In July, British charity Youth Music announced a £2m incubator fund aimed at 18-25 year-olds in the UK, particularly from under-represented groups, with their music industry ambitions. Now it has revealed the […]
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Napster lets subscribers choose charities for subs donation
Napster has launched a new charitable giving programme in the US called Napster4Good. People taking out a new Napster subscription can nominate a charity to receive a portion of their $9.99 […]
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Artists chip in for The Circle’s Covid-19 relief auction
Charity The Circle, which was founded by artist and activist Annie Lennox, has launched a global music auction to raise money for its Covid-19 Emergency Appeal. The charity is raising […]
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Run The Jewels album raises $150k for defence-fund charity
Run The Jewels are no strangers to giving music away for free, to say the least: it, along with a well-managed mailing list, has been one of the key factors […]
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Today’s positive coronavirus-related industry news (6 May)
It’s back! Some days we’re not running a ‘positive news’ roundup, which doesn’t necessarily mean everything’s bleak and terrible: it might be that we’ve broken out a bigger positive story […]
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Instagram Live is getting a donations feature – for charities
Instagram is opening up its Live feature to allow users to create a fundraiser initiative where 100% of the money raised will go to a nominated cause. There are a number of […]
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She Is The Music campaign signs up 19 big supporters
Nonprofit organisation She Is The Music is campaigning to support women in the music industry, as well as to increase their numbers. Its focus so far has been on songwriting camps, mentorship […]
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UK government promises £80m for ‘music hubs’ in schools
Underfunding of the arts in general, and the arts in education in particular, have long been a concern for those in the UK who know there is a direct line […]
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Help Musicians reveals latest Do It Differently artists
British music charity Help Musicians is dishing out some more cash to, yes, help musicians. It has announced the 39 latest recipients of its ‘Do It Differently’ fund, a year […]
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SingleServ app wants to help artists raise money for charities
Music Ally has seen a few music-streaming apps making promises like payouts “over 2x more than Spotify”, but there’s a twist in the case of SingleServ: the payouts are going to […]
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The Chris Bevington Foundation aims to transform lives through music
Two years ago, Chris Bevington – Spotify’s director of global partnerships and business development – was one of four people tragically killed in a terrorist attack in Stockholm city centre. […]