Covid-19: UK Music calls for Danish-style compensation fund

The fund is one of several measures proposed by the the industry umbrella group to mitigate the worst effects of the coronavirus crisis

UK Music's acting CEO, Tom Kiehl © UK Music

Tom Kiehl, acting CEO of UK Music, has called on the British government to put in place a “framework of support” for the country’s music industry, including compensating businesses for loss of earnings, to combat the impact of coronavirus.

Warning the pandemic could deal a “hammer blow” to the UK music industry, in a letter sent today (13 March) to culture secretary Oliver Dowden he urges the government work with the sector to limit the damage from Covid-19 and…

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