Dr Hayleigh Bosher has been awarded the British Academy Researcher-led Innovation Fellowship for 2023-24 for her project "The Future of the UK Music Industry: Exploring Policy and Practice," in partnership with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The project, launching in March 2024, aims to run until early 2025.
Dr Bosher's project aligns with the ambition of Rt Hon Lucy Frazer, the Secretary of State for Culture, to enhance the UK music industry's global leadership, recognising its £4bn value and creative potential. The fellowship seeks to address technological and cultural shifts, as well as the impacts of Brexit, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The project aims to enhance and strengthen the resilience of the music industry and inform UK policy.
The project focuses on four major pillars:
Pillar 1: Recognising Music's Value
Research-based approach focusing on music's broad economic and social benefits, highlighting the importance of investing in the music industry.
Pillar 2: A Sustainable and Inclusive Industry
Emphasising necessary investments for industry sustainability, including funding, tax incentives, and equal access to music opportunities, to combat industry challenges and support talent development.
Pillar 3: Regulating and Future Proofing
This pillar aims at regulating to protect music creators and rights holders, ensuring fair copyright and contracts, and adapting laws to benefit from technologies like streaming and AI.
Pillar 4: Exporting for Global Success
This Pillar focuses on driving the global recognition of the UK music industry by considering things such as coordinating a creative industries export office and resolving challenges around touring.
Reported by:
Eliza Kania
eliza.kania@brunel..ac.uk