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“Help for young people in the arts is scarce – projects like these are so important”: Sam Fender has raised £50,000 for youth music charity from his People Watching tour

Singer recently claimed his first UK Number One

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Sam Fender raises £50,000 for grassroots music charity thanks to tour ticket sales

Seventeen Going Under singer Sam Fender donated proceeds from ticket sales for his People Watching tour to raise £50,000 for Youth Music.

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Spotify says it made ‘big numbers’ last year — but it needs to invest in these 3 areas if it wants to please its loyal subscribers

There's a lot that Spotify could be investing in, but these three areas are the first that spring to mind.

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Victoria Canal on misogyny in the music industry: ‘People will take advantage’

Musician backs calls to create safer environments and end a culture in which victims are told to ‘bite your tongue and not complain’

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“It’s quite normal to be groped by men”: Harassment, low pay and exploitation all reported by young musicians and artists in new survey

Over 70% say they feel unsafe in a music industry workplace

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Youth Music launches Rescue the Roots campaign to save grassroots projects: ‘The time for action is now’

New campaign launches as Ed Sheeran calls for urgent government funding of music education in the UK

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Bastille announce From All Sides 2025 arena tour

Bastille have announced the 2025 'From All Sides' tour and donations to the Youth Music charity amid the current crisis of the UK's grassroots youth music spaces.

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Other lives: Influential figure in music education for young people in the east of England

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OPINION - Years of austerity have cut arts education to the bone – it's time to restore the music

With an incoming government that is yet to announce how it will address and dramatically improve the current funding landscape for the arts in the UK, as Co-founder and CEO of Restore the Music, I offer up a blueprint for a successful funding model for music education in state schools…

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"The impact and influence of music artists like The Beatles, Oasis and others from the north of England have had on the music industry in decades past is redoubtable" – so why are young northern musicians less supported than the rest of the UK?

A new report highlights a north / south divide emerging

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‘It’s no good if gigs become the preserve of the posh’ – the crisis facing live music in Britain

Who will fill Britain’s eight new arenas now ticket prices are soaring? Is it true many bands would earn more stacking shelves? And how can official Taylor Swift tickets cost £4,000? Our writer investigates

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Stars were out for annual Youth Music Awards

Guests celebrated 12 Award winners, judged by renowned music industry figures

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