Author: Rosie Silver
Reading Time: 3 minutes UK Music Publishing Industry: Time to Turn Up the Volume on Sustainability Written by the DEI, CSR and Wellbeing Team Every year, Earth Day serves as a powerful reminder that the health of our planet depends on the choices we make individually and collectively. For the UK music publishing industry, this moment is more […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe UK’s creative IP is immensely valuable, and today’s government update on AI and copyright offers some vital structural wins for our sector. Crucially, it confirms that the unworkable opt-out exception is no longer the government’s preferred approach. Alongside the welcome proposal to remove copyright protection for wholly computer-generated works this is a vote of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday, we submitted our written response to the Government’s Green Paper on the future of the BBC. Representing over 180 music publishing companies, songwriters, and more than 95% of UK song rights, our message to the Government is clear: the foundation of the BBC’s music output is built on the talent and works of of brilliant creators […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe UK has a choice to make: become a world leader in responsible, licensing-based AI, or sanction the use of our valuable creative IP to technology companies to train their models for free. Today’s House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee report makes it clear that only the first path is viable for the UK’s […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes11 FEBRUARY 2026 Today, we are proud to announce our sponsorship deal with Vistex, highlighting our joint commitment to supporting education, innovation and excellence in the music publishing sector. The partnership will see Vistex continue to support a range of our initiatives, including our education and training programme and the Tony Pool Award, helping to strengthen skills, knowledge and long-term sustainability across the publishing community. Vistex is a global leader in enterprise software solutions for the […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Science & Innovation: Why it Matters to the Music Industry February is LGBT History Month UK, a time to recognise, reflect on and celebrate the contributions of LGBT+ people past and present. This year’s theme, Science & Innovation, invites us to explore how LGBT+ individuals have shaped discovery, creativity and progress and why inclusion […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes2025 Policy Unwrapped 2025 turned out to be a transformative year for music publishing, from funding announcements to heated debates about AI and copyright. Below is a look back at some of the key policy issues that the MPA worked on, which will help shape the industry in the year ahead. If there was one […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute MPA Chief Executive Officer Paul Clements responds to the Government’s Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Progress Report. The report shows that an overwhelming majority of respondents to the Government’s ongoing AI and copyright consultation oppose its preferred policy approach of introducing a text and data mining (TDM) copyright exception for AI companies training models on […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Iconic CHIC co-founder and global hitmaker recognised for five decades of musical innovation as the MPA celebrates a Disco-themed 2025 Christmas Lunch London, 11 December 2025 – The Music Publishers Association (MPA) today presented the legendary Nile Rodgers with its prestigious Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting & Production at the 65th MPA Christmas […]