Music industry reacts to £1.5 billion government arts bailout: “Finally a light at the end of the tunnel”

coronavirus outbreak "differently", and said there were gaps in the understanding about the deadly virus during the early stages. But the Prime Minister denied ministers had been too slow going into lockdown, arguing he "stuck like glue" to the advice of experts.

coronavirus pandemic.Earlier this month, the UK government announced an unprecedented £1.57 billion in grants to support the arts sector, though the funding doesn’t yet appear to include nightclubs, dance music events and festivals.The #LetUsDance campaign has been signed by Thom Yorke, Fatboy Slim, Caribou, Massive Attack, Four Tet, Daniel Avery and many more, who are urging the government to recognise the UK’s dance music industry in the same way as the live music and performing arts sectors,

Orlando Bloom is praying for his lost dog Mighty’s safe return home. The Pirates Of The Caribbean star shared a heartfelt post through his Instagram on Sunday, expressing that he feels "powerless" since Mighty went missing.

Theatres, music venues and indoor performance spaces will be allowed to welcome back live audiences from next month, the government has confirmed.Boris Johnson announced the news today as the UK reaches the fourth step in the government's five-stage roadmap.Audiences will be permitted to return from August 1, but must adhere to social distancing measures.Performers will also have to maintain social distancing at all times.The announcement is a major step forward for the arts industry, one of the

“power surge” to Scotland as he prepared to publish legislation for a UK internal market to replace the EU Single Market.

hereRussia has recorded just five more deaths than the UK.Elsewhere, the countries with the highest numbers of health worker deaths are USA (507), Brazil (351), Mexico (248), Italy (188), Egypt (111), Iran (91), Ecuador (82) and Spain (63).The figures were revealed as Prime Minister Boris Johnson committed to an 'independent inquiry' into the handling of the pandemic. The Prime Minister told MPs he does not believe now is the right time for such an investigation but it would 'certainly' happen

concerns over the British Government’s recent radical shake-up of UK planning laws, the Music Venue Trust have received confirmation that grassroots venues will not be put at risk.Last Tuesday (June 30), Boris Johnson unveiled his economic recovery plan for the UK after the coronavirus crisis, and confirmed new proposals that will allow developers to demolish and rebuild vacant and redundant commercial buildings if they are rebuilt as homes.Dubbed “project speed”, the proposals will also allow a

Stevie Wonder sang of a young man from "Hard Time, Mississippi," born into a nearly inescapable poverty where employers "don't use colored people."Before the album version of "Living for the City" ends, the protagonist unwittingly steps into the middle of a crime, gets arrested and jailed for 10 years, the prison guard dismissing him with the N-word as he shoves him into the cell.In 2019, Mickey Guyton delivered her own version of that story by writing "Black Like Me." She wasn't referencing

theatre industry by the UK government. The promised £1.57 billion of help in a long-awaited rescue package from Boris Johnson has been described as the biggest ever one-off investment in UK culture.

Snow Patrol, Ash and Van Morrison are among a group of nearly 150 artists calling on Northern Ireland’s government to save the country’s music industry.The musicians wrote a letter to the Department For Communities (DfC) asking them to provide “urgent financial support” to venues, musicians and those working behind the scenes.Writing to former minister Deirdre Hargey, the collective said the coronavirus pandemic would have “serious implications” for the industry.

Nicola Sturgeon wants to "build a wall" between Scotland and England, Jacob Rees-Mogg has claimed. It follows a comment made by Tory Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday that "there is no border between Scotland and England" - which was mocked by the SNP - after Sturgeon failed to rule out "border checks" on English visitors in order to help save lives during the pandemic.

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.

Chris Willman Music WriterAs the foremost Black woman in country music — and one who is still waiting to enjoy a big radio hit, despite a series of buzzy singles over the last five years — Mickey Guyton has sometimes felt she faced the “double whammy” of race and gender, to the point where she says she’s often felt like she was “walking on eggshells” in always putting on a friendly face for the genre’s gatekeepers.But the powerhouse vocalist has found newfound power in outspokenness.

Boris Johnson is set to unveil a new plan to 'build, build, build' in a bid to get the UK economy back on its feet in the wake of coronavirus. Delivering a speech in the West Midlands on Tuesday, the Prime Minister is expected to set out the government's post-covid plan to "build back better."Mr Johnson will pledge a £5bn "New Deal," which promises to deliver jobs, skills and infrastructure for Britain.During the speech, the PM is expected to say: "It sounds positively Rooseveltian.

Ricky Gervais and Judi Dench are among the stars who have signed an open letter to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging him to help end the exotic pet trade.