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UK campaign against ‘crippling’ merch fees steps up a notch
The Featured Artists Coalition’s 100% Venues campaign is stepping up another gear, with an open letter outlining four principles.
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Featured Artists Coalition Step Up Fund returns for second year
The UK’s Featured Artists Coalition has teamed up with Amazon Music again for the second year of its Step Up Fund.
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Human Artistry Campaign adds more music-industry body members
The recently-launched Human Artistry Campaign, which is trying to set guidelines for the use of creative AIs, has added new members.
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Council of Music Makers and ECSA issue latest calls for streaming reform
Two industry organisations have issued their latest calls for change in the way the music streaming economy works.
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Beabadoobee and Carl Cox among latest FAC artist ambassadors
The UK’s Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) already had more than 100 musicians signed up as ‘artist ambassadors’
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Musicians’ Union backs FAC’s ‘100% Venues’ merch-fees campaign
The UK’s Musicians’ Union is throwing its weight behind the Featured Artists Coalition’s ‘100% Venues’ campaign.
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BeatBread adds artist council and inks partnership with FAC
BeatBread is one of the startups exploring ways to provide musicians with funding outside the traditional label system.
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Artists and labels can be prolific partners – David Martin, Featured Artists Coalition (guest column)
This is a guest column by David Martin, CEO of the Featured Artists Coalition – the UK trade body that represents the rights and interests of music artists.
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Amazon Music backs Featured Artists Coalition ‘Step Up Fund’
Another UK organisation launching a new fund is the Featured Artists Coalition (FAC), which has secured Amazon Music’s backing for its ‘Step Up Fund’.
It will provide financial support and other benefits for up to 10 emerging artists, with musicians who have released at least three tracks in the last year; with a minimum of 10k streams per song on a ‘mainstream streaming service’ who are not signed to a major or independent label invited to apply.
“Step Up is a natural expansion of our role, as we look to provide further assistance to artists at a critical point in their journey,” said CEO David Martin.
It’s the latest example of a DSP putting its money behind this kind of scheme in the UK: see also YouTube Music’s Amplify London partnership with the London Music Fund and Sound Connections in 2020 and (for managers rather than artists) its accelerator program with the MMF.
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Deezer and FAC launch mentoring program for emerging artists
Streaming services are launching programs and partnerships with up-and-coming artists left, right and centre at the moment. Every DSP is keen to build relationships with artists as early as possible, in ways that don’t alienate labels of course.
The latest example is a deal between Deezer and the Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) to launch a mentoring program for emerging artists. It’s starting with a ‘Deezer x FAC Masterclass’ for 10 independent artists, which will provide them with a day of seminars and mentorship.
“The curriculum of our Masterclass and the skills we focus on are all geared towards helping artists grow their streams and connect with more fans,” promised Deezer’s VP of global artist relations Nigel Harding.
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FAC and MMF set out their hopes for streaming reforms
As you’ll know from our news story yesterday on a competition snag for Sony Music’s acquisition of AWAL, the UK’s recent music streaming economics inquiry is already having some knock-on effects.