Employment hits an all-time high and Britney Spears delivers a boost to the Yorkshire and Humber economy.

New research suggests the expanding role of music managers and an outdated earnings model means “we run the risk of losing m…

A survey of arts leaders, teachers and musicians finds composing is being sidelined, with unclear progression routes and declining…

A new report on the impact of a music making programme has highlighted positive changes in the “creativity, emotional litera…

An undersized musician population, a lack of artist support and performance space pressures: why live music in the Midlands is fal…

The Insolvency Office will investigate the crowdfunding platform’s failure, but repayment of what’s “rightfully&…

The former Culture Minister says his party’s decision to “relentlessly” focus on STEM hurt music education &ndas…

The reversal of a decade-long pattern of decline has been credited to changes in policy including the end of the “discrimina…

Many British musicians fear that Brexit will reduce their ability to travel easily and cheaply around Europe for work. Francesca T…

Music at Paxton General Manager Elizabeth Macdonald looks back on the teachers and mentors who have inspired her and continue…

A new partnership hopes to bring disabled and non-disabled musicians together to create accessible instruments and remove barriers…

Research finds that “large geographical areas are completely without music provision at A level”.

The industry body says 124 venues would save more than £4,000 each a year if they were offered the same discounts as pubs an…

Adam Szabo shares seven principles that have helped Manchester Collective attract younger audiences to its classical concerts.

Previously criticised as “too posh for pop”, Arts Council England has voiced support for genres including rock and hip…

Nick Anderson, Programme Producer at The Sick of the Fringe, looks back on the people who have inspired and shaped his career.

A planning condition will prevent any future residents in a housing development adjacent to The Stables in Milton Keynes from subm…

As composition becomes increasingly sidelined in school music, Natalie Watson discusses a mentoring scheme providing professional…

Contemporary classical music aligns naturally with children's playful approach to sound, says Nancy Evans.

Music teachers should be treated as ‘workers’ and provided with holiday pay, national minimum wage and whistle-blower…

A parliamentary inquiry has also taken the unusual step of warning the public not to purchase tickets from re-seller Viagogo, whic…

The move follows a 2017 pilot project that found arts and heritage crowdfunding donations increased by 17% when the project was ma…

A major new report makes recommendations for policymakers in the UK and globally on how to improve the quality of the music educat…

Formal education is missing an opportunity to support young people's development by failing to recognise the forms of music th…