Musicians' Union elects Naomi Pohl as first female leader
Naomi Pohl has been elected General Secretary of the Musicians' Union, becoming its first female leader in almost 130 years.…
Horace Trubridge
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Musicians' Union boss calls for more financial support and a streaming rethink to help music-makers get through COVID-19
Musicians' Union General Secretary Horace Trubridge told a parliamentary committee that 40% of musicians fail to qualify for government support and called for more funding and a streaming rethink.…
Musicians' Union calls for miming to be identified
The Musicians' Union is campaigning for broadcasters to show an onscreen logo when bands mime, backed by artists including Elton John and Beverley Knight, though Faye Tozer defends miming.…
Whose song is it anyway?
A MusicTank event discussed when session musicians and band members can claim a share of songs they help create, with precedents including Magoogan, Valentino and Spandau Ballet's failed claim.…
What (copy)rights the session musician?
MusicTank's next think tank event asks whether producers, arrangers and session musicians should be better credited and rewarded in the digital music era.…