Breadcrumb Home NextGen Impact and Insights NextGen Impact and Insights Discover the stories, ideas, and experiences of the next generation of music. Explore our leading research on what it means to be a young musician and get inspired to make your mark on the music industry. Insights and Impact Lyrics and wellbeing report SONG report 2024 What we do Our research uncovers the opportunities and challenges young people face in music, from access to education and wellbeing support to the evolving ways music is created. By amplifying their voices and combining their insights with data, we drive change across the industry.Together, we’re shaping a more inclusive and equitable future for young people in music. Sound Of The Next Generation To bring the insights from our Sound of the Next Generation report to life, our NextGen content creator Benny Greenstein took to the streets to find out what people think about some of the key findings. Watch the video below! Download: Read the SONG report here! Spotlight on Adlais Adlais, meaning 'echo' in Welsh, amplifies the best of Welsh music. Founder Connor Morgans shares how NextGen Fund support brought Adlais to North Wales, championing artists and communities. Read Now Research opportunities We’re regularly conducting research with loads of ways for the NextGen Community to get involved. From surveys, to interviews, to running research projects yourself, check here to see if we have any opportunities open. LATEST RESEARCH REPORTRising Together: How Collaboration Will Shape the Future of the Music IndustriesUsing insights from our NextGen Feedback Survey 2023, see how the next generation of creatives are choosing to work together to move forward. Download: Download Rising Together here! NEXTGEN FEEDBACK SURVEYS news NextGen Feedback Survey 2022 Find out what young creatives told Youth Music through the NextGen Feedback Survey about how much impact Youth Music are having and what we could do to facilitate the development of young creatives' careers. Read more news NextGen Feedback Survey 2021 Discover how Youth Music's NextGen community supports 18-25-year-olds pursuing careers in the music industry with paid opportunities, mentoring, and inspiring stories. Read more news NexGen Feedback Survey 2020 In 2019, over sixty 18-25 year olds gained paid freelance work, and more than a thousand accessed industry opportunities through Youth Music's NextGen community. See the impact of the first two years and how we can help more young people in music. Read more OUR FULL RESEARCH REPORTS resources Sound of The Next Generation 2024 Music is vital to young people's wellbeing and identity, but barriers like access and cost hold many back. Explore the findings and calls for action in the Sound of the Next Generation report. news A New Era of Music Therapy: Young People Rely on Lyrics to Aid Wellbeing Discover the transformative power of music and lyrics in improving young people's mental health, creativity, and community bonds. Read more news Generation AI: How Young Musicians are Embracing AI How are young creatives using AI to reshape music? Discover their innovative approaches, insights, and hopes for a future where AI levels the playing field in the music industry. Read more Youth Music Self-Expression Report Read our Self-Expression report exploring the links between songwriting, self-expression and wellbeing in young people. Read more A Blueprint for the Future A new generation ready to transform the music industries. This report highlights the views of 1,300 young people eager to start careers in music. It reveals that, despite their drive and entrepreneurial spirit, current paths from education to employment are inadequate. Read more resources Reshape Music Discover the barriers Disabled musicians face and the urgent changes needed to create a more inclusive music industry. Read the findings and recommendations from our groundbreaking report.
news NextGen Feedback Survey 2022 Find out what young creatives told Youth Music through the NextGen Feedback Survey about how much impact Youth Music are having and what we could do to facilitate the development of young creatives' careers. Read more
news NextGen Feedback Survey 2021 Discover how Youth Music's NextGen community supports 18-25-year-olds pursuing careers in the music industry with paid opportunities, mentoring, and inspiring stories. Read more
news NexGen Feedback Survey 2020 In 2019, over sixty 18-25 year olds gained paid freelance work, and more than a thousand accessed industry opportunities through Youth Music's NextGen community. See the impact of the first two years and how we can help more young people in music. Read more
resources Sound of The Next Generation 2024 Music is vital to young people's wellbeing and identity, but barriers like access and cost hold many back. Explore the findings and calls for action in the Sound of the Next Generation report.
news A New Era of Music Therapy: Young People Rely on Lyrics to Aid Wellbeing Discover the transformative power of music and lyrics in improving young people's mental health, creativity, and community bonds. Read more
news Generation AI: How Young Musicians are Embracing AI How are young creatives using AI to reshape music? Discover their innovative approaches, insights, and hopes for a future where AI levels the playing field in the music industry. Read more
Youth Music Self-Expression Report Read our Self-Expression report exploring the links between songwriting, self-expression and wellbeing in young people. Read more
A Blueprint for the Future A new generation ready to transform the music industries. This report highlights the views of 1,300 young people eager to start careers in music. It reveals that, despite their drive and entrepreneurial spirit, current paths from education to employment are inadequate. Read more
resources Reshape Music Discover the barriers Disabled musicians face and the urgent changes needed to create a more inclusive music industry. Read the findings and recommendations from our groundbreaking report.
