Hundreds of acts join online campaign urging Government aid for music industry

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the #LetTheMusicPlay campaign, in a bid to save the UK’s music scene.The campaign launched yesterday, with the likes of Paul McCartney, The Cure, Dua Lipa, Radiohead, Nick Cave, Ed Sheeran, Dizzee Rascal, Liam Gallagher and PJ Harvey among the 1,500 artists who signed an open letter to he Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Oliver Dowden – in a bid to “show the vital importance of the UK’s live music industry, ensure the Government cannot ignore live music and make noise to get the public and financial support the industry needs to survive”.In the wake of restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 crisis and lockdown, the Music Venue Trust have called for a £50million cash injection to save the “world-beating £5.2billion

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Ed Sheeran, Lewis Capaldi, and Rita Ora are among the stars calling on the U.K. government to assist those working in the live music industry in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.More than 1,500 artists, including Rod Stewart, Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones, Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Sam Smith, and Liam Gallagher, have signed a joint letter, warning the future is “bleak” for hundreds of thousands of workers in the sector.Addressed to Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden appealing for sector specific support, the note says: “U.K.

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coronavirus pandemic. Ed Sheeran, Little Mix, Lewis Capaldi, The Rolling Stones and Sir Paul McCartney are among the 1,500 acts who have signed the open letter calling for aid for those who work in the live music industry. Other stars involved include Annie Lennox, Dua Lipa, Skepta, Rita Ora, Sam Smith and Sir Rod Stewart, as well as Coldplay, Eric Clapton, Liam Gallagher, Lewis Capaldi, Iron Maiden and more who have got the hashtag #LetTheMusicPlay trending. The artists have written an open letter to Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Oliver Dowden, to support the industry after live gigs and festivals were all cancelled due to the pandemic. In order to stop the spread of coronavirus, large gatherings were banned

Naman Ramachandran Ed Sheeran, Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones are amongst the more than 1,500 musicians who have signed an open letter to U.K. Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden demanding support for the live music industry that has been severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.“With no end to social distancing in sight or financial support from government yet agreed, the future for concerts and festivals and the hundreds of thousands of people who work in them looks bleak,” the letter states.

Radiohead, The Cure, Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Johnny Marr, Dizzee Rascal, Primal Scream, Paul McCartney, Dua Lipa, The Rolling Stones and Coldplay are among the huge list of artists who have signed an open letter to the government for the #LetTheMusicPlay campaign – demanding immediate action to prevent “catastrophic damage” to the music industry in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown.Last month, the Music Venue Trust have penned a letter signed by over 560 of their venues calling for a £50million cash injection to save the “world-beating £5.2billion per year music industry”, allowing these spaces to “hibernate” until October and prevent their permanent closure.

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