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Grassroots Music Venues made the admission in an open letter for industry support

The UK Government have been warned that a £50million cash injection is required to save grassroots music venues.

In May, the UKs Music Venue Trust’s #SaveOurScene ...

UK MPs have been warned that a large majority of the UK’s venues may not reopen following lockdown

UK MPs have been told that majority of UK music venues face closure following the coronavirus lockdown.

With hundreds of venues at risk of closure...

The fund will secure the future of over 100 venues nationwide

Nightclubs and music venues in England will receive £2.25 million in COVID-19 relief grants in the coming months.

Earlier this month, following various campaigns by...

The venue revealed the new title today

Bristol venue Colston Hall has been officially renamed.

In June, one week after protestors toppled a statue of 17th century slave trader Edward Colston from outside...

The government announced the new restrictions on Tuesday (22nd September)

Music venues will remain open after 10PM in certain circumstances under new coronavirus restrictions.

On Tuesday (22nd September), the UK government's Department of Culture, Media...

The metal letters from the building's exterior were seen being removed

Bristol venue Colston Hall has begun removing the name of Colston Hall from the building ahead of a title change.

Coming a week after protestors...

The worlds of computer gaming and electronic music are merging like never before, with virtual raves, AI-generated musicians and concerts inside massive multiplayers like Fortnite...

What if the next electronic music concert you went to was just... a game? Imagine for a moment: the concert would happen virtually on a...

"Entry into the health system needs to be easy and user-friendly"

The family of late UK DJ Alex T — real name Alex Theodossiadis — has received an apology from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as...

The DJ and producer spoke out in a post on Instagram

Calvin Harris has said that ‘the UK government is treating music industry like shit’.

Making the comments in a post on Instagram yesterday, Scottish DJ...

The government shared details of the fund last week (11th July)

The Scottish government has announced a £2.2 million package to support small venues amid the coronavirus pandemic.

On Friday 11th July during the First Minister's...

A black and white photo of a festival stage taken from the crowd

The new report by the NTIA takes into account recorded music, music publishing, and the live scene

Electronic music generated £2.5 billion for the UK economy last year, according to a new report commissioned by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA). The...

Windrush ship

Some of the most important DJs in the development of the UK scene are children of the Windrush generation. DJ Mag's editor-in-chief, Carl Loben, speaks to Black and mixed-race foundation DJs about their parents, racism, culture, and being pioneers in our beloved scene

This feature was originally published in 2018, at the height of the Windrush scandal, and on the 70th anniversary of the Windrush ship's arrival in...

Fatboy Slim DJs tiny venue Hot Box fundraiser: “Anything I can do to help”

Norman Cook lent his star power to support the struggling Chelmsford venue with a sold-out rare intimate gig last week

Fatboy Slim played a rare intimate gig last week as part of the effort to save Essex venue Hot Box from closure. Norman Cook headlined...

The Culture Secretary unveiled a roadmap for returning to normality last week

Live music industry experts from the Music Venues Trust (MVT) have responded to the UK government's five-stage plan for the return of live music.

Last...

A shot from AUDRA festival in Kaunas featuring Caterina Barbieri's synth performance in a tower-like hall

From AUDRA festival in Kaunas, Lithuania, Martin Guttridge-Hewitt reports on a long-standing, tight-knit and thriving electronic music scene often overlooked by outsiders

Pergalė is a sprawling industrial complex in a forgotten corner of central Kaunas, Lithuania’s modest-sized second city. A gated entrance obscures interior yards from view...