A third (34%) of professional British musicians are considering abandoning the industry completely, because of the financial difficulties they face during the pandemic, a survey of 2,000 members of the Musicians’ Union has found. Almost half (47%) have already found work outside their industry, Dazed reports.

More than 350 people, predominantly women, have contacted the UK Musician's Union, detailing cases of harassment, discrimination and abuse of power. The complaints included rape and sexual abuse - but more than four in five (85%) of the victims did not report the incidents "because they think they won't be listened to or they won't […]