Brave New World? Justice for creators in the age of Gen AI
This ground-breaking report, written in collaboration with industry leaders representing over 80,000 creative individuals, calls for a CLEAR framework to protect creators. January 2026
Paying the price
The sixth ISM Brexit report is the first to reveal the reality of touring Europe for musicians since the UK left the EU in January 2021. August 2023.
Dignity at work 2: Discrimination in the music sector
This follow-up to our 2018 ‘Dignity at work’ report reveals that bullying and harassment is rife across the music industry. September 2022.
The case for change
A report on the challenges facing the music education workforce, including increased casualisation. July 2022.
Music: A subject in peril?
The difficulties facing music teachers ten years on from the first National Plan for Music Education. March 2022.
Music businesses under threat
The first 100 days of the Brexit trade deal. May 2021.
‘Professionally paralysed’
Testimonies from musicians on the immediate impact of Brexit. 2021.
The heart of the school is missing
Music education in the COVID-19 crisis. December 2020.
ISM Global Literature Review
Music Performance, Education and COVID-19. August 2020.
ISM Global Literature Review
Music Performance, Education and COVID-19. July 2020.
Will music survive Brexit?
The ISM’s fifth Brexit report shows the increasingly negative impact of Brexit on UK musicians. May 2020.
How open is the UK for the music business?
Report on the difficulties posed by the UK immigration for non EEA musicians visiting the UK. April 2020.
Impact of Brexit on musicians
The ISM’s fourth Brexit report reveals the widespread uncertainty caused by Brexit for UK musicians. May 2019.
Music Education: State of the Nation
Report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Music Education, the ISM and the University of Sussex. January 2019.
Consultation on the future of music education
Results of the Incorporated Society of Musicians’ (ISM) surveys conducted over summer 2018.
Free, Move, Create: Musicians and Brexit
The ISM’s third Brexit report raises the concerns of musicians about the impact of Brexit on their ability to work in the EU. July 2018.
Dignity at work
A survey of discrimination in the music sector. Final report. April 2018.
Dignity at work
A survey of discrimination in the music sector. Interim report. December 2017.
Dignity in study
A survey of discrimination in higher education institutions. Summer 2018.
