Author: Phoebe Scott
Reading Time: 3 minutesDisability Pride Month was first marked in July 1990, coinciding with the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark piece of legislation that prohibited discrimination against people with disabilities in the United States. Since then, July has become an annual opportunity not just to commemorate legal progress but to celebrate the diversity, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday, the Music Publishers Association (MPA) has announced their Annual General Meeting 2025 will be held on 25 September at the RSA House in central London. The MPA AGM will welcome members from the music publishing industry to hear a roundup of the group companies’ previous year’s achievements, areas of continued focus and financial performance. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Government’s Data Use and Access Bill has received Royal Assent without the inclusion of transparency provisions for AI developers. Amendments proposing data transparency obligations were rejected in the House of Commons by 304 votes to 189. In response to continued concerns raised in the House of Lords and by the creative industries, the government […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesGovernment Rejects AI Transparency Measures in Final Data Bill The Data Use and Access Bill has received Royal Assent without the inclusion of transparency provisions for AI developers. Amendments proposing data transparency obligations were rejected in the House of Commons by 304 votes to 189. In response to continued concerns raised in the House of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesEvery year on June 18th, Autistic Pride Day celebrates the unique identities, perspectives, and strengths of autistic people. It’s not about awareness or tolerance, it’s about pride. Pride in identity, pride in community, and pride in the many ways autistic individuals enrich the world around them. First launched in 2005 by the organisation Aspies for […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesGlobal Wellness Day (GWD), celebrated each year on the second Saturday of June, is a not-for-profit international initiative dedicated to living well. It was founded in Turkey by Belgin Aksoy and began as a simple social project with a powerful mission: to inspire healthier living across the globe. Since its inception, GWD has blossomed into […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesEvery June, we come together to celebrate Pride Month, a powerful reminder of the strength, resilience, and brilliance of the LGBTQIA+ community. It’s a time to amplify voices, champion equality, and reflect on the strides we’ve made, while recognising how far we still have to go. Pride traces its roots back to a spark of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe ICMP, the global trade body for the music publishing industry, has issued the headline revenue findings of the first-ever economic report on the size and nature of key international music publishing markets. The ICMP Music Publishing Markets Analysis 2025 disclosed the findings of a detailed survey carried out among two types of respondents: ICMP’s […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesMPs debate the transparency requirements for AI firms The MPA joined industry representatives, musicians and politicians opposite the Houses of Parliament, to show a collective commitment to protecting rightsholders in terms of consent, compensation and transparency from AI tech firms. The event coincided with a Parliamentary debate which saw MPs discuss the government’s Data Use […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesOver 400 top creatives, media, leaders, and businesses, including the MPA, have written to the Prime Minister, urging him to give Government support to proposals that would protect copyright in the age of AI. This comes ahead of a crunch vote on the plans in the House of Lords on Monday 12th May. Signatories to […]