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UK government reveals plans for ‘comprehensive music strategy’ post-Brexit
Culture minister Nigel Adams reveals government plans to introduce a music strategy for the UK music industry
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UK Music calls on government to back UK music industry ahead of General Election
UK Music CEO Michael Dugher has written to political party leaders to urge them to support the UK music industry in their manifestos
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Founder and MD of VMS Live Steve Forster passes away
Forster sadly passed away on April 19 due to complications after a serious car accident
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‘YouTube pays creators just £0.00054p per stream’: UK Music CEO talks big tech in music biz
Here, Michael Dugher reveals why he believes tech giants need to be held to account in order to ensure a ‘fairer future’ for the music business
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New home office rules for artists entering UK from Ireland
The Home Office has established new rules that allow non-EEA creatives to enter the UK via Ireland for up to three months without a visa
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The APPG meets to discuss the music industry’s Talent Pipeline
The discussion focused on music in education and what could be done to improve participation in music in schools, using information gathered from UK Music's Securing the Talent Pipeline report that was published last year
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Senior politicians support UK Music’s fight against venue business rates
Michael Dugher, CEO of UK Music, and Labour's shadow culture minister Kevin Brennan met with chancellor Philip Hammond after some grassroots venues were affected by business rate rises of over 800 per cent, and now senior politicians are joining...
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UK Music and Music Venue Trust challenge Chancellor for discriminating against music venues
After receiving a letter from the Treasury stating music venues would not be eligible to apply for discounted business rates, UK Music and Music Venue Trust addressed the Chancellor directly about his decision
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UK music industry unites with Music Venue Trust to support grassroots venues
A statement of intent for a pipeline investment fund was launched by Music Venue Trust on Venues Day in October 2018, which is being put into action in early 2019
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