Industry leaders call for backing for Our BBC Our Music campaign: “We cannot solely provide goodwill in order to secure the beauty of music”

UK Music has launched the ‘Our BBC: Our Music’ campaign, which works to protect the BBC’s government funding and enable it to continue creating opportunities for emerging talent across the country. Speaking in Parliament last night (Monday October 19), MPs, industry leaders and artists opened up about the importance of securing the funding, and argued that in “these very challenging times” we “simply can’t lose our creative ambition”. READ MORE: UK grassroots venues suffering from “the complete collapse of touring” – here’s how you can help The campaign comes in response to the two-year Royal Charter Review laid out by the UK Government, which analyses the BBC’s funding model ahead of a new charter being granted in 2027. However, due to ongoing financial pressures – which have so far resulted in a 10 per cent cut in its workforce – key figures from the music industry have come forward to highlight the impact the BBC has on the wider music ecosystem, and push for ministers to invest proportionately. View this post on Instagram At the event hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Music in Westminster, Director of Music at the BBC Lorna Clarke, highlighted how the British music...