(Aug. 2020) RE:IMI Black Out Tuesday UK Music Industry Race Diversity Report, Press Release And Official Launch Of BARRE Register (updated)

(Aug. 2020) REIMI BLACKOUTTUESDAY UK INDUSTRY RACE DIVERSITY REPORT
A BBM/BMC (BritishBlackMusic.com/Black Music Congress)/RE:IMI (Race Equality: In Music Industry) report
A report conducted with several UK music industry organisations soon after the Afriphobic murder of George Floyd, which covered how they were engaging with Afriphobia, racism and ethnicity/race-facing diversity issues:
https://bit.ly/REIMIRaceDiversityReport

(Feb. 2022) Unpacking The UK Music Diversity Report 2020: 1 Year+ RE:IMI Forum Background video 
A short video giving the background to the post-George Floyd/#BlackOutTuesday/#TheShowMustBePaused RE:IMI (Race Equality: In Music Industry) Afriphobia, racism and ethnicity/race-focused online forums: https://bit.ly/BBMUKMREIMI

(Sep. 2020) Letters To The UK Music Press
1/2: https://itsrosh.nfshost.com/letter/
2/2: https://itsrosh.nfshost.com/measured/
You need loooaaaaaads of time and a clear head to read either of Roshan Chauhan's voluminous well thought out analysis of dance music press's whitewashing of African and working class contribution to the development of EDM (Electronic Dance Music): "Shows the systemic failure to recognise the existence of an entire Black & working class community on their doorstep. + data analysis & proposals for a fairer press for everyone in the future."

(Aug. 2020) RE:IMI Black Out Tuesday UK Music Industry Race Diversity Report, Press Release And Official Launch Of BARRE Register

Aug. 25: RE:IMI (Race Equality: In Music Industry) marks the third month of George Floyd's murder by releasing the RE:IMI Black Out Tuesday UK Music Industry Race Diversity Report (click here), Press Release and launch of BARRE Register. Comments welcome.

(Aug. 2020) PRS Foundation Preps Scheme To ‘Power Up’ Black Music Creators
Beggars Group CEO Paul Redding's English Channel swimming charity crowdfunding plan is expected to deliver a six-figure sum each for Sweet Relief Musicians Fund in the US, and PRS Foundation, which will distribute to UK black music creators and African industry professionals.

(Aug. 2020) New Code Of Ethics To Govern Award Giving And Progress Towards Greater Board Diversity Announced At The Ivors Academy AGM
Plans to increase diversity on the Academy’s board and create a new code of ethics to review future and past Ivor Novello award decisions were some of the changes announced at the Academy's recent AGM. Two board members have prematurely stepped down for their replacements to make for more diverse board, which has a 50% gender balance and 30% AAME representation target.

(July 2020) The Ivors Academy Announces Draft Twelve-Point Quality, Diversity And Inclusion Action Plan
The Academy has published a draft 2020-2022 action plan to champion and embed equality, diversity and inclusion across the organisation and its work. Majority of the 12 commitments cover organisational targets, with the rest covers the Ivor Novello Awards and partnerships.

(July 2020) Orchestras Signing Up To Diversity Audit To Include More Black And Asian Musicians
40 music organisations drawn from orchestras, conservatoires, education, diversity and youth projects form the first two cohorts to use London Music Masters’ diversity and inclusion audit tool, I'm In, to help music organisations build strategies to dismantle racism and all forms of prejudice and drive systemic change. Click here for more information and to join next cohort.

(Aug. 2020) 'The Narrative Is We Don't Sell Records': The Black Female Singers Uncredited By The UK Industry
A feature starting from the 1990s roots of using uncredited, sometimes dismembered vocals, of female African vocalists on house and dance tracks, compounded by the stunting effects of shadism against current darker hued vocalists.

(June 2020) 'A Letter To The World'
Teenager Leah Music has written a beautiful moving and articulate reflection of African life in light of the Afriphobic murder of George Floyd. Check out the music video straight away.

(July 2020) Seat At The Table: Diversity In The Music Industry Report
Women In CTRL's report analyses 12 UK music industry organisations, and provides the statistical data as of July 2020 of where they stand with regards to representations of women and Black women on executive teams, boards, and chairs and CEOs. Includes the WIC Diversity Pledge.

(July 22 2020) The Ivors Academy Announces Twelve-Point Equality, Diversity And Inclusion Action Plan
Check out the Academy's 2020-22 twelve-point Action Plan goals to champion equality, diversity and inclusion at the Academy and across its work, including the Ivor Novello Award.

(Aug. 2020) This Music Company Doesn’t Care About Black Lives
This feature article is based on a US multi-sector music industry survey of companies that supported Black Lives Matter movement, following the #BlackOutTuesday and #TheShowMustBePaused initiatives. Much of the article criticises ReverbNation, for not supporting BLM or a marketing mis-match with African American causes.

(Aug. 2020) 'Love, Unity And Friendship, Not Division And Hatred, Must And Will Always Be Our Common Cause.'
Hundreds of mostly British music artists, executives and organisations have signed a #NoSilenceInMusic open letter speaking out against all forms of racism and intolerance. Click here to access letter and full list of co-signatories.

(2019) Grime Music Being Stifled By 'Institutionalised Racism' In UK, MPs' Report Concludes

A report into the UK music scene has found that grime artists continue to face discrimination by music venues, police and local authorities over unfounded fears of violence at their concerts. The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee says that "persisting prejudice" against artists from grime, rap and hip hop risks "the future of one of the UK's most exciting musical exports".

(June 2020) MMF BLM Resources And Recommended Reading 
"The MMF stand in solidarity with black communities around the world, UK and in our industry. The fight against racism is an ongoing one, both on a level of larger structural racism and violence but also within our industry and music community," starts the blurb on this Music Managers Forum useful page on its website with links to books, articles, videos and podcasts that speak to racism, Afriphobia, white privilege, plus links to BLM resources.

(June 2020) Reflecting On #TheShowMustBePaused
Not surprising for a union, the Musicians' Union takes a more forthright approach in using #TheShowMustBePaused to highlight racism, Afriphobia, or in its language - anti-Blackness - and point in the direction of some of the practical ways of dealing with it.

(June 2020) Music Industry To Participate In Black Out Tuesday
Music Week and the music industry – spanning all sectors – backed the Black Out Tuesday (June 2) initiative – which asked people not to conduct in any business and instead observe a day of reflection and community engagement – following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Music Week fully supports this industry-wide act of solidarity with the black African community and will not be reporting on the business during Black Out Tuesday.

UK Music's Equality And Diversity Hub
This is where you will music industry umbrella organisation UK Music's equality and diversity pages, including the UK Music Diversity Task Force and Reports.