Sony Music’s UK Social Justice Fund Supports RNCM Young Artists 24 June 2022 We’re thrilled to announce that RNCM Young Artists will be funded by Sony Music’s UK Social Justice Fund. Launching this September, the initiative will train and support pop musicians aged… Read more
Drummer Jacob secures first Barney Miller International Travel Award 6 January 2022 Undergraduate drummer Jacob Brown is the recipient of the new Barney Miller International Travel Award. Established by guitarist Dominic Miller and his family in honour of his father, this annual… Read more
Bonnie Kemplay wins Radio 1 Live Lounge competition 27 April 2021 Huge congratulations to popular music student Bonnie Kemplay, winner of the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge Introducing competition. Announced yesterday (26 April), the 19-year-old was one of 10,000 entries vying… Read more
Snarky Puppy win Grammy for Live at the Royal Albert Hall 15 March 2021 Congratulations to Snarky Puppy, our International Artists in Popular Music, on winning the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album. Live at the Royal Albert Hall was the band’s 14th… Read more
Ollie 12-hour charity music marathon 26 June 2020 RNCM Popular Music Ambassador, Ollie West will perform a 12-hour music marathon of music via Facebook live on Wednesday 1 July in aid of The Runnymede Trust. Recent graduate Ollie,… Read more
Stuart McCallum appointed RNCM Deputy Head of Popular Music 1 November 2019 We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Stuart McCallum as Deputy Head of Popular Music. A composer and guitarist of considerable facility and creativity, Stuart rose to prominence writing for… Read more
Steve Berry appointed Head of Jazz and Improvisation 8 July 2019 We’re pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Berry to the role of Head of Jazz and Improvisation. Read more
Exciting collaboration for RNCM and Abbey Road Institute 5 July 2019 The RNCM has joined forces with the Abbey Road Institute for an exciting collaboration. Students on the Popular Music programme will have the opportunity to work with students on the… Read more
EU student funding continued for 2020/21 29 May 2019 EU students starting university in 2020/21 academic year will have guaranteed home fee status and financial support for the duration of courses in England. Speaking in Brussels on Tuesday 28… Read more
RNCM Futures 2019 Entrepreneurship Award-Winners 2 April 2019 Launched in 2016, the RNCM Futures Entrepreneurship Award is an opportunity for students to win a financial award and mentor support for projects and businesses they are developing. A total… Read more
Manus Carey appointed Deputy Principal (Performance and Programmes) 20 March 2019 We are delighted to announce the appointment of Manus Carey to the new role of Deputy Principal (Performance and Programmes), commencing 1 May 2019. Manus joined the RNCM in September… Read more
RNCM launches Popular Music ambassador campaign 14 March 2019 The RNCM has launched a new ambassador campaign, assigning nine students and alumni to act as role models for its prestigious Popular Music Degree programme. Recent graduates James Bradshaw, Simon… Read more
Annual Appeal: £10,000 and counting… 11 February 2019 We want to say a very big thank you to everyone who’s donated to our 2018/19 Annual Appeal over the past two months. We’re absolutely thrilled to say that with… Read more
Students to benefit from £90,000 Wolfson Foundation grant 31 January 2019 The Wolfson Foundation has agreed a new three year grant of £90,000 to support outstanding musicians at the RNCM and Junior RNCM. The Wolfson Music Awards will provide scholarships for… Read more
A cappella group Northern Voices through to competition semi-final 28 January 2019 Congratulations and good luck to our amazing Northern Voices on reaching the semi-finals of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) competition. The 15-piece group, comprising students from our… Read more