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Last chance to secure your spot at PRS Composers' Day in Glasgow tomorrow. A full day dedicated to insightful panels, networking, and live music, designed to support and sustain your creative practice.
Register for free at prsformusic.com/what-we-do/e…
In his @attitudetweets State of Access Report foreword, UK Music Chief Executive Tom Kiehl has hailed the vital work of the organisation and highlighted the need to ensure that music accessible is accessible to everyone.
Read the report here: tinyurl.com/mmdhkvpn
Excellent piece from @TheSnuts frontman Jack Cochrane in @MusicWeek on the big challenges facing the grassroots sector and the barriers facing Scottish talent. You can read Jack's piece in full here.
The Snuts' Jack Cochrane on barriers facing Scottish talent and challenges for the grassroots sector musicweek.com/talent/read/th…
Artist and producer @tpriestlyx has hailed the huge role music at the BBC has played in his life and career. And, with the future of the Beeb's funding under review, UK Music Chief @Tomkiehl explains why music at the corporation must be protected: tinyurl.com/3x4pnkh3
For decades, music and the BBC have been inextricably linked. Check out the slides below for just a few examples outlining the incredible relationship between music and the BBC.
You can find out more about Our BBC: Our Music here: tinyurl.com/3fyn4vep
Take the UK Music Workforce Diversity Survey and be in with a chance of winning 2 tickets to see The Brand New Heavies at Blue Note London in December! The survey will help make the music industry a fairer, more inclusive space and takes just 10 minutes. tinyurl.com/j4jahaap
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What does the music industry want from the future of AI – and how can the UK lead the way?
As we find ourselves “in the first five minutes of the next industrial revolution”, industry leaders and politicians met at Manchester’s Beyond The Music to lay out what we need for music to survive a future alongside AI
@UK_Music @bevcraig @IanMurrayMP @5RightsFound nme.com/news/music/ai-music-…
According to the @WeAreTheMU, the BBC raises more than 19,500 contracts for freelance musicians & composers every year and is the biggest employer and engager of MU members in the UK. Find out more on the BBC's vital role across the music sector here: tinyurl.com/3fyn4vep
ALT Blue stat card stating that the BBC is the biggest employer and engager of MU members in the UK.
ALT Red stat card stating that the BBC raises more than 19,500 contracts for freelance musicians and composers every year.
Did you know the BBC is the official broadcast partner of the Mercury Music Prize and a founding supporter and broadcast partner of National Album Day? Find out more about 'Our BBC: Our Music', which calls for music at the BBC to be protected, here: tinyurl.com/3fyn4vep
'The BBC means as much to the nation as the NHS.' Blaine and Henry Harrison of @mysteryjets have outlined the invaluable support the BBC has provided them throughout their career, following the launch of UK Music's Our BBC: Our Music campaign. Read here: tinyurl.com/3fyn4vep
🤖 Made with AI
'Music tourism generated £11.2bn in 2025 - with a 26% rise in international visitors.' UK Music Chief Tom Kiehl outlines how government's devolution plans can change the way the music sector interacts with local authorities across the UK. @SectorFocus: tinyurl.com/mr2dspjt
Take the UK Music Workforce Diversity Survey and be in with a chance of winning 2 tickets to see The Brand New Heavies at Blue Note London in December! The survey will help make the music industry a fairer, more inclusive space and takes just 10 minutes. tinyurl.com/j4jahaap
UK Music’s Music Academic Partnership (MAP) celebrated the network’s achievements with Awards Night in Manchester as a part of Un-Convention. The night was the ninth iteration of the Outstanding MAP Graduate (OMG) Awards. Read here: tinyurl.com/ycy8bjbk
You can now view the photo gallery from our Our BBC: Our Music launch, where leaders from music, politics and the BBC came together to highlight the vital role the BBC plays across the UK music sector.
Photo gallery: tinyurl.com/yspeveuy
Read here: tinyurl.com/3fyn4vep
“Our objective is clear: establish a fair, sustainable funding model that ensures the BBC can continue driving music growth across every region of the UK." -
Culture Minister Ian Murray speaking at Our BBC: Our Music launch
Read here: tinyurl.com/3fyn4vep
Congratulations from all at UK Music to our 2026 Outstanding MAP Graduate (OMG) Award winners! It was a magnificent night in Manchester and a wonderful celebration of the UK's world class musical talent.
View our photo gallery from the night here: tinyurl.com/3jut77ew
“While we may have a guitar playing PM who displays Smiths records in his office and gives off BBC 6 Music dad vibes, at a time of economic uncertainty we cannot rely on good will to secure the future of music at the BBC." - UK Music Chief @Tomkiehl
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Manchester never disappoints! Brilliant night at the @UK_Music MAP OMG Awards at Matt and Phreds, a testament to Oliver Morris's hard work. Privileged to present MAP Tutor of the Year to Adam Behr of Newcastle University. Congrats to all winners, runners-up & nominees!
UK Music Chief @Tomkiehl participated in the annual 'State of the Nation' panel which kicked off the 2026 edition of Un-Convention Manchester, where he highlighted key areas of work including 'Madchesterism' and 'Our BBC: Our Music'.
Read here: tinyurl.com/ynwbyt7s
