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MU in Action: the Fix Streaming Campaign

How did the campaign to fix music streaming start, and where will it go in 2025? MU Campaigns and Social Media Manager Maddy Radcliff explores the Fix Streaming story so far.

Published: 28 July 2025

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Mentoring 4 Creatives: Shaping Freelance Futures in Wales

Discover how two MU members used CULT Cymru’s Mentoring 4 Creatives scheme to explore new directions and develop their creative careers. The programme supports freelancers and casual workers across Wales' creative industries – and applications for this year’s cohort are open until September.

Published: 28 July 2025

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MU Delegate Conference 2025: Wrapping Up Day Two

Day two of MU Delegate Conference wrapped up with powerful motions on devolution in music and the arts, expanding free childcare for working parents to cover out-of-school hours, opposing the Labour Government’s welfare cuts, ensuring there is no platform for hate in the industry, and more.

Published: 24 July 2025

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Day One Highlights From MU Delegate Conference 2025

Inspiring speeches, bold policy decisions, and a powerful show of unity as delegates, industry leaders, and members gather in Liverpool to shape the future of musicians’ work and rights at day one of MU Delegate Conference 2025.

Published: 23 July 2025

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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.

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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.

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