Musicians Union (MU) | Complete Music Update

Ivors and MU hit out at the Epidemic Sound model to licensing music for video
Wednesday 8 July 2020, 10:44

Music industry calls for clarity on government’s £1.57 billion COVID support scheme for the creative sector
Tuesday 7 July 2020, 10:59

Musicians’ Union boss calls for more financial support and a streaming rethink to help music-makers get through COVID-19
Wednesday 10 June 2020, 11:39

Musicians’ Union welcomes extension of SEISS but says more needs to be done to support musicians
Monday 1 June 2020, 11:05

Setlist: The ten things people get wrong about streaming – Part Two
Monday 18 May 2020, 07:00

CMU Digest 18.05.20: Keep Music Alive, AIF, UK Music, Warner Music, Canadian web-blocks
Monday 18 May 2020, 06:00

Musicians’ Union and Ivors Academy call for government intervention to “fix streaming”
Monday 11 May 2020, 11:19

One Liners: BPI, Musicians’ Union, Beverley Knight, more
Friday 17 April 2020, 10:33

PPL donates £700,000 to UK COVID-19 hardship funds
Wednesday 15 April 2020, 11:05

Setlist: COVID-19, lockdown, Lizzo
Monday 30 March 2020, 07:00

CMU Digest 30.03.20: COVID-19, self-employed, emergency funds, Lizzo, StubHub
Monday 30 March 2020, 06:00

Music industry welcomes UK government’s COVID-19 support for self-employed
Friday 27 March 2020, 11:05

Self-employed who make up 72% of the music industry being let down by government as COVID-19 crisis grows, say trade bodies
Monday 23 March 2020, 13:44

Setlist: COVID-19, Led Zeppelin, Katy Perry
Monday 23 March 2020, 08:00

UK music industry ramps up call for government support as COVID-19 crisis continues, while IMPALA launches pan-European industry taskforce
Friday 20 March 2020, 12:54

Support for freelancers still key concern for music industry as COVID-19 crisis escalates
Thursday 19 March 2020, 12:04

Music industry assesses the UK government’s £350 billion package of support for businesses facing COVID-19 challenges
Wednesday 18 March 2020, 14:08

MU calls for measures to support self-employed and theatre musicians
Tuesday 17 March 2020, 12:30

MU welcomes PPL revenue growth, but again calls for ER on streams
Monday 10 February 2020, 12:01

Musicians’ Union backs Kier Starmer as new Labour leader
Friday 7 February 2020, 11:38

CMU Digest 28.10.19: Lizzo, Pledge, PPL, Spotify, Musicians’ Union
Monday 28 October 2019, 09:42

MU says any new measures to combat sexual harassment in the workplace need to also protect freelancers
Wednesday 23 October 2019, 11:06

UK industry unites to assess impact of Pledge collapse
Wednesday 5 June 2019, 10:15

One Liners: PRS For Music, LSD, Glastonbury, more
Friday 15 March 2019, 12:23

Music industry consensus collapses as copyright directive talks near completion
Friday 8 February 2019, 13:30

Musicians’ Union warns music education crisis is silencing all but affluent voices
Wednesday 7 November 2018, 12:52

European Parliament backs safe harbour reform – everyone responds
Thursday 13 September 2018, 10:24

Musicians’ Union supports referendum on final Brexit deal
Thursday 13 September 2018, 10:19

CMU Digest 16.07.18: Blurred Lines, Childish Gambino, ISM/MU, Sony Music, Cardi B
Monday 16 July 2018, 07:24

ISM and MU co-launch code of practice to tackle bullying and harassment in the music industry
Thursday 12 July 2018, 10:38

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