The government has clarified today that music concerts and shows will benefit from the VAT cut which forms part of a £30bn plan to prevent mass unemployment as the economy is hit by coronavirus…(Read More)
The Scottish Government has today announced a series of measures to be implemented in stages as the country moves into Phase 3 of Scotland’s route map through and out of the crisis…(Read More)
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a £2bn ‘kickstart scheme’ to create more jobs for young people…(Read More)
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to cut VAT on hospitality as part of a £30bn plan to prevent mass unemployment as the economy is hit by coronavirus…(Read More)
Besides music, video content is one of the best ways to engage, inform, and entertain an audience, but due to…
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This is an extremely challenging time for all of us. Since the coronavirus crisis escalated in March 2020, the Scottish Music Industry Association has been working at (and above) its full capacity to do its best to achieve its core mission objectives of representing and developing music businesses, and the people behind them, in Scotland…(Read More)
Taskforce submits letter to Scottish Government, calling for vital support for the sector…(Read More)
A targeted £10 million fund to support Scotland’s performing arts venues has been announced by Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop…(Read More)
As part of the SMIA’s innovation-led development programme, designed to help nurture business talent and build infrastructure in Scotland’s music…
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People in Scotland will be able to return to beer gardens and pavement cafes as they open for the first time in 15 weeks…(Read More)
Young people across Scotland are set to access a wide range of remote music making activities and opportunities through £1.3m funding from Creative Scotland…(Read More)
HMRC are running a further round of webinars to support those who are applying for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) as a result of COVID-19…(Read More)
Tonight (Sunday 5 July 2020), the UK Government announced a new support package for arts and culture which makes specific reference to music industry several times through the press release…(Read More)
Following three months of lockdown, as some restrictions are revised, the Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) is launching an updated version of our previous Coronavirus survey, gathering new information from as many music businesses and music practitioners working in Scotland as possible in relation to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic…(Read More)
The Scottish Government has announced the two-metre social distancing rule will be relaxed for some sectors…(Read More)
We stand alongside our peers in the music industry, artists, practitioners and music fans, to call on the UK Government to act urgently and offer vital support to the live music sector which is facing a catastrophic level of damage from Covid-19. #LetTheMusicPlay…(Read More)