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| Company type | Ltd. |
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| Industry |
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| Founded | London,United Kingdom (March 19, 2007 (2007-03-19)) |
| Founder | Mark Meharry |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Services | |
| Website | musicglue.com |
Music Glue is a specialist e-commerce platform for the music business which allows artists to sell physical and digital music, merchandise, and event tickets in multiple currencies and languagesdirect-to-fan.[1][2][3][4] The company is headquartered in London, with offices in New York, Sydney and Vancouver.[5][6][7][8][9]
Music Glue was launched in 2007 by Mark Meharry, with the goal of allowing artists to sell their music directly to consumers.[10][4][11] "Controlled filesharing" was introduced with the bandMarillion.[12][13]
In 2013, Music Glue launched its direct-to-fan platform atthe Great Escape Festival in Brighton, United Kingdom. By this time, Music Glue had worked with artists includingMumford and Sons,Gabrielle Aplin,Nina Nesbitt,Enter Shikari,Ben Howard,Ghostpoet.[4][14]
In July 2014, Music Glue became the primary ticket vendor for Gentlemen of the Road, a two-day festival in Lewes, Sussex.[15]
In September 2014, UK promotion groupMAMA & Company announced a partnership with Music Glue for all applications for The Great Escape 2015, whereby artists applying to play the Brighton-based festival would need to create a Music Glue profile in order for their application to be accepted.[16]
Music Glue now runs the apply to play service for The Great Escape, Bushstock, Mondo NYC, Live at Leeds, Kendall Calling,Focus Wales, Evolution Emerging, Norwich Sound & Vision, Metropolis Rising.[17][18]
In 2015, Public Service Broadcasting used Music Glue for pre-orders and direct-to-fan sales for their albumThe Race For Space which charted at number 11 in the UK Albums chart and number 1 in the UK Independent Albums chart, and for tickets for The Race For Space tour. That year, Music Glue also was the ticketing vendor for Mumford & Sons UK Arena Tour with up to 50% of tickets per show sold via the platform.[19]
In 2017, Music Glue celebrated their 10th birthday[20] and announced a partnership with Probity, an independently owned music merchandising company offering worldwide tour, retail and licensing services.[21][22][23]
Music Glue has been chosen by British Rock bandEnter Shikari to be their official tickets partner on their UK and EU arena tour, selling direct to fans.[24][25] Their album “A Kiss for the Whole World” debuted at the top of the UK Albums Chart on 28th April 2023, becoming the band's first number-one album on the chart after five top-10 albums.[26]
In March 2025, Mark Meharry - the company’s CEO - published an opinion article inMusic Business Worldwide, discussing the evolving landscape of direct-to-fan commerce and Music Glue’s role.[27]
In April 2025, Music Glue announced a newly integrated ticketing solution, offering global ticketing, pre-sale access via album pre-orders, as well as VIP and Meet & Greet experiences.[28]
Music Glue’s Ticket Access Pass feature - which allows fans to pre-order an album in exchange for access to pre-sale tickets - was shortlisted for Music Consumer Innovation at theMusic Week Awards 2025[29] and for Product Innovation at the 2025 Ticketing Business Awards.[30]
In April 2025, the company also expanded its North American presence with a new Vancouver office, aiming to support US and Canadian artists with D2C sales in Europe.[9]
In October 2007, Music Glue was nominated for a Best Innovation award at theBT Digital Music Awards.[31] Music Glue had been called one of the "Top 100 tech media companies" byThe Guardian.[32]
In March 2025, Music Glue was featured by MusicRadar as one of the best website builders for bands, and recognised as the platform that’s Best for Sales.[33]
In early 2025, Music Glue received its second consecutive nomination for Best Music Consumer Innovation at the Music Week Awards.[29] It was also shortlisted for Product Innovation at the 2025 Ticketing Business Awards.[30]
