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Misogyny in music industry is "endemic", requires urgent action, WEC warns

The UK Parliament committee said the "boys club" of the music industry persists despite increased participation by women and recommended reforms like nixing NDAs

A new report by the UK Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) has confirmed "endemic" misogyny in the music industry and urges government and industry bodies...

UK drink spiking laws to be modernised amid calls for more focus on practical measures

The NTIA are among campaigners who have criticised its failure to make spiking a specific offence

The UK's drink spiking laws are set to be updated, though experts and campaigners are calling for the introduction of a specific offence relating to...

£5 million grassroots music fund announced by Arts Council England

Grants of up to £40,000 each will be distributed to music venues, festivals and other cultural projects

Arts Council England (ACE) has announced a new support fund of £5 million to be distributed to music venues, festivals, recording studios and other cultural...

Music Venue Trust calls for government help in open letter after 125 venues shut in 12 months

Calling on chancellor Jeremy Hunt to extend tax relief for independent venues, the CEO of the grassroots charity said the UK live music landscape is "as dire as it can be"

Music Venue Trust is urging the UK government to help grassroots live music venues remain open as more than 100 independent clubs have closed in...

Laughing gas to be made illegal class C substance in UK by end of 2023

Those caught producing or selling the drug could face up to 14 years in prison under new rules

Nitrous oxide, colloquially known as laughing gas, is to be made an illegal class C substance in the UK by the end of 2023. Under...

Parklife and Warehouse Project founder threatens legal action over Home Office festival drug checking policy

"This on-site testing has saved lives and the absence of it puts lives at risk", Manchester nightlife figure Sacha Lord said

Sacha Lord, founder of Parklife festival and Warehouse Project, plans to legally challenge the UK government if it does not reverse the implementation of a...

Musicians and MPs call on Home Office to reconsider “shortsighted and dangerous” festival drug checking policy

Fatboy Slim, Billy Bragg and Metronomy's Olugbenga Adelekan, as well as 30+ MPS, call the short-notice "disastrous decision" to add a special permit process for festival testing facilities "short-sighted and dangerous" 

Artists, music industry groups and more than 30 MPs are urging the government to reconsider the Home Office's short notice "disastrous decision" to implement a...

People of colour were more likely to be fined for lockdown raves, data reveals

Of nearly 450 fines issued over "amplified music" events in England and Wales over 16 months, more than one-third of tickets went to Black, Asian or mixed race people

People of colour were disproportionately fined for illegal raves and other "amplified music" events during England's and Wales' Covid-19 lockdowns, the Guardian reports. In reviewing...

Rockwell and Novelist link up on politically charged new single, ‘Peak’: Listen

The new drum & bass track hits out at the UK government and the current cost of living crisis: "The government don’t care about a thing / They don’t want to see or hear a brother win"

Novelist and Rockwell have teamed up for a new track with a sharp message called 'Peak'. Listen to it below. The London MC takes aim...

The Facebook event was created by DJ Jon Mancini

1.2 million people have signed up for a “Christmas Rave” event at 10 Downing Street.

The Facebook event, created by DJ Jon Mancini, was set...

The Home Affairs Committee is currently seeking written submissions about people's experiences

The Home Affairs Committee has launched a Parliamentary inquiry into the prevalence of spiking and the efficacy of the police response in the UK.

The Committee is currently at...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak's latest spending review includes a 50% discount on business rates for music venues, but some believe it doesn't go far enough

Chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday (October 27th) announced his latest spending review on behalf of the UK Government, setting out the economic agenda for the coming...

The scheme, which launched last week, doesn't cover against staff catching the virus or having to self-isolate

The UK Government's long-anticipated UK Live Events Reinsurance Scheme opened to events organisers last week as a means to cover the events industry should new...

Boris Johnson’s spokesperson had previously said the Government would not U-turn on the plan

Vaccine passport plans for England have been scrapped by the government.

Just one week after the UK government announced that it would be pressing on...

Researchers at Birmingham City University have issued a stark warning

A-level music education in schools could completely disappear in just over a decade, according to a new study carried out by researchers at Birmingham City...

The plan has been slammed as “too late” for many

The UK Government has announced that UK festivals are set to be covered by £750 million insurance scheme.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the Live Events Reinsurance...

It won't be a legal requirement though

With under a week to go now until the UK's full reopening from the latest COVID-19 lockdown, the UK Government has finalised details around nightlife...

Most COVID restrictions in England currently planned to be lifted on 19th July

Nightclubs in England will be able to operate at full capacity, with no restrictions in place from 19th July — pending confirmation of stage four...

Lord Frost has said that it is up to "the department for digital, culture, music and sport to take it forward with our embassies”

The UK government's minister for Brexit, Lord David Frost, has said that it is not his responsibility to solve the touring crisis faced by musicians...

"Make no mistake - these cancellations were entirely avoidable"

Over half of UK summer festivals have been cancelled for 2021, according to a new study. 

The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) suggests 51% of...