Friday
Friday Afternoon
2pm-4pm
POWER UP PRESENTS… GET UP, STAND UP!
This thought leadership panel explores the progress – or lack of – on race accountability in the music industry since the 2020 BLM protest movement. We’ll also explore what it means to be ethical, how to take a stand and the greater challenges facing Black artists in 2024.
4pm-6pm
JACQUELINE SPRINGER IN CONVERSATION WITH BERWYN POWERED BY V&A EAST
Expect a deep dive as Jacqueline Springer explores the life and times of BERWYN, Trinidad-born, Romford-raised rapper, singer, songwriter, producer and two-time Mercury Music Prize nominee.
Speakers
Elise Brown – Co-founder/ Director, Revere Arts
Hannah Shogbola – Founder, DAJU / Agent at UTA Talent Agency
Komali Scott-Jones – A&R Director at AWAL & Executive Member at the Black Music Coalition
Andrew Ogun – Arts Council of Wales/ BLM Gwent
Jacqueline Springer – Curator, Africa & Diaspora: Performance at the V&A
Friday Evening
7.30PM-10.30PM / DOORS 7PM
ud live showcase – powered by trench
UD’s Incubator Programme is a talent and career development opportunity for exceptional independent artists, making music of Black origin. Join us at this exclusive Incubator 2024 Showcase, where you’re invited to witness the stars of tomorrow, today. Expect R&B, soul, rap and more in-between.