The UK government has unveiled a raft of new measures – covering exports, licensing, music education and funding for artists and teams – as part of a new long-term Music Plan ...
Michael Forster, CEO of live music marketplace GigPig, explains why a struggling hospitality sector should be of concern to those in the UK music business, and points to the ...
YolanDa Brown and Adetokunbo “T” Oyelola have announced a new opening of Soul Mama, the entrepreneurs’ grassroots music venue and restaurant concept.
The second Soul Mama restaurant opens next ...
Music Venue Trust has unveiled a major new package of funding and initiatives designed to tackle the long-term economic challenges facing UK grassroots music venues.
The announcement has been made ...
Mark Davyd turns the spotlight on the Music Week Awards' grassroots venue finalists...
The Grassroots Venue: Spirit Of The Scene award provides me with the chance to step outside ...
Should the live music sector follow the example of football by giving fans a bigger say?
That’s the conclusion of a fan-led review of live and electronic music published today ...
Music Venue Trust (MVT) has launched a new campaign entitled Set The Record Straight: Fair Licensing Fees.
The charity’s initiative focuses on how PRS For Music licensing fees are calculated, ...
PRS for Music has committed to supporting grassroots music by waiving fees on the £1 levy.
Announced yesterday (February 11) at the Night Time Economy Summit 2026 in Liverpool, ...
The latest annual report from the Music Venue Trust (MTV) revealed the scale of the challenges for the sector.
But 2026 could be the moment when the turnaround takes place ...
Only The Poets are offering an unsigned UK artist the chance to support them at O2 Academy Brixton.
The long sold-out gig, which will see the Capitol-signed group become the ...
