Tuesday 6 October 2026 · MediaCity, Salford
Tom A. Smith, ALT BLK ERA, JayaHadADream, GANS, SILVERWINGKILLER, Mouth Ulcers, Cody Frost, The Slow Readers Club and many more join the lineup, with curation from SXSW, BBC Introducing, The Line of Best Fit, Amazon Music +44, Notion, Chris Hawkins Awesome Friends and more.
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The first ever UK edition of Billboard's 40 Under 40 debuts at the 2026 Opening Lunch, honouring the music industry's rising stars and future leaders. Nominations are open now.
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Label presidents, trade body chairs, managers, A&Rs, politicians, entrepreneurs, artists and broadcasters — the first wave of the 2026 conference line-up. Sessions and days to follow.
Tommas Arnby // Stacey Tang // Bev Craig // Tom A. Smith // Dr Jo Twist OBE // The Anchoress // Tom Gray // Nazir Afzal OBE // Sophie Jones // Nina Nesbitt // Daudi Matsiko // Dan Lambert // Catherine Martin & many more
Meet the speakersA 24th anniversary premiere, with Michael Winterbottom and Steve Coogan in conversation.
Three days of summits, keynotes and The Creative Industries AI Summit convened by Andy Burnham.
Everyone who makes creative work has a moral and material claim on it: a right to be credited, and a right to be paid.Read more
The first global summit where every content industry agrees a position on AI, built around four anchors: licensing, provenance, attribution and enforcement.
Convened by the Prime Minister, Andy Burnham. Grounded in a simple principle: art is a human right.
More on the AI Summit →Andy Burnham · BTM 2024 · credit Kyle Roczniak
ALT BLK ERA // Bawo // GANS // JayaHadADream // The Slow Readers Club // Tom A. Smith
40,000 Leagues // BEX // Cody Frost // Cutscene // GETNER // JD Cliffe // Lady Ice // Mouth Ulcers // OneDa // SILVERWINGKILLER // The Small Fortunes // SpaceAcre // Superlative // walt disco // The Wran // The Zangwills
Another Country $$$$ // Blood Dealer // Bloodworm // Boo Kickz // Bruise Control // Che3kz // cruush // Dekaytah // Ewan Sim // Freya Beer // Gen and The Degenerates // Georgian // Hana Lili // Holly Head // Lei Hope // LIINES // Loren Heat // Marie Franc // Naomi Kalu // Nessa May // Nico Harmony // Roukaya B // RTB Showcase // Ruby Duff // Sweet Gene // Swivel // Tana // Teleshopping // Third Kulture // Treehouse MCR Cypher // Treks // Venkappa // Yetti Tabai
+ more to be announced
View the full lineupBuilding fairer ways for the music and content industries to work and grow.
What it means, who owns it, how to join.
Inclusive on and off stage, with a diverse lineup and Pay It Forward access for all.
Year-round programme connecting young people aged 16 to 25 across Greater Manchester with the creative industries.
Our creative-rights principle and the AI questions it raises.
Civic positioning, social-change heritage, Salford centenary tie.
One of the UK's most impressive industry events.
