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BPI publishes its latest yearbook All About the Music 2019

UK record labels association, the BPI, have today (Thursday) published their annual yearbook, which reveals that catalogue tracks account for over half of 2018’s streams.

By Bekki Bemrose 11 Apr 2019
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Artists release record to raise funds for Music Minds Matter

The album Smoke Rainbows has been created to support Hel Musicians UK’s Music Minds Matter mental health support service.

By Bekki Bemrose 10 Apr 2019
UK-Music

UK music industry bodies welcome Online Harms White Paper

The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and UK Music have responded positively to the Government’s proposals to make big tech take greater responsibility for the content they host.

By Bekki Bemrose 9 Apr 2019
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Music Venue trust announces it now has 50 Patrons

Five years since its launch, Music Venue Trust has built a roster of key supporters, including artists, broadcasters, politicians and music industry figures, and have now announced five new supporters.

By Bekki Bemrose 9 Apr 2019
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Continuing the fight against piracy

When you’re looking something up online and come across a 404 error – page not found – it’s normally annoying. But the number is somewhat auspicious for PRS for Music’s Rights Protection Unit and its Member Anti-Piracy System, known as MAPS.

By Paul Nichols 9 Apr 2019
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PRS in the Middle-East

The Middle-East remains an out-of-reach revenue stream for our members, but the PRS for Music International team are stepping up their efforts to extract remuneration. Sami Valkonen Director of International elaborates...

By Paul Nichols 8 Apr 2019
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Simon Platz - Embracing the New

PRS for Music welcomes its new deputy chairman publisher, Simon Platz...

By Paul Nichols 4 Apr 2019
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MMF announces role changes for Fiona McGugan and Joseph Lever

The news of the new appointments come as the Music Managers Forum (MMF) reports a membership increase of 25 percent year-on-year to achieve an all-time high.

By Bekki Bemrose 4 Apr 2019
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Global music revenue grows at fastest rate for more than two decades

Although sales of CDs continue to fall the streaming revolution has landed the music industry its biggest revenue in two decades according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) Global Music Report.

By Bekki Bemrose 3 Apr 2019
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