As Taylor Swift buys back her music rights, FAC CEO, David Martin spoke to LBC’s Ali Miraj about why this is such a significant win for Taylor Swift and why music rights are so important to all artists. You can listen to the full discussion here: bit.ly/4kfiyJw?r=lp...

🏆 Last week saw the biggest night in British music - the 2025 Brit Awards! From Charli XCX's sweep to a mash-up of Rule Britannia and so much more, here are some highlights from the evening. Let us know what your favourite moments were below!

💿 #IsThisWhatWeWant? 1000+ musicians, including Kate Bush, Imogen Heap and Hans Zimmer, have come together to release a silent album, protesting the UK government's planned changes to copyright law, which would hand the work of musicians to AI companies for free. 🔗 isthiswhatwewant.com

It’s that time again ⬆️ Keep Up With Step Up! This awardee update features Lime Garden, TWST, unpeople, Olive Jones, SOFY, Amie Blu, Graft, Calva Louise. 🔊See what they've been up to below!

📢 @featuredartists.bsky.social has announced a UK Artist Touring Fund. Developed with the MMF and @wearethemu.bsky.social , the UKAT Fund will act as a vehicle to distribute artist-allocated funds collected by the recently-launched LIVE Trust. 🔗 thefac.org/ukatfund

Friends & Family 003🫂 Hosted at KEF Music Gallery, we will be joined by some of our Step Up fund awardees, industry friends and the Amazon Music team. 🗓️Thursday 27th February 🕑18:00-20:30 📍KEF Music Gallery, London, W1W 7NB ➡️Register for free: bit.ly/42NiqLk

Here are 6 out of 700 venues charging 0% commission on merchandise➡️ ⭐️ Learn more about our campaign & see our database of gold-standard venues: thefac.org/venuedirectory #100PercentVenues

📰Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, spoke to Rolling Stone about the biggest issues facing music - standing in support of UK music and its creators. Her backing is invaluable, and it’s fantastic to have her championing the industry. ➡️Read more: bit.ly/42pb68z

Without artists, there is no live music industry. We must save grassroots music in 2025. ##SupportingArtists

We are thrilled to launch the FAC Artist Council🫂 An initiative aimed at fostering engagement with a diverse range of artists, and to identify and address key issues and changes affecting the livelihoods of artists across the community. ➡️ Learn more: bit.ly/4h74gZv