UK Music

Sharkey left the organisation in November 2011, with Jo Dipple taking over as acting CEO.

[3] In April 2017, former Labour Party MP and Shadow Cabinet member Michael Dugher was announced as Dipple's replacement.

Former Labour Party Deputy Leader Tom Watson took over as chair, replacing Andy Heath, in April 2020.

He left the organisation in August of 2023 to become Director of Strategy for PM Rishi Sunak, after gaining political prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic as a special adviser to Culture, and then Health Secretary Matt Hancock.

"[7] In an interview with ISP Review in January 2009, UK Music Press Officer Adam Webb outlined the organisation's plans for tackling the problems of illegal file sharing over the internet and building working relationships with Internet service providers.