Depending on the work a theatre commission contract may involve many elements, it's important to understand your options and what you can negotiate.

Can music help tackle the climate crisis? Chris Hutchings, composer and MU Climate Emergency Action Group member, explores how songs can inspire action, build community and help people realise they're ...

MU Fair Play Venues is a a database of small and grassroots music venues we recommend to musicians to be sure of securing a fair deal.

Rampant inequality, public services slashed to the bone, health and social care in crisis, bankrupt local authorities and a treacherous mountain of national debt stand high on the present government’s ...

“The first days of lockdown in March, my whole world exploded,” says Craig Crofton. For both the Bristol saxophone teacher and the two-thirds of MU members who derive income from teaching, the past 12 ...

Arts Council England (ACE) appears determined to mark the hundredth anniversary of Franz Kafka’s death by upholding a series of maddening decisions about the future funding of opera. The Prague-born ...

The Arts Apocalypse statement will help everyone who cares about arts education speak with one voice. Image credit: Shutterstock. The Musicians’ Union has joined forces with the National Education ...

Orchestral musicians have signed the open letter, coordinated by the Union, to urge the Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries to act now. Photo: Shutterstock. With arts funding ...

“ I think anyone who works, or has worked, in nightclubs would most likely suffer in some way ” Thomas Gandey, a Brighton-born DJ, musician and producer whose workplace ranges from basement nightclubs ...

They are some of the most prolific musicians in the world. They enjoy variety, benefits, travel and financial security unthinkable to most in the industry. They number almost 1,000, surely making them ...