The government has named 41 organisations that will run a “new generation” of larger music hubs across England, splitting more than 拢100 million in funding next year. But two hubs still don’t have lead organisations after a re-tendering process that will see the number of hubs reduced from 116 to 43. First established in 2012, are groups of schools, councils, community groups, music organisations and others that support education settings to develop “high quality” music education. They receive 拢79 million in annual funding, shared between lead organisations, and 拢25 million for instruments and technology. The annual funding amount has not changed for several years, and funding is only confirmed until 2025. Ministers announced in 2022 that they would re-tender for lead organisations to run a smaller number of hubs covering larger geographical areas. Damian Hinds Today, the Arts Council England, which administers the scheme on the Department for Education’s behalf, announced 41 of the 43 successful bidders, with two in south west London and south Yorkshire still “TBC pending outcome of the investment programme”. Its chief executive Darren Henley heralded the 鈥渘ew generation of music hubs, which will support the brilliant work of our dedicated music teachers across the country, and help bring high-quality music education to even more children and young people in every part of England.鈥� And schools minister Damian Hinds said the hubs would 鈥渆nsure every child across the country has the chance to develop a love for music, whether it鈥檚 through singing, learning to play an instrument or creating their own music鈥�. The new music hubs Name of Music Hub AreaName of Hub Lead Organisation Bedfordshire & Milton KeynesInspiring Music Education HubBerkshireBerkshire Music TrustBirminghamServices for Education LtdBlack CountryDudley Metropolitan Council – Dudley Performing ArtsBuckinghamshire & OxfordshireBuckinghamshire Music TrustCambridgeshire & PeterboroughCambridgeshire MusicCheshire & WirralLove Music TrustCornwall & the Isles of ScillyASONE PERFORM Community Interest CompanyCoventry, Solihull, WarwickshireCoventry MusicCumbriaWestmorland and Furness Council: Music HubDerby & DerbyshireDerby & Derbyshire Music PartnershipDevon, Plymouth & TorbayDevon Music Education HubDorset & SomersetOctagon Theatre, SomersetEssex, Southend-on-Sea & ThurrockEssex Music ServicesGloucestershire, Swindon & WiltshireGloucestershire Music Education HubGreater Manchester and Blackburn with DarwenBolton Music ServiceHampshireHampshire Music ServiceHerefordshire & WorcestershireSevern ArtsHertfordshireHertfordshire Music ServiceHull, East Riding, North & North East LincolnshireHull Music ServiceKent & MedwayKent MusicLancashireLancashire Music ServiceLeicester & LeicestershireLeicester-Shire Schools Music ServiceLincolnshireLincolnshire Music ServiceLondon – EastWaltham Forest Music ServiceLondon – NorthHaringey Music ServiceLondon – South EastSEL Music Education LtdLondon – South WestTBC pending outcome of the Investment ProgrammeLondon – WestThe Royal Borough of Kensington and ChelseaMerseyside, Halton and WarringtonLiverpool City Region Combined AuthorityNorfolk & SuffolkNorfolk County CouncilNorth and South of Tyne and DarlingtonNorth Tyneside Music Education HubNorth Northamptonshire, West Northamptonshire & RutlandNorthamptonshire Music and Performing Arts TrustNottingham & NottinghamshireCulture, Learning and Libraries (Midlands) – Nottinghamshire Music HubShropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent, Telford & WrekinEntrust Support ServicesSolent, Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouthampton Music HubSouth YorkshireTBC pending outcome of the Investment ProgrammeSurreySurrey ArtsSussexCreate MusicTees ValleyTees Valley Music ServiceWest of England (Avon)Bristol Music TrustWest YorkshireBradford Music Education HubYork & North YorkshireNorth Yorkshire Music ServiceBerkshireBerkshire Music TrustBirminghamServices for Education LtdBlack CountryDudley Metropolitan Council – Dudley Performing ArtsBuckinghamshire & OxfordshireBuckinghamshire Music TrustCambridgeshire & PeterboroughCambridgeshire MusicCheshire & WirralLove Music TrustCornwall & the Isles of ScillyASONE PERFORM Community Interest CompanyCoventry, Solihull, WarwickshireCoventry MusicCumbriaWestmorland and Furness Council: Music HubDerby & DerbyshireDerby & Derbyshire Music PartnershipDevon, Plymouth & TorbayDevon Music Education HubDorset & SomersetOctagon Theatre, SomersetEssex, Southend-on-Sea & ThurrockEssex Music ServicesGloucestershire, Swindon & WiltshireGloucestershire Music Education HubGreater Manchester and Blackburn with DarwenBolton Music ServiceHampshireHampshire Music ServiceHerefordshire & WorcestershireSevern ArtsHertfordshireHertfordshire Music ServiceHull, East Riding, North & North East LincolnshireHull Music ServiceKent & MedwayKent MusicLancashireLancashire Music ServiceLeicester & LeicestershireLeicester-Shire Schools Music ServiceLincolnshireLincolnshire Music ServiceLondon – EastWaltham Forest Music ServiceLondon – NorthHaringey Music ServiceLondon – South EastSEL Music Education LtdLondon – South WestTBC pending outcome of the Investment ProgrammeLondon – WestThe Royal Borough of Kensington and ChelseaMerseyside, Halton and WarringtonLiverpool City Region Combined AuthorityNorfolk & SuffolkNorfolk County CouncilNorth and South of Tyne and DarlingtonNorth Tyneside Music Education HubNorth Northamptonshire, West Northamptonshire & RutlandNorthamptonshire Music and Performing Arts TrustNottingham & NottinghamshireCulture, Learning and Libraries (Midlands) – Nottinghamshire Music HubShropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent, Telford & WrekinEntrust Support ServicesSolent, Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouthampton Music HubSouth YorkshireTBC pending outcome of the Investment ProgrammeSurreySurrey ArtsSussexBrighton Dome & Festival LimitedTees ValleyTees Valley Music ServiceWest of England (Avon)Bristol Music TrustWest YorkshireBradford Music Education HubYork & North YorkshireNorth Yorkshire Music Service