'Ask anyone with a great music programme in their venue and they will tell you it's definitely NOT a get rich quick scheme. We do it for the love of it' - Liam Naughton on how IWF is overcoming venue challenges...
Over the last decade, the barrage of stories about UK venue closures has made for depressing reading. We take a look beyond the headlines to tentatively ask: are we starting to see green shoots for the grassroots?
'Collaborating with artists is the thing that drives us. What we’re really interested in is how we can make a difference' - The Albany's Rachel Nelken on how the south London venue is supporting talent...
'The musicians themselves have often found the intimate atmosphere in pubs transformative' - OAE's John Holmes on challenging the convention of concert halls...
'The concert experience isn’t just about what you hear' - the composer and artistic director of roaming performance artwork, Permutations, lets us in on her love for unusual venue spaces...
The charity has urged key grassroots venues stakeholders to get behind a statement of intent proposing the creation of a pipeline investment fund within the UK music industry.
Industry figures and musicians including Mumford & Sons' Ben Lovett and rapper ShaoDow have called for action to prevent more closures of UK live music venues.
Oh Wonder, Benin City, ShaoDow and Rews have all announced their support for Music Venue Trust in securing and improving the UK’s grassroots music venues.
UK jazz will be represented at SXSW festival in Texas with a showcase of top UK artists, with support from PRS for Music, The Association of Independent Music and PPL.
PRS for Music’s Robert Ashcroft welcomes the latest development in the European Union’s plan to reform copyright legislation as a step forward in protecting creators.
The Brighton Music Conference (BMC) has revealed the artists and speakers that will appear at this year’s event including, David Morales, Sam Divine, Defected, and PRS for Music.
The Association of Independent Music (AIM) has announced its largest ever conference AIM Connected, which will combine AIM’s Indie Con, Music Connected, and Women in Music events.