BLACK HISTORY MONTH: FREEDOM NOW, AND OTHER JAMS
A special issue on the impact of jazz. (1/25a)
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RAINMAKERS
Bring your umbrella.
GRAMMYS: WHERE TO FROM HERE?
After the snubs, the show.
HOW TO FIND 11,780 VOTES
It's the way all the biggest mob bosses did it.
MOVING THE NEEDLE
When vaccination schedules and touring schedules meet.
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Bob Geldof has penned an open letter to the U.K.’s Prime Minister Theresa May—who is currently negotiating a Brexit deal with the European Commission—laying out the high cost of an exit from the EU for musicians and urging a rethink.
Ed Sheeran, Rita Ora, Damon Albarn, Jarvis Cocker, Brian Eno and others back Geldorf, reports the Observer, writing: “We are about to make a very serious mistake regarding our giant industry and the vast pool of yet undiscovered genius that lives on this little island.”
Geldof says that Brexit will have a negative impact on touring, sales, copyright legislation, and royalty collection for U.K. musicians in Europe, adding that the already impacted pound has resulted in “hugely increased equipment costs, studio hire, and touring costs.”