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…
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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…
Jazz charity emphasises inclusive values with refresh of board and leadership team
The jazz development organisation that spawned Ezra Collective has announced a refresh of its senior leadership, cementing a commi…
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic boss: ‘We must not take public subsidy for granted’
The chief executive of Britain’s oldest symphony orchestra has urged the sector never to “take for granted the consistency and imp…
Girls continue to outnumber boys in music engagement
The proportion of girls participating in National Youth Music organisations (NYMOs) continues to outnumber boys, although the gap…
Southampton concert venue fills out senior leadership team
A 51-year-old concert hall based within a university campus has made two appointments to its senior leadership team. Turner Sims,…
Festival says goodbye to artistic director of 24 years
An artistic director in post for some 24 years is to retire in 2026, calling his near quarter of a century at the helm of the Here…
Music sector bodies formalise pledge to end ‘pay-to-play’
A new agreement between the Music Venue Trust (MVT) and the Association of Independent Promoters (AIP) aims to halt unfair practic…
Birmingham ‘turning its back on culture’ with busking ‘ban’
Musicians from the West Midlands have claimed new restrictions designed to curb excessive noise in Birmingham city centre are “d…
Composer named orchestra’s ‘artist laureate’ ahead of 80th birthday concert
Composer Sir JOHN RUTTER has been named artist laureate by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), ahead of his birthday. The arra…
A legacy that plays on: From a founding bequest to a community of changemakers
This week is Remember A Charity Week. To mark it, Sanpreet Janjua from Young Sounds UK, shares how the charity is nurturing a circ…
NDA reforms must do more to protect music sector freelancers, Commons committee warns
The government must ensure non-disclosure agreement (NDA) reforms protect those in the “most vulnerable positions” in the music in…
Royal Albert Hall announces chair of £50m capital appeal
Lawyer and “lifelong music fan” IAN ROSENBLATT is to chair efforts to raise £50 million for the Royal Albert Hall (RAH). Rosenbla…
Record growth in live music revenue outpaces employment
Consumer spending driven by live music hit a record £6.68 billion in 2024 – a year-on-year increase of 9.5%, a new report has rev…
National Centre for Music plans take leap forward with new chair
Ambitions to establish Scotland’s “national beacon for music” have taken a step forward with the appointment of chair CAROL MAIN….
Concert series cuts prices thanks to rising attendance
The University of Birmingham has hailed an increase in annual attendance at a popular classical music concert series for the intro…
Scottish orchestra unveils new roles as part of revamped leadership model
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) has appointed Dr JANE DONALD as deputy chief executive and TAMMO SCHUELKE as director…
Talent, not tolerance: The music industry must do better for marginalised artists
Musicians who don’t fit traditional moulds still face barriers that inhibit their careers. The industry must do better, writes A…
Music festival launches with model to ‘save’ grassroots work
A not-for-profit festival aiming to serve as a blueprint for how the music sector could operate more efficiently has been announce…
Heritage charity appoints fresh chair ahead of 150th birthday
A charity set up to safeguard an “architectural treasure” in north London has named its new chair, ending the 22-year reign of lon…
Opera North venue lead to champion space’s ‘club culture’
TONY GREEN will join Opera North’s Leeds city-centre venue, Howard Assembly Room, in the newly created role of general manager a…
Grantium outage risks making music projects ‘unviable’
A survey carried out by UK Music has found that 90% of hopeful applicants to Arts Council England’s (ACE) Grassroots Music Fund…
Conductor and arts manager team up on rural music festival
Conductor HILARY DAVAN WETTON and arts manager JULIA HUDSON have teamed up to bring Wiltshire a new “classical and cross-genre” an…
Classical music enjoyment on rise at home
The proportion of UK adults who enjoy exploring classical music at home has hit a six-year peak, according to new figures from the…
