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November 2022
- Analysis December 2022: A safe space for musicians? - The Strad
- 90 percent of musicians are worried about affording food due to the cost of living crisis - Classic FM
- Pernambuco bows saved from increased CITES restrictions - Classical Music
- Arts leaders join advocacy group to lobby government - Arts Professional
- ENO chorus sing ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ outside Arts Council office as 300 jobs at risk - Classic FM
- The F-List for Music announces new President - Arts Professional
- Industry professionals in support of music education - Arts Professional
- Queen Mary experts warn Levelling Up agenda risks levelling down London arts and culture - QUML
- Our 2022 Roll of Honour Inductees - Music Week
- Women In Music 2022 celebrates exec talent and groundbreaking artists at biggest ever edition - Music Week
- Women In Music Roll Of Honour 2022: Deborah Annetts, ISM - Music Week
October 2022
- ISM changes name - Classical Music
- Classical music’s ‘devastating’ sexual harassment and bullying scandal is ready to erupt - iNews
- ISM changes name, keeps initials - Slipped Disk
- Music remains excluded from ‘generous’ teacher training bursary package - Music Teacher Magazine
- ‘We were standing on the edge of a cliff every day’: Cate Blanchett on new film - Times Live
- One Liners: Adam Lambert, Pink, Joey Ramone, more - CMU
- She Knew the Cello. The Acting She Learned With Cate Blanchett - NY Times
- Meet the 2022 Music Week Women In Music Roll Of Honour in association with TikTok - Music Week
- 20% of women in the music industry who report discrimination say 'nothing is done' - Mix Mag
- Sexual harassment and racism are rife in the music industry, report says - Dazed
- CMU Digest 02.10.22: ISM, Mr Probz, PRS, MLC, Pollen, Meta - CMU
September 2022
- Sexual harassment and racism ‘endemic’ in UK music sector - The Guardian
- Workplace discrimination in music sector on rise - Arts Professional
- Racism and sexual harassment rife in UK music industry, reveals survey - Sri Lanka Daily
- Sexual harassment and racism ‘endemic’ in UK music sector - UK Daily News
- Sexual harassment and racism ‘rampant’ in the UK music industry - News with Nipples
- New ISM report finds significant levels of harassment and discrimination in the music industry - Music Week
- Scottish violinist Daphne Godson has died aged 90 - the Strad
- Discrimination and harassment ‘rife’ in UK music industry - Music Ally
- New report reveals ‘devastating scale’ of harassment and discrimination in the music industry - Classic FM
- ISM report reveals 'scandal' of harassment and discrimination in the music industry - Classical Music
- New ISM study spotlights “enormously concerning levels” of discrimination and harassment in the music sector - CMU
- New ISM report finds harassment and discrimination ‘endemic’ in music sector - Music Teacher Magazine
- UK musicians face 'devastating' discrimination at work - Slipped Disk
- New ISM study spotlights “enormously concerning levels” of discrimination and harassment in the music sector - CMU
- Royaume-Uni : Hausse des discriminations dans le milieu de la musique - Radio Classique
- AV trade show caught up in sexual harassment claims - AV Magazine
- National plan for music education - House of Commons Library
- Live concert interest in the US nearing pre-covid levels, new study shows - Music Business Worldwide
August 2022
- Brexit: summertime blues for UK musicians - Jazz Journal
- A-level music entries rise by 4 percent, in first uplift in over a decade - Classic FM
- Arts exam entries paint ‘worrying’ picture - Arts Professional
- Music GCSE student numbers plummet to lowest this century - Classic FM
- Brexit : forte diminution des artistes britanniques programmés dans les festivals en Europe - RTBF
- A Level music results: grade gap widens between independent and state schools - Classical Music
July 2022
- Brexit: Bookings of UK acts at European festivals have fallen by 45 per cent - NME
- Booking of UK Acts at European Music Festivals Falls By 45 Per Cent - Why Now
- Booking of UK acts at European festivals drops by 45% due to Brexit - Far Out Magazine
- Bookings of UK musicians at European music festivals plummet by 45% - Rolling Stone Magazine
- UK’s part-year workers entitled to full paid annual leave, court rules - The Guardian
- Supreme Court rules in favour of holiday pay for music teachers - Classical Music
- Mixed response from music industry to CMA’s decision on streaming investigation - CMU
- Latest ISM report finds 'unfair' music teacher working conditions - Music Teacher Magazine
- Supreme Court holiday pay ruling could ‘open the floodgates’ for claims - Schools Week
- "If you’re a festival organiser in Barcelona, British bands will be at the bottom of your list" - UK acts playing Euro festivals have nearly halved post-Brexit, estimates report - Music Radar
- UK Supreme Court makes landmark decision in favour of peripatetic teachers’ holiday pay - Music:ED
- Conference summary: Next Steps for Curriculum Music - Music Teacher Magazine
- School holiday pay ruling could affect thousands of staff - TES
- New education plan aims to give thousands of children the opportunity to learn an instrument - Classical Music
- Supreme Court holiday pay ruling could ‘open the floodgates’ for claims - FE Week
- UK Supreme Court ruling secures fair holiday pay for music teachers - The Strad
- Letters: Music in Schools - The Times
- Brexit red tape: Bookings of UK musicians at EU’s biggest festivals crash by 45% - The Independent
- Supreme Court holiday pay ruling could ‘open the floodgates’ for claims - Schools Week
June 2022
- Industry cautiously welcomes government’s new music education plan for England - CMU
- National music plan ‘impossible’ to achieve, DfE warned - TES
- 1 in 3 teachers says year 9s don’t get regular music lessons - Schools Week
- National music plan has the power to change lives - The Times
- Make music compulsory in schools, says refreshed plan - Arts Professional
- Long-awaited National Plan for Music Education published - Music Teacher Magazine
- Initial reaction to NPME from music education organisations - Music Teacher Magazine
- ISM Column: Why employment status matters to music teachers - Music Teacher
- Education report proposes EBacc replacement to broaden post-16 options - Music Teacher
- Long-awaited National Plan for Music Education published - Music Teacher
May 2022
April 2022
- National Youth Orchestra: the fight for music in schools - The Times
The UK’s Society of Authors: A ‘Pay the Creators’ Campaign - Publishing Perspectives - National Youth Orchestra: the fight for music in schools - The Times
- 'It's vital music is at the heart of education' Campaigners' warning on recording industry - Daily Express
- Music education survey paints bleak picture - Arts Professional
- ‘Music: A subject in peril?’ asks latest ISM report on music education - Music Teacher Magazine
- UK small businesses struggle with bureaucratic quagmire after Brexit - The Financial Times
- The UK’s Society of Authors: A ‘Pay the Creators’ Campaign - Publishing Perspectives
- Music teachers urge DfE to reform Progress 8 and EBacc - TES
- The UK music industry is worth £5.2 billion — and it’s dying - The Times
- ISM REPORT REVEALS 'A CRITICAL TIME FOR MUSIC EDUCATION' - Classical Music
March 2022
- Music education survey paints bleak picture - Arts Professional
- Charity announces funds for touring musicians hit by Brexit red tape - Jersey Evening Post
- UK small businesses struggle with bureaucratic quagmire after Brexit - FT
- Myleene Klass announces Young Voices David Lewis as Music and Drama Education Awards winner - The National Wales
- Myleene Klass announces Young Voices David Lewis as winner - Tivy Side Advertiser
- Myleene Klass announces Young Voices David Lewis as winner - Western Telegraph
- Musicians' charity offers grants to tackle EU touring 'red tape' - The Stage
- David Frost admits his Brexit deal failed touring musicians by inflicting ‘excessive’ red tape - The Independent
Brexit trade deal failed touring musicians, admits former chief negotiator - Classic FM
- New fund launched to help touring musicians post-Brexit - MixMag
- Bullying and harassment helpline launched for UK music industry - NME
- Bullying and harassment helpline created for music industry workers - Far Out Magazine
- David Frost admits his Brexit deal failed touring musicians by inflicting ‘excessive’ red tape - The Independent
- Brexit trade deal failed touring musicians, admits former chief negotiator - Classic FM
- The UK music industry is worth £5.2 billion — and it’s dying - The Times
- ISM report reveals 'a critical time for music education' - Classical Music
February 2022
- UK festivals are set to face 'perfect storm' in 2022 thanks to Brexit - The London Economic
- ‘Let’s be stronger’: calls for a bold recovery in orchestral sector at British orchestras conference - Classic FM
January 2022
- Only one EU country signs deal for post-Brexit music tours - NME
- Brexit is undermining the arts – and those in the creative industries are not being listened to - The Independent
- Omicron: Subject leader 'anger' at idea of 'suspending' music - TES
- Just one EU country agrees to sign post-Brexit deal with UK on music tours - The London Economic
- Pausing music ‘not intended to imply' subject 'hierarchy’ - TES
- IMPLIED HIERARCHY OF SUBJECTS ‘NOT INTENDED’: IAN BAUCKHAM RESPONDS TO ISM LETTER - Classical Music
- Times letters: Telling schools to turn off music lessons - The Times
- Just one EU country signs deal to rescue post-Brexit music tours, despite Boris Johnson’s vow to ‘fix’ crisis - The Independent
- Ministers making ‘misleading’ claims about Brexit blow to music tours, Lords inquiry warns - The Independent
- EXCLUSIVE: 99 per cent of music teachers want NPME draft consultation, survey reveals - Music Teacher Magazine
December 2021
- Letters: Creative Education - The Telegraph
- Andrew Lloyd Webber 'devastated' after Cinderella postponed over Covid - LBC
November 2021
- Government ditches £90m school ‘arts premium’ manifesto pledge - Schools Week
- Spain removes visa requirements for UK creatives - The Stage
October 2021
- House of Lords urges government to address Brexit touring restrictions - The Stage
- UK government has confirmed that ‘splitter vans’ can still be used by British musicians touring Europe - CMU
- Rugby bosses agree to pay artists for Murrayfield songs - The Times
- Government U-turn on teacher training bursaries excludes music - Music Teacher Magazine
- Opinion: ‘This cannot be allowed to continue’ - Music Teacher Magazine
- ISM's Deborah Annetts calls for policy change in keynote speech - Music Teacher Magazine
- Music organisations pen joint letter to government on “misleading” Brexit touring claims - NME
- Government criticised for ‘regressive’ plans to ‘limit student numbers on lower-earning arts degrees’ - Classic FM
September 2021
- Tory minister confirms another broken manifesto promise on schools funding - The Mirror
- Labour to open EU talks on ‘new agreement’ to end post-Brexit crisis forcing musicians to abandon tours - The Independent
August 2021
- Covid cancellations continue to impact musicians says new ISM report - Classical Music
- GCSE drama entries continue to decline amid calls for urgent reform - The Stage
- UK Music & ISM say government must reverse decline in students studying music in English schools -CMU
- GCSE results day: Half of music students achieve top grades - Music Teacher
- ISM urges Williamson to delay ‘damaging’ higher education arts funding cuts -Music Teacher
- Musicians’ Union and ISM call for clarification on ‘short-term’ visa-free tours -The Strad
- Government has ‘failed to fix’ EU touring issues, industry warns -The Stage
- UK government accused of ‘misleading’ musicians over EU visas and Brexit arrangements -Classic fM
- Elton John joins anger over ‘misleading’ government message to touring musicians -The Independent
- Treasury launches government-backed insurance scheme for live events -Music Week
- ISM accuse DCMS of 'misleading' musicians over visa-free touring announcement -Classical Music
- Government announces £750m Covid insurance cover for live events sector -The Stage
July 2021
- Freelance work for musicians 'virtually impossible' ISM warns -Classical Music
- UK touring ensembles under threat due to Brexit transport ban -Classical Music
- MU and ISM call for moves to ensure touring artists can still use ‘splitter vans’ post-Brexit -CMU
- 300 Manchester children perform: UK’s first youth orchestra concert in 16 months -About Manchester
- Education Select Committee renews call for music to be included in the EBacc -Classical Music
June 2021
- ISM report highlights the impact of lockdown restrictions on musicians -Classical Music
- Bruce Dickinson and Elton John versus Brexit: Issue of the Day -Herald Scotland)
- EasyJet updates cabin baggage policy for musical instruments -The Strad
- Brexit minister Lord Frost blasts Sir Elton John over pop megastar's criticism of the Government's handling of post-Brexit travel restrictions on musicians in Europe - Daily Mail
- Idris Elba, Mumford & Sons Among 50 Musical Artists Urging U.K. Prime Minister to Tackle Post-Brexit Touring Crisis - Variety
- Elton John says government must act to save music industry from ‘looming catastrophe’ caused by Brexit or see it ‘crash and burn’ -The Independent
May 2021
- ‘I’ve lost £40,000 already’ – survey finds Brexit red tape is crippling touring musicians - Classic fM
- Britons being discriminated against - industry insiders issue warning over Brexit rules - Daily Express
- Cathedral singers call for re-think on singing restrictions - Christian Today
- 77% of musicians expect earnings to be hit by new post-Brexit touring bureaucracy - CMU
- Survey reveals Brexit paperwork is 'a complete nightmare' for musicians - Record of the Day
- Brexit nightmare forcing musicians overseas - Arts Industry Magazine
- Four in 10 musicians could leave Britain over EU touring fears - The Stage
- Government restrictions on indoor singing condemned by music organisations -The Stage
- Music Industry urges government to drop choral singing restrictions -Classical Music
- COVID guidance hits wrong note for singers - Music News
- Two-thirds of music businesses threatening to quit UK, Brexit survey reveals - Classical Music
- ‘Era of being a UK-based concert artist is pretty much over’ – musicians share their Brexit realities - Classic fM
- The first 100 days of Brexit have been a disaster for the music industry - Mix Mag
- Brexit already a ‘disaster’ for British music, music industry warns - The London Economic
- Music industry decries first 100 days of Brexit as a ‘disaster’ - Financial Times
- Music industry decries first 100 days of Brexit as a ‘disaster - UK Today News
- 'Major flaws' in ministers' post-Brexit touring claims - Arts Professional
- Lawyers expose 'false claims' made by ministers over visa-free music tours of EU after Brexit - The New European
- The music industry has accused Brexit of the first 100 days as a “disaster.” - Eminetra
- ‘False claims’ made by ministers refusing to rescue visa-free music tours of EU, lawyers say - Celebrity Land
- “False allegations” by ministers who refused to bail out EU visa-free music tours, according to lawyers - London News Time
- ‘False claims’ made by ministers refusing to rescue visa-free music tours of EU, lawyers say - UK News Chant
- UK govt 'made false claims' about visa-free post-Brexit touring -Inavate
- ‘False claims’ made by ministers refusing to rescue visa-free music tours of EU, lawyers say - MSN News
- Legal advice reveals 'major flaws' in the Government's opposition to visa-free touring - Classical Music
- ‘False claims’ made by ministers refusing to rescue visa-free music tours of EU, lawyers say - The Independent
April 2021
- Boris Johnson’s vow to ‘fix’ Brexit crisis forcing musicians to abandon tours is condemned as ‘a sham’ - The Independent
- Over 300 cultural organisations criticise PM’s “absence of a clear plan” for EU touring - CMU
- 300 arts organisations warn time running out to solve EU working crisis - The Stage
- Arts venues urge PM to act over post-Brexit touring 'crisis' - BBC news
- Our actors and musicians need help with Brexit red tape - The Times
- Time running out to solve post-Brexit touring visas, theatre world warns - The Times
- Letter urges government to 'prevent collapse of UK's touring industry' in EU -The Stage
March 2021
- Prime Minister promises to fix Brexit crisis for creative industries - The Strad
- Music industry welcomes commitments from Boris Johnson on addressing the post-Brexit touring problems - CMU
- ISM appoints new President and President-Elect - Classical Music
- Brexit: Harriet Harman proposes plan for UK musicians to tour EU - Newstral
- Harriet Harman sets out 10-point plan for post-Brexit touring - Classical Music
- Harriet Harman Proposes Plan For Post-Brexit EU Touring - The Quietus
- Could This Labour-Backed Plan Save Post-Brexit Touring...? - Clash Music
- Harriet Harman proposes plan for UK musicians to tour EU post-Brexit - The Guardian
- Music education must be "front and centre" as schools return - Arts Professional
- Musicians still ‘falling through the gaps’ as £400m announced for struggling arts sector - Classic fM
- Budget: £400m for arts and culture and an extension of SEISS - Classical Music
- Music industry calls lack of insurance scheme in 2021 Budget “disappointing” - Crack Magazine
- Budget 2021 receives a warm welcome from arts sector (freelancers excluded) - Arts Professional
- Put away your wellies – Rishi Sunak's Budget spells doom and gloom for summer festivals -The Telegraph
- ISM responds to new funding for the Arts - The Strad
- ISM responds to new funding for the Arts - Music News
- Dozens of MPs join MU and ISM calling on the Chancellor for help for freelancers - Music:Ed
- 3 million ‘excluded’ from pandemic support demand help in Spring Budget - The Big Issue
February 2021
- British musicians warn of devastating impact of new Brexit rules - The Week
- We must have a consistent plan for reopening, says ISM - Classical Music
- ISM responds to Prime Minister’s roadmap for COVID restrictions in England - The Strad
- Scrapped Plans for London Concert Hall Sour Mood for U.K. Musicians - New York Times
- Music industry welcomes Government commitment to save touring in Europe following Commons evidence session - Music News
- Music industry welcomes UK Government’s commitment to save touring in Europe - The Strad
- Music industry welcomes Government firm commitment to save touring in Europe following Commons evidence session - Record of the Day
- Prioritise arts education post-lockdown or risk lasting damage, leaders warn - The Stage
- UK to appeal to individual European countries over arts touring 'crisis' - BBC News
- National Theatre shelves European touring after Brexit - BBC News
- 'They're thinking of giving up' - could Brexit force Yorkshire's musicians to quit? - ITV News
- Talks on UK-EU artists visa yet to start, admits minister - Financial Times
- Creative industries treated as 'afterthought' by UK government after Brexit - The Guardian
- Talks to ease pain of ‘no deal Brexit’ for musicians yet to start, minister admits, as tours are cancelled - The Independent
- UK performers say post-Brexit visa rules spell disaster - Japan Today
- Musicians in ‘quite desperate’ position over post-Brexit travel rules - The Press & Journal
- UK Government not negotiating with EU over touring restrictions - Access All Areas
- U.K. performers say post-Brexit visa rules spell disaster -CTV News
- Artistas británicos temen desastre post Brexit - Chicago Tribune
- Musicians in ‘quite desperate' position over post-Brexit travel rules - The Irish News
- UK will deal with EU states one by one on free movement of artists - The Brussels Times
- Musicians in ‘quite desperate’ position over post-Brexit travel rules - Aberdeen Evening Express
- British minister blames EU countries for UK artists’ post-Brexit visa troubles - Politico
- Musicians in ‘quite desperate’ position over post-Brexit travel rules - Oxford Mail
- UK government criticised for not negotiating with EU countries on touring despite music industry being “in crisis - NME
- UK has three months to save touring, sector warns - Arts Professional
- As artists endure a no-deal Brexit, Culture Minister says EU countries need 'efficient' visa systems - Music Week
- MPs to quiz Culture Minister on failure to secure visa-free touring in EU trade deal - CMU
- UK-EU artist visa talks have not yet begun, Minister admits - London News Today
- CULTURE MINISTER TO FACE MPS OVER FAILURE TO REACH AGREEMENT WITH EU ON VISA-FREE TOURING - Access All Areas
- Musicians call on government to restore EU liberties lost to Brexit - Jazz Journal
- Music industry responds to government’s latest statement on post-Brexit touring - CMU
- Music industry says government response to Brexit touring mess is “not good enough - NME
- Artists hope for Brexit touring solution as MPs debate petition on free EU movement - Music Week
- Key post-Brexit touring issues highlighted ahead of Parliamentary debate - CMU
- DCMS looks at the invisible freelancers behind live events - British Theatre Guide
- Musicians sing the blues as Covid and Brexit devastate sector - Financial Times
- They screwed up’: Elton John demands government renegotiate Brexit deal for musicians - The Independent
- ‘They screwed up’: Elton John demands government renegotiate Brexit deal for musicians - News Chant
- Joint attack on behalf of musicians’ touring - Arts Industry
- Music industry unites to save touring in Europe, ahead of crucial Parliament debate - Music News
- Arts sector campaigns for continued VAT reduction on ticket sales - The Stage
- Brexit: The impact on music touring - Sound Shots
- Dissecting The Streaming Inquiry #06: Transparency - Complete Music Update
- Brexit: What next for UK DJs and performers? - Attack Magazine
- Donald MacLeod: Visa row could sink gigs for music fans - Herald Scotland
- Virtual choir launches in Ealing proving Zoom is no barrier to a good sing along - Ealing Times
January 2021
- IFS report cites ‘clear injustices’ in the exclusion of UK freelancers from SEISS - Music Education
- Theatres warn of ‘devastating’ Brexit impact as pressure grows over touring visas -City AM
- Survey suggests Brexit will stop UK musicians performing in Europe - Jazz fM
- The day the music died - Arts Industry
- Roger Daltrey responds to backlash over post-Brexit music touring comments -Sky News
- What will Brexit really mean for touring UK and EU artists? - DJ Mag
- Ed Sheeran, Elton John, Sting Say Brexit Deal 'Shamefully Failed' Them - Billboard
- Elton John and Sting sign open letter to U.K. government after it fails to reach E.U. touring deal - Music News
- Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden to meet music industry amid Brexit concerns - Music Week
- Liam Gallagher, Ed Sheeran and Elton John slam Brexit deal shunning visa-free travel for musicians - NME
- Musicians sign letter calling for government to renegotiate EU work permit rules -Gramophone
- Musicians including Roger Daltrey, Ed Sheeran and Elton John attack Brexit deal over impact on touring - Evening Standard
- UK stars from Ed Sheeran to Elton John raise alarm over post-Brexit music tours - Reuters
- Ed Sheeran, Elton John, Sting Say Brexit Deal "Shamefully Failed" Them -Hollywood Reporter
- ‘Shamefully Failed’: Elton John, Ed Sheeran Among Top U.K. Musicians Demanding Government Action on EU Touring -Variety
- Millionaire British music stars blast Boris over Brexit: Elton John, Bob Geldof and Ed Sheeran are among 110 artists demanding visa-free tours of EU due to 'costly work permits' -The Mail Online
- UK government rejects 'musician passports' as stars attack 'shameful' touring deal -The Guardian
- Musicians 'failed by government' over EU touring, stars say -BBC News
- Ed Sheeran and Elton John attack ‘Brexit deal that fails musicians’ -The Times
- ISM launches new Visa and Work Permit Advice Service for members -The Strad
- ISM launches visa and work permit advice service -Classical Music
- Opposition parties hit out at government’s handling of Brexit touring row -NME
- Further post-Brexit musician touring discussions proposed by UK Government following EU visa stalemate -DJ Mag
- Calls for clarity and resolution over post-Brexit touring bureaucracy continue as UK government concedes the EU did offer a solution -CMU
- How Boris Johnson’s government “took a wrecking ball” to the music industry -New Statesman
- ‘The EU rejected visa-free tours for musicians, not us’ – culture secretary Oliver Dowden -Classic fM
- EU proposal for visa-free tours by musicians despite Brexit was rejected, No 10 admits -The Independent
- Artists will need to obtain a visa to perform in Europe -Canada 24 News
- AIM and IMPALA call on UK and EU officials to regroup to ensure visa-free touring across Europe -CMU
- BBC Radio 5 Live: Deborah Annetts interview with Nihal Arthanayake - 2:05
- Fury and disbelief over claims UK rejected visa-free touring - Arts Professional
- Utter insanity': Furious reaction to claims that government rejected EU offer of visa-free touring -Music Week
- Outrage among musicians as Government's rejection of EU offer of visa-free tours emerges - Classical Music
- UK government denies claims it rejected EU offer of visa-free touring -The Stage
- Musicians’ fury at report UK ‘rejected visa-free tours’ for artists, despite blaming EU - Classic fM
- UK Government is quizzed over EU offer for musician visas - Slipped Disc
- UK ‘rejected offer’ of visa-free tours by musicians in EU, despite blaming Brussels for permit blow - The Independent
- BBC Front Row: Brexit and the impact of the trade agreement on UK musicians - 11:10
- Government faces fresh calls to support EU touring after Brexit deal blow - The Stage
December 2020
- Have touring artists been forgotten in the government's Brexit deal with the EU? -Music Week
- What does the government’s Brexit deal mean for touring musicians and orchestras? -Classic fM
- Music industry hits out at the impact of Brexit trade deal on touring musicians -CMU
- What UK musicians will need when they work in Europe - Slipped Disc
- UK performers raise alarm as Brexit deal threatens EU touring - The Guardian
- Musicians will abandon tours after huge new costs and bureaucracy of Brexit deal, ministers warned - The Independent
- Major government skills scheme criticised for excluding arts courses -The Stage
- Music and other arts excluded from government skills scheme -Music Teacher
- Covid squeezing music out of curriculum, Ofsted report confirms - Arts News
- Ofsted confirms damage to music education dues to COVID-19 - Music News
- Music education in schools is suffering, Ofsted report confirms - Music Teacher
- ISM music education report - Private Eye
- Ofsted confirms damage to music education from Covid-19 - The Strad
- ISM report highlights devastating impact of COVID-19 on music education - MIA
- 10% of schools aren't teaching music, survey suggests -Arts Professional
- 'Genuine cause for alarm' over music education - Independent Schools Management Plus
- Londoner's Diary: Make it easy to tour EU after Brexit, say musicians -Evening Standard
- What about freelancers? ISM responds to latest round of Culture Recovery Fund - Classical Music
- Royal Opera House and Albert Hall among struggling arts venues to receive £165m in emergency loans - Classic fM
- ‘Crown jewels of UK culture’ offered ‘lifeline’ in next round of CRF - Music Teacher
- ISM report says COVID has further cut music education and participation in UK schools -CMU
- Covid has had devastating impact on school music education, report finds - Music Teacher
- ISM report highlights devastating impact of COVID-19 on music education - The Strad
- Report highlights devastating impact of COVID-19 on music education - About Manchester
- Nearly 70 percent of primary schools have reduced music teaching because of COVID-19 -Classic fM
- Music education in UK schools devastated by pandemic, survey finds - The Guardian
November 2020
- Incorporated Society of Musicians responds to Spending Review - The Strad
- Spending review criticised for 'failing to recognise value of creative sector' - The Stage
- Music industry hopes UK government’s levelling-up fund might benefit local music industries -CMU
- Freelancers left out in cold in spending review - Arts Industry
- ISM LAUNCHES FREE ONLINE CONFERENCE: THE EMPOWERED MUSICIAN - Classical Music
- ISM launches free online conference: The Empowered Musician - Music Teacher
- ‘Diabolical’ – UK Cuts Funding for Arts and Humanities Teachers - Vice
- Music service launched for visually impaired children with neurodegenerative disease - WildKat PR
- Music service launched for visually impaired children with neurodegenerative disease - Music Teacher
- Singer Mary Bevan: 'Why have musicians been left out in the cold?' -The Guardian
- More calls for help for arts freelancers who 'face using food banks' - BBC
- 'Furlough extension welcome, but it's too late for many' – theatre figures react - The Stage
- ISM seeks government clarification on lockdown measures for music teachers - Music Teacher
- Music trade bodies react to extension for furlough scheme - Music Week
- MU and ISM welcome increased COVID support for freelancers, but say more still needs to be done - CMU
- Musicians' Union calls on government not to 'abandon' self-employed musicians - Music Week
- Increase to freelancer scheme will not help thousands of arts workers, unions warn - The Stage
- New lockdown ‘devastating’ for museums and venues - Arts Industry
- Venues, music bodies respond to lockdown announcement - Music Week
- Music industry calls for more clarity and financial support as new lockdown is announced for England -CMU
October 2020
- Unions call for targeted government support as UK enters second Covid-19 wave - The Stage
- Music industry calls for ‘urgent action’ after teacher training funding cuts - Music Teacher
- Arts students to be excluded from Initial Teacher Training bursaries - Arts Professional
- Music initial teacher training funding withdrawn by Department for Education - Music Teacher
- Music not included in DfE teacher training bursaries, ISM reveals - Classical Music
- ‘We risk losing a generation of talent’ – 1,200 musicians urge chancellor to save freelancers - Classic fM
- Culture secretary says artists should ‘hang on in there for as long as they can’- Classic fM
- Lesley Riddoch: Why Rishi Sunak picked the wrong fight this time - The National
- ISM announces partnership with Musicians Movement - Classical Music
- Music industry partnership announces new campaign to #MakeMusicWork - Music Teacher
- Campaigning intensifies to secure a future for musicians - Arts Professional
- ISM announces strategic partnership with the Musicians Movement #MakeMusicWork - Music News
- ISM gibt strategische Partnerschaft mit dem Slogan der Musicians Movement #MakeMusicWork - SIING
- ISM announces partnership with the Musicians Movement #MakeMusicWork slogan - Steerpop
September 2020
- Letter calling for music education funding signed by more than 25 organisations - Classical Music
- Industry responses to the UK government’s latest COVID support measures - CMU
- Nearly half of UK musicians forced to quit industry amid coronavirus crisis - Classic fM
- Government help needed urgently for self-employed - British Theatre Guide
- Sales of musical instruments surge during lockdown as home learning booms - The Telegraph
- UK Music Responds to Chancellor’s Emergency Jobs Package - Record of the Day
- Playing a different tune – Music education in a post-COVID world - Teachwire
- Leading UK music industry bodies pledge gender equality on boards - The Guardian
- Trade bodies sign up to new Keychange gender equality pledge - CMU
- KEYCHANGE PLEDGE: ATC LIVE AMONG NEW SIGNATORIES - IQ
- Chancellor accused of neglecting arts community in latest round of Covid support - The Stage
- Unholy row as leading London church axes musicians, 'using Covid as a cover' - The Observer
- ‘Unchristian act’: historic London church axes 200 musicians in coronavirus crisis - Classic fM
- ISM stresses 'urgent need' to support UK music community amid Operation Moonshot plans - Music Week
- Operation Moonshot could get full-capacity gigs back up and running – but experts question how realistic plans are - CMU
- MPs call for U-turn on targeted furlough extension to avoid jobs disaster - The Stage
- Scottish recovery fund 'aims to protect jobs' - Arts Professional
- ISM welcomes government efforts to fully re-open concert halls, but warns financial support for musicians still necessary - CMU
- The ISM has commented on media reports that the Government is working on a plan to reopen theatres - Fairy Powered Productions
- Theatres could reopen on Nov 1 - Arts Industry News
- ISM responds to government’s ‘Seat out to help out’ proposal - Wildkat PR
- ISM responds to government’s ‘Seat out to help out’ proposal - Classical Music
- 23 percent of the UK arts sector is at risk of insolvency - Music:Ed
