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The ceremony was due to take place later this month

The 2021 Grammy awards have been postponed after "thoughtful conversations with health experts".

The 63rd annual edition of the awards ceremony, which was due to...

The country currently counts less than 80 coronavirus cases

Thousands of festival go-ers attended live music events in New Zealand over the new year.

While most of the globe remains on lockdown due to...

London’s 100 Club will trial the Pathogen Reduction System next month

A London nightclub will pilot a new ventilation system in January that could lead the way in making clubs and music venues more COVID-secure. 

According...

1,000 volunteers participated in the medical study in Barcelona

1,000 Barcelona residents participated in a live concert medical study on Saturday, 12th December to evaluate the effectiveness of same-day COVID-19 screenings for physical events...

Festivals may face bankruptcy if they are forced to cancel again in 2021

The organisers of Glastonbury Festival have called for “direct financial support” from the government amid ongoing difficulties in obtaining live events cancellation insurance for next...

The numbers reveal the huge financial impact of the pandemic

The global live events industry lost over $30 billion worldwide this year, according to Pollstar’s 2020 end of year review released on 12th December. 

The...

“There will be no festival season next year unless insurance is underwritten in case of Covid disruption”

Major UK music festivals including Glastonbury may be prevented from taking place in 2021 unless their insurance is underwritten due to COVID-19, MPs warned in...

MAD nightclub has been shut for almost 10 months

A Swiss nightclub in the town of Lausanne has been transformed into a temporary blood donation centre during the coronavirus pandemic. 

People have been able...

The new rules could make it possible for UK promoters to book DJs from overseas

DJs and performing artists travelling for ‘business’ will no longer need to self-isolate for two weeks when entering England from a high-risk country - thanks...

The world's best-known party island, Ibiza has been heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Frequent restriction changes, extortionate fines and bans on dancing, parties and smoking...

The sun is shining as we zip through the Ibizan countryside. The forested hills, spotted with white villas, pulse with the sound of deep house...

It's the first service of its kind to be introduced for event organisers in the UK 

A new rapid COVID-19 testing kit designed for the live events industry has been fully launched.

Swallow Events, which is behind the kit, says it's the first company...

The figure was revealed in a UK Music report that also estimates musicians will lose 65% of their income in 2020

UK Music has published its annual 'Music By Numbers' report which looks at the contribution the UK music business makes to the British economy each...

"The failure of the UK Government to recognise the devastating impact of their actions on this sector is a tragedy for UK Culture"

Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) have warned that nightclubs are on the brink of “extinction” in the UK.

Speaking in a new statement about nigtclubs...

The fund is for "professional musicians who fall through the gaps of government support or are unable to make ends meet"

UK organisation Help Musicians has launched the third phase of its Coronavirus Financial Hardship Fund.

The fund has been set up, Help Musicians says, to...

Ticketmaster is considering the use of smartphone technology to verify that gig-goers are virus-free

With the news earlier this week that Pfizer has developed a possible vaccine for COVID-19 with 90% reliability, reports have emerged that gig-goers may be...

MPs will examine what support is needed for UK music festivals to return in 2021

Support for UK music festivals is set to be discussed by MPs in a new inquiry.

After the Digital and Culture Minister, Caroline Dinenage, announced last month...

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...

Pfizer and BioNTech have thrown the industry a lifeline

Stock prices in the live music industry sharply rose on Monday (November 9) following a breakthrough in the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine...

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...

Effective social distancing is also key to safety

A German study into the transmission of coronavirus at indoor concerts has concluded that such an environment poses a “low to very low” risk to attendees...