We are angry and alarmed at reports that our own elected representatives chose to turn down an EU offer of visa-free touring by British musicians, after reassurances that our £101.5bn #CreativeArts and £5.8bn #MusicIndustry were a priority.
The Culture Minister must urgently confirm one way or another whether it was the UK Government that blocked the deal which would have granted UK musicians easy access to #EuropeanUnion states for #touring.
We are briefing MPs to ask the Government about #WorkingInTheEU, and for genuine support for musicians who are still falling through gaps in #Covid19 financial assistance.
Earlier this year, songwriters, composers and performers started sharing how little they got from streaming – while big music companies raked in billions #BrokenRecord...
A final question in the first session on the impact of Brexit on music. Maria Forte says "Brexit is bad for musicians if there's no deal and if there's a deal then who knows". @kwamekwaten agrees: "as there is currently no deal I can only see it being bad". #WorkingintheEU
Today we will hear from @nilerodgers@sowetokinch & @fionabevan about why the song should receive more than 10-15% of streaming revenue and how the economics of music streaming aren't working for many musicians. We can #fixstreaming! - NP
10 minutes to go until the next #AskTheMU! Got a question about streaming, royalties, or the campaign to #FixStreaming and keep music alive? Ask now #AskTheMU
Hi everyone, this is Naomi Pohl from @WeAreTheMU and Graham Davies from @IvorsAcademy. We’ll be answering your questions about streaming over the next 30 minutes or so. Do you have a question about streaming, royalties or our #FixStreaming campaign? Ask us #AskTheMU
“If the song gets more money will the performers get less?” – anon #AskTheMU
Hi there. This is @NaomiPohl, Deputy General Secretary of the Musicians’ Union. I’m taking over @WeAreTheMU for the next 30mins to answer your questions #AskTheMU - NP
We’ll be taking questions at random from across our social media channels and the website. I will try to get through as many as I can. But if we don’t get to yours, please take a look at our Covid-19 advice hub at themu.org/coronavirus - NP #AskTheMU
You can also sign up to our regular email update for the latest advice at theMU.org/community And MU members can also can contact their MU Regional Office for advice and assistance at theMU.org/contact - NP #AskTheMU