The Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS) will be using their latest round of funding totalling £1.6 million to help support 58 UK artists to tour the world.

The funding will help small and medium sized music companies with their marketing and promotion campaigns for their artists touring abroad. The aim is to attract new fans, overseas touring opportunities and revenue.

MEGS has been operating since 2014 and has given out around £7.9 million in grants to support UK musical acts in touring abroad and finding an international audience. Some acts, such as Ezra Collective and Fat Dog have benefited from Brit Awards recognition.

The Creative Industries sector contributed almost £125 billion to the UK economy in 2023 and exporting UK music is seen by the government as an important way to continue growing the economy.

See: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/major-new-funding-for-music-acts-that-supercharged-careers-of-brit-award-winners