Music

We present the best of UK music to the world, offering opportunities for meaningful cultural exchange between UK and global music industries.

Our work in Music

We connect organisations, producers and institutions in the UK and internationally to create opportunities for meaningful cultural connections, collaboration, and professional exchange through music. 

We work with UK partners to bring international artists and industry professionals to UK music festivals and events to experience new music, connect with their peers, build long-term connections and develop exciting new work. 

We work with our colleagues overseas to respond to the local context and the interests of the music sector in the UK. Our programme comprises residencies, grant opportunities, showcases, collaborative projects and live events. We focus on contemporary music while exploring how music heritage continues to play a vital role in modern life.

Through Selector, our weekly radio show, we bring the emerging sounds of the UK music scene to listeners all around the world.

Sian Eleri, Selector Radio presenter. A woman with blonde hair sits in a radio studio, smiling, behind a large microphone, holding headphones.

Selector Radio

Our weekly online radio show brings the best of new musical talent from across the UK to a weekly global audience of four million. Alongside our showcases at SXSW in Austin and The Great Escape festival in Brighton, Selector has presented the best of new UK music to a collective global audience of over 30 million in the last year.

Projects

Learn more about our latest work in Music.

Opportunity: International Showcase Fund

Apply for a grant to take your work to international festivals.

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Resources

Explore our resources, sharing new knowledge and the latest thinking on international cultural relations through arts.