"UK music industry desperate for grassroots support

UK music industry desperate for grassroots support

 Metal Hammer

The UK music business is in dire need of government tax breaks to help bring through the next generation of rock stars, an industry expert has warned.

"Iron Maiden makes millions by touring countries where their music is most pirated

Iron Maiden makes millions by touring countries where their music is most pirated

Iron Maiden hired a BitTorrent analytics company called Musicmetric to determine where piracy of their music was highest, then scheduled tours of those countries. They made millions touring Central and South America. Iron Maiden LLP has outperformed the UK music sector as a whole and was named one of the "1000 Companies That Inspire Britain" by the London Stock Exchange.