U.K. Live Music Scene in Crisis As Virus Pushes Country Into Recession

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorVeteran agent and former WME head of music Marc Geiger says the live-music business will rebound in a big way once the coronavirus pandemic recedes.In a conversation with Goldman Sachs’ music specialist Lisa Yang at the International Festival Forum in London on Wednesday, Geiger said the “claustrophobia economy” of the pandemic will be replaced by “a second Roaring ‘20s, a hundred years later,” of economic growth, according to IQ.He was referencing the giddy

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, which was originally slated to return in late 2020. However, the delightful Disney+ series was only two weeks into production on its sophomore season when it was forced to shut down.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe quarantined second season of Love Island premiered on CBS on Monday and took a two-tenths hit from last year’s freshman debut. Still, the reality dating competition in which hot and bothered singles are essentially stuck on an island to find “love” scored a 0.4 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 1.94 million viewers, plenty enough to finish No.

Elbow will play the Night And Day Café for the first time in 30 years. Slow Readers Club will return to Hebden Bridge Trades Club to relive the heady days of 2018.

second season of USA kicked off on Monday, and things heated up quickly in just the first episode. From the first pair during the initial coupling ceremony, fans on Twitter were already stirred up.This season — due to COVID-19 precautions — didn't actually take place on an island, but on the roof of a Las Vegas casino, which narrator Matthew Hoffman addressed directly, joking, «Look, rooftops are islands now.

Sam Fender has played a socially distanced arena show at the custom-built Virgin Money Unity Arena, and Frank Turner serenaded a seated crowd in south London.Further research into how COVID-19 is transmitted has shaped these guidelines: a new study at the University of Bristol found that the volume may be a huge factor in how risky a performance is.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: For Life writer/producer Sonay Hoffman is expanding her relationship with Sony Pictures TV, signing a multi-year overall deal with the studio behind the praised and timely legal drama. Under the pact, Hoffman will develop dramas across all platforms.

Love Island on Monday, August 17, and the singles are definitely ready to find some summer romance.The reality show kicks off on Monday, August 24, with a two-hour premiere and then will air every night of the week from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.

kicks off later this month with a two-hour season premiere.From personal trainers to students, from sales managers to go-go dancers, this season of will see eligible singles from across the country competing for each other's hearts — and their place on the island.Here's a look at the first eleven contestants who will be competing for love — before the new arrivals give them a run for their money throughout the season.

Chris Willman Music Writer“It’s shocking that they don’t just stay until they figure it out,” says Audrey Fix Schaefer of the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), speaking about Congress adjourning Thursday without taking up federal legislation to relieve businesses hardest hit by the pandemic.

NME about their call for the government to urgently provide support to their industry while unable to work due to COVID-19 restrictions.Earlier this month, the #LetTheMusicPlay campaign saw artists and industry figures take to social media to demand that the government share arts funding to protect the future live crew, musicians and the individuals working behind the scenes.Despite the government’s recent £1.57billion to help the arts, culture and heritage industries survive the impact of

Attitude Is Everything, which has been working towards accessibility throughout the live industry for 20 years, has set up the Beyond The Music initiative with the help of the National Lottery Community Fund.BTM will provide the necessary skills, experience, resources and guidance for deaf and disabled people as well as for music businesses in order to create inclusive work environments and close the employment gap.“Attitude is Everything believes it is crucial that deaf and disabled people have

coronavirus pandemic.An official press release stated that “donations totaling nearly £270,000, co-ordinated by the BPI, will go to a range of causes from this second round of funding that will help to sustain artists and musicians, artist managers and grassroots music venues that are most in need.”The financial support comes from funds previously provided by major record labels Sony Music Entertainment UK, Universal Music UK, Warner Music UK, and independents Cherry Red and Demon Music

coronavirus pandemic has forced festivals around the world to cancel their 2020 editions, with fears over their futures if they can’t safely return in 2021.Writing in a memo shared with the promotion company’s investors, Michael Rapino said there were positive signs for next year’s summer events already. “Importantly, we remain confident that fans will return to live events when it is safe to do so,” he wrote.