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mental health services over the past two years.The charity, which supports professional musicians in the UK, has warned of a growing mental health crisis in the industry, reporting a 200 per cent increase in people engaging with their services.Help Musicians has a dedicated mental health service called Music Minds Matter, a free, 24/7 service which was launched last year and allows musicians access to counsellors who offer emotional support, advice and information.According to the charity, the burgeoning mental health crisis is connected to financial issues, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic which temporarily brought touring to a halt.“Music is a serious career,” head of Help Musicians Joe Hastings told the BBC. “People creating music work incredibly hard and have very difficult schedules.“It’s a very competitive industry, lots of late nights and time away from home.”He added: “People need to be respected for their abilities and skills, which needs to be reflected in what they earn and the level of skill involved.”One Bristol-based performer said the charity paid for 10 sessions of therapy.

NME about the “dangerous” impact that touring can have on musicians, while offering up help and advice for World Mental Health Day.As mental health charity Mind have reported, research has shown that people working in the music industry are “more prone to mental health problems than the general population”, with “musicians being up to three times more likely to suffer from depression”. Financial pressures, isolation, lifestyle and addiction are often named as factors.Recent years have seen the likes of Lewis Capaldi, Sam Fender, Shawn Mendes and Wet Leg all cancel shows while citing mental health as the reason.

Sam Fender has postponed the final two in-store shows of his current UK tour after one of his tour crew came down with COVID-19.The North Shields singer-songwriter was due to play the Sheffield Foundry tonight (December 15) and Fat Sams in Dundee tomorrow (December 16), but he has had to call both shows off following the crew member’s illness.“End of year shocker,” he wrote on his Instagram Story. “There’s been a case of COVID in our touring party so the in-store shows in Sheffield and Dundee tomorrow will be moved to next year.

Sam Fender has postponed his Glasgow shows in order for him and his band to get tested for COVID-19.The singer’s two shows were scheduled to take place at Barrowlands on 7-8 September as part of his UK tour. However, in a post on his Instagram Story, Fender said some of his touring crew members had been experiencing a heavy cough.

coronavirus cases have been linked to this year’s Boardmasters Festival, it has been reported.According to health officials (via The Guardian), 4,700 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 confirmed they had attended the Cornish festival, which took place from August 11-15 and was attended by about 50,000 people, or had connections to it. About three-quarters of those who tested positive are aged 16-21 and about 800 live in the county.The Newquay-based festival, which featured performances from Foals, Gorillaz, Kano, Jorja Smith, Blossoms, Sam Fender, Lianne La Havas and more, required all ticket-holders aged 11 and over to demonstrate their coronavirus status through the NHS COVID app before being permitted entry.Festival-goers who

A ‘socially distanced’ concert — is this the future for music lovers? In the U.K., the country saw its first socially distanced concert on Tuesday.Around 2,500 fans gathered at a park in Newcastle to watch a show by musician Sam Fender.But instead of people standing all together, groups of five are separated on metal platforms.Meanwhile, fans in Toronto were treated to an outdoor concert Thursday night — drive-in style. This might be the Space Age suit you wear to concerts during COVID-19 Concertgoers enjoyed the Reklaws from the comfort of their cars.The new venue is located by the city’s waterfront.

ENGLAND - Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, U.K. concert organizers found a way to safely bring back the music with what they said was the first ever socially distanced outdoor concert.The Virgin Money Unity Arena is a new pop-up venue in England that is dedicated to providing a safe concert-going experience during COVID-19 times.The company organized an outdoor concert for 2,500 people at the arena in Gosforth Park, Newcastle, on Aug.

coronavirus days of sweaty mosh pits and shoulder-to-shoulder crowds. It’s likely going to be a while before we get back to that carefree state — if ever.The U.K.

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Just last week, some of music's biggest stars came together for a cover of Foo Fighters' "Times Like These," for the BBC Radio 1 Stay Home Live Lounge's COVID-19 relief efforts.The Foo Fighters themselves were joined virtually by 5 Seconds of Summer, AJ Tracey, Anne-Marie, Bastille, Biffy Clyro, Celeste, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Dermot Kennedy, Dua Lipa, Ellie Goulding, Grace Carter, Hailee Steinfeld, Jess Glynne, Mabel, Paloma Faith, Rag’n’Bone Man, Rita Ora, Royal Blood, Sam Fender, Sean Paul, Sigrid, YUNGBLUD and Zara Larsson.But the star-studded rendition of the timely tune isn't the only time stars have taken on Foo Fighters classics. We've compiled our favorite covers.

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The BBC Radio 1 Stay Home Live Lounge brought together (virtually) some of the music world's biggest superstars to perform a heartwarming cover of Foo Fighters’ “Times Like These” to raise money for those in need during the COVID-19 crisis.The Foo Fighters themselves were included in the uplifting performance, joined in the comfort of their own homes by 5 Seconds of Summer, AJ Tracey, Anne-Marie, Bastille, Biffy Clyro, Celeste, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Dermot Kennedy, Dua Lipa, Ellie Goulding, Grace Carter, Hailee Steinfeld, Jess Glynne, Mabel, Paloma Faith, Rag’n’Bone Man, Rita Ora, Royal Blood, Sam Fender, Sean Paul, Sigrid, YUNGBLUD and Zara Larsson."It's times like these you learn to live again / It's times like these you give and give

They'll be joined by the likes of Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Yungblud and many more for the Live Lounge cover...

The cover will raise money for Comic Relief and Children In Need

The band were due to headline their hometown's Victoria Park this summer