Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun announced yesterday that he will launch an initiative after the summer to save and strengthen small live music venues, a sector hard hit by closures like that of Madrid’s iconic Café Central and considered an “essential cultural ecosystem” for Spain’s emerging music scene.
Against all odds, Gen Zers are driving a revival of physical music formats like vinyl, CDs, and cassettes, prioritizing tangible experiences over ubiquitous digital streaming.
The Vic Live Music Market (MMVV) is preparing for its 37th edition, which will take place from September 17 to 21, 2025. MMVV is thus reinforcing its commitment to innovation and internationalization by attracting more than 1,000 accredited professionals through the MMVV Pro area and revitalizing networking with the festive Brindis series, consolidating Vic as a decisive epicenter of live music in southern Europe.
On September 15 and 16, 2025, Barcelona will host the 2nd Ibero-American Forum INSPIRA: Music, Origins, Diversity, and Feminism, organized by the MIM (Women of the Music Industry) association with the support of PROMUSICAE. This forum seeks to become a space for dialogue, training, and collaboration focused on raising the profile of women and gender diversity in the Ibero-American music industry.
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According to the report “Festivals: New Cultural Engine” prepared by LIN3S, music and cultural festivals in Spain are transforming the sector as a vector of economic growth and international visibility, and opening up new avenues for leadership in tourism, culture, and branding.
The Andalusian Ministry of Culture and Sport, through the Andalusian Agency for Cultural Institutions, has approved €2 million in grants for 2025, which will benefit 74 theater, music, dance, circus, and other performing arts initiatives.
This Monday, July 28, 2025, the Vice President of the Government and Minister of Labor, Yolanda Díaz, together with the Minister of Culture, unveiled a proposed Royal Decree that introduces key measures to protect minors, control the use of generative artificial intelligence, and guarantee the position of a privacy coordinator in cultural productions.
More than 30 musicians—including Álex Ubago, Rozalén, Sole Giménez, and Marta Santos—have joined the Stay True to the Act campaign, calling for the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act, passed in 2024, to remain steadfast in protecting copyright.
The Spanish capital hosts the first WMN Sessions, an innovative creative program that will bring together female composers, producers and sound engineers from September 22 to 24 at The Music Station, headquarters of Warner Music Spain, with the aim of promoting gender equality in the music industry.
