Multi Award Winning Female Saxophonist, Birmingham, UK, Jazz, Gospel, Reggae, Blues, Soul and Originals. 'Music for the soul'
Initiatives and campaigns by the Musicians’ Union of the United Kingdom
On May 7, Wales will vote to elect the 96 new members of the Senedd Cymru (Welsh Parliament). In preparation, the Musicians Union has written a manifesto that proposes practical actions to improve conditions for music, culture and the arts.
Together Alliance is a country-wide coalition of civil society organisations working for inclusion, equity and justice. Given the increasing threat of the far right, it’s been decided to hold a massive demonstration against it in London this Saturday, 28 March 2026.
The BBC Charter is a document granted by the King that provides the legal right for the BBC to exist and operate. It dictates how the BBC acts and what its objectives are. As you may already suspect, the BBC is one of the biggest employers of musicians in the UK. This means that it is vital for everybody in the British music industry to help shape the charter’s renewal by providing perspective and information.
If you are a media composer who works in the UK, answering this survey will help the MU and the Ivors Academy campaign for your rights and protect you from coercion, buyouts and opaque pitching processes.
The impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence (gen AI) on the creative industries has been nothing short of catastrophic. What started as a promise of efficiency and boosted productivity quickly became a cheap way for corporations to reduce costs.
There’s currently an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review going on, and anyone can make their opinion count by responding to it on the Government’s website until this Friday, 22nd November.
Today is International Workers’ Day! Let’s celebrate the achievements of workers across the globe to defend our rights and ensure better labour conditions for everybody. The origin of this holiday can be traced back to union movements, so let me tell you about the Musicians’ Union.
Thanks to a hearing health scheme by Help Musicians, I went to get moulds done for my own custom in-ear monitors earlier this year, all at a very affordable rate. Let me tell you how to apply too!
Last year, Christine Anderson wrote a guest blog for the Musicians’ Union about the irony of finding the improvements on representation and participation of women in the industry somehow anxiety-inducing.
