Tom Gray

Chair of @IvorsAcademy. Member of Gomez, MU & PRS Council. Director of UK Music. #BrokenRecord founder. A working songwriter and composer (just about).

[The Ivors Academy @IvorsAcademy]

Anne Dudley has been inducted as the 33rd Fellow of The Ivors Academy.

Fellowship is the highest honour we bestow and recognises exceptional achievement in the art and craft of composition.

Anne joins a prestigious list of composers and songwriters including John Adams, Kate Bush, Elton John, James MacMillan, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Sting and more.

In awarding Fellowship to Anne Dudley, the Academy celebrates a composer whose artistry and ground breaking vision across pop, classical, film scores and more have continually expanded the language of British music.

#TheIvorsClassicalAwards

[The Ivors Academy @IvorsAcademy]

Huge congratulations to the winners of The Ivors Classical Awards 2025 🏆

Hundreds of guests came together tonight to celebrate the outstanding achievements of composers🎶💫

🏆@dovecomposer
🏆@aprildeangelis
🏆 Luke Mombrea
🏆 Anna Clyne
🏆@anibal_vidal_a
🏆@wisemandebbie
🏆 Nneka Cummins
🏆 Anoushka Shankar
🏆 Helen Grime
🏆 Zoe Gilbert
🏆@annedudleymusic

A heartfelt thank you to our nominees, judges and guests, and to our partners and sponsors- @prsformusic, @bbcradio3, @prestomusiccom, @ABRSM, @wearethemu and @dorico - for their invaluable support.

What an incredible night honouring creativity, craft and the lasting impact of classical music🎼

[Tom Gray @MrTomGray]

At this point this ought to be a fully codified philosophy.

Music as a act of human resistance.

Come on people!

[Tom Gray @MrTomGray]

We need to pull music off the grid, let it be the time it is and love our bum notes.

Dehumanising music was a perilous error born of cost-cutting coupled with unnecessary technological accuracy.

Time to let our nature evade the inevitability of AI.

Make a beautiful mess.

[Tom Gray @MrTomGray]

Good riddance to the joyless PoS that was the EBacc.

[The Ivors Academy @IvorsAcademy]

"The music industry can and must do better." Our CEO, @RobertoNeri47 setting the mission for tonight's Ivors Academy Honours. We're here to celebrate those who champion fairness, equality and a sustainable future for songwriters and composers.

#TheIvorsAcademy #TheIvorsAcademyHonours #CreatorRights #FairPayForCreators #MusicIndustry #Songwriters

[GOMEZ @gomeztheband]

Four essential Gomez records are being re-issued on colored vinyl! Find new editions of Bring It On, Liquid Skin, In Our Gun and Split the Difference worldwide on Oct. 17th. Secure your copies now at: https://t.co/KmYMJ4qpuu

[PRS for Music @PRSforMusic]

PRS board director and Chair of the @IvorsAcademy, @MrTomGray discusses the vital introduction of songwriter per diems and reflects on the origins of the campaign. https://t.co/2r2P0IamG7

[Anneliese Midgley MP @anneliese_midge]

🎸 Me and my pal @will_fuzz popped into see Reg & Paul at @austinguitarsuk in the barn in Kirkby.

👨‍🦳🙋‍♂️Dad and lad are united by a love of guitars and the dream of making music accessible to people round here. Everyone is welcome to come in & have a go on a guitar.

☕️🫖They’ll make you a cuppa and find you the perfect guitar. From guitar legends like Will to absolute beginners this is a boss place for you.

[Tom Gray @MrTomGray]

@riesinclair @IvorsAcademy @itvnews Thanks Rie!

[The Ivors Academy @IvorsAcademy]

Raye to be honoured for championing songwriters.

On @ITVNews, our Chair @MrTomGray highlighted how her advocacy helped The Ivors Academy secure per diem payments from the major labels that now cover travel, meals and studio costs for writing sessions - opening doors for songwriters in the UK.

A two‑time Ivor Novello Award winner and seven‑time BRIT Award winner, @Raye continues to use her voice to push for fair treatment and pay across the industry.

Join us at The Ivors Academy Honours on 2 October, where Raye will be honoured with this special recognition.

Tickets are available now 👇

https://t.co/a115Did8ze

#songwriters #songwriting #musiccreators #ukmusic #musicindustry #musiccommunity #fairpay #raye #theivorsacademy #musicrights #composerlife #musicproducer #studiolife #creativejourney #musicadvocacy

[Tom Gray @MrTomGray]

Special mention to, of course, @raye and @helienne for never resting on the idea.

We’ve come a long way since writing the letter to the industry demanding it in 2018.

The @IvorsAcademy has it as a key ask at the centre of our talks at the Creator Remuneration Working Group and folk outside are working every day to push the industry towards it.

We will get there!

[Tom Gray @MrTomGray]

Raye has talked about it on stage at multiple awards shows. Varying campaigns around the world have made it their central ask.

The moral of the story, is good ideas are cool. Make sure to share yours - it might take years, but they can be powerful things.

The PD must to be paid!

[Tom Gray @MrTomGray]

I first floated the idea of a ‘songwriter per diem’ at an Ivors meeting six or seven years ago. I was used to receiving them as a touring musician and it seemed an easy solution to the problem of rising costs.

It’s been amazing to watch the idea have a life and become a demand across the industry.

[Tom Gray @MrTomGray]

So we finally got it done.

Seven years later.

Dignity for working UK songwriters.

@IvorsAcademy #FixStreaming

[Tom Gray @MrTomGray]

Here’s a nice flash back to 2021.

We’ve now got the per diems and the session fee uplift.

It’s honestly like pushing a boulder up a mountain.

#BrokenRecord

[Tom Gray @MrTomGray]

So we finally got it done.

Seven years later.

Dignity for working UK songwriters.

@IvorsAcademy #FixStreaming

[Tom Gray @MrTomGray]

I first floated the idea of a ‘songwriter per diem’ at an Ivors meeting six or seven years ago. I was used to receiving them as a touring musician and it seemed an easy solution to the problem of rising costs.

It’s been amazing to watch the idea have a life and become a demand across the industry.

[Tom Gray @MrTomGray]

Here’s a nice flash back to 2021.

We’ve now got the per diems and the session fee uplift.

It’s honestly like pushing a boulder up a mountain.

#BrokenRecord

[Tom Gray @MrTomGray]

Hey labels!

Things you could have done in the time since I started talking about ER eighteen months ago:

1. Put all your artists on 25% minimums.

2. Settled all unrecouped debts that are more than 10 years old.

3. Doubled session rates.

4. Guaranteed songwriter per diems.

[Bill Cummings @billbones80]

I looked indepth at whether music has become “a middle and upper class sport?” -
@wolfalicemusic @Big_Joanie @warmduscherr @musicfansvoice @LittleSimz @musicvenuetrust @HelpMusicians @WeAreTheMU @bennettlucyk @crispinhunt @MrTomGray @prs
https://t.co/rupkk9mCmB

[The Ivors Academy @IvorsAcademy]

Chair of The Ivors Academy, @MrTomGray, opened the 70th edition of The Ivors ceremony with powerful, inspiring and honest speech.

As Tom said, we are here to celebrate you. But not only that, we’re here to remind you there are people organised to support you and battle alongside you.

Become a member or a friend today.
https://t.co/6wi8O0Rq9A

#TheIvors #IvorNovelloAwards #TheIvors2025 #TomGray #Songwriters #Composers

[PRS for Music @PRSforMusic]

Don't miss out on the @IvorsAcademy Summit, a new one-day event designed to empower songwriters and composers with knowledge, tools and connections to thrive in the music industry.

PRS members can get discounted tickets via their online accounts at https://t.co/I4alCznM3D