A working group set up by the British government has brokered the latest agreement within the music industry to sort its metadata out.
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UK government to create working group on musicians’ streaming pay
The UK government has announced plans to create a working group to explore how musicians are paid in the music streaming economy.
MU and Black Lives in Music investigate racial-profiling reports
Claims that London’s Metropolitan Police may be racially profiling musicians are sparking anger in the UK.
Utopia Music doubles down on physical distribution business
In March, as part of our coverage of Utopia Music, we wondered aloud what its plans were for its physical distribution subsidiaries.
PRS Foundation and MMF reports hail success of music funds
As The Great Escape – one of the key conferences for the British music industry – kicks off in Brighton, two industry bodies have published reports quantifying the success of their music funds.
Enter Shikari turn arena tickets into grassroots venues support
British band Enter Shikari are currently topping the UK’s album charts, with an arena tour scheduled for next year.
Sony Music UK backs new accelerator for Black startup founders
Sony Music UK has teamed up with the UK’s Digital Catapult initiative to launch an accelerator for Black startup founders.
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.
PRS for Music reports record figures and 22.9% revenue growth in 2022
British collecting society PRS for Music has published its annual figures, reporting record-breaking revenues and distributions in 2022.
Saffron seeks £50k to continue its gender-equality music work
Saffron supports women, non-binary and trans people in the music industry. Now it needs help to continue that work in the future.
Music Declare Emergency launches Fan Club for Climate
The climate campaigning organisation Music Declares Emergency has launched a new initiative, Fan Club for Climate, “a community of music-lovers who care about the planet.” The fan club is a weekly newsletter containing […]
German band Trigger Cut’s UK tour nixed by Brexit red tape
German band Trigger Cut have highlighted the challenges for European artists touring the UK in the wake of its ‘Brexit’ from the EU.