The Music Managers Forum and Featured Artists Coalition are delighted to announce that Terry Blamey, long-time manager of Kylie Minogue, is to be awarded the prestigious Peter Grant Award at the Artist and Manager Awards 2012, sponsored by music-streaming service … Read more

The MMF and FAC are pleased to announce that the first winner of the 2012 Artist and Manager Awards is Amanda Palmer who will receive the Pioneer Award come November. This award has been created to highlight exceptional individuals who … Read more

A reminder to our members that PPL will soon stop distributing airplay royalties from 2004 and 2005. Claim your recordings before 15 October 2012 here to avoid missing out on royalties that may be due to you. A number of recordings from … Read more

The FAC and MMF are pleased to announce that the 2012 Artist and Managers Awards were launched on August 7th at Adidas Underground in London by Nick Mason (FAC Co-Chair) and Jon Webster (MMF CEO). Last year’s successful inaugural event was … Read more

Creators have been left disappointed and frustrated by the Commission’s proposal for a Directive on Collective Rights Management, which entrenches an outdated model and puts the interests of record labels and publishers ahead of songwriters and artists. London, 11 July, … Read more

The FAC believes that the artist should continue to be at the centre of the music business and that all relationships within should be transparent. The artists and their representatives can lead in this by ensuring that fan needs are considered … Read more

The FAC welcomes the news that on the 12th of September 2011, the Council of the EU agreed to extend the copyright term for recordings from 50 to 70 years from release. It has taken nearly 10 years of hard campaigning by PPL, The Musicians Union and others to get to this point. This will go some way to bringing performers rights in line with author’s rights who enjoy protection of their works until 70 years after their death.
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