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Business News • 2 min read

COVID Passport requirements could end in England this month, NTIA wants move to apply UK-wide

Following reports COVID Passport requirements will end in England, the Night Time Industries Association is calling for the same move across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.…

Chris Cooke • 17 Jan 2022

Business News • 1 min read

Music Venue Trust encourages music fans to #golocal as live sector continues to navigate COVID

Music Venue Trust has launched the #golocal campaign, urging fans to attend grassroots venues and avoid travel and large crowds as COVID concerns continue.…

Chris Cooke • 10 Jan 2022

Apple • 3 min read

CMU Digest 20.09.21: RIAA stats, Apple, COVID Passports, Little Mix, StubHub

This week's digest covers RIAA growth figures, the Epic v Apple ruling on payment links, the UK's COVID Passport decision and a Little Mix disability discrimination ruling.…

Chris Cooke • 20 Sep 2021

Business News • 3 min read

COVID Passports remain in UK government's Plan B for tackling the next phase of the pandemic

The UK government says COVID Passports could be introduced at a week's notice under a Plan B if a winter surge occurs, though they will not be required in England from next month.…

Chris Cooke • 15 Sep 2021

Business News • 3 min read

Music Venue Trust publishes six point plan to ensure venues can survive extension of COVID rules

The Music Venue Trust has published a six point plan calling for extended eviction protection, business rates relief and loan support to help grassroots venues survive the COVID restriction extension.…

Chris Cooke • 16 Jun 2021

Business News • 2 min read

UK culture select committee calls for government-backed insurance scheme for festivals

The chair of the UK culture select committee has urged the Chancellor to create a government-backed insurance scheme for festivals and live music events in 2021.…

Chris Cooke • 07 Jan 2021

Business News • 1 min read

Creators call on EU leaders to properly support COVID-hit cultural industries

45 cultural figures including Björk and Benny Andersson have written to EU leaders urging more support for the creative industries hit by COVID-19.…

Chris Cooke • 15 Jul 2020

Business News • 3 min read

More than 1500 artists call on UK government to step up and ensure the live music industry can survive COVID-19

More than 1500 artists have signed a letter urging the UK government to provide sector-specific financial support and a timeline for the return of live music.…

Chris Cooke • 02 Jul 2020

Artist News • 1 min read

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs releases ambient EP using lockdown birdsong

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs has released 'I Can Hear The Birds', an ambient EP built from birdsong recordings sent by friends around the world during lockdown.…

Andy Malt • 27 May 2020

Artist News • 3 min read

Self-employed who make up 72% of the music industry being let down by government as COVID-19 crisis grows, say trade bodies

Music trade bodies say the government's COVID-19 support falls short for self-employed workers, who make up around 72% of the music industry.…

Andy Malt • 23 Mar 2020