calling on the government to introduce measures such as tax incentives to the industry. let s talk to the chief executive of uk music. thank you for talking to me this morning. 69,000 jobs wiped out. what s it going to take for the sector to recover? tt’s sector to recover? it s heartbreaking, - sector to recover? it s heartbreaking, isn t i sector to recover? it sl heartbreaking, isn t it? sector to recover? tt s heartbreaking, isn t it? if you look at the level spree pandemic the music industry generated millions of pounds for the economy, supported 200,000 jobs, pounds for the economy, supported 200,000jobs, covid pounds for the economy, supported 200,000 jobs, covid 19 hits overnight. you see billions wiped off the value of the industry and musicians, crew members were not able to work. musicians could not work, live events could not happen, those working in the sector were impacted, three quarters in the sector are self employed or freelance, some of them are not able to get sup
or perform. according to uk music, musicians lost two thirds of their income last year as a result of covid 19. so what other alternative revenue streams are out there for them? two musicians in brooklyn have decided to try to make a living by creating personalised songs and jingles for customers. so do people want to pay for a song that s specifically tailored to their tastes and interests? joining me now is omayya atout, who s the co founder of songlorious. and this is what your company doesn t have you been busy? irate doesn t have you been busy? we been doesn t have you been busy? - been having tremendous success for the number of requests we get for personalised songs. there is a real want, a deep seated want, for music to represent your own story. i’m represent your own story. i m ust represent your own story. i m just assuming represent your own story. i m just assuming people are using these customised songs on all of their social media outlets,
insurance scheme, mps have warned. a new report by the public accounts committee also said freelancers and crew members had missed out on financial support, despite having no work. the black dear country music festival in kent would have been one of the first festival is to open their gates with the event originally due to kick off this weekend, but in the final stage of opening was postponed, the festival was cancelled. with me now is a festival s organiser and i am also joined byjamie, who with the chief executive of the uk music, which is the umbrella organisation representing the collective interests of the production side of the uk s commercial music industry. jamie andjill, the uk s commercial music industry. jamie and jill, welcome to both of you today. jill, let me begin with you today. jill, let me begin with you and even a relatively small festival like yours takes a lot of organising. how faralong in festival like yours takes a lot of organising. how far along in the plannin
about a russian military ship that has fired warning shots at a royal navy destroyer, after claiming it had entered russian territory in the black sea. in a tweet, the ministry of defence has dismissed reports from russia that warning shots were fired at hms defender, insisting it was a routine gunnery exercise and the royal navy vessel was conducting innocent passage through ukrainian territorial waters in accordance with international law . more now on the uncertain future for uk festivals, as mps warn the industry is under threat without government backed insurance scheme. earlier my colleague annita mcveigh spoke to gill tee, the director of black deer country music festival which would have been one of the first festivals to open their gates, as well as jamie njoku goodwin. he is the chief executive of uk music. we are up to 17,000 capacity festival. we were already on site