Vinyl: to have and to hold
When was the last time you bought a record? Was it a 70s double vinyl prog odyssey? A stripped down funk record from the 80s? An essential 90s club mix? Or maybe it was something altogether more modern…
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ViewsComment: Ben Drury, 7Digital
Encouragingly, I have noticed a change in digital music this year, which is allowing music to be heard as musicians, songwriters, producers and engineers intended. The market is becoming more focused on high quality and we at 7Digital predict the beginning of the end of MP3 compression and a move to CD and better-than-CD quality downloads and streams.…
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ViewsComment: Jo Dipple, UK Music
Jo Dipple is Chief Executive of UK Music, replacing Feargal Sharkey who left the organisation last November. She joined UK Music in 2008 as senior policy advisor, building on a background in strategic communications and newspaper publishing. She comments on the Live Music Bill and Copyright Consultation for M magazine…
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Views2011 The Big Picture
PRS for Music Chief Executive Robert Ashcroft
Despite tough trading conditions within the UK music industry and a bleak economic outlook, it has been quite a year for our songwriters, composers and publishers. Our members have enjoyed tremendous success both at home and overseas, further pushing the boundaries for UK music around the world.… -
ViewsMusic and Pubs
Brigid Simmonds OBE is Chief Executive of the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), the UK’s leading organisation representing the brewing and pub sector. Its members account for 96 percent of the beer brewed in the UK and around half of Britain’s 51,000 pubs.
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ViewsFunding for the future
A comment on funding from Natalie Wade, director of not-for-profit consultancy Small Green Shoots, which creates and develops music projects and offers support to music creatives.
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ViewsWomen in music – Paulette Long calls for change
Although there doesn’t seem to be any shortage of female artists pressing their way into the music industry, as soon as you move along the chain to look at songwriters, the picture changes to show a more testosterone filled image.
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ViewsStephen Navin on The Hargreaves Review
The Hargreaves Review, which was announced by Mr Cameron back in November whilst on a visit to the east end of London (and which has become famous because of his introductory remark: ‘the founders of Google have said they could never have started their company in Britain’) required that responses to the call for evidence be made to Professor Hargreaves and his team by the 4th of March.
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PRS for Music CEO Robert Ashcroft on the big picture
PRS for Music CEO Robert Ashcroft on recent developments in the UK music industry
Since the beginning of the year the music industry has been back at the top of the news agenda. While the news itself may not always have been positive, the interest the public, government and press continue to show demonstrates the vital role our industry plays in the life of the nation. …
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