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.
With an investment of more than €79 million, the Ministry of Culture has presented the Cultural Rights Plan, a participatory roadmap with 146 measures to guarantee equal access to culture and consolidate it as a fundamental right. The plan seeks to democratize cultural life and address contemporary challenges such as equality, sustainability, and health from a transformative perspective.
MIDiA Research’s latest report, titled MIDiA Research 2025–2032 Global Music Forecasts | Recalibration, reveals how the music industry is heading into a new era of global, economic, and technological restructuring.
The next edition will be held from March 19th to 21st in Marseille. You can access the call for applications until July 19th.
The Ministry of Culture, through the INAEM (National Institute of Statistics and Geography), will open the application period on July 3 for direct aid of up to €25,000 per beneficiary, intended to compensate for operating expenses resulting from the damage caused by the DANA (Dana), which occurred on October 29. The total budget is one million euros.
Since Saturday, June 28, 2025, the European Accessibility Act requires that products and services—including live music—be adapted for people with disabilities, opening up new opportunities for the industry and posing structural adaptation challenges.
The next edition will take place in Naples from November 27th to 29th. You can access the call for entries until July 15th.
The 2025 summer campaign is driving up job demand in the festival sector: companies like Randstad will manage more than 2,000 vacancies in Spain, especially in catering, customer service, and logistics.
