Three music venues awarded charity grant
Music Venue Trust have awarded up to £5000 as part of a new funding initiative
Source: bristol247.com
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The Fulford Arms in York lands grant to improve live music shows
A POPULAR music venue in York has secured a charity grant to improve the live show experience for visitors.
Source: yorkpress.co.uk
Frank Turner interview: "Stop asking musicians about politics"
The punk rock singer on indie venues in crisis, his transgender father and songs inspired by Keir Starmer.
Source: newstatesman.com
Grassroots music venue live performances have fallen by 17% since 2019 – report
Figures from Music Venue Trust (MVT) showed that audience numbers had also dropped by 11% in that time period.
Source: aol.co.uk
Live music at grassroots venues still below pre-pandemic levels, report says
Audience numbers in 2022 were down by 11% compared with 2019, according to the Music Venues Trust.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Music venues threatened by energy crisis as well as slow pandemic recovery, say campaigners
Music Venue Trust says grassroots venues have not fully recovered from pandemic lockdowns, and now face skyrocketing inflation including a 25% rise in ticket prices
Source: theguardian.com
Spotify losses surge after podcast spending binge
Streaming company has spent big on stars such as Joe Rogan and Harry and Meghan
Source: telegraph.co.uk
BBC Introducing is 'public service broadcasting at its absolute best' – then why kill it?
The BBC’s local radio shows are a lifeline to independent artists outside of London. Scrapping it would have a 'brutal' effect on UK music
Source: telegraph.co.uk
BBC local Asian programming to be moved to Mondays and Fridays
It comes three months after the corporation proposed plans for local radio stations to share more content and broadcast less programming.
Source: asianimage.co.uk
BBC waters down plans to merge local radio shows after critical 'feedback'
The BBC has backtracked on its plans for local radio programmes after facing a backlash from staff and audiences after it axed services that could result in hundreds of job losses.
Source: dailymail.co.uk