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25 years of "We Haven't Turned Around" from GOMEZ's seminal album "Liquid Skin" Delighted to have Ben (Ben Ottewell) & Ian (Ian Ball) back in Liverpool, coming to Arts Club Liverpool in 2025... youtu.be/THI4U3OsDQY?si…

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Creativity is invention not choice or calculation. Choice determines an understood direction. Calculation solves a known problem. Invention solves a problem you cannot necessarily perceive. It deals in unknown possibility. Creativity exceeds limitations. Choice is just

Had to be said because: A) an algorithmic world (an efficiency of choice or calculation) already feels like a less creative one. C) understanding the substance of creativity, its value and its relationship with productivity is existential with the arrival of AI.

Be grateful - sure thing - seek contentment - yep, but I’ll also pay attention to what and who I’ve lost and what’s been sacrificed to endure/fail/succeed amongst so much precariousness. I’m unsure an occasion or individual can be wholly joyful without the weight of the

Saw Madison Cunningham play tonight. Whenever I do, I get a bit overwhelmed, not just by her ability - which plays its part - she’s truly exceptional - but by a natural musicality that punches clean through me. It makes me sense all kinds of truth and possibility. Breaks the heart

📢 Tom Gray re-elected as Chair of The Ivors Academy. “There is unfinished business.” A passionate advocate for songwriters and composers, Tom’s leadership has driven real movement in government and the music industry. He’s been re-elected to continue the fight for fair pay,

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'We need real change': Re-elected The Ivors Academy chair Tom Gray pledges to fight for songwriters: musicweek.com/talent/read/we…

Been tricky for campaigners for music rights to try and make folk understand that Spotify aren’t the *only* problem. The public dialogue was always ‘Fuck Spotify’ without looking at what’s happening in distribution, licensing and who the biggest winners are. So, as a result,

Really significant statement from Chris Bryant today on the subject of streaming. The work continues… From all musicians, thanks Chris!! #BrokenRecord #FixStreaming

THIS IS NOT A DRILL. Last chance to respond to the government’s AI consultation. Here’s the The Ivors Academy guide to completing it: ivorsacademy.com/wp-content/upl… Here’s the consultation itself: ipoconsultations.citizenspace.com/ipo/consultati… GET TO IT!!!!! Crispin Hunt Ed Newton-Rex The Ivors Academy

Firstly, humanity. The very thing that we build governments and laws to protect - not tech companies. Secondly, AI can only collage a novelty with a prompt. Unprompted a composer can paint, scratch, chisel, burn, twist, abandon, rethink, deep think, or take any pattern and

This is not debateable. So many tech-types confuse outputs with process. Humans need to create unprompted. That deep, human compulsion has allowed industries to build themselves on its exploitation. Humans will keep creating even though, destructively, they’re increasingly

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?

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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27 years (and a day)

Me thinks more people should start listening to Gomez....

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