Today is #PPLPayDay! We have made our Q2 payment of £98 million to more than 121,000 performers and recording rightsholders. Learn more: ppluk.com/ppl-pays-out-a…

Exciting news! PPL has today paid out a record £98 million to 121,000 performers and recording rightsholders, providing an important income stream that helps to sustain careers and invest in new music. #PPLPayDay

Thank you Nordoff and Robbins and edith bowman for such a wonderful afternoon on Friday at the #O2SilverClefs and congratulations on raising vital funds for music therapy. We loved seeing each of the winners take part in therapy sessions and hearing firsthand about the #powerofmusic.

According to new figures from the BPI, British recorded music exports defied increasing global competition to grow by a record amount in 2022, as the streaming success of UK artists helped take the annual total above £700 million for the first time. bit.ly/3PJeKnj

Our friends over at Help Musicians have partnered with The F-List for Music and Miloco Studios to help boost the skills and confidence of female and gender diverse creators in a studio setting. 🎧 The course will be delivered by an all-female team and applications close 28 July

.FastForward is returning to London across two days on 19-20 September. A partnership with Tickets for Good will see 10 individuals attend for free whilst Getahead will be hosting breakout spaces dedicated to wellbeing and sustainability. Get your tickets below!🎟️

Last year, we worked with UK Music and its Diversity Taskforce to publish The Five Ps - a new framework to help music organisations become more diverse. The action plan suggests changes that can be made in five key areas: People, Policy, Partnerships, Purchase and Progress.

Power Up unveils 2023 participants as it passes 1,200 applications and £12.8m in grant support musicweek.com/talent/read/po… #TimeToPowerUP

We are delighted to share that our new Chief Executive, Dr Jo Twist OBE, officially starts in the role today. Sophie Jones, who has been Interim CEO, will now focus on her role as BPI Chief Strategy Officer. bit.ly/3pZkIpE

Congratulations Sarah! 🙌

.UK Music 's latest report #HereThereandEverywhere reveals the immense influence of music tourism on our economy. Last year, 30.6 million music lovers attended concerts, including 14.4m music tourists, generating an impressive £6.6 billion for the economy musicweek.com/live/read/uk-m…

In his latest column for MBW, PPL's CIO Mark Douglas talks about the challenges of poor quality metadata, the impact of ignoring the industry rules on ISRCS, how clustering can help and what PPL is doing to ensure performers and rights owners get paid

An icon returns! 🗞️ 5 years after going online only, NME's print magazine makes a comeback next month! The Fourth Pillar team can't wait to check it out. Roll on 9 August!

ICYMI: Last week, songwriters, performers and collecting societies set out seven key principles for the regulation of generative AI to ensure respect for the rights of creators CISACNews, SCAPR and AEPO-ARTIS Story via Complete Music Update

What the music industry can learn from TikTok's #Barbiecore revolution musicweek.com/opinion/read/w…

#HereThereAndEverywhere: @CtoursBelfast's Dolores Vischer on the Belfast Music Walking Tour, which highlights the rich history of music in the city. Read here: bit.ly/3OXQcWU #MusicTourism

British startup 12on12 welcomes Timbaland as he takes a strategic stake. Following Swizz Beatz's footsteps, he'll also curate a 2024 vinyl release... Read the full story here: musically.com/2023/08/23/tim… #Timbaland #musically #musicnews #readmore

Giving a voice to the Unheard: Eve Horne tackles inequality in behind-the-scenes production roles musicweek.com/opinion/read/g…

3/5 Lynne Best, Managing Partner Fourth Pillar is our second panellist #AspenUK #AspenUKEvents #MusicinOurCities #Music #Thread

UD CEO Pamela McCormick on the need for strategic collaboration to preserve the UK's talent pipeline musicweek.com/opinion/read/u…