Sony Music UK is partnering with the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (Bapam), with the intention of connecting artists across its labels to career-related physical and mental health services.
Bapam has been a registered charity in the UK since 1984, providing UK artists and industry professionals with free career-related treatment and services, including for mental, vocal and musculoskeletal health. It has partnered with clinics in London, Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Gateshead, Glasgow and Leeds.
Through the partnership, Sony Music UK reports its artists will gain access to clinicians specifically trained in music industry-oriented care, including early intervention methods, physical and psychological treatment.
“Sony Music UK has recognised that to thrive in a creative career, artists need specialist health support,” said Bapam CEO Claire Cordeux in a press release.
“Bapam brings creative sector organisations together with medical professionals who understand the unique health needs of performers and creators and have proven experience in delivering high quality services.”
Sony Music’s partnership with the organisation follows calls for improved healthcare access from artists including Chappell Roan, who read a handwritten speech as she accepted the Grammy for 2025’s Best New Artist:
“I told myself if I ever won a Grammy and I got to stand up here in front of the most powerful people in music, I would demand that labels and the industry profiting millions of dollars off of artists would offer a liveable wage and healthcare, especially to developing artists.”
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