这是音乐2024

Contents IntroductionTom KiehlChief Executive, UK MusicForewordsAlex Sobel MPCo-Chair All-Party Parliamentary Group on MusicStuart Andrew MPShadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and SportThe FiguresMusical CompositionVictoria Canal| Case StudyRecorded Music Introduction As we approach the middle of the 2020s, the musicindustry is continuing to deliver for the UK. Our totaleconomic contribution has seen a year-on-year increaseof 13%. Now worth £7.6 billion to the UK, the music Fortunately, we are at a moment of opportunity,brought about by political change. As the sectorresets its relationships, it is imperative that the 1.Promote changes to the law that safeguardagainst unregulated AI, and reject proposals A decade which began with the pandemic, causing muchdevastation to the sector, has seen a resilient musicindustry emerge. International appetite for UK musicremains strong, with exports growing by 15% to £4.6 Tom KiehlChief Executive,UK Music 2.Ensure every child and young person acrossthe UK has access to free music making. 3.Introduce a cap on secondary ticket resaleprices.4.Fight for visa-free touring for musicians andcrew. This is not a time to be complacent, however. Far fromit in fact. This is Music 2024 tells the story, based on realevidence and data from across the sector, that despite Since UK Music’s creation in 2008, the sector hasworked to maintain a common approach acrossthe music industry on many shared issues and Increasing global competition, tough financial conditionsfor artists and the grassroots, as well as the wild west We are now at a tipping point, and if the problems weface are not addressed then future growth cannot beguaranteed. Forewords are fundamental to the UK’s global success. Thesevenues are where new talent emerges and localcommunities come together. Yet these essentialvenues face severe challenges, including risingcosts and exploitative practices like secondary Whether it is attending a gig at an iconic grassrootsmusic venue, recording music at our world-renownedstudios, or listening to the biggest UK artists of the lastcentury on the radio, music enriches people’s lives ona daily basis. As UK Music’s 2024 This is Music report The Labour Party stands proudly with the UK’s musicindustry, a vital force in our cultural and economiclandscape. We understand that now more than ever, Furthermore, I personally recognise the potentialtransformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI)on the music industry. But while AI brings newcreative possibilities, it also raises concerns overcopyright and fair compensation. At the start of2024 the APPG on Music published a dedicatedreport on AI, asking whether it will be a good Alex Sobel MPCo-Chair All-Party ParliamentaryGroup on Music I am delighted to write this foreword in my capacity asco-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)on Music, a role I share with Pete Wishart, the ScottishNational Party MP for Perth and Kinross-shire. As Co-Chair I know just how pivotal Parliamentary support is The APPG on Music looks forward to working withthe music sector and Government in navigatingsome of these challenges whilst seizing newopportunities. In doing so we can ensure the 2024’s Mercury Music Prize Winners were Leeds veryown English Teacher. They faced significant barriers, buthad a range of support including thePPL MomentumAccelerator (Yorkshire) and Music:Leeds launchpad Grassroots music venues, like the Brudenell Social Clubin my constituency of Leeds Central and Headingley, 76 Forewords Music is the beating heart of our creative industries.This sector is one of the UK’s big success stories. Itcontributes billions to the economy, employs over More people than ever are consuming music ata rate unimaginable even a couple of years ago.It is essential that the new Labour Government In Government, we had a proud record of supporting thesector. In the tough times of the pandemic, we supportedthe creative industries with £1 billion in tax reliefs on topof an unprecedented £1.57 billion of emergency cultural I am looking forward to my role as Shadow CultureSecretary and helping make sure the Government Stuart Andrew MPShadow Secretary of State forCulture, Media and Sport That said, I will not oppose for opposition’s sake.I want to see the sector succeed, and will play therole of critical friend to the Culture Secretary. Themusic sector is deeply important to me, the people While thankfully the pandemic is behind us, there arecomplex challenges facing the sector looming on thehorizon. The Government must continue to put the musicsector first, as we did through thick and thin. Anything How the sector will cope with the growth of AI over thenext five years will define us for as long as we live. TheGovernment must have supporting the music sector highup its agenda in the face of challenges like the changing The Figures In 2023, the music industry contributed £7.6 billionin gross value added (GVA) to th