Festivals are incredible events, spanning from one day to multiple days, which showcase amazing talents from the creative industries and beyond. There are a lot of components that make up a festival.

UK Music Chief Executive Tom Kiehl has outlined the vital need for a sustainably funded BBC and why without it the continued success of our world-leading industry is at risk.

UK Music’s panel at the Conservative conference in Birmingham took place on Monday October 5. The session was chaired by UK Music Chief Executive Tom Kiehl and included former Chair of LGA Lord Porter ...

UK Music Chief Executive Tom Kiehl has welcomed a Government plan for the music industry as an important step that will help "boost jobs and opportunities right across the UK". 14.07.2026: UK Music ...

The impact of Brexit on EU touring for UK creators is getting worse, a new survey featured in UK Music’s This Is Music report has revealed. 02.12.2025: The impact of Brexit on EU touring for UK ...

UK Music has launched its annual Music Creators' Survey aimed at UK-based artists, musicians, DJs, vocalists, songwriters, composers, producers, and engineers. 09.04.2026: UK Music has launched its ...

UK Music & TikTok hosted an incredible party at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool on September 29, which saw the legendary Sugababes deliver a phenomenal performance, while MPs and Ministers ...

UK Music Chief Executive Tom Kiehl – pictured with UK Culture Minister Ian Murray MP – attended the Music Sounds Better With You, a policy exchange in Brussels organised by the UK ...

Leading figures from across politics and the music industry gathered at the Conservative Party Conference to explore how backing British music can drive growth, creativity, and innovation. 06.10.2025: ...

Creative Industries Minister Ian Murray promised a UK Music audience that the Government would speed through a long promised crackdown on ticket touts “quicker than we initially intended”.

As part of UK Music’s This Is Music report into the economic health of the sector, independent artist brownbear offers an insightful case study into the challenges facing self-releasing acts in ...

New research from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, underpinned by PRS for Music data, has revealed that the UK touring sector has lost an estimated £208 million and 2,490 jobs ...