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HISTORICAL FACTS: Help musicians - The Untold Story

“I’m not even sure what size venues I can play. I don’t know what I can afford, and if it would just be me blowing £100,000 on something to give me pleasure": Gary Kemp admits that even big names can’t afford to tour

The Spandau songwriter appeared on a new podcast to talk new album, social media worries and the unlikeliness of him hitting the road

MusicRadar

Bryan Adams reveals the surprising origin behind his ‘first real six-string’

The Canadian rock legend opens up about music, lockdown, and lost instruments in the Help Musicians’ podcast series

The Independent UK

High suicide rates show music industry ‘profoundly dangerous’, researchers say

Calls for more support as study finds musicians in England and US have among highest rates of suicide

The Guardian - UK

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"Tackling ableism, inaccessibility and discrimination should be a priority for the entire music industry”: The startling systemic issues facing disabled musicians highlighted in new report

"Tackling ableism, inaccessibility and discrimination should be a priority for the entire music industry”

MusicRadar

“When we signed a record deal with Warner Brothers, she was cleaning toilets on the same day”: Will the rocketing cost of being a musician eventually kill the industry?

A deep dive into the economics of being a music-maker in the 2020s

MusicRadar

"I’ve got this constant ringing in my ears, which has also made me somewhat deaf - or ‘conveniently deaf’ as Sharon calls it": Cautionary tales from Ozzy and 5 other rock stars who suffer from tinnitus and other hearing issues

Hearing damage doesn't just affect live music fans - years of touring can also take their toll on artists. Here are six who have spoken about the negative impact loud music has had on their health

Louder

Nearly a third of professional UK musicians report poor mental wellbeing

Squeeze musician Chris Difford among those expressing concern over findings by Musicians’ Union and Help Musicians

The Guardian - UK

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Selfridges, Smythson, Liberty and other decadent designs

Evening Standard

Dismal annual earnings for around half of musicians revealed

More than half of musicians support themselves with an alternative source of income, according to new findings

The Independent UK

Nearly half of working UK musicians earn less than £14,000, new census finds

Musicians’ Census of nearly 6,000 professionals shows many rely on multiple jobs, with notable pay inequalities around disability and race

The Guardian - UK

Bronze bust honouring conductor Sir Simon Rattle to be unveiled

The sculpture will be unveiled on June 15 before Sir Simon conducts his final concert as the London Symphony Orchestra’s (LSO) music director.

The Independent UK

London charity concert told to pay royalties in ‘embarrassing’ copyright row

Concert to be charged fee after using music by performer Earl Okin – even though Okin says he does not want the money

The Guardian - UK

Stereophonics' Kelly Jones says he still dreams about late band mate Stuart Cable 'at least five times a week'

Stereophonics frontman opens up in podcast I Never Thought It Would Happen which is from charity Help Musicians

Wales Online

‘Music could wither’: new report finds 98% of musicians concerned about rising costs in the UK

A study by charity Help Musicians has found a combination of the cost of living crisis, Brexit and energy and food prize increases has left many struggling

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‘This should not be normalised’: Why musicians are cancelling tours to protect their mental health

High-profile acts from Justin Bieber to Arlo Parks have cancelled gigs recently, prioritising mental health over the demands of a relentless industry

The Guardian - UK

Brexit stage left: British band tells of farcical barriers encountered on EU tour

Groups such as Walt Disco are struggling to make ends meet – or giving up – because of new obstacles, a musicians’ charity says

The Independent UK

Charity announces funds for touring musicians hit by Brexit red tape

A total of £250,000 is available for those affected by Covid-19 and Brexit.

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