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Music Industry Moves: Yung Miami Signs With WME; City Parks Foundation to Honor Joe Killian and Alex Blavatnik
Rapper Yung Miami has signed with WME for worldwide representation in all areas. The South Florida rapper and former member of the City Girls will release her solo debut on the relaunched Uptown Records later this year. The album's lead single…
Brighton music venue bought with Fatboy Slim investment
The home of a Brighton music venue is to become community owned as part of a £7m initiative backed by DJ Fatboy Slim and Andy Burnham dubbed the 'National Trust of music venues'. The Pipeline in Little East Street will become the 10th site…
Brighton music venue bought with Fatboy Slim investment
Mark Savage, Music correspondent, in Brighton and Patrick Barlow, South East The home of a Brighton music venue is to become community owned as part of a £7m initiative backed by DJ Fatboy Slim and Andy Burnham dubbed the 'National Trust of…
Trainspotting the Musical was a delicious shot in the arm of 90s nostalgia
I was a mere teenager when Danny Boyle's 1996 film Trainspotting - a gut wrenching exploration of heroin addiction and post-industrial apathy - exploded onto our screens. And the cultural impact it had at the time was nothing less than a bomb going…
Reform councillors try to 'close down' Wakefield music festival
An investigation has been launched after claims Reform UK councillors attempted to have a music event shut down due to posters featuring the face of party leader Nigel Farage. Police and Wakefield Council confirmed they were examining reports of an…
Government to cut business rates for pubs, clubs and music venues
Pubs, clubs and live music venues in England will be given a 20% cut to business rates from April, which the government estimates will save firms around £1,100 next year. In his third policy announcement since becoming prime minister, Andy…
Government to cut business rates for pubs, clubs and music venues
Henry Zeffman, Chief political correspondent and Archie Mitchell, Business reporter Pubs, clubs and live music venues in England will be given a 20% cut to business rates from April, which the government estimates will save firms around…
Country Music's Newest Star Is A Groupon Billionaire's Daughter
Stella Lefty, a singer-songwriter whose country-tinged breakout hit “Boston” surged to new heights on the Billboard charts this week, has billionaire roots as the daughter of Groupon co-founder Eric Lefkofsky—though some have…
Streaming Didn't Kill Albums, It Killed Discovery: Behind the Death of Musical Curiosity
With the majority of the world's recorded music at our fingertips through digital streaming platforms, the question of discovery often floats around online. Did Spotify and Apple Music make it harder to find new music? Or is it easier than ever…
The music in Nolan's Odyssey is as well-crafted - and bloodlessly unmemorable - as the movie itself
A few weeks ago I came across a video of Professor Armand D'Angour, associate professor of classics at Oxford university. He explained how, through groundbreaking research involving fragments of melody and rhythms found on papyrus and stone and the…
Burnham cuts business rates for pubs, clubs and music venues across England
News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Business rates will be cut by 20% for pubs, clubs and…
Slavery's Musical Threads
Bluesky In Salvador, the capital city of Black Brazil, they call it a baculejo. The term is local slang, derived from the Portuguese word for “stick” or “club.” When police stop a person without good reason to question…
Burnham cuts business rates for pubs, clubs and music venues across England
Business rates will be cut by 20% for pubs, clubs and live music venues across England from April next year, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced. It comes amid a series of measures that his Government has brought in to provide…
U.K. Grassroots Music Venues to Receive Vital Tax Cut in New PM's Latest Move
The U.K.'s grassroots music scene has received a major boost as it is set to receive a crucial tax cut from April 2027. On Thursday (July 23) Andy Burnham, the U.K.'s new prime minister, announced a 20% cut on business rates for pubs, clubs and…
Burnham offers 20% cut in business rates for pubs, clubs and live music in England - UK politics live
Good morning and welcome to the UK politics live blog. Andy Burnham will cut business rate bills for pubs, clubs and live music venues in England by 20% from next April. It is the latest announcement from the new prime minister to support local…
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