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David Ferguson leads to a disambiguation page. There are two David Ferguson who look promising: David R. Ferguson, the American record producer, and I would assume he wouldn't be part of this organization due to his nationality; and David Ferguson (impresario), who might be the one as he is "international" but seems to mainly spend his time in Northern California. If it isn't one of those two, then there isn't currently an article for your link to whomever that is supposed to be. 7&6=thirteen ( ☎) 16:33, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
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The Academy now has four genre committees representing Songwriters, Classical, Jazz and Media composers.
The Ivors Academy presents Ivor Novello Awards at two annual award ceremonies known as The Ivors with Apple Music and at The Ivors Composer Awards.
The Ivors recognise and reward Britain and Ireland's songwriting and composing talents. The Rising Star with Apple Music Award was launched in 2019 to honour under 25 British and Irish songwriters and composers at The Ivors. All Rising Star nominees receive a year-long mentorship from a well-established Academy member and leaders from Apple Music.
The Ivors Composer Awards recognise excellence in contemporary classical, jazz and sound arts composition, and are sponsored by the PRS for Music and in association with BBC Radio 3.
The Ivors Academy is the UK’s independent professional association for songwriters and composers in the UK and Ireland.
It exists to:
The organization provides pro bono legal services, insurance cover, financial advice, events, networking opportunities, discounts and newsletters.
Campaigns are central to the organization’s work and its current campaigns are Fix Streaming and Keep Music Alive, Composers Against Buyouts and #PaySongwriters.
Fix Streaming calls for music streaming reform to fairly pay songwriters and composers. The campaign included a petition signed by nearly 18K signatories asking for a Government review into streaming. In October 2020 the DCMS Select Committee announced it would hold an inquiry into the economics of music streaming.
In its written evidence to the inquiry The Ivors Academy recommended that the Government introduced regulation of major music intermediaries with a code of conduct, implement a package of copyright reform, set a timeframe for the reform of Collective Rights Management systems and commission research into creators’ earnings.
In April 2021 156 artists and songwriters including Paul McCartney, Kate Bush and Stevie Nicks signed an open letter to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson MP from The Ivors Academy, the Musicians Union and #BrokenRecord campaign asking for:
A change to the 1988 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act so all performers receive a share of revenues through streaming as they do with radio.
A referral to the Competitions and Markets Authority to address the revenues music creators receive through streaming.
The creation of a regulator to ensure the lawful treatment of songwriters, composers, artists and musicians.
The Composers Against Buyouts campaign aims to promote the use of royalties over one-time up-front payments, buyouts, to remunerate composers for TV, film and games. A 2019 survey of composers by The Ivors Academy showed that 70% have worked for free, 64% have seen commissioning fees decrease and 64% believed that the current commissioning process is unfair or coercive.
The #PaySongwriters campaign calls on record labels to:
The Academy has also responded to many European Commission's consultations and is a part of ECSA the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance.
Past campaigns include:
MT Ivors ( talk) 08:20, 23 August 2021 (UTC) Mark Taylor, Director of Membership, Marketing and Communications at The Ivors Academy MT Ivors ( talk) 08:20, 23 August 2021 (UTC)