategy
Local Policy
City of Macon Music Strategy
Local Policy

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Local Policy
Eurovision’s economic impact in Liverpool: Insights for future large-scale events
Economic Growth, Local Policy
Eurovision’s economic impact in Liverpool: Insights for future large-scale events
Economic Growth, Local Policy

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Economic Growth, Local Policy
City of Ryde: Live Music Plan 2024-2028
Local Policy
City of Ryde: Live Music Plan 2024-2028
Local Policy

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Local Policy
Interrogating Popular Music and the City
Local Policy
Interrogating Popular Music and the City
Local Policy

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Local Policy
Cultural branding of cities: the role of live music in building a city’s brand
Local Policy
Cultural branding of cities: the role of live music in building a city’s brand
Local Policy

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Local Policy
Night Time Economy Report 2023
Local Policy
Night Time Economy Report 2023
Local Policy

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Local Policy
LiveDMA: 2022 Survey
Resilience, Local Policy
LiveDMA: 2022 Survey
Resilience, Local Policy

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Resilience, Local Policy
Can Community Music Contribute to More Equitable Societies? A Critical Interpretive Synthesis
Local Policy
Can Community Music Contribute to More Equitable Societies? A Critical Interpretive Synthesis
Local Policy

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Local Policy
Wish You Were Here: The Value of Music Tourism in the UK
Local Policy
Wish You Were Here: The Value of Music Tourism in the UK
Local Policy

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Local Policy
The Societal Value of the Arts and Culture
Combination, Sustainable Development, Resilience, Local Policy
The Societal Value of the Arts and Culture
Combination, Sustainable Development, Resilience, Local Policy

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Combination, Sustainable Development, Resilience, Local Policy
Greater Austin Music Census
Local Policy
Greater Austin Music Census
Local Policy

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Local Policy
Reset! Atlas of Independent Culture and Media
Sustainable Development, Resilience, Local Policy
Reset! Atlas of Independent Culture and Media
Sustainable Development, Resilience, Local Policy

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Sustainable Development, Resilience, Local Policy
The Music Cities Manual
Economic Growth, Local Policy, Intellectual Property
The Music Cities Manual
Economic Growth, Local Policy, Intellectual Property

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Economic Growth, Local Policy, Intellectual Property
A Guide to Managing Your Night Time Economy
Local Policy
A Guide to Managing Your Night Time Economy
Local Policy

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Local Policy

Intellectual Property

Equality Diversity & Inclusion

Sustainable Development

Featured
Creative City News: Exploring the Cultural Dimensions of Sustainability
Sustainable Development
Creative City News: Exploring the Cultural Dimensions of Sustainability
Sustainable Development

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Sustainable Development
National Endowment for the Arts: Exploring Our Town
Creative Economy, Combination, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development
National Endowment for the Arts: Exploring Our Town
Creative Economy, Combination, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development

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Creative Economy, Combination, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development
More than Music: What are UK music festivals doing to create a better world in 2024?
Sustainable Development
More than Music: What are UK music festivals doing to create a better world in 2024?
Sustainable Development

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Sustainable Development
World Cities Culture Trends 2024
Sustainable Development, Economic Growth
World Cities Culture Trends 2024
Sustainable Development, Economic Growth

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Sustainable Development, Economic Growth
Music As A Global Resource: Compendium
Sustainable Development, Equality Diversity & Inclusion
Music As A Global Resource: Compendium
Sustainable Development, Equality Diversity & Inclusion

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Sustainable Development, Equality Diversity & Inclusion
Music x Climate
Sustainable Development
Music x Climate
Sustainable Development

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Sustainable Development
Discovering Gender Equity in Music across Europe
Sustainable Development
Discovering Gender Equity in Music across Europe
Sustainable Development

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Sustainable Development
From Carbon Footprints to Cultural Influence: Engaging Music Audiences on Travel Choices
Sustainable Development
From Carbon Footprints to Cultural Influence: Engaging Music Audiences on Travel Choices
Sustainable Development

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Sustainable Development
Latin American Observatory for Recorded Music
Sustainable Development
Latin American Observatory for Recorded Music
Sustainable Development

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Sustainable Development
The Music Puzzle: Exploring Booking Practices in Europe
Sustainable Development
The Music Puzzle: Exploring Booking Practices in Europe
Sustainable Development

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Sustainable Development
The Societal Value of the Arts and Culture
Combination, Sustainable Development, Resilience, Local Policy
The Societal Value of the Arts and Culture
Combination, Sustainable Development, Resilience, Local Policy

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Combination, Sustainable Development, Resilience, Local Policy
Reset! Atlas of Independent Culture and Media
Sustainable Development, Resilience, Local Policy
Reset! Atlas of Independent Culture and Media
Sustainable Development, Resilience, Local Policy

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Sustainable Development, Resilience, Local Policy

Creative Economy

Featured
Foreign Direct Investment in the UK's Creative Industries
Creative Economy, Funding & Governance
Foreign Direct Investment in the UK's Creative Industries
Creative Economy, Funding & Governance

READ MORE

Creative Economy, Funding & Governance
Bridging the Sound Gap: Elevating Music Ecosystems Through Enahanced Intermediary Skills
Creative Economy
Bridging the Sound Gap: Elevating Music Ecosystems Through Enahanced Intermediary Skills
Creative Economy

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Creative Economy
Culture Action Europe: State of Culture Report
Creative Economy
Culture Action Europe: State of Culture Report
Creative Economy

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Creative Economy
National Endowment for the Arts: Exploring Our Town
Creative Economy, Combination, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development
National Endowment for the Arts: Exploring Our Town
Creative Economy, Combination, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development

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Creative Economy, Combination, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development
Cultural Strategies and Local Cultural Decision Making
Creative Economy, Local Policy
Cultural Strategies and Local Cultural Decision Making
Creative Economy, Local Policy

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Creative Economy, Local Policy
AEA 2022 Cultural Infrastructure Index
Creative Economy
AEA 2022 Cultural Infrastructure Index
Creative Economy

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Creative Economy
Cultural Data: Your Ally, not Your Foe
Creative Economy
Cultural Data: Your Ally, not Your Foe
Creative Economy

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Creative Economy
Art, Culture, and the Foundational Economy
Creative Economy
Art, Culture, and the Foundational Economy
Creative Economy

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Creative Economy
Fragmentation by design
Creative Economy
Fragmentation by design
Creative Economy

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Creative Economy
Invisible Giant: The Austrian Music Industry
Economic Growth, Creative Economy
Invisible Giant: The Austrian Music Industry
Economic Growth, Creative Economy

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Economic Growth, Creative Economy
Carnivals and Festivals Digital Trends and Strategies
Creative Economy
Carnivals and Festivals Digital Trends and Strategies
Creative Economy

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Creative Economy
Music and Performing Arts Digital Trends and Strategies
Creative Economy
Music and Performing Arts Digital Trends and Strategies
Creative Economy

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Creative Economy

Combination

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Featured
Foreign Direct Investment in the UK's Creative Industries
Creative Economy, Funding & Governance
Foreign Direct Investment in the UK's Creative Industries
Creative Economy, Funding & Governance

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Creative Economy, Funding & Governance
Bridging the Sound Gap: Elevating Music Ecosystems Through Enahanced Intermediary Skills
Creative Economy
Bridging the Sound Gap: Elevating Music Ecosystems Through Enahanced Intermediary Skills
Creative Economy

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Creative Economy
Culture Action Europe: State of Culture Report
Creative Economy
Culture Action Europe: State of Culture Report
Creative Economy

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Creative Economy
Studie zur Musikwirtschaft in Deutschland 2024 in Hamburg vorgestellt
Combination
Studie zur Musikwirtschaft in Deutschland 2024 in Hamburg vorgestellt
Combination

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Combination
Research Digest: Culture and Placemaking
Local Policy
Research Digest: Culture and Placemaking
Local Policy

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Local Policy
Creative City News: Exploring the Cultural Dimensions of Sustainability
Sustainable Development
Creative City News: Exploring the Cultural Dimensions of Sustainability
Sustainable Development

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Sustainable Development
National Endowment for the Arts: Exploring Our Town
Creative Economy, Combination, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development
National Endowment for the Arts: Exploring Our Town
Creative Economy, Combination, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development

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Creative Economy, Combination, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development
Cultural Strategies and Local Cultural Decision Making
Creative Economy, Local Policy
Cultural Strategies and Local Cultural Decision Making
Creative Economy, Local Policy

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Creative Economy, Local Policy
AEA 2022 Cultural Infrastructure Index
Creative Economy
AEA 2022 Cultural Infrastructure Index
Creative Economy

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Creative Economy
Cultural Data: Your Ally, not Your Foe
Creative Economy
Cultural Data: Your Ally, not Your Foe
Creative Economy

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Creative Economy
More than Music: What are UK music festivals doing to create a better world in 2024?
Sustainable Development
More than Music: What are UK music festivals doing to create a better world in 2024?
Sustainable Development

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Sustainable Development
Art, Culture, and the Foundational Economy
Creative Economy
Art, Culture, and the Foundational Economy
Creative Economy

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Creative Economy
World Cities Culture Trends 2024
Sustainable Development, Economic Growth
World Cities Culture Trends 2024
Sustainable Development, Economic Growth

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Sustainable Development, Economic Growth
A Resilient Music Sector is Prepared for the Future
Resilience
A Resilient Music Sector is Prepared for the Future
Resilience

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Resilience
Fragmentation by design
Creative Economy
Fragmentation by design
Creative Economy

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Creative Economy
Creative PEC: Arts, Culture and Heritage: Audiences and Workforce Report
Equality Diversity & Inclusion
Creative PEC: Arts, Culture and Heritage: Audiences and Workforce Report
Equality Diversity & Inclusion

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Equality Diversity & Inclusion
Invisible Giant: The Austrian Music Industry
Economic Growth, Creative Economy
Invisible Giant: The Austrian Music Industry
Economic Growth, Creative Economy

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Economic Growth, Creative Economy
Cakes and Ale: The Role of Culture in the New Municipalism
Local Policy
Cakes and Ale: The Role of Culture in the New Municipalism
Local Policy

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Local Policy
City of Macon Music Strategy
Local Policy
City of Macon Music Strategy
Local Policy

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Local Policy
Eurovision’s economic impact in Liverpool: Insights for future large-scale events
Economic Growth, Local Policy
Eurovision’s economic impact in Liverpool: Insights for future large-scale events
Economic Growth, Local Policy

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Economic Growth, Local Policy
City of Ryde: Live Music Plan 2024-2028
Local Policy
City of Ryde: Live Music Plan 2024-2028
Local Policy

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Local Policy
Interrogating Popular Music and the City
Local Policy
Interrogating Popular Music and the City
Local Policy

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Local Policy
Cultural branding of cities: the role of live music in building a city’s brand
Local Policy
Cultural branding of cities: the role of live music in building a city’s brand
Local Policy

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Local Policy
Electronic Beats, Economic Treats: The benefits of the electronic music industry to the UK
Combination
Electronic Beats, Economic Treats: The benefits of the electronic music industry to the UK
Combination

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Combination
Night Time Economy Report 2023
Local Policy
Night Time Economy Report 2023
Local Policy

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Local Policy
Reimagining Music Venues
Combination
Reimagining Music Venues
Combination

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Combination
The Importance of Creative Industry Agglomerations in Explaining the Wealth of European Regions
Economic Growth
The Importance of Creative Industry Agglomerations in Explaining the Wealth of European Regions
Economic Growth

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Economic Growth
Music As A Global Resource: Compendium
Sustainable Development, Equality Diversity & Inclusion
Music As A Global Resource: Compendium
Sustainable Development, Equality Diversity & Inclusion

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Sustainable Development, Equality Diversity & Inclusion
Music x Climate
Sustainable Development
Music x Climate
Sustainable Development

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Sustainable Development
LiveDMA: 2022 Survey
Resilience, Local Policy
LiveDMA: 2022 Survey
Resilience, Local Policy

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Resilience, Local Policy

Economic Growth

Resilience

Local Policy

Intellectual Property

Equality Diversity & Inclusion

Sustainable Development

Featured
Creative City News: Exploring the Cultural Dimensions of Sustainability
Sustainable Development
Creative City News: Exploring the Cultural Dimensions of Sustainability
Sustainable Development

READ MORE

Sustainable Development
National Endowment for the Arts: Exploring Our Town
Creative Economy, Combination, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development
National Endowment for the Arts: Exploring Our Town
Creative Economy, Combination, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development

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Creative Economy, Combination, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development
More than Music: What are UK music festivals doing to create a better world in 2024?
Sustainable Development
More than Music: What are UK music festivals doing to create a better world in 2024?
Sustainable Development

READ MORE

Sustainable Development
World Cities Culture Trends 2024
Sustainable Development, Economic Growth
World Cities Culture Trends 2024
Sustainable Development, Economic Growth

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Sustainable Development, Economic Growth
Music As A Global Resource: Compendium
Sustainable Development, Equality Diversity & Inclusion
Music As A Global Resource: Compendium
Sustainable Development, Equality Diversity & Inclusion

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Sustainable Development, Equality Diversity & Inclusion
Music x Climate
Sustainable Development
Music x Climate
Sustainable Development

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Sustainable Development
Discovering Gender Equity in Music across Europe
Sustainable Development
Discovering Gender Equity in Music across Europe
Sustainable Development

READ MORE

Sustainable Development
From Carbon Footprints to Cultural Influence: Engaging Music Audiences on Travel Choices
Sustainable Development
From Carbon Footprints to Cultural Influence: Engaging Music Audiences on Travel Choices
Sustainable Development

READ MORE

Sustainable Development
Latin American Observatory for Recorded Music
Sustainable Development
Latin American Observatory for Recorded Music
Sustainable Development

READ MORE

Sustainable Development
The Music Puzzle: Exploring Booking Practices in Europe
Sustainable Development
The Music Puzzle: Exploring Booking Practices in Europe
Sustainable Development

READ MORE

Sustainable Development
The Societal Value of the Arts and Culture
Combination, Sustainable Development, Resilience, Local Policy
The Societal Value of the Arts and Culture
Combination, Sustainable Development, Resilience, Local Policy

READ MORE

Combination, Sustainable Development, Resilience, Local Policy
Reset! Atlas of Independent Culture and Media
Sustainable Development, Resilience, Local Policy
Reset! Atlas of Independent Culture and Media
Sustainable Development, Resilience, Local Policy

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Sustainable Development, Resilience, Local Policy

Combination