Musicians' Union (MU)
@wearethemu.bsky.social
The UK's trade union for musicians
A 36,000 strong community
Urgent enquiry? Contact the union at https://theMU.org/contact
🎨 Cover art by Malini Chakrabarty
A 36,000 strong community
Urgent enquiry? Contact the union at https://theMU.org/contact
🎨 Cover art by Malini Chakrabarty
Over 2,000 people have signed a petition in support
✍️Add your voice to the call: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/we...
✍️Add your voice to the call: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/we...
Westminster Council: Back Your Buskers!
In spring 2025, City of London Magistrates Court ruled that busking in Leicester Square was a “statutory nuisance” and compared it to “psychological torture techniques.”
The ruling effectively banned ...
www.megaphone.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Over 2,000 people have signed a petition in support
✍️Add your voice to the call: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/we...
✍️Add your voice to the call: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/we...
❓This follows a court ruling banning busking in Leicester Square – and the festive closure of the Trafalgar Square pitch
✊Busking is not a "nuisance" and not "torture" - it's a form of creative work that should be respected
✊Busking is not a "nuisance" and not "torture" - it's a form of creative work that should be respected
November 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
❓This follows a court ruling banning busking in Leicester Square – and the festive closure of the Trafalgar Square pitch
✊Busking is not a "nuisance" and not "torture" - it's a form of creative work that should be respected
✊Busking is not a "nuisance" and not "torture" - it's a form of creative work that should be respected
While UK music contribution to the country's economy in 2024 hit a record £8bn, artists are experiencing a number of challenges including:
❗The impact of AI
❗Slower artist development
❗Barriers to EU touring
❗The cost of touring crisis
❗The impact of AI
❗Slower artist development
❗Barriers to EU touring
❗The cost of touring crisis
November 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
While UK music contribution to the country's economy in 2024 hit a record £8bn, artists are experiencing a number of challenges including:
❗The impact of AI
❗Slower artist development
❗Barriers to EU touring
❗The cost of touring crisis
❗The impact of AI
❗Slower artist development
❗Barriers to EU touring
❗The cost of touring crisis
Read more and access the full report 👇
This is Music 2025 Report Reveals UK Music Industry Contributed Record £8 Billion To Economy
UK Music’s annual This Is Music report reveals record-breaking economic figures for the UK music industry while highlighting the challenges facing artists, grassroots venues, and the wider sector.
musiciansunion.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Read more and access the full report 👇
And 32% of music creators in 2024 were affected by Brexit - up 4% from 2023
November 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
And 32% of music creators in 2024 were affected by Brexit - up 4% from 2023
90% of music creators said we need protections from AI to stop their work being used without permission or payment
November 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
90% of music creators said we need protections from AI to stop their work being used without permission or payment
Buskers are campaigning for new viable and accessible busking spaces in Westminster to replace the pitch lost in Leicester Square
📣 Call on Westminster Council to back its buskers!
Sign the petition at bit.ly/3GdMWVS
🙌 Thanks to everyone who's signed the petition and supported the campaign so far
📣 Call on Westminster Council to back its buskers!
Sign the petition at bit.ly/3GdMWVS
🙌 Thanks to everyone who's signed the petition and supported the campaign so far
Westminster Council: Back Your Buskers!
In spring 2025, City of London Magistrates Court ruled that busking in Leicester Square was a “statutory nuisance” and compared it to “psychological torture techniques.”
The ruling effectively banned ...
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Buskers are campaigning for new viable and accessible busking spaces in Westminster to replace the pitch lost in Leicester Square
📣 Call on Westminster Council to back its buskers!
Sign the petition at bit.ly/3GdMWVS
🙌 Thanks to everyone who's signed the petition and supported the campaign so far
📣 Call on Westminster Council to back its buskers!
Sign the petition at bit.ly/3GdMWVS
🙌 Thanks to everyone who's signed the petition and supported the campaign so far
The CMM brings together the organisations representing those who compose, record, perform and produce the music we all love - the MU, the Ivors Academy, FAC, MMF and the MPG
✊Now is the moment to actually do right by artists and songwriters
✊Now is the moment to actually do right by artists and songwriters
Action Required: Stop the spin, put music-makers first in AI deals – Council Of Music Makers
councilmusicmakers.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The CMM brings together the organisations representing those who compose, record, perform and produce the music we all love - the MU, the Ivors Academy, FAC, MMF and the MPG
✊Now is the moment to actually do right by artists and songwriters
✊Now is the moment to actually do right by artists and songwriters
It should be working now!
November 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
It should be working now!
✊Every musician in Scotland deserves fair work
Share the checklist with organisations that you work with and help build better working environments and practices across the arts 👇
Share the checklist with organisations that you work with and help build better working environments and practices across the arts 👇
www.stuc.org.uk
October 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
✊Every musician in Scotland deserves fair work
Share the checklist with organisations that you work with and help build better working environments and practices across the arts 👇
Share the checklist with organisations that you work with and help build better working environments and practices across the arts 👇
We're fighting for consent, credit and fair renumeration for all creators for the use of their work to train AI models
👇Learn more and take action: theMU.org/AI
👇Learn more and take action: theMU.org/AI
AI and the Music Industry | Protecting your original material
Do you think tech firms should be able to use your music to train their artificial intelligence (AI) models without your consent and paying you fairly?
theMU.org
October 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
We're fighting for consent, credit and fair renumeration for all creators for the use of their work to train AI models
👇Learn more and take action: theMU.org/AI
👇Learn more and take action: theMU.org/AI