Examining COVID-19's Impact on Britain's Live and Recorded Music Industries

A collective of major music industry bodies have produced a set of Government-endorsed guidelines to aid artists, producers and songwriters in safely returning to the recording studio.

a £1.57 billion support package handed to the arts sector by the government yesterday (July 5).The bailout will provide music venues, independent cinemas, museums, galleries, theatres and heritage sites with emergency grants and loans.The money is the biggest one-off investment in UK culture ever, helping companies, venues and institutions to survive the coronavirus pandemic without going out of business.Announcing the new funds, Boris Johnson said: “From iconic theatre and musicals, mesmerising

Gogglebox, with her stint airing tonight, July 3. Speaking about the filming process alongside co-host Piers Morgan and her pal Judge Rinder on Wednesday's Good Morning Britain, the popular presenter said she was worried about the editing process.

Hundreds of musicians, including Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Tom Jones, have shared footage from their last live gig to demand Government support for the music industry.

Jamie Foxx is going through a “process” to prepare for his role as Mike Tyson in the forthcoming biopic Finding Mike.The Oscar-winning actor has already begun to transform his body to match the former boxer’s physique, but Foxx’s former trainer-turned-stylist told Britain’s The Sun newspaper the journey is as much about his mental state as it is his physical strength.Explaining the star will need to go into a “dark hole” mentally to portray Tyson, Jack Manson insisted his pal has what it takes

Liam Gallagher has joined a host of big names in calling for government support to save's the UK's 'world leading' live music industry.

Fern Britton has opened up about the heartbreaking moment her marriage to Phil Vickery crumbled. Appearing on Friday's Good Morning Britain, the former This Morning host confessed they "grew apart" during the final years and months of their relationship.MORE: Fern Britton applauds Phillip Schofield for coming out as gay"My mum died and my father died and unfortunately Phil and I fell apart," Fern revealed as she discussed her latest book, which is based around family heartache.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorSTX has snapped up worldwide distribution rights to genre pic Run Rabbit Run, which will re-team Elisabeth Moss with The Handmaid’s Tale director Daina Reid.STXfilms will directly distribute in the U.S., UK and Ireland with STXinternational now aboard for international sales at the Cannes Virtual Market.

British singer Alexandra Burke shot to fame in the U.K. after winning Britain’s “The X Factor” back in 2008.

Brazilian sensation Anitta has signed with Warner Records, Billboard has learned.

Mobos), has said negative media coverage nearly ended the event, in a wide-ranging open letter that calls for racism in the British music industry to “no longer be swept under a red carpet”.King, who founded the Mobos in 1996, sent the letter to the culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, and told the Guardian the awards show could very easily “not be in business” after inaccurate reports about the event made sponsors reticent to be associated with it.King says that after an incident at a record label