'Music tourism' brings record spending, though 'major challenges' remain: rising cost of touring in UK & overseas post-Brexit, threat of closure to smaller and grassroots music venues & cost-of-living crisis facing many music fans. buff.ly/6O4yJ3w #music #musicians

Music industry organisations call for implementing system to label content made with AI buff.ly/sTHckjq #music #musicians #AI

Davina And The Vagabonds - Influences ranging from Fats Domino and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Aretha Franklin and Tom Waits - UK Tour Dates July 2026 ironmanrecords.net/2026/07/davi... #music #musicians #jazz #blues #soul #rock #tour #tourdates

Cultural and economic contribution of live music in the UK. However, the sector is facing challenges, particularly at the grassroots level. buff.ly/TJdGrF5 #music #musicians #grassroots #venues

Count Binface for Clacton. Tell this to everyone you know….. #RaiseThemUp #RaiseTheColours #OperationRaiseTheColours #TaxTheRich #NoPlaceForHate #WeStandTogether

Manifesto for Cultural High Streets. Brexit losses, Covid debt, hikes in employment and business costs, all while growing their importance as local employers and grassroots music spaces, Support Record Shops buff.ly/ztgIX4m #music #musicians #vinyl

Birmingham live music venue closes. The Billesley Rock Club has been described as a 'genuine jewel' of the Midlands live music scene, giving bands, musicians and music fans 'a place to belong' over the past five years buff.ly/1nFcvKL #music #musicians #grassroots #venue

How Birmingham defined the modern indie scene. Zombie Prom was our stomping ground in the glory days. It’s where we all became friends. buff.ly/oYvErnp #music #musicians #Birmingham #indie

UK Music Festival Market Cracks as Kernowfornia Scrapped Over Insolvency. Kernowfornia, a popular UK music festival set for Cornwall, has been cancelled after organizers Gracenote Promotion LTD filed for liquidation buff.ly/rqJOBQC #music #musicians #Brexit

Fuel Crisis Sweeps Russia As Putin Prepares to Mobilize 500,000. Coverage of the war, Russia's economy, and developments shaping the future of Ukraine and Europe bit.ly/4gNkDgPfollow @jayinkyiv #Ukraine #Russia

81% of Brits choose orchestral music as a study soundtrack, new research finds. A quarter of the British population turns to Beethoven to get their facts straight buff.ly/gnx9VXE #music #musicians

Brexit: Discord in the UK music industry, 10 years on • FRANCE 24 English buff.ly/xwKpuNj #music #musicians #Brexit

Birmingham music festival chief issues plea for extra funds www.greaterbirminghamchambers.com/resource/bir... #music #musicians #jazz

MED Festival, Algarve city begins on 25 June in the historic area of Loulé and, until Sunday, 28 June, will bring musicians from 30 countries to the venue's various stages, including Goran Bregovic, Seun Kuti, Natacha Atlas buff.ly/7YNgtW1 #music #musicians

Brexit: Discord in the UK music industry, 10 years on. From major festivals to grassroots venues in Europe determined to host British bands, Olivia Salazar-Winspear sets out to meet the people keeping the music scene alive buff.ly/w5w6Z82 #music #musicians #Brexit

Tour Management Services – Touring Solutions for Music, Film and TV. Iron Man Records can handle requirements for crossing UK / EU Border post Brexit. buff.ly/imv2mza #music #musicians #tour #touring #transport

NEWS: Mostly Jazz Festival 2026 Announces Set Times, Plus More DJs And Dance Workshops. - God Is In The TV buff.ly/f2Vg4q4 #music #musicians #jazz #soul

A decade of Brexit: Profits for the privileged, pain for everyone else. Among Brexit’s least-discussed casualties are Britain’s musicians and creative professionals buff.ly/rVYTNNr #music #musicians #brexit

Brexit, music and migration - the value of cultural cross-fertilisation. Felix Yaniewicz, a Polish-Lithuanian violinist & composer arrived in Britain as a migrant fleeing revolutionary France, founded 1st Edinburgh music festival in 1815 buff.ly/Yo2ATbB #music #musicians

Streaming Platforms Aren't The Problem - We Are. We've spent decades treating music as free. The streaming giants didn't devalue it alone. More of the blame lies with us than we'd like to admit. buff.ly/GAtkPuV #music #musicians #streaming

10 tips for international touring success | PRS for Music. And make sure you let PRS for Music know where, when and what you're playing on your international tour. buff.ly/4zOvu62 #musicians

Global Routes with Tony Burke: June 8, 2026. Reviews of T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo, Tamikrest, and Dub Colossus buff.ly/dq8Ojmx #music #musicians

‘Government Reset With Europe Will Deliver Major Benefits For UK and EU Creative Communities’ buff.ly/l3a2dPa #musicians #Brexit #music

Creative Britain cannot afford Brexit damage: Campaigners urge action on UK-EU cultural cooperation. With right agreements & reforms, sector can not only recover lost ground but continue to grow as one of the UK's most dynamic industries. buff.ly/cB3EusB #musicians

More than a quarter of UK musicians lost all EU work since 2021, report finds. Average tour earnings down 45%, with nearly three-fifths of musicians saying touring in Europe is no longer viable buff.ly/mg4tuZe #music #musicians #Brexit

Interview with Jon King of the legendary band Gang of Four buff.ly/qs3Qv5L #music #musicians

Listen to kiyohime...a musical project focusing on an eclectic range of metal subgenres. BizarreTherapy is no more. buff.ly/zQobD6r #music #musicians #metal

Women in the Arts launches 'parliamentary partnership' to press for inquiry - Arts Professional. The announcement builds on the five-year Women in Theatre research project. buff.ly/8x87lkn #women #art #music #musicians

Government must stop 'treating damage as inevitable', post-Brexit touring report says - Report sets out a ‘practical reset’ to enable musicians, production teams & performers to continue touring in a financially sustainable way. buff.ly/HDOa72l #music #musicians #Brexit

Listen to The Best of Natacha Atlas, by Natacha Atlas Official buff.ly/fOW5dkI #music #musicians