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Annabella Coldrick

Annabella Coldrick

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Mar 2

Beyond the Brits: The unspoken crisis in British music

Beyond the Brits: The unspoken crisis in British music

Annabella Coldrick

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Oct 16, 2025

The £714 Million Conundrum: Why Music Management Needs a New Deal

The value of managers and why the industry needs to support them better.

Annabella Coldrick

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Jul 5, 2022

Let’s open the Black Box to help fund talent development

The proposed 60% cuts to PRS Foundation’s budget, announced during the PRS for Music AGM, have caused huge consternation across the…

Let’s open the Black Box to help fund talent development

Annabella Coldrick

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Jan 13, 2022

Sharing in the streaming boom and lump sum mega-payments

Following the new year BPI statistics about the successful growth of recorded music throughout the pandemic, I was interested to read a…

Sharing in the streaming boom and lump sum mega-payments

Annabella Coldrick

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Nov 30, 2021

What do we mean by fairness in music?

If the DCMS Select Committee placed a microscope over artists and songwriter earnings in the streaming age in 2021, developments since then…

What do we mean by fairness in music?

Annabella Coldrick

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Oct 6, 2021

Relationship Dynamics and Healthy Boundaries in the Artist & Manager partnership

Partnerships between artists and their managers have always been crucial to navigating success in the music business – and never more so…

Relationship Dynamics and Healthy Boundaries in the Artist & Manager partnership

Annabella Coldrick

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Feb 23, 2021

Artist and Manager Awards PREMIERE 24 FEB 2020

For obvious reasons, the Artists and Manager Awards – celebrating achievements in 2020 across the FAC and MMF’s community – did not take…

Artist and Manager Awards PREMIERE 24 FEB 2020

Annabella Coldrick

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Oct 14, 2020

Legacy deals and fairer shares post-pandemic

The collapse in live music due to the pandemic has put an increasing focus on artists recorded income. This combined with the Black Lives…

Legacy deals and fairer shares post-pandemic

Annabella Coldrick

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Sep 2, 2020

Going Live? The paradox of ‘as live’ music streaming

In the digital era, pretty much every technological shift in music has brought with it a degree of legal uncertainty, provoking industry…

Going Live? The paradox of ‘as live’ music streaming

Annabella Coldrick

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Jul 6, 2020

Don’t forget the artists and their teams when we save live music

Last night’s Government announcement caught everyone by surprise.

Don’t forget the artists and their teams when we save live music

Annabella Coldrick

Annabella Coldrick

Chief Executive of the Music Managers Forum UK. Representing over 1200 managers campaigning for a fairer, more transparent music industry for artists and fans.

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