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PRS for Music, the organisation that represents songwriters, composers, and music publishers across the UK, has launched its Back to Live Music Venue Prize.<\/p>\n
The nationwide competition will offer independent live music venues across the UK the chance to win one of six regional prizes of up to \u00a310,000, helping to improve live music experiences for the local community, music creators, performers, and music fans.<\/p>\n
The organisation, which represents over 160,000 individuals within the sector, said the prize was launched in the wake of an 84% decline in the number of live performance setlists reported to the organisation, falling from 124,000 in 2019 to 19,300 in 2021.<\/p>\n
PRS for Music\u2019s Back to Live Music Venue Prize competition will run throughout the year and is open to independent live music venues that are not part of a national brand. Venues can be bespoke music venues or be part of another business such as a pub or bar, as long as they had an established standalone live music offering before the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndependent live music venues are pivotal, not only in the music industry ecosystem, but within local communities, providing cultural spaces that inspire the next generation of singer-songwriters,\u201d the group said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the live music sector and music creators has been well-documented.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWith restrictions being lifted across the UK, music creators are eager to get back on stage and fans to once again enjoy live music. PRS for Music looks to support these venues on the road to recovery, as the sound of live music makes hearts beat and ears ring once more, bigger, and bolder than ever before.\u201d<\/p>\n
Judges are looking for live music venues at the heart of their communities in which the \u00a310,000 prize will make a real difference to the venue, music fans, and local music creators.<\/p>\n
Andrea Czapary Martin, chief executive of PRS for Music, said: \u201cBack to Live Music Venue Prize will shine a light on independent music venues across the UK. Venues play such an important part in the music industry ecosystem, with many featuring live performances by emerging talented songwriters and composers.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe look forward to music creators once again taking the stage, and revelling in the joy that live music brings with it. Last year, we launched our \u2018On with the Show\u2019 campaign to support our members returning to performing live, this initiative builds on that to ensure we can enjoy that live music.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n