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Australia calling! With COVID-19 leaving a shortage of staff in the live music industry, the lack of workforce could threaten the future of Australian live music: scenestr scenestr.com.au/music/music-in…

Our CEO Mark Davyd will be hosting a webinar on facebook at 4pm for supporters, on how to use the Red List map. Pls share with like minded people so we can teach everyone how to donate, share, contact and write. Link: bit.ly/2IywMrP

"The development offered a significant boost to the embattled live sector, which has been at a standstill since the spring touring shutdown, and its chances of resuming full-capacity shows in 2021." Read more here: Music Week musicweek.com/live/read/musi…

"I urge other artists to help. We all have touring crew, we won't be able to stick the show on without them..." Niall Horan on the success of his global livestream, click the link below to find out more musicweek.com/live/read/nial…

Case study: London - insight into just how much the live music sector can contribute to the overall economy: Standard News standard.co.uk/news/london/pl…

With coronavirus having a devastating impact on the live music business, what does it hold for those trying to enter the industry? UHI hosts #UHIMusicLive sessions to support current and past alumni: Ross-shire Journal ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/uhi-backs…

New possibilities for the future of live music implemented through law in New South Wales, Australia - a change that is 'monumental': The Guardian theguardian.com/culture/2020/n…

A newly created organisation NIVA - National Independent Venue Association has the purpose to 'preserve and nurture the ecosystem of independent live performance venues' in the US, with one its board members being Newark Symphony Hall's CEO Taneshia Nash Laird: njdotcom nj.com/news/2020/11/m…

Venues in Tier 0 or Tier 1 places in Scotland are allowed to remain open for business with certain restrictions put in place, such as having seated crowds and enforcing strict distancing: The Scotsman scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-…

‘If we can’t raise the cash, closure is imminent’: the vital music venues facing extinction by Easter telegraph.co.uk/music/news/can…

A popular alternative in response to the global touring shutdown has been live streaming, which shows the possibilities that technology offers and widens its usage as a medium for music in the future: Music Week musicweek.com/digital/read/m…

NEW BLOG POST: Paul Carr writes for Live Music Exchange, summarising key findings and recommendations from his recent report for the Welsh Govt on the impact of Covid-19, and reflecting on the research process. livemusicexchange.org/blog/covid-and…

Did the UK government really scupper a deal to allow musicians to work visa free in the EU? Apparently so: completemusicupdate.com/article/music-…

NEW BLOG POST: LMX student interns Brooke Harwood and Jolene Zhu Zhou discuss some of the developments in live music that have arisen over the last year, and look at their potential beyond the pandemic. livemusicexchange.org/blog/looking-b…

New Call for Papers work work on working in music across national borders: wim.hypotheses.org/1718

Live Music Exchange's Adam Behr on the contribution of HE to the broader value of the arts, including live music, and the risks of proposed cuts to arts courses. theconversation.com/arts-education… via The Conversation

BLOG POST: LMX's adam behr, with Dr Patrycja Rozbicka 🎶 and Craig Hamilton, discusses the impact of the delayed lockdown easing on music venues. Without swift support, there's a high risk of permanent closures. livemusicexchange.org/blog/lockdown-…