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Europe must grow cultural budget, music industry warns

The Independent Music Companies Association (IMPALA), along with 66 other signatories, has issued an open letter to the European Commission urging it to increase its cultural budget.

By Anita Awbi 10 Apr 2018
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UK Music calls for Arts Council music funding review

The campaigning group has dubbed Arts Council England 'too posh for pop', following new figures which show that 62 percent of funding is awarded to opera, with just 8 percent going to pop. 

By Lucy Doyle 9 Apr 2018
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Full Sound City+ line-up announced

Alt-soul artist Tawiah, Creation Records’ Alan McGee and producer Dan Cox are among the speakers confirmed for the upcoming Sound City+ event in Liverpool.

By Anita Awbi 9 Apr 2018
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New taskforce vows to tackle gig access issues for disabled fans

Music charity Attitude is Everything has launched a new coalition of industry partners to improve access to booking and accessible gig tickets for Deaf and disabled music fans.

By Anita Awbi 9 Apr 2018
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Green Man 2018 opens talent contest

Are you a new artist who’d like to bag a place on the Green Man Festival line-up this year? Look no further...

By Anita Awbi 6 Apr 2018
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New secondary ticketing measures come into force

The government has introduced new measures that require ticket resellers in the UK to provide more information to music fans at point-of-sale.

By Anita Awbi 6 Apr 2018
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Trish Clowes launches commissions campaign on Kickstarter

Saxophonist and composer Trish Clowes has launched a new Kickstarter campaign to commission new works for the next instalment of her Emulsion Festival.

By Anita Awbi 5 Apr 2018
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Youth Music forms new nationwide education alliance

National charity Youth Music has created the Alliance for a Musically Inclusive England to transform music education around the country.

By Anita Awbi 5 Apr 2018
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UK Music: ‘Government must protect self-employed music professionals’

UK Music's chief executive Michael Dugher has called on the government to protect self-employed workers in the music industry ahead of changes to the Universal Credit benefits system next week.

By Anita Awbi 4 Apr 2018
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