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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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Nova Scotia: The Truth, and the rise of a New Scotland
SAY Award Campaign Director Robert Kilpatrick pauses to reflect on what the award means in 2020 in this Creative Scotland feature.
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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 Scotlandās Five Tier System
The Scottish Government have published updated guidance following the First Ministerās announcement of Scotlandās 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 Ā£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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Government increases support for self-employed across the UK
To reflect the recent changes to the furlough scheme, the UK-wide Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will see self-employed individuals receiving 80% of their average trading profits for November.
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Scotland’s Events Recovery Fund opens for applications
EventScotland in conjunction with Scottish Government will open Scotland’s Events Recovery Fund on Monday 2 November.
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Scottish festival boss to pilot new COVID testing plan for future of live music
The head of Scotlandās TRNSMT Festival has outlined how he is pioneering for a quick Covid-19 testing strategy that could pave the way for the full return of music festivals next summer.
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UK live music industry set to lose 170,000 jobs by Christmas
The UK live music industry is set to lose up to 170,000 jobs by Christmas, with many jobs already gone, accounting for up to two-thirds of those working in the sector.
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Emergency Covid-19 funding announced for āflagship cultural venuesā
Three flagship venues will receive funding as part of the ongoing emergency coronavirus (COVID-19) support for cultural and heritage organisations.
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Publication of Funding Guidance for Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers
Funding Guidance for the Scottish Governmentās Ā£5million Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers through Creative Scotland has been published today and is available to access on the Hardship Fund page.