MPs and music industry write to Chancellor for help saving future of music festivals

Adam Lambert has seen a lot of positive change for LGBTQ+ musicians.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe South by Southwest Music Festival has announced its initial list of showcasing artists who have been invited to perform online at the 35th annual event, taking place March 16 – 20, 2021.According to the announcement, the event “will be a unique online musical experience where industry professionals and music lovers can discover an unparalleled range of artists and styles from around the world, expanding listeners’ horizons from their own homes.”Showcases and

Primal Scream, Hot Chip‘s Megamix and Fat White Family are set to play the inaugural Bigfoot – the UK’s first ever craft beer music festival.Taking place from June 18-20 at Warwickshire’s Ragley Hall, the event will see fans enjoying a wide array of bands and a equally impressive selection of brewers from across the UK.While Primal Scream and Hot Chip’s Megamix will headline, fans can also expect sets from the likes of Maribou State (DJ set), Baxter Dury, A Certain Ratio, Erol Alkan, Franc

Brexit financial support for the music industry.The government has come in for heavy criticism since the UK officially left the EU earlier this month over the Brexit deal’s lack of support for touring musicians, specifically in terms of the failure to implement visa-free travel in Europe for British musicians and their crew.While Dowden previously told NME that the EU was to blame for not permitting visa-free travel for artists, the EU subsequently hit back by denying claims that they had

Manori Ravindran International EditorOrganizers of the U.K.’s biggest music event, Glastonbury, have canceled the summer festival for a second consecutive year due to the pandemic.The festival normally takes place in June, but faced with continued uncertainty about the state of the U.K.’s precarious handle on the pandemic, festival founder Michael Eavis and daughter Emily Eavis have pulled the plug on what would have been the belated 50th edition of the iconic music festival.In a letter to

Music industry reps yesterday met with UK culture secretary Oliver Dowden to discuss the problems facing British musicians touring Europe post-Brexit.

Michael Buble is sharing his thoughts about the music industry’s future after the coronavirus pandemic.

Ellise Shafer administratorBusiness manager Josh Klein (pictured at left), whose clients include The Chainsmokers, Big Sean, Logic and Winnie Harlow, among others, has launched TKG Business Management. The company will be based in Beverly Hills and offer such services as business management, tax work, and personal CFO services to high net worth individuals.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn a move that brought deep chagrin to songwriters and publishers and joy to the broadcasting industry, after years of talk, the Justice Department has decided to leave unchanged the 80-year-old consent decrees that govern the public performances of music, Makan Delrahim, the outgoing Justice Department Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, announced Friday.The music publishing community and particularly performing-rights organizations ASCAP and BMI

Lil' Kim could have a future superstar on her hands!While speaking to ET via Zoom on Thursday, the legendary rapper revealed whether she'd let Royal — the 6-year-old daughter she shares with Mr. Papers — follow in her footsteps and join the music industry someday.«That's my bestie! She's awesome.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal failed to secure visa-free travel for artists wishing to tour Europe (adding huge costs to future live music tours of the continent will be incurred and preventing rising and developing UK artists from being able to afford it), a row erupted over who was responsible.Yesterday, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden put the blame for this at the foot of the EU following reports that a “standard” proposal that would exempt performers from needing a visa to

locked in to perform last year included Tame Impala, Missy Elliott, Flume, Stevie Nicks, Miley Cyrus, Carly Rae Jepsen and Vampire Weekend.Governors Ball was one of the first festivals to be cancelled due to the pandemic, with organisers pulling the plug in January last year.

From the opulent costumes to the dashing Duke of Hastings, everyone’s talking about Netflix’s hit period drama Bridgerton. The standout star is actress Phoebe Dynevor, who plays young debutante Daphne Bridgerton – and it’s not just her complicated love life that has had us glued to the screen.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticThere have, on occasion, been terrific dramas built around the relationship between a crusty adult and a spiky kid. “True Grit” (1969) was good, with the firebrand tomboy Kim Darby a perfect foil for the aging cowpoke John Wayne (and it was a more memorable movie than the Coen brothers’ remake).

Donald Trump from office.It comes after a large number of Trump supporters managed to force their way into the Capitol building on Wednesday (January 6) following a rally, which caused the building, which is the seat of US Government, to be put into lockdown as politicians and nearby office buildings were evacuated.In a letter addressed to Pence on Thursday (January 7), members of the Music Artists Coalition (MAC), Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) and Songwriters of North America (SONA)