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Music industry risks excluding working-class talent, says Tinie Tempah
UK NewsEntertainmentMusicMusic News•May 21, 2026 at 5:07 PMNational

Music industry risks excluding working-class talent, says Tinie Tempah

By Kevin Rawlinson•The Guardian - UK News

Singer Skye Newman also highlights how becoming a performer is becoming inaccessible to those without moneyThe music industry risks becoming a more hostile place for working-class artists, Tinie Tempah and Skye Newman have said at the Ivor Novello awards.Without work to save small music venues that act as cradles for nascent music scenes, and specific efforts to find and promote talent from diverse backgrounds, the industry is likely to miss out on the next big thing, they argued. Continue reading...

Singer Skye Newman also highlights how becoming a performer is becoming inaccessible to those without money

The music industry risks becoming a more hostile place for working-class artists, Tinie Tempah and Skye Newman have said at the Ivor Novello awards.

Without work to save small music venues that act as cradles for nascent music scenes, and specific efforts to find and promote talent from diverse backgrounds, the industry is likely to miss out on the next big thing, they argued.

Continue reading...

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