From West End stars and globally touring musicians to leading music managers and screen industry powerhouses, some of the UK’s biggest creative names are heading to Newcastle this week as LMA continues building excitement around its soon to launch North East campus.

n September, the refurbished building beside the mural will welcome the first students to LMA Newcastle: a new city-centre campus offering creative degrees across music, performance, music production, musical theatre, acting, dance, film and television production, and business.

A huge new piece of public art has been unveiled in the heart of Newcastle as LMA ramps up preparations to open its new North East campus next month.

A Liverpool dance group has said it would be an "honour to perform at the Royal Variety Performance" if they win this year's Britain's Got Talent (BGT).

Liverpool talent was front and centre on Saturday night as  dancers from Liverpool Media Academy (LMA) lit up Britain’s Got Talent and landed a golden buzzer moment that’s sent them straight through to the final.

After choreographing their audition and Semi-Final pieces, Sadeck Berrabah joined LMA for this cinematic Finale routine. See them turn their bodies into a moving art installation, showcasing impeccable composition and skill.

A dance group from Liverpool Media Academy (LMA) has reached the Britain’s Got Talent final after impressing judges with a series of powerful performances. Awarded Alesha Dixon’s Golden Buzzer in the semi-finals, the talented young performers are putting Liverpool’s emerging dance scene firmly in the national spotlight.

LMA’s 66 dancers took centre stage in the Britain’s Got Talent final, delivering a spectacular routine that left viewers praising their precision and choreography. Fans on social media called the performance “beautiful”, while judge Alesha Dixon said it had “everything you needed”, describing it as spicy and sexy.

LMA is putting its promise to Newcastle’s creative community into action. Following a packed-out industry event at Tyneside Cinema, featuring leading figures from music, film and performance, the institution has announced an official partnership with the independent venue, ahead of its Newcastle campus opening this September.

LMA dance student Faith is preparing for the Britain’s Got Talent final after her group secured Alesha Dixon’s golden buzzer. The Hartlepool dancer, who has been dancing since seven, graduates in July. Judges have praised the group’s synchronised performances, with Simon Cowell calling their semi-final act “gobsmackingly beautiful”.

LMA is expanding into the North East, opening its third UK campus on Newcastle’s St James’ Boulevard in September 2026. Offering industry-led degrees across music, performing arts and creative media, the new campus will connect students with professionals, live projects and opportunities across the region’s growing creative industries.

LMA is turning its promise to support the North East’s creative industries into action. Following a packed-out industry event at Newcastle’s Tyneside Cinema, featuring leading voices from music, film and performance, LMA has announced an official partnership with the iconic independent venue, ahead of its campus opening this September.