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The Latest Breaking News from UK Music

Toploader to play Labour party conference following Conservative event appearance

British rock band’s appearance comes days after they faced criticism for playing at the Tory party’s annual event

The Independent UK

Team Sunak: can they recast the PM as an agent of change?

Meet the prime minister’s inner circle, charged with bringing about a reversal of fortune

The Guardian - UK

Ban ticket resellers from making profit in UK, say musicians’ managers

Industry figures want ministers to follow Ireland and France’s lead and stop touts from making huge mark-ups

The Guardian - UK

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UK musicians’ tour earnings plummet thanks to Brexit

8 in 10 musicians who tour Europe say earnings affected

The Independent UK

UK Music chief Jamie Njoku-Goodwin appointed as PM’s director of strategy

He has been at the helm of the music trade body since September 2020 and helped steer the sector through the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Stop AI 'crushing' music, urges leading industry body: "Taking other people’s work without their permission contravenes basic principles of property rights"

Five-point plan aims to inform government policy around copyright and more: "It is absolutely critical we develop AI in a way that enables human artistry rather than eroding it"

MusicRadar

Money, Money, Money: the singers lifting economies with their vocals

From Beyoncé to BTS, the star power of popular music artists is helping to revive pandemic-hit countries

The Guardian - UK

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Number of BAME people in music industry has dropped since 2020, study finds

Report by UK Music finds that ethnic diversity is down at all levels, suggesting that the disproportionate effect of the pandemic could be a factor

The Guardian - UK

UK music industry to implement anti-racism code of conduct from 2023

A 2021 report found racist abuse and racial inequality across the industry. The UK Music Industry Anti-Racism Code aims to protect and represent Black and ethnically diverse musicians and workers

The Guardian - UK

Ella Henderson hits back after furious fans 'turn on her' for performing at Tory event

Former X Factor star Ella Henderson has faced heavy backlash on social media after she was invited to perform at a Tory party conference this week

Daily Mirror

Ella Henderson receives backlash from gay fans after performing at Conservative Party Conference

Ella Henderson has sparked a backlash from the queer community after performing at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Fragile UK music industry calls for support amid slow recovery

Brexit, inflation and pandemic have taken toll on sector that is almost a third smaller than in 2019

The Guardian - UK

‘Roll on the summer of love’: UK music festivals on song after Covid closures

From Glastonbury to Radio 1’s Big Weekend there are heady expectations of a vintage season

The Guardian - UK

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