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UK Music Spending Climbs in 2025 — But Artists Still Face Tough Realities

According to ERA, UK music streaming subscription income topped £2 billion in 2025, with vinyl sales surging by 18%. But that doesn’t tell the full story.

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4 Major Performance Spaces Undergoing Years-Long Renovations

London’s Barbican Centre announced its plans to undergo renovations beginning in 2028. Here are the other major performance venues closing for significant amounts of time.

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Small Venues in Small Cities: A Playbook for Building Community

In this post, we offer strategies for live music venues, promoters, and festivals in smaller markets around how to strengthen and develop the local community rather than focus on growth.

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Setmixer live recordings offer new Income for Artists & Venues

Setmixer has built and launched a platform that, once installed in a music venue, delivers quality live recordings for sale to fans within 12 hours.

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DICE’s Russ Tannen on disrupting live music

On this episode of “How Music Charts: A Chartmetric Podcast,” Russ Tannen, the president of DICE, reveals how his platform is helping independent venues and artists get back on their feet.

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NIVA begins offering members access to health insurance

Some big changes are in the making in the music industry this week. The National Independent Venue Association is now offering healthcare insurance plans to venue, promoter, and festival employees.. Continue reading

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Small music venues are closing, here’s why

Like many other post-pandemic changes in the music industry, many grassroots venues are closing down for the following reasons. A guest post by Janelle Borg from AmplifyYou. In the Reeperbahn. Continue reading

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Preparing your set for a small audience

It might take some time to get back to performing at larger venues for some artists, so here are some tips on creating just as grand of a show in. Continue reading

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New York City issues vaccine mandate for all live venues

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio recently issued a mandate state that all entertainment venues will now require attendees to present proof of vaccination. Guest post by Ian Courtney of. Continue reading

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NIVA, NITO Share Free Reopening Checklist For Live Entertainment Industry

With COVID cases falling and vaccinations increasing, the excitement continues to grow for the return of live music. In an effort to facilitate this safely, a coalition of lice music. Continue reading

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SBA announces it will open #SaveOurStages grant applications on April 8

For those venues on tenterhooks about the future of their survival in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there will hopefully be some relief, as the Small Business Administration. Continue reading

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