An influential cross-party group of MPs and peers issued a major report today calling on the government to remove the barriers facing UK musicians touring the EU.
The move follows ...
Following a series of parliamentary committee hearings, and high-profile interventions by major artists such as Elton John, ministers are confident about the agreements secured with 19 countries.
With ...
It was third time lucky for the DCMS Committee and Brexit minister Lord Frost.
Having initially refused an invitation in February to appear before MPs to discuss the government’s failure ...
LIVE, the industry body that represents the UK's live music sector, is calling for a transitional support package to help the industry overcome the challenges presented by Brexit.
After ...
UK Music CEO Jamie Njoku-Goodwin has welcomed PM Boris Johnson’s commitment that he will fix the work permits crisis facing touring musicians.
DCMS Select Committee chair Julian Knight MP quizzed ...
The UK government is reportedly considering establishing a government export agency to support music and the creative industries.
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden is looking at plans for a UK creative ...
The DCMS Committee has been busy looking into the economics of streaming in recent weeks. But for its latest session, EU touring was on the agenda as MPs called in ...
Artists and the wider music industry were unimpressed by Culture Minister Caroline Dinenage’s response earlier this week to a petition calling for visa-free touring in the EU.
Following the ...
UK artists and musicians are hoping for urgent progress on the Brexit touring issue.
We’ve covered the back and forth on the row between the government and EU in recent ...
Relations between the music industry, artists and the government have soured so far this year.
The source of the discontent: Brexit, of course, and the claims made about the government’s ...
