The government has announced a £1.57 billion support package that includes struggling music venues.
The live sector has warned of the impact of the ongoing shutdown, with no reopening ...
Last week saw hundreds of artists, venues, concerts, festivals, production companies and music fans post films and photos of their last live gig under the banner #LetTheMusicPlay. The move followed ...
More than 1,500 artists have issued an urgent plea for support from the UK government during what would have been the busy festival season.
Alongside thousands of crew and ...
The Music Venue Trust has called for “urgent clarification” on planning policy, following a major speech by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on an economic recovery plan.
Johnson pledged to “build, ...
The government has announced an easing of the lockdown measures from next month. But there is no timetable for the return of live music.
From July 4, a “one metre-plus” ...
A host of senior UK music industry executives have backed the new UK Music diversity survey.
UK Music’s diversity taskforce chair Ammo Talwar MBE launched the survey on Tuesday with ...
UK Music acting chief executive Tom Kiehl has called on the government to honour its pledge to ensure the self-employed get the same financial help as employees.
His intervention comes ...
In his first big statement in the Diversity Taskforce chair role since taking over from Keith Harris, Ammo Talwar has highlighted the key areas for action by the music industry. ...
PRS For Music CEO Andrea C Martin has written to the collection society’s members to express support for Tom Watson, the newly-appointed chair of UK Music.
Music Week has ...
UK Music has called on the government to set up a new taskforce to revive the music industry as it battles the coronavirus pandemic.
In response to the government’s proposals ...
