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WHY I HATE AI. #LegislateAI #CreativesAgainstDataScraping PRS for Music The Ivors Academy Crispin Hunt Tom Gray

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Any argument for selective enforcement is, of course, ‘one rule for you and another for us’. We can steal music and art, but you can’t steal our stuff. Entitlements for sovereign corporations because why? They have grown our economy? Made millions of jobs? Made us happier? What?

U2 to receive songwriting’s highest honour: Fellowship of The Ivors Academy 🏆 Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. make history as the first Irish songwriters inducted into the Fellowship of The Ivors Academy, the highest accolade the Academy bestows. ✍️ Their

Labour will fulfil its manifesto commitment and put fans back at the heart of music. UK watchdog backs plan for cap on price of resale tickets in blow to touts theguardian.com/business/2025/…

I'm standing for the PRS Members Council. Please take the time to vote. It's so important that not only songwriters & composers are simply represented in that room, but they are represented emphatically, their interests articulated with knowledge and passion. Vote for me. Thanks.

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We’re proud to reveal the speaker line-up for our first-ever Ivors Academy Summit, taking place on 20 May at BFI IMAX London. With ICE Services and PRS for Music as co-title sponsors, who along with sponsors the Mechanical Licensing Collective (The The Mechanical Licensing Collective) and Musixmatch,

The Ivors Academy Summit is about giving songwriters and composers the knowledge and options to make the right choices for their careers. Our speakers are leaders in music rights, tech, wellbeing and creator advocacy. From royalties and rights to AI and mental health, we’re

Massive job displacement by AI is an overt aim in Silicon Valley. I was recently at a dinner where an investor told the room, “The total addressable market for AI products is the people of the world’s combined salaries.” People clapped.

I’m pleased to confirm I have secured a parliamentary debate on the crucial issue: The Impact of AI on Intellectual Property. As I prepare to lead this important debate, I want to hear further from our Creative Industries and our U.K. AI firms. Let me know your views here:

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It’s great the Majors are arguing creators must be rewarded for usage in AI. But, if money does not get fairly paid onto creators because of out-of-date or inequitable contracts with rightsholders, it sadly rings hollow. Time to *really* get the shop in order. #BrokenRecord

The nominations for The Ivors 2025 are here 🎉 This Wednesday we celebrated this year’s nominees at the Groucho Club, joined by songwriters, composers and supporters from across the music industry. Huge thanks to everyone who joined us, and congratulations to all of our

PRS for Music members, this is your final chance to vote for who represents you on their Members’ Council. Our Chair, Tom Gray, is standing for re-election. He’s the only Ivors Academy Board Director or Senator on the ballot. 🗳 Voting closes 5pm BST, Monday 6 May. 👉 Use

Self Esteem and Guy Garvey announced for The Ivors Academy Summit 🎉 Rebecca Lucy Taylor, who performs as Self Esteem will take part in a headline conversation with Guy Garvey, frontman of elbow and BBC Radio 6 Music broadcaster. Self Esteem’s genre-defying sound, razor-sharp

Don't miss out on the The Ivors Academy Summit, a new one-day event designed to empower songwriters and composers with knowledge, tools and connections to thrive in the music industry. PRS members can get discounted tickets via their online accounts at prs.info/UaoN50VKxiV