Margate venue names new partner after former leaseholder backed out due to ‘repairs backlog’
Margate Winter Gardens will receive £4m in government grant funding alongside a 999-year lease for refurbishment, Thanet District…
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Broadway musicians’ strike averted with ‘tentative agreement’
Broadway musicians have reached a “tentative agreement” on a new contract, averting a strike scheduled for today (23 October). Mem…
Dance music scheme aims to promote participation to support grassroots venues
An electronic music discovery platform and ticketing app has launched a Nightlife Dividend Programme (NDP), designed to help susta…
Former Spandau Ballet producer joins music royalties body
Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) has appointed Dr RICHARD JAMES BURGESS as chair from January 2026, succeeding JOHN SMITH, w…
Charity leader and singer to head up London Mozart Players
London Mozart Players (LMP) has appointed CHRISSY KINSELLA as chief executive, taking over from FLYNN LE BROCQ, who stepped down i…
Philharmonia refutes musicians’ claims of ‘daylight robbery’ in row over BBC fees
The Philharmonia has pushed back against complaints from musicians over recent contract changes that allow it to retain media fees…
Rachel Reeves must save UK’s music studios, petition demands
Music producers are demanding the government “safeguard hundreds of vital cultural spaces across the country” by making recording…
North East Mayor’s £360k funding to fuel region’s ‘thriving creative economy’
Projects ranging from transforming a Working Men’s Club into a contemporary electronic music venue to an Anglo-Saxon festive gat…
Bristol Beacon compensates campaigners amid freedom of speech row
Bristol Beacon has paid thousands of pounds in compensation to local campaigners Save Bristol Zoo, following claims the city centr…
Government axes teacher training bursaries for arts subjects
Teacher training grants worth £10,000 for creative subjects are to be scrapped by the Department for Education (DfE), fewer than…
‘Industrial profiteering’ on ticket resales to come to an end, new Culture Minister vows
Labour will stand firm on its commitment to capping ticket resale prices, the freshly-appointed Minister of State for the Departme…
Pioneering Black pianist receives blue plaque honour
The first Black artist to secure a number one hit in the UK charts has been honoured with the erection of an English Heritage blue…
BBC broadcaster named ISM president-elect
JESS GILLAM has been selected as president-elect at the Independent Society of Musicians (ISM), succeeding current president, cell…
Youth Music report finds global majority ‘locked out’ of industry
Young people from the global majority are more likely to enjoy going to school than their white peers, and to express greater enjo…
Welsh government makes £700k commitment to live music scene
Recording studios, music venues, and performance spaces across Wales are to receive a share of £700,000 to boost “sustainability”…
Youth orchestra co-founder says moving on is ‘sign of success’
The co-founder and artistic director of a youth-led orchestral music organisation has announced succession plans after nearly 15 y…
Gen Z ‘superfans’ rate excitement of live music as much as travel
Music fans born after 1997 rank the excitement of buying tickets for live music events as equivalent to that of booking travel, a…
Opera festival recruits BBC classical music expert
Annual summer opera festival, Garsington Opera, has named classical music programmer BEN WESTON its latest executive director. Wes…
Music therapy charity recruits to board as it seeks better health care integration
The charity Nordoff and Robbins has named new trustees SELINA EMENY, KATE REILLY and GILES WILMORE as it unveils a new strategy to…
Youth Music head steps away after 13 years of leadership
MATT GRIFFITHS is to depart Youth Music in December after 13 years as chief executive. Under his leadership, the charity expanded…
Content creators get free access to Southbank concerts with TikTok classical music scheme
A scheme designed to support content creators who are passionate about classical music has been launched by a major London arts ve…
Bristol council moves forward with gig ticket levy plans
Plans for a 1% levy to be added to the cost of concert tickets in Bristol, with the proceeds to be used to support the city’s gr…
Music education boosts skills for ‘any career path’, says study
The vast majority of adults who had access to music education or played an instrument in school credit the hobby with providing th…
Ticketmaster to report ‘regularly’ to competition authority after Oasis fiasco
Ticketmaster will offer customers greater transparency about prices of admission to gigs and concerts, after backlash over its han…
