Music News UK: The London Soundtrack Festival 2026 full programme unveiled

Exclusive series of Barbican Cinema screenings including Obsession, Emma and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Introductions with special guests including Norma Herrmann, Julian Nott and Rachel Portman

Pictured Top left to Bottom Right: David Arnold, Norma Herrmann, John Lunn, Rachel Portman, Julian Nott and Edith Bowman

Masterclasses with celebrated games, TV and film music composers, including Gareth Coker and Richard Jacques

In-conversation event with LSF headline composer David Arnold (Casino Royale, Independence Day, Sherlock)

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Music News UK: Update on Where It All Began Festival story

People Power Delivers: Where It All Began Festival Crowdfunder Closes at £117,000

No sponsors. No ads. Just community.

The grassroots festival ‘Where It All Began’ has closed its crowdfunder at an extraordinary £117,000, far exceeding expectations and offering a rare success story for the UK’s struggling independent festival sector.

Achieved without corporate sponsorship, paid advertising, Meta campaigns or major financial backers, the crowdfunder relied instead on word-of-mouth, a collaborative email campaign and large-scale community mobilisation. Notably, it launched without a line-up announcement or conventional marketing assets; a deliberate rejection of industry norms.

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Music News UK: Last chance to support Where It All Began Festival

Where It All Began: An independent UK Festival built by it’s community.

A final call to become an Original Founder of the UK’s first crowdfunded, not-for-profit grassroots festival.

£68,000 raised. No paid ads. No line-up. No corporate backers; just a powerful concept and a community backing independent culture.

A new UK festival is being built in a way the industry rarely sees. ‘Where It All Began’; a not-for-profit, strictly grassroots, independent event, has raised £68,000 through crowdfunding without spending a penny on paid advertising, without headline names as bait, and without relying on ticketing loans or major sponsors.

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Grace Parry to release new single Happy Valentine’s Day

On February 12, 2026, Wales-based artist Grace Parry is set to release Happy Valentine’s Day, a heartfelt love ballad and her first release since her life-altering stroke last year. The track delves into the theme of unreciprocated love and the fear of rejection when expressing one’s feelings.