The Musicians’ Union (MU) has launched a new campaign calling for fair pay to musicians. Maddy Radcliff, Campaigns and Public Affairs Officer at the MU, states “Working musicians are frequently being asked to work for nothing. It’s fair to say many engagers (someone booking a band for their wedding, village fete,[…]
BBC Introducing have teamed up with the PRS For Music Foundation I to offer three unsigned and under-the-radar UK jazz acts the chance to play in a showcase gig at the Montreal International Jazz Festival on Wednesday 1st July. Top jazz artist and BBC Radio 2 presenter Jamie Cullum will[…]
The UK’s official Charts Company has announced that from March the album charts will include track streaming data using a similar methodology as that used in the UK singles chart since July 2014. Music streaming in the UK doubled in 2014 with 14.8 billion individual tracks streamed. “It won’t make a significant[…]