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PRS backtracks after members’ backlash
Within hours of its announcement, PRS for Music has retreated from its plan to charge licence fees for small-scale…
£500,000 fund established to help creative freelancers in Manchester
The Savannah Wisdom Foundation, Manchester City Council and the arts centre, HOME, have set up a fund to help the…
English National Opera and Imperial College launch social prescribing programme to…
In a striking example of the healing power of music, English National Opera and Imperial College Healthcare NHS…
IFS report cites ‘clear injustices’ in the exclusion of UK freelancers from SEISS
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has accused the UK government of injustices in a report into the government’s…
Royal Irish Academy of Music and Music Network unite in unusual charity challenge
The ‘Grade-1-a-thon’ offers people of all ages the motivation to take up an instrument and pass their Royal Irish…
Sing Up At Home offers a free #FeelgoodFifteen minutes of song every Tuesday
Sing Up, England's national singing organisation, has started a free service to raise children’s spirits every…
Music lessons feature in BBC’s largest ever online education resource launch
Music is among the many subjects offered in the huge provision of free teaching resources launched by the BBC in…
Innovation, connectivity and empowerment feature at Tonara’s music education expo
Music education app creator Tonara’s InspirED online conference was a productive gathering of musical and…
Give your socially-distanced family a Lockdown Presents Zoom gig
In a new twist on the popular live-streamed gigs of 2020, the team behind Lockdown Presents has devised a way for…
Creatives ask Chancellor to appoint a Commissioner for freelancers
The Creative Industries Federation has written to the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak MP, to highlight…