Independent musicians, especially the ones who made the majority of their income, are having a very tough 2020. In the US, there’s a new body aiming to protect their interests, […]
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Today’s positive coronavirus-related industry stories (29 May)
We’ve been running a series of stories (you can find the archive link below) about some of the positive news in our industry relating to the Covid-19 pandemic, such as […]
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Today’s positive coronavirus-related industry news (27 May)
There’s still some good news amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Start today with a new aspect to Tencent and Universal Music Group’s partnership: teaming up to deliver personal protective equipment (PPE) to […]
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Today’s positive coronavirus-related industry news (26 May)
Our positivity story has taken a little break, but we’d like to get it up and running again (as ever: send us your stories or tips about Covid-19 relief fundraising or activism […]
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Today’s positive coronavirus-related industry news (18 May)
Industry body Songwriters of North America (SONA) has launched a new hardship fund for songwriters, which will distribute emergency grants of $1k to creators hit by the Covid-19 pandemic’s economic impact. […]
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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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Today’s positive coronavirus-related industry news (4 May)
Start today with an early figure from Bandcamp’s second day of waiving its revenue share (with a number of labels following suit) last Friday (1 May). The first day on […]
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Today’s positive coronavirus-related industry news (1 May)
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has launched a ‘Culture at Risk Business Support Fund’ with £2.3m set aside for the UK capital’s creative and cultural industries. It includes a £450k grant […]
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Today’s positive coronavirus-related industry news (29 April)
A group of concert promoters, venues and show producers are calling for the US Congress to expand its coronavirus relief packages to businesses in the live sector. Billboard has a copy […]
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Today’s positive coronavirus-related industry stories (28 April)
TikTok is launching a new feature, ‘Donation Stickers’, that will enable creators on the app to encourage their followers to donate to charities. This isn’t only about music, but music […]
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Today’s positive music industry-related coronavirus news (27 April)
The UK’s Music Venue Trust (MVT) is launching a campaign called #saveourvenues, which aims to drum up support for 556 ‘grassroots music venues’ that it says are in danger of permanent […]
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Today’s positive coronavirus-related industry news (24 April)
Start today with the announcement that Beyoncé’s BeyGood foundation is donating $6m to various community-based organisations, UCLA and the National Alliance in Mental Illness. “Communities of color are suffering by […]