🎶Join us for PRS Composers' Day on October 31st in Manchester! Network with fellow composers and hear from industry guests including The Halle Orchestra, Riot Ensemble, and Manchester Camerata. Find out more about the day and RSVP at: www.prsformusic.com/events/membe...

UK Music is heading to the 2025 Labour Party Conference where it will be hosting a stellar panel session on how backing the UK music industry can help kickstart economic growth. Click here for more information: tinyurl.com/4khz58bp

UK Music Chief Tom Kiehl and Director of Campaigns Olga FitzRoy headed to 10 Downing Street as part of this year's Bradford City of Culture festivities. While there they met with Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy MP and cultural leaders from across the UK. tinyurl.com/3ab4zvkj

UK Music hosted a packed panel session at the Liberal Democrat Conference in Bournemouth, with the power of music to kickstart local growth and wider industry challenges among the topics that dominated discussion. Read in full here: tinyurl.com/ck7v8ctm

Greater Manchester Combined Authority has become the first local authority to sign up to UK Music’s ground-breaking Local Music Action Charter, which aims to boost local economies and foster thriving creative communities. tinyurl.com/2wuv7mh5

UK Music Chief Executive Tom Kiehl has joined the likes of Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, and Elton John in calling on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to protect the work of the creative industries as US President Donald Trump’s visits the UK. tinyurl.com/399jwx44

UK Music Chief Executive @Tomkiehl joined Fran Coldrick for a chat on Bradford Community Radio, where they discussed our Hometown Glory music tourism report and how a thriving music industry can generate major growth in communities across the UK. Listen here (11-12) tinyurl.com/4a3xn738

UK Music Chief Executive Tom Kiehl gave a rousing speech at the Local Government Association’s (LGA) drinks reception at its annual Culture Conference in Bradford, where he highlighted the power of music in boosting local economies. Find out what he had to say here: tinyurl.com/fmtmaxjc

UK Music has lined up a brilliant panel for the Liberal Democrat conference to highlight the challenges facing the music industry. The session will centre on how political support at a local and national level for the UK music industry can drive economic growth across the UK. tinyurl.com/56afyfad

UK Music outlined its ‘Manifesto For Music – Scotland’ plans at the Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) Summit. The event brought together 250 voices from across Scotland’s music landscape to share insight and help shape the sector’s future. tinyurl.com/53uypdkv

With party conference season upon us, UK Music is heading to all of the main parties’ events to host a series of panels designed to champion our incredible music industry and discuss the biggest challenges it faces. For more information, click here: tinyurl.com/2nmdhew4

Arts Council England has restored its Grassroots Music Fund, having been suspended due to technical issues. You can read more on this story here: tinyurl.com/496npvhy

🎪 Want to get yourself on a festival line-up in 2026? Now is the time to act. We’ve compiled a handy Festival Application Guide detailing many festivals open to applications from artists and performers. ➡️ www.prsformusic.com/m-magazine/f...

UK Music Chief Tom Kiehl joined the British Council's Selector: Behind The Music podcast for a chat about how AI is impacting the music industry and the work we are doing to stop big tech firms stealing the work of our world-leading sector. Listen to the full episode here: tinyurl.com/4twuzysv

Only 28% of musicians have a workplace pension and only 14% have a pension of any other kind Are you an MU member? Explore all our information about pensions for musicians, including The MU Pension Scheme, at bit.ly/3Jp9zYD ✨ information is general guidance only and is not financial advice

From Osaka to Tokyo, UK delegates have been immersing themselves in Japan’s vibrant music industry as part of the UK Music Mission to Japan 🇬🇧🤝🇯🇵 They're also attending Summer Sonic & the UK Pavillion at Expo 2025 ✈️

Good luck to all students receiving GCSE results! The number of students taking GCSE Music in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland is up 6.1% year-on-year, yet the overall trend is down 21% since 2015. We are working to buck this trend and get more young people pursuing music. tinyurl.com/y2jsbbrd

Congratulations to this year’s All-Party Parliamentary Jazz Awards nominees! “The awards have a rich history, with this year promising to deliver another fantastic chapter,” said UK Music Chief @tomkiehl.bsky.social. Find out more about this year's awards here tinyurl.com/mrybhhap

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UK Music Diversity Taskforce Chair Ammo Talwar MBE discusses why the music industry must get behind marginalised artists. You can read Ammo’s piece in full here: tinyurl.com/mrfy8fsa

We are continuing our series of online roundtables to help develop our Manifesto for Music for Wales and Manifesto for Music for Scotland ahead of the 2026 elections. On Tue 26th August, 4pm-6pm, you can join our A Manifesto for Music – Scotland – Education & Skills Roundtable here lu.ma/dvmz7bdg

What are your working rights as a musician during pregnancy, maternity, paternity and adoption? 🧵

UK Music wants to hear your views after Arts Council England suspended its National Lottery Project Grant scheme over technical issues. Read more and tell us how your application has been affected here: tinyurl.com/2sd88zup

Music Week has published Part 1 of its 2025/26 music industry football supporters A-Z guide, featuring our very own Chief Executive and lifelong Pompey fan Tom Kiehl. Check out the list here: tinyurl.com/6sd85bma

Great to see some snaps from the UK Music Summer Party in the Hotshots section of the new issue of Music Week, which is out now.

📣 Opportunities for songwriters in August 2025 🎶 Here’s five creative openings to check out this month courtesy of @prsmembersfund.bsky.social, @prsfoundation.bsky.social, @ppluk.bsky.social, UD, UK Songwriting Contest and @esnsnl.bsky.social. 🔗 prs.info/wPs550WxSr2

UK Music Chief Executive Tom Kiehl spoke to The Music Tourist Podcast about our Hometown Glory report and the vast contribution music tourism makes to the economy. You can listen to the podcast in full here: tinyurl.com/mrx7bya6

UK Music Director of Campaigns & Engagement Olga FitzRoy joins BBC News for a Boardmasters Festival special. Here she discusses the huge contribution festivals make to the economy, as well as the challenges they face. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Council leaders are being urged to sign up to a new Local Music Action charter aimed at driving jobs and investment in communities across the length and breadth of the UK. For more information and to sign up, click here: tinyurl.com/49dz4a96

'A UK Music report found tours from stars like Sam Fender, Chappell Roan and Foo Fighters helped boost music tourism in the North West by £1.2 billion in 2024.' Our Hometown Glory report features in this piece on how huge gigs can help fund the grassroots sector. www.itv.com/news/granada...

“The rising costs and extra red tape involved in touring the EU post-Brexit is a huge challenge for the whole UK music eco-system." Our Chief Executive Tom Kiehl on the challenges facing artists and live music professionals touring the EU post-Brexit. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

An array of musical and political leaders came together at the UK Music Summer Party for a wonderful evening celebrating our world-leading music industry. A huge thank you to all who joined us for a truly memorable night!

“London is the heartbeat of global music, but sometimes the soul is in the regions.” Ammo Talwar, Chair, UK Music Diversity Taskforce and Amanda Maxwell, Chair, UK Music Futures Board celebrate the invaluable contribution regions across the UK make to our world-leading music industry.

“EDI can be a catalyst for economic growth and social transformation.” Amanda Maxwell, Chair, UK Music Futures Board, & Ammo Talwar, Chair, UK Music Diversity Taskforce highlight the impact EDI policies can deliver across the music industry in their UK Music Summer Party Speech.

'UK Music estimates that 7.5m music tourists attended concerts & festivals in London last year, accounting for £2.7bn of the country’s £10bn revenue.' The Mayor’s Press Office has cited our Hometown Glory report in their story hailing London as the ‘music capital of the world’. tinyurl.com/3c2593ha

“Transparency and fair remuneration will be the core principles that guide us.” Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy sends a “crystal clear” message on AI and copyright to the sector in her UK Music Summer Party speech, which you can read in full here tinyurl.com/yj6pbnfx

“Music enriches our cultural fabric and our economy.” In his UK Music Summer Party speech, our Chief Executive Tom Kiehl underscores the far-reaching benefits music brings to people in communities across the country. You can read his speech in full here: tinyurl.com/bdhmkcsw

Our Chief Executive Tom Kiehl outlines the music sector’s position on copyright and AI in his UK Music Summer Party speech, urging politicians to stop big tech firms stealing the work of our creative industries. You can read Tom’s speech in full here tinyurl.com/bdhmkcsw

UK Music was delighted to host Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy at our Summer Party, where she gave a rousing speech on the power of music and why the Government has identified it as a key part of its growth plan. You can read her speech in full here tinyurl.com/yj6pbnfx

‘If it doesn’t work for the creative industries we will not do it.’ The Culture Secretary said in her UK Music Summer Party speech that the Government would not proceed with controversial changes to existing copyright law without the backing of the sector. Read her speech here: tinyurl.com/yj6pbnfx

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at the UK Music Summer Party! It was great to welcome so many incredible people from the worlds of music and politics. We are delighted to share our photo gallery from the night, which you can view here: tinyurl.com/bdfm83ft

UK Music hosted an array of musical and political leaders at our Summer Party, where we celebrated our incredible industry. Our Chief Executive Tom Kiehl set the tone with an inspiring speech hailing the power of the sector and calling on AI firms to stop stealing our music. tinyurl.com/bdhmkcsw

This summer, we want EVERY child to have access to live music – even though school has finished, there are hundreds of live music experiences happening across the UK, including free concerts for your family. Find your nearest orchestra at tinyurl.com/AnOrchestraI... #AnOrchestraInEverySchool

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy celebrates the UK's phenomenal music industry in her speech at the UK Music Summer Party.

Gearing up for tonight's UK Music Summer Party

“The Government must not make us the sacrificial lamb to cosy up to billionaire tech barons.” Our Chief Executive Tom Kiehl makes the music industry case for greater transparency from big tech firms in the ongoing AI debate in the latest issue of Classical Music magazine. tinyurl.com/3hw6mpn4

Shadow Culture Secretary Stuart Andrew has welcomed UK Music’s Hometown Glory music tourism report, which highlights the essential role thriving music ecosystems can bring to communities across the country. You can read more on the report here: tinyurl.com/2t4fpksw @stuartandrew.bsky.social

The House of Commons’ Culture, Media and Sport select committee is inviting music fans to help shape the future of the UK’s grassroots live and electronic music scenes. Click the link for more information and scan the QR code to find out how you can make your voice heard. tinyurl.com/bd8xsw6r

We are thrilled to launch our Hometown Glory report at the LGA Conference in Liverpool, where @tomkiehl and Director of Culture, Major Events & Tourism for the City of Liverpool, Claire McColgan, gave speeches on the power of music. And we had a top performance from local band The Hushtones!

Do you work in music/music education in Wales? We want you to shape our 'Manifesto for Music – Wales’. Our first free panels will be on U-18 and post-18 music education. Register for the U-18 event here lu.ma/fba0yacn and the post-18 event here lu.ma/e1fvef5j