DCMS Committee Report recommends severe regulation of music majors
The cross-party committee for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has published its report into the enquiry about the failure of streaming income to fil…
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Sunak’s self-employment support is a short-term panacea
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer doubled the support for freelance workers from 40 percent of average trading profits following the announcement of …
Musicians’ Union keeps up pressure on chancellor
Musicians’ Union General Secretary Horace Trubridge has called on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to recognise that musicians’ jobs have been made…
Free training programme and resources announced for musicians impacted by Covid
Not-for-profit consultancy UCan Play has launched new training materials and a mentoring programme for musicians whose work has been negatively affect…
34% of Musicians’ Union members may abandon music careers
New data published by the Musicians' Union (MU) suggest that 87% of those members who have received government support during the Covid-19 crisis face…
Musicians’ Union denounces ‘Play For Free’ policy
As the UK government lets some English music venues re-open, the Musicians Union (MU) is receiving reports of venues asking musicians to play unpaid
National Plan for Music Education ‘more important than ever’
National music industry body UK Music has renewed its call for a new National Plan for Music Education in England as GCSE results were published on 20…
Live indoor performance and singing, wind and brass performance permissions updated
The Musicians' Union (MU) and UK Music have applauded the UK government's announcement of a return to indoor live performances in England and a relaxa…
£6m monthly losses threaten survival of British orchestras
The Musicians’ Union (MU) and the Association of British Orchestras (ABO) have joined forces to persuade the UK government to provide immediate addi…
MU advice for returning to face-to-face-teaching
In light of new government guidance, the Musicians' Union (MU) has published advice on returning to face-to-face teaching
Government urged to preserve UK’s classical music sector
Key UK organisations have written to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport seeking support for the future of classical music
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#TheShowMustBePaused urges support for Black community
#TheShowMustBePaused is a response to the murders of George Floyd and 'countless other Black citizens at the hands of the police'
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Next steps: picturing possibilities for the return to work
Music and the wider creative industries are working extremely hard to plan for a phased return to workplaces. Reliance on live events presents particu…
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Musicians’ organisations campaign to ‘fix streaming now’
The Musicians' Union and the Ivors Academy have joined forces at a time of crisis for tens of thousands of music creators to form a new alliance
Covid-19 forces change of tune for struggling UK musicians
New research has found that one in five UK-based musicians fear they will have to abandon their career due to the financial impact of Covid-19
Musicians’ Union welcomes DfE national music plan consultation
The UK Musicians' Union, the national body representing 31,000 professional musicians, has responded positively to the Department for Education’s in…