Black Music Events ‘Cancelled or Shut Down More’ than White-Led Events

Racial bias in London music event licensing, report says

Genres including Afrobeats, hip-hop and R&B are routinely flagged as "high risk", a report finds.

Study finds Black music events ‘cancelled or shut down more’ than white events

A report found that the Black and South Asian music sector ‘still faces deep systemic and institutional barriers that limit even more success’

Black music events ‘cancelled or shut down more’ than white-led events

A report found that the black and South Asian music sector ‘still faces deep systemic and institutional barriers that limit even more success’.

New report warns of systemic racial bias in licensing for music events in London

An extensive two-year investigation has uncovered evidence of systemic racial bias related to licensing in London's live music scene.

Report highlights inequality in licensing and policing of London’s Black and South Asian music events

UK-based organisation Black Lives in Music (BLiM) has launched a new report titled Race Equality in Music Event Licensing (REMEL) – which it says is “the most comprehensive investigation to date into how licensing and policing shape the fortunes of Black and South Asian artists, promoters and venues in London.” The post is from Music Ally.

Barriers facing black and south Asian music events ‘cost London up to £141m a year’

Investigation finds racial inequality in live music industry rife and many genres labelled ‘high risk’ despite lack of evidence Black and south Asian music events in London face disproportionate cancellations, restrictions and licensing barriers compared with white events, according to a two-year…