Live music Industry Venues & Entertainment (LIVE) - CMU

Business News • 3 min read

LIVE welcomes parliamentary report on proposed Protect Duty law for venues and promoters

LIVE welcomes a Parliamentary committee report on the draft Protect Duty bill, while sharing concerns that its proposals could impose disproportionate burdens on venues.…

Chris Cooke • 28 Jul 2023

Business News • 6 min read

Music industry criticises lack of support in Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s first full UK budget

Music industry organisations have criticised Jeremy Hunt's first full budget for failing to support live music venues, with only an extension of orchestral tax relief offered.…

Andy Malt • 16 Mar 2023

Business News • 1 min read

UK live sector again calls for cut in VAT rate on tickets

Trade group LIVE has urged the UK government to restore the lower 5% VAT rate on tickets and cut business rates in the upcoming budget, citing ongoing pandemic-era financial pressures.…

Chris Cooke • 27 Feb 2023

Business News • 3 min read

CMU Digest 15.01.23: Universal Music memo, new energy support scheme, economics of streaming update, LIVENow, Harry Styles

CMU's weekly digest covers Lucian Grainge's streaming memo, criticism of the new energy support scheme, and the UK government's response to the economics of streaming inquiry.…

Chris Cooke • 15 Jan 2023

Business News • 1 min read

UK live and night-time sectors criticise government's reduced support on energy prices

Live and night-time sector bodies criticise the government's April energy plan, which replaces the price cap with a smaller discount and warn of venue closures.…

Chris Cooke • 10 Jan 2023

Awards • 1 min read

Inaugural LIVE Awards takes place in London

The inaugural LIVE Awards, organised by live industry trade body LIVE, handed prizes to UK venues, festivals and firms, with The O2 Arena named Venue Of The Year.…

Andy Malt • 15 Dec 2022

Business News • 4 min read

Live music industry reacts to UK’s autumn budget statement

Live music bodies welcome a business rates cut for small businesses in the autumn budget but say other measures, including a lower VAT rate on tickets, were missing.…

Andy Malt • 18 Nov 2022

Business News • 3 min read

Live and night-time industries criticise UK government's budget announcement

The live music and night-time sectors have criticised the UK government’s budget for omitting measures such as a VAT cut on tickets and an extension of business rates relief.…

Chris Cooke • 26 Sep 2022

Artist News • 1 min read

Setlist: US recorded music revenues still climbing (slowly)

This week’s Setlist covers RIAA figures showing 9% growth in US recorded music in the first half of 2022, and the live sector’s response to the energy price cap.…

Andy Malt • 26 Sep 2022

Business News • 5 min read

Live sector cautiously welcomes energy price cap, but says more action still needed

The UK government has detailed a temporary energy price cap for businesses, which the live music and night-time sectors cautiously welcome while warning more support is needed.…

Andy Malt • 21 Sep 2022

Business News • 4 min read

UK music industry urges new Prime Minister Liz Truss to urgently address the energy price crisis

Music industry organisations have urged new Prime Minister Liz Truss to act urgently on energy costs and the cost of living, warning of closures among venues, clubs and studios.…

Chris Cooke • 06 Sep 2022

Awards • 1 min read

New live music awards ceremony to launch this year

The UK live music trade body LIVE is launching its inaugural LIVE Awards, with submissions open until 30 September and the ceremony on 13 December.…

Andy Malt • 23 Aug 2022