Industry leaders call for backing for Our BBC Our Music campaign: “We cannot solely provide goodwill in

UK Music has launched the ‘Our BBC: Our Music’ campaign, which works to protect the BBC’s government funding and enable it to continue creating opportunities for emerging talent across the country.

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Speaking in Parliament last night (Monday October 19), MPs, industry leaders and artists opened up about the importance of securing the funding, and argued that in “these very challenging times” we “simply can’t lose our creative ambition”.

A campanha surge em resposta à Revisão da Carta Real de dois anos delineada pelo Governo do Reino Unido, que analisa o modelo de financiamento da BBC antes de uma nova carta ser concedida em 2027.

No entanto, devido às pressões financeiras em curso – que até agora resultaram em um corte de 10 por cento na sua força de trabalho – figuras-chave da indústria musical se manifestaram para destacar o impacto que a BBC tem no ecossistema musical mais amplo e pressionar os ministros a investir proporcionalmente.

At the event hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Music in Westminster, Director of Music at the BBC Lorna Clarke, highlighted how the British music sector contributes £8billion into the UK’s economy, and is responsible for 220,000 jobs – and shared that the BBC’s efforts alone account for a good portion of that.

Clarke continuou a afirmar que o “número de comissões vencidas e produzidas por empresas independentes dobrou de 22 por cento para 42 por cento em menos de 10 anos” e cria maior reconhecimento para talentos fora de Londres.

She also highlighted the efforts of the station to highlight emerging talent, and said that the “number of different pieces of music played across BBC music in seven days.

is what our competitors play in 365 days”.

She continued: “We simply can’t lose our creative ambition… Radio 1 still reaches 8million people every week. But with scale comes responsibility. We take our public purpose to offer value to everyone incredibly seriously.

So as audiences change the way they choose to listen or watch music, we’ve adapted and evolved too.”.

Ahead of performances from Newcastle-born alternative pop star Imogen And The Knife and cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, UK Music head Tom Kiehl also spoke about the campaign and the importance of protecting the BBC’s funding.

Alguns discursos inspiradores no Parlamento no lançamento repleto de estrelas da nossa campanha “Our BBC: Our Music”. Agradecimentos enormes a Guy Garvey, CEO da UK Music Tom Kiehl, Ministro da Cultura Ian Murray e Diretora de Música da BBC Lorna Clarke por delinear a necessidade de proteger a música na BBC.

Kiehl explained how that BBC Introducing “creates an environment where experimentation is encouraged, underserved genres are supported, and emergent talent can find and drive their audiences.”.

Kiehl added: “Our BBC, Our Music is designed to make sure the government really understands why the sustainable funding of the BBC is important, not just to our economy and to the 220,000 people who make up the UK music industry’s workforce, but also to every single music fan.”.

Outras apresentações na noite vieram da cantora e compositora britânica The Anchoress, enquanto Guy Garvey também falou sobre o impacto que o apoio da BBC teve no Elbow, vencedor do Mercury Prize e que enche arenas, em particular John Peel.

Garvey himself now hosts his own show on 6 Music.

Another speaker was Minister of State in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Ian Murray MP, who shared how the efforts laid out in Our BBC, Our Music should align with the efforts made by the government to crack down on secondary ticketing, break down barriers for artists trying to tour, and push for a £1 ticket levy so that venues arena size and above can help grassroots venues stay open.

PPL data shows that in 2025 on average, the BBC’s UK-network music-led radio stations each played over 6x more unique tracks than the average commercial radio music-led station, emphasising the unique role the BBC plays in championing UK music.

He continued: “We know that both talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not. A creative career must never become [only for] the privileged or the best connected.

And in an era of rapid technological change, we must ensure creative, fairly rewarded, grassroots venues are protected, and talent pipelines are made open.

Murray added: “My plea to everyone is help us tell that story. We can’t make the case solely as a government. We can’t make the case solely as a BBC. We can’t make the case solely as the UK music industry.

mas se fizermos isso juntos, podemos apresentar esse caso positivo ao país. As escolhas que fazemos hoje no Parlamento determinarão se o jovem compositor em seu quarto esta noite terá uma carreira próspera amanhã.”.

Concerns about cuts in BBC funding follow the BBC Introducing programme undergoing significant changes in 2023, including merging local Introducing programmes and cutting shows back from 32 to 20 – leaving numerous presenters and production staff out of work.

Nile Rodgers and Elton John were among the names who spoke out against the cuts, and broadcaster Sophie Little also criticised the “unbelievably unfair” BBC regional radio cuts during her final show.

Earlier this summer, it was also confirmed that the BBC Introducing Stage at Reading & Leeds Festival would be axed after 18 years. It launched in 2008 and famously hosted young, emerging artists before they broke into the industry, including the likes of Ed Sheeran, The 1975, Florence + The Machine, Charli XCX, Dave and Raye.

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