Category: Policy & Outreach
Reading Time: < 1 minute MPA Welcomes New Prime Minister and Cabinet The MPA extends our warmest congratulations to the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, alongside Lisa Nandy who has been reappointed Culture Secretary. As a former Culture Secretary and music fan, we look forward to working with the new Prime Minister and his Cabinet to ensure that the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK Government launches New Plan for Music On Monday 13 July, the UK Government published a new plan for the music sector, developed in partnership with the sector. Titled Turn It Up: Our Plan for Music, the plan sets out a shared programme of Government and industry action, across 10 priority areas, with the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Music Publishers Association is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Kanya King, CBE. Kanya was a pioneering force in British music and culture. Through her vision, determination and unwavering commitment to championing Black music and talent, she helped transform the UK music landscape and created opportunities for generations of artists, songwriters […]
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: 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 […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesMPA to participate in Government Technical Working Groups on AI and Copyright The MPA, along with 14 other technology and creative organisations, has been selected by the Department for Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT), in collaboration with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), to join the Government’s AI and Copyright Technical Working Group […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesSpotify AI announcement Spotify have published an updated policy package focused on tackling the influx of low-quality, fraudulent or misleading AI‐generated music and protecting artists from impersonation. The key components of the strategy include: • A new impersonation policy: Vocal deepfakes or other forms of unauthorised imitation of an artist’s voice are only permitted if […]