The British music industry is at the heart of the creative economy and contributes significantly to UK culture and society, as well as to economic productivity.  It is currently worth over £6 billion, contributes significantly to exports and provides more than 130,000 UK jobs.  The Government now recognises the enormous value of the creative industries to the knowledge economy and the future success of Britain.

“In the last eight years Britain's knowledge intensive sector has grown twice as fast as the overall economy - highlighting the extraordinary creative talent Britain possesses. The opportunity now is to build on this extraordinary promise and ensure Britain becomes the world leader in creative industries” -  Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer

British Music Rights represents over 50,000 composers, songwriters, music publishers and their UK collecting societies.  We engage in public policy development at national, EU and international levels to ensure that the interests of our members are effectively advocated and considered. 

Our member organisations: British Academy of Composers & Songwriters (BAC&S); Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS); Performing Right Society (PRS); Music Publishers Association (MPA)

Our key goal is to ensure the best environment for our sector to realise its potential in the global marketplace. We work closely with various Government departments, including Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), Education & Skills (DfES), Trade & Industry (DTI) and HM Treasury. We are also working to inform Parliamentarians in both Houses about issues affecting our sector, through the All-Party Music Group, amongst other forums.

We are keen to demonstrate how the creative industries, particularly music, are a key component in the take up of new technologies and broadband services, and in the development of related skills which are crucial to future economic productivity and prosperity. These sectors are important drivers of the knowledge economy and rely on copyright as their key economic driver.

And British Music Rights continues to be a significant voice around the table of the Government’s various consultative groups looking at intellectual property in the digital age. We are at the heart of discussions on creative education and skills development, on bodies connected to the Music Manifesto, the enterprise agenda, Creative and Cultural Skills, and on IP education.

As well as working independently we also work closely with other organisations and industry partners via the Music Business Forum (MBF), the Alliance Against IP Theft (AAIPT), the Digital Content Forum (DCF), and the British Copyright Council (BCC), amongst others.