With the rise of the right, can the music industry remain neutral?
Ammo Talwar MBE, CEO of Punch Records, thinks now is the time for the industry to take a stand against the rise of the right wing.
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Arts strategist joins Orchestras Live to lead on business
KATIE MOFFAT has been named business development and innovation manager at Orchestras Live. She joins the national charity promoti…
Thousands of jobs lost in grassroots music venues
More than half of the UK’s grassroots music venues (GMVs) reported no profit in the last year, with action required to stop the se…
Southwell Music Festival appoints cathedral fundraising officer as new manager
Southwell Music Festival has appointed Peterborough Cathedral fundraising officer PETER SIEPMANN as general manager, as the festiv…
Choral sector calls for UNESCO recognition of ‘sacred sound’
A coalition of leading organisations from across the UK’s choral and cathedral music sector has launched a national campaign cal…
Former theatre boss to head up Orchestra of the Swan
ZOË CURNOW will take the helm as executive director of Orchestra of the Swan, succeeding DEBBIE JAGLA this April, who departs t…
National orchestra calls for ‘fair funding’ from Holyrood
A music sector body has backed calls for the Scottish government to use tomorrow’s draft budget announcement to show support for…
Concert venue welcomes former Historic England boss to board ahead of major revamp
Sinfonia Smith Square has appointed DUNCAN WILSON as trustee as the venue undertakes a major capital refurbishment project of its…
London Music Fund names leader in time for 15th anniversary
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s director of community and education is to join London Music Fund (LMF) as chief executive. CHRI…
Business rates rise will menace venues ‘incubating British talent’
Communities could lose their “only form of cultural provision” if Chancellor Rachel Reeves pursues increases to business rates, a…
British music a ‘global headline act’
UK recorded music consumption rose by nearly 5% during 2025 to reach a new high of 210 million albums, with more than 200 billion…
British Youth Music Theatre refreshes board with ‘high calibre’ professionals
British Youth Music Theatre (BYMT)has appointed RACHEL COX, ELAINE GRANT, REBECCA NICE, SARAH SHARE and JACKSON USED to its eleven…
London Symphony Orchestra names replacement for managing director of two decades
JOHN HARTE, chief executive of Aurora Orchestra since 2009, is to take over as managing director at London Symphony Orchestra (LSO…
RNCM gains approval to award its own research degrees
The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) has been granted full research degree awarding powers by the Office for Students (OfS),…
Grassroots music charity refreshes board as venues face ‘extraordinary pressure’
Music Venue Trust (MVT) has named CHRIS PROSSER and JANE BEESE as co-chairs and welcomed MADELEINE BLYTH as a new trustee as it se…
New ACE music advisory group aims to deliver ‘real benefits for artists’
Arts Council England (ACE) has launched an advisory group, formed of artists and industry professionals, to shape how the governme…
Two major Scottish festivals announce partnership deal
Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF) and Celtic Connections have unveiled a multi‑year partnership spanning 2025–2027,…
English Folk Dance and Song Society welcomes four trustees
The English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) has announced the appointment of four new trustees to its board, after it received…
Royal Academy of Music receives ‘game-changing’ £30m donation
The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) has received a £30 million philanthropic donation, the largest in its 203-year history. The mone…
Pupil-led creativity: Researching the power of music in the lives of autistic children
Artist Alex Lupo, music in education leader Karen Irwin, and researcher Beth Pickard discuss the transformative importance of musi…
Inconsistency across councils ‘majorly’ impacting live events industry, sector leaders claim
A lack of consistency in how local authorities engage with live events organisers is a significant barrier to organisers trying to…
O2 partners with music charity to support grassroots venues
The O2 has announced it will make a direct donation to a music charity each time a new artist headlines the London arena for the f…
Government ‘beefs up’ criteria for overseas music fund after Kneecap controversy
The government has refreshed funding criteria for a scheme supporting emerging musicians in overseas markets to lower the risk of…
Early-career music professionals relying on ‘gut instinct’ for workplace security
Young people starting out in the music sector are facing “emotional work and exhaustion” and encounter a lack of systemic safe…
