UK Music chief executive Jamie Njoku-Goodwin is to leave the organisation after three years to become the Prime Minister’s director of strategy.
Njoku-Goodwin joined UK Music in September 2020 as ...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his spring statement, which has left the live sector largely disappointed.
The principal concern is the VAT rate, which was cut from 20% to ...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is being urged to abandon a VAT hike on concert and live event tickets that is due to kick in on April 1.
The warning comes ahead ...
The live events sector is set to get a boost with a government-backed insurance scheme worth over £750 million.
The initiative announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak is designed to help ...
Ahead of Rishi Sunak’s Budget, there were key priorities for the music sector including the furlough scheme and government-backed insurance for festivals.
There was some good news on the extension ...
In his Budget this week (March 3), Rishi Sunak will announce a £400 million boost for the creative industries.
But while the funding has been welcome, music industry figures are ...
The live sector has responded to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement in the House Of Commons on a roadmap out of Covid restrictions.
After almost a year of total ...
The DCMS Committee has written to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, urging him to extend government-backed insurance schemes to festivals and live music events or face them disappearing for good.
At ...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced plans to extend the furlough scheme until the end of March.
The government had already announced an extension during the lockdown across England in November ...
HMV has confirmed that its stores in England will be closed during the lockdown until December 2.
It’s a blow for the entertainment chain and labels during the busy Q4 ...
