🎶 Breaking into the world of sync can be a game-changer for your music career. Getting your tracks featured in TV shows, commercials, films, or games opens doors to new opportunities. 🎧 Navigating the process of reaching out to music supervisors—the individuals responsible for

🚨 Big news for songwriters and composers! 🚨 The UK music industry is getting more transparent with the new Voluntary Code of Good Practice on Music Streaming. 🎧 This code sets fairer and clearer terms for songwriters and composers covering contracts, royalty calculations and

Tom Gray

Ignorant numpties like this think it’s something new, but incitement to racial hatred is a law nearly 50 years old. Laws on inciting riots and violence too. We’ve never had absolute freedom of speech because it infringes upon others through threat or harm. I’m proud that we

Timely to be back in Southport after the last couple of weeks. Police still very present amongst the leafy victoriana. A community showing quiet resilience in the face of trauma. Three pink ribbons mark the tragedy most everywhere you go; gaudy and poignant in the seaside

A reminder that this is the same Matt Goodwin who said absolutely nothing when the Conservatives - Imposed big new restrictions on the right to protest - Restricted the right to go on strike - Blacklisted anyone who had criticised the Government from speaking at official events

I love it when Brits get lectured (by Americans!) about free speech. Maybe we need to give some lessons about responsibility in return. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

🎤 CALLING IVORS ACADEMY MEMBERS IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND! 🎶 Perform at our Sofar Newcastle Showcase on 13th November! 🎉 We’ve been fortunate enough to showcase our talented members at three very successful shows already this year, in Edinburgh, Bristol, and London. This time,

In the largest study of its kind in the region, APRA AMCOS has unveiled the results of its exhaustive report into AI in the music sector – AI and Music – revealing the technology’s potentially devastating impact on Australian and New Zealand music creators. By 2028, 23% of music

The NO FAKES Act, which provides a new right to enable people to stop the unapproved use of their likeness and voice in the context of AI, has been introduced in the US Senate. completemusicupdate.com/no-fakes-act-w…

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Rightly so!

Just Ed Miliband making Richard Tice look v silly over renewable energy x

Calling our professional members! 📢 This is your chance to take a leading role in shaping the future of The Ivors Academy. ⭐️ Stand for election to our Senate and help guide the UK's largest community of songwriters and composers. Your insights and passion can drive the

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I’m sat next to train guy on the London Bridge to Brighton service. He’s trying to convince Siobhain that if Adam makes a case for her leaving party (Siobhain knows lots of confidential stuff), the company will be obliged to cover the cost of nibbles. bob mortimer

*An* astrophysicist… Some people.