PPL Momentum Music Fund
The PPL Momentum Music Fund offers grants of £5k-£15k for UK based artists/bands to break through to the next level of their careers. Activities eligible for support include recording, touring and marketing.
Artists/Bands applying for the PPL Momentum Music Fund must be at a crucial tipping point in their careers, showing current progression and growth as an artist with the potential to significantly develop their careers over the next two years. The activity that PPL Momentum Music funding would support must take place in the UK.
For more information on PPL Momentum please click here. And for guidance please click here.
To apply please click here. The current round is now open and closes at 18:00 on 27th October 2025. For future deadlines please check out the deadlines page here.
PPL Momentum Accelerator (Liverpool City Region & Tees Valley)
We have just announced the new PPL Momentum Accelerator support for talented artists and music industry professionals in Tees Valley. PPL Momentum Accelerator is a targeted scheme to support the development of outstanding artists and bands who are writing their own music, and future Industry Professionals, outside London and who face additional barriers in reaching a crucial career tipping point based on their location.
PPL Momentum Accelerator is currently available for music creators and Industry Professionals in Liverpool City Region and the Tees Valley.Music Creators (artists/bands)Artists/Bands applying for PPL Momentum Accelerator must show strong musical potential but face barriers to reach or get beyond crucial early career tipping points, with signs of interest and/or working informally with other music professionals or organisations. Applicants should show regional progression and growth as an artist with the potential to fast-track to reach a national tipping point in the next 6 months – and a plan to back that up. The activity that funding would support must take place in the UK. Music Creators can apply for up to £5,000.00.Industry ProfessionalsIndustry Professionals applying for PPL Momentum Accelerator will be able to demonstrate a good or growing track record in working behind the scenes in Wales, to support music creators in those areas but face barriers to reach or get beyond crucial early career tipping points. You’ll need to demonstrate the need for funding and/or other capacity building support to support you in taking those next crucial steps and a plan of how you’ll get there with PPL Momentum Accelerator support. Industry Professionals can apply for up to £1,000.00For more information on PPL Momentum Accelerator please click here. And for guidance please click here.