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Live music returns in Scotland as 100 capacity gigs get go ahead for Level One venues
Venues in Level One areas of local lockdown in Scotland are now allowed to stage shows as long as crowds are seated, strict social distancing is enforced, and track and trace measures in place.
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Last chance to apply for Do It Differently Covid-19 Fund
The deadline for Help Musicians’ Do It Differently Fund is fast approaching, with applications closing on Monday 23 November 2020 at 9am.
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Additional 30 culture organisations and venues across Scotland receive emergency support
30 further organisations across Scotland have received a total of £1.4million through the Scottish Government’s Culture Organisations and Venues Recovery Fund.
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Take action to protect the future of the music industry
The live music sector is at a critical moment. With a tentative date of April 2021 suggested as a target for when gigs can run at full capacity in the UK, and two thirds of the UK’s grassroots venues unable to hold socially distanced gigs, scores of venues are still fighting for funding and to…
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UK Music’s Music By Numbers report reveals UK music industry’s £5.8BN boost to economy before Covid
The flagship annual economic study by UK Music and its members showed that the music industry continued to grow in 2019 across every sector before the Covid-enforced shutdown hit in early 2020. Since 2013, UK Music – the collective voice of the music industry – has published an annual report which reveals the economic contribution…
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At least four independent Scottish venues still face threat of closure
Four independent Scottish venues still face the threat of permanent closureaccording to the Music Venue Trust (MVT).
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Scotland 2019 music tourism data map reveals industry’s vital economic contribution
A 2019 data map released by Music By Numbers shows the vital economic contribution music tourism made to Scotland in 2019 ahead of a key report into the music industry.
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Music organisations react with “cautious optimism” to Covid-19 vaccine announcement
The development has offered a significant boost to the embattled live sector, which has been at a standstill since the spring touring shutdown.
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Record Store Of The Day campaign relaunches during lockdown
The UK record business is relaunching the #RecordStoreOfTheDay campaign.
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Phase 3 of Help Musicians’ Coronavirus Financial Hardship Funding Now Open
Applications can now be made to Phase 3 of Help Musicians’ Financial Hardship Funding. The latest initiative offers financial support until March 2021 to musicians who have fallen through the gaps of government support or are unable to make ends meet.
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Inquiry launched to examine future of UK music festivals
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee has announced a new inquiry on the future of UK music festivals.
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Deadline approaching for youth creativity and music fund in Scotland
An open Access Fund offering grants to individuals and organisations who run youth arts and music programmes closes this Thursday 12 November 2020.
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Updates for musicians: Guidance for Scotland’s Five Tier System
The Scottish Government have published updated guidance following the First Minister’s announcement of Scotland’s new five tier Strategic Framework which indicates different levels of protection that might be needed based on different levels of transmission for the virus.
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Blueprint to reboot staging of live events in Scotland announced
Bespoke guidelines for a host of different indoor and outdoor cultural and sporting events are expected to be produced by the end of the year as part of a new recovery programme aimed at boosting the economy and reviving the tourism industry across the country.
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Furlough scheme extended until March 2021
Workers across the United Kingdom will benefit from increased support with a five-month extension of the furlough scheme into Spring 2021.
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Creative Scotland launches Culture Collective grant initiative in response to COVID-19
A new £1.5million Scottish Government initiative launches today to establish a network of creative practitioners, organisations and communities to respond to the impact of COVID-19 by providing employment opportunities and actively engage people in shaping the future cultural life of their community.
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