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The Ivors Academy responded to DCMS Select Committee inquiry into the impact of Covid-19 on DCMS sectors
We are calling on Government to take immediate action to support its creative sectors, and music creators in particular, in order to contain the devastating impact of the current crisis.
Fix Streaming campaign update
Naomi Pohl, Deputy General Secretary of the Musicians’ Union, and Crispin Hunt, Chair of the Ivors Academy, outline the reasons behind the organisations’ joint campaign seeking a review of streaming royalties.
Open letter calls on Oliver Dowden, Secretary of State, to support UK’s classical music sector
We've written to Oliver Dowden MP, Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport, calling on the Government to provide essential support to the UK's classical music sector.
The Ivors Academy responds to BEIS Select Committee inquiry into the impact of coronavirus on businesses and workers
We are calling on the Government to take a number of necessary actions to support the music-creating business in recovering from the crisis.
The Ivors Academy CEO Graham Davies calls for fundamental review of streaming market
As The Ivors Academy and Musicians’ Union form the Keep Music Alive alliance as part of an effort to bring about change, Graham Davies, CEO of The Ivors Academy, urges the industry to ‘fix streaming'.
The Ivors Academy and Musicians’ Union launch Keep Music Alive campaign to “fix streaming now”
The Ivors Academy and the Musicians’ Union (MU) have joined forces at a time of crisis for tens of thousands of music creators to form a new alliance that will campaign to Keep Music Alive.
Survey of The Ivors Academy members shows financial losses from Covid-19 for each music creator equivalent to 62 million Spotify streams
Results from our recent survey highlight the financial impact of Covid-19 on the music creator community.
The Ivors Academy responds to Government consultation on decriminalising BBC TV licence evasion
We have responded to Government’s consultation on decriminalising evasion of the TV licence fee, which aimed to gather views on switching to a civil enforcement system.
The German songwriter streaming revolt: re-slicing the royalty pie
Key takeaways from our recent event, as the Academy's Songwriter Committee Chair Helienne Lindvall explores new ways to redress the streaming value gap.
