Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has suggested that the “big players” of the music industry should pay a levy to support grassroots music venues through the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking as…
Continue ReadingYonaka have returned to action by releasing their new single ‘Seize The Power’ – you can hear the track below. The song is the Brighton-based band’s first piece of new…
Continue ReadingLondon venue The Black Heart has revealed that it’s in “serious trouble” unless it raises £100,000 to avoid permanent closure. READ MORE: Why your local venue needs you, but not as…
Continue ReadingPhotographer Alex Amorós has announced his new 40 Music Venues project, which is aiming to raise funds for the ongoing #SaveOurVenues campaign. The London-based Amorós is making a photobook featuring…
Continue ReadingAmy Macdonald has been named as the final ambassador this year’s Independent Venue Week, representing Scotland. READ MORE: – Independent Venue Week: why your local venue needs you, but not as…
Continue ReadingJordan Adetunji has been announced as the Northern Ireland ambassador for Independent Venue Week 2021. Last month saw Arlo Parks announced as the England ambassador for the eighth edition of the…
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump’s extraordinary effort to overturn the presidential election is going before Congress as lawmakers convene for a joint session to confirm the #ElectoralCollege #vote won by Joe #Biden.…
Continue ReadingAn expert mission to #China to probe the origins of the Covid-19 #pandemic was in disarray Wednesday after Beijing denied entry to the World Health Organization team at the last…
Continue ReadingAs more Americans move to the suburbs and work from home, with many planning to stay, demand for high-speed internet in less populated areas has skyrocketed. But supply isn’t keeping…
Continue ReadingGruff Rhys has been announced as Independent Venue Week 2021’s ambassador for Wales. READ MORE – Independent Venue Week: why your local venue needs you, but not as much as…
Continue Reading#Zimbabwe enters another #lockdown as #coronovirus numbers spike. Despite calls for people to avoid large gatherings, huge crowds worryingly build up at the border with South Africa. Subscribe to France 24…
Continue ReadingVoters cast ballots on Tuesday in a pair of #US Senate runoff elections in #Georgia that will determine control of the chamber – and with it the ability to block…
Continue Reading#Qatar’s ruling emir arrived in #SaudiArabia for a Gulf summit and was greeted with an embrace by the kingdom’s crown prince on Tuesday, following an announcement that the kingdom would…
Continue ReadingAfter an unprecedented campaign that mobilized President Donald #Trump and his successor Joe #Biden, the people of #Georgia started voting Tuesday in two US Senate runoffs that could shape the…
Continue ReadingBerta Cáceres, a prominent Honduran environmental activist, was killed in her home in 2016. Since then, the investigation of her murder has drawn international scrutiny as it moved closer to…
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