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In January, the MU's General Secretary met with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to discuss a range of topics including our fix streaming campaign.

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News and features

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Utako Toyama for LGBT+ History Month: “Sharing Music from an LGBT+ Perspective Allows Others to Connect”

Utako is a multi-award-winning composer and MU member who promotes diversity, equality, and world peace through her music. In this guest blog, she discusses why visibility and allyship is important not just in the music industry, but for society as a whole.

Published: 17 February 2025

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Upcoming events

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19 Feb 2025

Legal Webinar: Living it Live

In this one-hour webinar for MU members in Scotland, leading Scottish Law Firm Harper Macleod will discuss the key legal considerations for putting on live music.

Online, Zoom
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20 Feb 2025

Creative Resilience

This online, two-hour session is for anyone in the creative industries who is interested in developing their understanding of psychological and physical resilience and applying this to their day-to-day life.

Online
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24 Feb 2025

Introduction to Access to Work

An online information and advice session that explores the Government’s Access to Work scheme, to help you get or stay in work if you have a physical or mental health condition or disability.

Online
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24 Feb 2025

Guided Meditation

An extremely efficient and powerful meditation practice, based on Ascension meditation techniques that are tailored to help musicians both in their professional and personal lives.

Online Member only
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Upcoming

26 Feb 2025

Legal Webinar: Key Contracts in Music

In this one-hour webinar for MU members in Scotland, leading Scottish Law Firm Harper Macleod will provide an overview of key contracts, such as those that apply to recording, publishing, agent and management arrangements.

Online, Zoom
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This is not a hobby - it's our profession