Coronavirus: Olivia Dean boards ‘sunshine van’ to play live music
The musician had to stop performing inside venues during the Covid-19 lockdown and has turned a van into a stage on wheels
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What comes next for Arts Council England? Darren Henley, ACE CEO, explains
ACE's planned stages are Response phase, Stabilisation phase and Reset phase
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed education forever. This is how
Globally, over 1.2 billion children are out of the classroom. As a result, education has changed dramatically, with the distinctive rise of e-learning
Spotify joins CALM to launch new mental health awareness campaign
Streaming giant Spotify has teamed up with leading mental health charity CALM to launch a week’s worth of dedicated content for Mental Health Awaren…
How GCSEs, AS & A levels will be awarded in summer 2020
The UK examinations regulator, Ofqual, has announced details of how GCSE and A level examinations will be awarded following the coronavirus-related ca…
Will livestreaming become the new business model for venues in the post coronavirus landscape?
Overseas livestreaming companies report being swamped with business. One, the nine year old Hollywood-based 'digital venue' Stageit, which has its own…
£8.6 million boost for Greater Manchester arts, culture and creativity
Theatres, museums, festivals and cultural centres from across all 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester are to be given a boost thanks to an £8.6 million…
Artificial intelligence and music — what the future holds?
Research in artificial intelligence is known to have already impacted and affected many major industries, and the music industry is certainly one of t…
New Chair for Sound Connections
London youth charity Sound Connections has announced the appointment of Norton York as the organisation's new Chair, succeeding Chris Brannick, who re…
ACE Director of Music Education: National Plan recommendations
Hannah Fouracre, Director of Music Education at Arts Council England, reflects on the challenges and opportunities facing music education in England a…
Arts Council England threatens funding cuts over lack of diversity
Arts organisations and museums in England are being warned they will lose public funding unless they meet 'stretching' targets to create and attract m…
Lewisham and Croydon win London Borough of Culture awards for 2021 and 2023
On 11 February 2020, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, announced that Lewisham has been awarded the title of London Borough of Culture for 2021 with …
Arts Council England launches Digital Culture Compass
The Digital Culture Compass is a new, free online toolkit, created by Arts Council England to help you use digital technology more effectively in your…
The King’s Singers launch Harmony Ambassadors outreach programme
The King’s Singers, through the group’s Global Foundation, have announced Harmony Ambassadors, a new outreach programme involving partnerships wit…
Coronavirus: entire Hong Kong Arts Festival cancelled
Hong Kong Arts Festival, Hong Kong’s biggest arts event, which last year drew 90,000 people to opera, dance, and stage performances, has been cancel…
Roundhouse announces creative accelerator programme for 18-30s
The Roundhouse in London has launched the Self Made Accelerator programme, a three month course specifically designed for businesses in the creative i…
Hallé Orchestra Youth Ensembles recruitment is open
The Hallé Orchestra has announced that applications for Youth Ensembles (Youth Orchestra, Youth Choir, Youth Training Choir and Children’s Choir) f…
British Council invites UK creative hub leaders to social innovation hackathon in Thailand
The British Council is seeking four creative hub leaders from the UK to connect and collaborate with hub leaders in Thailand in tackling challenges of…
Behind the sound of this year’s GRAMMYs
Native Instruments has broken down some of the most interesting sonic trends from Old Town Road and the other Record of the Year nominees.
UK Government slashes business rates for grassroots music venues
Hundreds of music venues across England and Wales are celebrating as the Music Venue Trust secures a 50% reduction to business rates.