£8.9m for youth music making
£8.9m is being invested in two funds to support young people's music making, learning and earning potential. Youth Music…
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Reimagining the orchestra for the 21st century
Charles Hazlewood is on a mission to disrupt the traditional model of orchestral music and bring the excitement into the streets.
Regional interest in orchestral music rises
By the middle of last year "geography was no longer an issue" for inspiring audiences, but broader challenges remain.
Edinburgh to appoint music-writer-in-residence
The city of Edinburgh will hold a competition to select a music-writer-in-residence. The appointee will chronicle the recovery of…
Music education survey paints bleak picture
Almost all music teachers agree the government should consult them on the much-anticipated refreshed National Plan for Music Educa…
Touring musicians fund offers £250k
A £250,000 fund aimed at supporting touring musicians has been opened by Help Musicians. Musicians can apply for grants up t…
Spain offers 18-year-olds cultural vouchers
18-year-olds in Spain will receive €400 (£335) in culture vouchers to spend on the arts this year. Approved by the Span…
Helpline to stamp out harassment in music industry
The service aims to address a gap in support for freelance workers who lack recourse to HR departments.
Bringing the classical closer
Struggling with the elitist nature of the concert hall, Matthew Whiteside decided it was time to bring contemporary classical musi…
UK recorded music worth £1.3bn
The UK's recorded music industry was worth £1.3bn last year, keeping its title as the world's third-largest music ma…
25 period instrument ensembles share £100k
The Continuo Foundation has split £100,000 between 25 period performance projects in its third round of grant giving. Suppor…
Sunak urged to abandon VAT ticket hike
Plans to revert VAT on ticket sales to pre-pandemic levels will be “hugely damaging” for the music industry. UK Music…
Orchestras on the rebound
Covid and Brexit combined have meant a tough two years for UK orchestras but, as Mark Pemberton explains, signs of a bounce back a…
£25m pledged for Edinburgh concert hall
£25m has been committed to build the Dunard Centre, a long-awaited and much-debated concert hall in Edinburgh. The Royal Ban…
EURO 2022 plans £800k cultural programme
UEFA Women’s EURO 2022, the women’s European football championship, will run a cultural programme alongside the tourna…
National Open Youth Orchestra announces first concerts
The National Open Youth Orchestra (NOYO) is going on tour for the first time. The orchestra consists of disabled and non-disabled…
CMA provisionally clears Sony merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally cleared Sony’s takeover of record labels AWAL and Kobalt Neigh…
Alleged sex abuse at Scottish music festival
Female artists working on the Celtic Connections festival have claimed they were pressured into having sex in return for bookings….
Nightlife business costs grow by a quarter
Nightlife businesses have experienced a 26% rise in their operating costs in the past year. The Night Time Industries Association…
Cabotage limits cost orchestras thousands
Industry experts say the Government must adapt its plans for overseas touring this summer amidst a shortage of haulage trucks.
BBC orchestra moves to Great Yarmouth
The BBC Concert Orchestra is taking up a three-year residency in Great Yarmouth. The move is part of Create Yarmouth, a collaborat…
Official probe into music streaming market
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will investigate the streaming market "from creator to consumer" following a…
World voices sing up
There’s widespread acknowledgement of the positive impact of singing on health and wellbeing. Celi Barberia outlines how a g…
New music industry helpline to launch
A helpline for music industry workers facing bullying and harassment will go live in March. Service providers Help Musicians devel…
