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You usually need a licence from PPL PRS to play live or recorded music in public - includes playing background music at your business, and staging live music or theatre productions.
Two expert working groups have been established to develop, support and champion practical measures to facilitate delivery of the core data set outlined in the metadata agreement.
Summary of the government's ongoing programme of work addressing key issues identified by the DCMS Select Committee’s Inquiry into the Economics of Music Streaming, including an indicative timeline for upcoming milestones.
Music industry voluntary code that is a commitment to standards of good practice in relation to music streaming.
A short summary of the 45 projects to be funded under the 2023 Windrush Day Grant Scheme.
Information on whether you need approval to put on certain types of regulated entertainment.
A checklist for musical artists and accompanying staff working, performing or touring in an EU country, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
Get endorsement and approval to apply for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a leader in arts and culture - architecture, fashion, film, television.
A short summary of the projects to be funded under the 2022 Windrush Day Grant Scheme.
Information for entertainers and musicians, from non-visa national countries, such as EU Member States and the US, visiting the UK for performance and work.
How to comply with the requirements on promoting medicines to the public and to prescribers and suppliers of medicines.
Guidance for schools to help teach music at key stages 1, 2 and 3 and progress pupils through the national curriculum.
The government is today launching a new music education monitoring board with a wide range of expertise.
If you own the copyright in a work, you have exclusive rights over certain uses of that work. These rights fall into two categories: economic rights and moral rights.
Details of payees for vendors who wish to pay non-UK resident classical music artists.
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