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Egg London, The Waiting Room and Windmill Brixton are among the venues highlighted in Music Venue Trust’s new ‘Traffic Light’ Campaign

A campaign has been launched to save 30 venues from permanent closure in the UK.

The UK’s Music Venue Trust launched the #saveourvenues campaign back...

Vendors will move online and offer collection services

English record stores have shared plans for trading during lockdown. 

Following the start of the UK's national second lockdown, which came into force midnight last...

Live-streamed gigs may also go ahead, though without an audience

Recording studios and music video productions can continue operating during lockdown, the government has confirmed.

Following confusion amid the UK's new national coronavirus lockdown, which...

Goldie is one of nine artists to customise a Fender Stratocaster guitar

Goldie has donated a custom Fender guitar to The Big Issue’s art auction. 

Joining up with award-winning magazine and organisation, The Big Issue, UK drum &...

Glasto founder Michael Eavis recently spoke about the possibility of mass on-site testing

Glastonbury festival will reportedly go ahead in 2021.

In March, along with most events and festivals that were set to take place during 2020, legendary...

It follows last month's single alongside Kano

D Double E has released a new album.

In September, Newham Generals co-founder and legendary MC, D Double E,  revealed details of a 12-track follow...

The DYCP grant budget has also increased to £18 million

Arts Council England has expanded its creativity grants to include DJs, sound engineers, lighting designers, and more.

As part of the continued funding schemes for...

The working draft was published this week

Some of the leading music industry bodies have shared a supplementary guide for festival organisation in 2021.

As the music industry finds new ways to...

"To be recognised for my work is an extraordinary privilege"

Dizzee Rascal has been awarded an MBE.

London rapper Dizzee Rascal, who is set to release his seventh studio LP on the 30th October, will...

There was a debate at Westminster Hall on Tuesday (6th)

The UK Government is "doing everything we can" to support the UK's live music industry, the Digital and Culture Minister has said. 

Speaking in a...

They used the performance to tease more new music

Pendulum have shared a live set from a 150-year-old Victorian military fort. 

Last month, Australian drum & bass group, Pendulum, shared their first new music in...

It's a new coronavirus law introduced by the government

English pubs will face £1000 fines for allowing dancing, or playing music above 85 decibels, a new coronavirus law states.

Coming as part of the...

Helen Whately made the comments in an appearence on Sky News this morning (28th)

Supporting the nightlife industry “doesn’t make sense”, the UK Health and Care Minister has said.

In an appearance on Sky News this morning (28th), the...

Channel U will also make a comeback alongside the film's premiere

The trailer has been released for a new grime film, titled Against All Odds.

Centered around the story of MC Active, an artist trying...

The UK government announced the new restrictions yesterday (22nd September)

The Music Venue Trust (MVT) has responded to the UK government's new coronavirus restrictions, calling for a furlough extension and continued support for grassroots music...

The fund will be tailored to each venue's "unique needs"

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has pledged £450,000 to support grassroots venues affected by COVID-19.

Last month, the UK government revealed the first group...

2,000 members of the Musicians Union were recently surveyed

One-third of British musicians could quit the music industry due to coronavirus, according to the results of a new survey. 

Recently, a survey conducted with 2,000...

DJ Mag are providing sponsorship for a dance music-focused project

AZ Mag have opened the applications for their Creative Fund initiative.

Over the past five years, AZ have created a self-funded, award-nominated online community. Since...

The track features Anne-Marie and Tion Wayne

Rudimental have shared a new video for their single, 'Come Over'.

After dropping new tracks ‘Krazy’, with Afronaut Zu, and ‘Easy On Me’...

The podcast will be available soon

The story of rave and ecstasy in the UK has been explored in a new BBC Podcast.

The podcast, entitled Ecstasy: The Battle of Rave...