Musicians Union (MU) | Complete Music Update

Ivors and MU hit out at children’s content company seeking writer’s share on music it commissions
Wednesday 16 March 2022, 11:01

Musicians’ Union elects Naomi Pohl as first female leader
Tuesday 8 March 2022, 12:30

Music and night-time industries criticise UK government’s latest COVID support package
Wednesday 22 December 2021, 11:36

UK artist and songwriter groups welcome government commitment to music industry reform during Friday’s Brennan Bill debate
Monday 6 December 2021, 11:13

Statements on Kevin Brennan’s copyright reforming bill
Wednesday 24 November 2021, 11:44

CMU Digest 15.11.21: Astroworld, performer ER, Jay-Z, The Scala, Apple
Monday 15 November 2021, 06:45

MPs again call for performer ER on streams as Universal boss’s £150 million pay packet is compared to songwriter earnings
Thursday 11 November 2021, 12:38

Artists and songwriter groups welcome Competition & Market Authority’s streaming market study
Wednesday 20 October 2021, 10:55

Naomi Pohl to run for General Secretary of the Musicians’ Union
Monday 4 October 2021, 10:52

MU and #brokenrecord welcome government’s economics of streaming response, but want more commitment on copyright reforms
Thursday 23 September 2021, 11:20

MU and Ivors Academy calls for more support for music makers still shielding
Monday 13 September 2021, 10:41

CMU Digest 19.07.21: Economics Of Streaming, COVID, Chance The Rapper, The Sex Pistols, Brexit
Sunday 18 July 2021, 19:53

DCMS Committee Economics Of Streaming Report: Lots of quotes
Thursday 15 July 2021, 11:57

MU and ISM call for moves to ensure touring artists can still use ‘splitter vans’ post-Brexit
Thursday 15 July 2021, 11:18

CMU Digest 21.06.21: COVID, Kevin Brennan, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Somethin Else, Jay-Z
Monday 21 June 2021, 07:02

MU and FAC publish guidance for collaborating musicians on rights and royalties
Thursday 17 June 2021, 11:26

CMU Digest 01.06.21: NetEase, COVID-19, Cox Communications, Brexit, Canadian web-blocks
Monday 31 May 2021, 07:48

Setlist: The music industry’s “war on the internet”
Monday 31 May 2021, 07:00

77% of musicians expect earnings to be hit by new post-Brexit touring bureaucracy
Tuesday 25 May 2021, 11:56

CMU Digest 26.04.21: COVID, #fixstreaming, Apple, Know Your Business Customer, Maria Schneider
Monday 26 April 2021, 07:51

156 artists call on UK government to add ER to streams and launch competition investigation into the majors
Tuesday 20 April 2021, 11:44

FAC, MPA, MU and Sentric Music join Music Copyright Explained debate next Tuesday
Thursday 1 April 2021, 11:29

Ivors Academy and Musicians’ Union launch campaign against buyouts when music is commissioned for TV, film and ads
Tuesday 30 March 2021, 12:12

Music industry welcomes commitments from Boris Johnson on addressing the post-Brexit touring problems
Friday 26 March 2021, 12:27

Setlist: Spotify gets in on the streaming economics debate
Monday 22 March 2021, 07:00

Setlist: The music business year so far
Monday 15 March 2021, 07:00

CMU Digest 15.03.21: Brexit, women in music, SGAE, Pirate Monitor, ASCAP
Sunday 14 March 2021, 19:36

MU and ISM call for more urgency from government over post-Brexit touring issues
Friday 12 March 2021, 10:11

UK music industry welcomes extended COVID support schemes, but continues to call for government-backed insurance
Thursday 4 March 2021, 11:28

UK music industry welcomes further financial support for the COVID-hit creative industries, but says individual creators need to benefit
Wednesday 3 March 2021, 12:23

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