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UK Music has launched its 2025 Creators' Survey - and we need your help! As the collective voice of the UK music industry, we're gathering vital data on creators' earnings to calculate our sector's economic contribution. This year, we've included questions about AI to better understand its impact on creators' work and income. Are you a professional music creator? This includes artists, musicians, composers, songwriters, lyricists, singers, producers or engineers - full-time or part-time. Your responses will directly inform our This Is Music report and strengthen our advocacy with Government. Complete the 10-minute survey: https://lnkd.in/eFTTBbav?

UK Music Chief Executive Tom Kiehl is traveling to Boston this weekend to represent the UK music industry at the prestigious ABLE Assembly Conference at Berklee College of Music. The conference (April 11-13) brings together a remarkable cohort of UK organizations specializing in Music and Disability to explore accessibility in music education and performance. Tom will deliver an address on Saturday, focusing on breaking down barriers to entry in the music industry and UK Music's approach to diversity and inclusion. As he notes: "Music is the ultimate form of communication and has the power to inspire, break down barriers and overcome boundaries." Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eW5Cidfr

Are you a teacher for ages 7-13 looking for a #lessonplan on careers in the music industry? We've teamed up with @CreativeCareer5 on a lesson plan that includes a planner, presentation slides, videos and further links to resources. Find out more: https://ow.ly/wB3U50QqpR6

The Ivors Academy Summit is about giving songwriters and composers the knowledge and options to make the right choices for their careers.   Our speakers are leaders in music rights, tech, wellbeing and creator advocacy.   From royalties and rights to AI and mental health, we’re creating space for honest conversations that help you move forward – while bringing music creators and the global industry together.   🗓️ 20 May, BFI IMAX, London   Co-title sponsors: ICE and PRS for Music Supported by: The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) and Musixmatch   🎟️ Book your ticket here 👇 https://lnkd.in/gjRjBmNh   #IvorsSummit #Songwriters #Composers #MusicIndustry #CareerInMusic #CreatorRights #MusicTech #MentalHealth #AIinMusic #EmpowerCreators

UK Music fully supports AI innovation AND protecting creators' rights - these goals aren't mutually exclusive. As the Government pushes forward with controversial changes to copyright law, our Chief Executive Tom Kiehl has issued a stark warning about striking the right balance for the UK's world-leading creative industries. The proposed "opt-out" system for AI training would: Allow tech companies to use creators' work without permission or payment Force creators to navigate complex opt-out processes with each AI company Strip the music sector of its most valuable assets "These proposals would be catastrophic for our world-leading creative industries," says Tom. "The opt-out system being put forward prioritises AI firms over human creativity, enabling big tech firms to effectively steal the work of music creators without their consent and without paying them." With our music industry contributing £7.6 billion to the economy and supporting 216,000 jobs, these changes threaten not just current creators but the next generation of UK talent.

Our Chief Executive Tom Kiehl sat down with Headliner Magazine for an in-depth chat about the ongoing debate around AI and copyright, from the music world's response to what the next steps are for the industry. You can read the interview in the new issue, out now. Read here: https://ow.ly/hNyO50VsYeO

Good luck to the PPL runners! An incredible effort for an amazing cause.

Great to see Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Deputy PM Angela Rayner, and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan backing the UK's diverse and vibrant night-time economy - a vital part of our £7.6 billion music industry. https://lnkd.in/eAmAQpDA

UK Music recently completed an inspiring schools tour across the East Midlands, bringing live music and industry insights directly to young people. Our Partnerships & Operations Officer Courtney Wallace joined forces with rapper, manga author and music entrepreneur Shao Dow for this Arts Council England funded project, visiting 12 schools across Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, and Northamptonshire/Rutlands between March 3-27. The impact was powerful, as one parent shared: "My daughter is a year 10 music student here, and she absolutely loved meeting you today and seeing you perform. She has been a little wobbly recently over her music GCSE and lost her passion a little since her last performance in December, but since coming home from school she's been singing again and seems to have gotten her spark back." We're grateful to our partners at Music Education Hubs East Midlands (MEHEM) for helping make this tour possible and showing the tremendous impact that music education initiatives can have on young people. https://lnkd.in/erF6bFZ8

Global music industry leaders announced for The Ivors Academy Summit We’re pleased to share the first speakers and sponsors confirmed for the inaugural Ivors Academy Summit, taking place on 20 May at BFI IMAX London. Designed for songwriters, composers and professionals working across music publishing, rights and technology, the Summit will provide a platform for meaningful conversation, connection and collaboration — just two days before The Ivors with Amazon Music. With ICE and PRS for Music as co-title sponsors, who along with sponsors the The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) and Musixmatch, provide essential support to enable this new gathering of global voices across music rights, tech and advocacy. Through podcast-style discussions, keynotes and interactive sessions, the programme will explore the most pressing issues facing music creators today — including royalties, rights management, AI, mental health and creator advocacy. “It’s a special opportunity to hear directly from those leading change across publishing, licensing, tech and creator advocacy,” said Roberto Neri, CEO of The Ivors Academy, “the conversations we’ll host will be honest, global and focused on empowering songwriters and composers while connecting them with the global music industry.” Tickets are now available here: https://lnkd.in/ebvQMpje For partnership enquiries or further information, please get in touch. Meet the global leaders joining the conversation: • Dr Charisse Beaumont (DMus) – Chief Executive of Black Lives in Music • Charlene Brown – Co-Founder and Managing Director of people intelligence company Howlett Brown and Chair of The Ivors Academy’s Ethics Committee • Rio Caraeff – Co-President at Musixmatch • Indi Chawla – Head of International Relations at The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) • Peter De Monnink – CEO of ICE • Tom Gray – Songwriter, composer and Chair of The Ivors Academy • Michelle Lewis – Songwriter and CEO of Songwriters of North America - SONA/The SONA Foundation • Andrea Czapary Martin, ICD.D – CEO of PRS for Music • Chris Meehan – CEO of Sentric • Roberto Neri – CEO of The Ivors Academy • Orphy Robinson MBE, Composer and Board Director at The Ivors Academy • Stevie Spring CBE – Chairman of the mental health charity Mind #musicindustry #publishing #songwriters #musictech #copyright