Policy, Research & Politics
Salif Keita pressured to cancel Jerusalem Sacred Music Festival
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- Friday, 23 August 2013
The famous Afropop singer-songwriter from Mali cancelled just a few hours before his departure for Jerusalem Festival due to threats by BDS.
“Open up your mind” – an interview with Dorsaf Hamdani
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- Thursday, 22 August 2013
'Stemmerett og stemmeprakt!' celebrates 100 years anniversary of women's right to vote in Norway.
UK Orchestra Saved From Closure By Last-Minute Fundraising Drive
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- Wednesday, 21 August 2013
A campaign to raise £70,000 in less than two weeks in order to save the freelance Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra has claimed success, after garnering pledges of £72,200.
Kremer, Argerich and Barenboim to perform anti-Putin concert
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- Monday, 19 August 2013
Violin virtuoso Gidon Kremer launches concert against Vladimir Putin and lashes out at the likes of Anna Netrebko and Valery Gergiev.
Mexico: Drug ballads banned in Chihuahua
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- Monday, 19 August 2013
In July 2013 alone, four musical acts have been fined for violating a law prohibiting the performance of songs in the genre – one which often heralds the exploits of drug cartel members.
Russia hints at visa obstacles for western pop acts after gay row
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- Monday, 19 August 2013
Madonna, Lady Gaga and Bloodhound Gang have all voiced public disapproval of Russian anti-gay laws. But in future, promoters could find it harder to get US artists into the country.
Israeli and Palestinian bands unite in 'metal brotherhood'
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- Monday, 22 July 2013
They are united by facial hair, frayed jeans and a love of heavy metal – plus a belief that music is above politics, religion and conflict.
We're the Cultural Commons Collecting Society, an Alternative to GEMA, PRS, and SACEM
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- Friday, 19 July 2013
European collection societies are often notorious bulldogs, but they also seem to bite everyone. Groups like PRS for Music in the UK and GEMA in Germany often impose strict exclusivity clauses over artists, while making cross-border licensing a multi-year, bankrupt-inducing headache.
Opera Singer Becomes (Soprano) Voice Of Protest In Portugal
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- Friday, 19 July 2013
While anti-austerity protesters throw Molotov cocktails in the streets of Athens or blockade parliament in Madrid, their Portuguese counterparts are singing songs in the street, 1960s-style.
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