Music industry leaders have joined forces with a host of
organisations to boost the sector’s work on equality, diversity
and inclusion.
UK Music, the collective voice of the music industry, and its
members are spearheading the move following the call from the UK
Music’s Diversity Taskforce.
The initiative is a key piece of the ambitious Ten-Point Plan
published last October, as part of UK Music and the Diversity
Taskforce’s work to ensure the music industry is more diverse and
inclusive.
As part of the Ten-Point Plan, UK Music and its members agreed to
identify and work closely with socially engaged organisations
whose work relates to gender and race - and with whom they can
invest in on a long-term basis.
Every member has now identified organisations with which it plans
to work closely as part of their commitment to meeting the
targets set out in the Ten-Point Plan.
UK Music is partnering with Parents and Carers in Performing Arts
(PiPA), an organisation that aims to promote best practice
employment and support for parents and carers in the performing
arts sector. (See below for a full list of members’ partner
organisations).
The Ten-Point Plan was developed by the UK Music's Diversity
Taskforce and has the full support of UK Music’s ten board member
bodies: AIM, BPI, FAC, The Ivors Academy, MMF, MPA, MPG, MU, PPL
and PRS for Music. (See notes to editors for more details of the
Plan).
UK Music Chief Executive said:
“There is a real determination and commitment across the music
industry to quicken the pace of change when it comes to diversity
and inclusion.
“UK Music are working with PiPA - a fantastic organisation, which
does such brilliant work for parents and carers in performing
arts.
“All our members are now working closely with an array of
impressive organisations and I am confident these partnerships
will flourish and do great work in the months and years ahead.”
Cassie Raine Co-founder and Joint CEO of Parents and
Carers in Performing Arts said:
“We are delighted to partner with UK Music and honoured to be
supported as part of its Diversity Taskforce’s Ten-Point Plan.
“We have already started working together and look forward to put
in place actions through our partnership.
“Parents and Carers are a sub-sector of every protected
characteristic and there is an urgent need to remove systemic
barriers to retain these experienced and talented women and men.
“There isn’t a one size fits all solution, but by identifying a
range of sustainable, research-led strategies and tools for
employers to enable people to continue working at every stage of
their lives, we can begin to take practical steps towards a more
inclusive and diverse music industry.”
UK Music Diversity Taskforce Chair Ammo Talwar MBE
said:
“The Ten-Point Plan is already leading the way and showing what
can be done when it comes to tackling racism and ensuring the
music industry is more diverse and inclusive.
“Ensuring UK Music members partnered with organisations to drive
forward change was an important part of the Plan and it’s great
that this work is already under way.
“However, there is still much more work to be done and we will
continue to work with the music industry to ensure it is at the
vanguard of the positive changes we all want to see.”
Progress on the Ten-Point Plan is assessed annually to ensure
that markers are met to the best of each organisation’s ability.
All actions on the Ten-Point Plan aim to influence musicians,
audiences, communities, legislators and other stakeholders in the
drive to bring about positive and lasting change.
The organisations that UK Music members are working with include:
Black Lives in Music
The BRITS School
The Cats Mother
East London Arts and Music (ELAM)
Girls I Rate
The Midi Music Company
My Runway Group
Parents and Carers in Performing Arts (PiPA)
PRS Foundation
Small Green Shoots
She Said So
Women in CTRL
Zoo XYZ
ENDS
Notes to editors:
More details on UK Music’s Diversity Taskforce Ten-Point Plan can
be found below: https://www.ukmusic.org/equality-diversity/ten-point-plan/
More details on the organisation partners can be found here:
Black Lives in Music - https://blim.org.uk
The BRITS School - https://www.brit.croydon.sch.uk
The Cats Mother - https://www.catsmother.co.uk
East London Arts and Music (ELAM) - https://www.elam.co.uk
Girls I Rate - https://www.girlsirate.com
The Midi Music Company - https://www.themidimusiccompany.co.uk
My Runway Group - https://www.myrunwaygroup.com/
Parents and Carers in Performing Arts (PiPA) - https://pipacampaign.org
PRS Foundation - https://prsfoundation.com
Small Green Shoots - https://www.smallgreenshoots.co.uk
She Said So - https://www.shesaid.so/
Women in CTRL - https://www.womeninctrl.com
Zoo XYZ - https://thezoo.xyz
