We Are Youth Music

We’ve raised £1 million for grassroots music. But it's not enough.

We’ve raised £1 million for grassroots youth music through Rescue the Roots, unlocking £2 million in total. But with projects under threat and demand soaring, thousands of young people still risk missing out.

Energiser Fund brings early years practitioners together

Early years partners gathered in Corby to share ideas, explore creative practice and reflect together as part of the Energiser Fund’s collaborative learning programme.

Headlines to Headliners: The Importance of Music Journalism in Grassroots Music Scenes

We teamed up with award-winning Welsh music platform Klust to host an evening of panel discussions, live performances and networking in Cardiff. 

Meet the Shift The Scene Recipients

Meet the recipients of Youth Music’s Shift The Scene Fund. These organisations are co-creating ambitious, inclusive creative programmes with Disabled young people and shifting how the sector designs access and opportunity.

Youth Music Supported Artists Winning Big

Artists supported by Youth Music are gaining major industry recognition, from award wins to festival stages. Discover how early support, including the NextGen Fund, is helping emerging talent break through.

Youth Music’s First‑Ever Fundraising Auction:

Young people across the UK are at risk of losing access to life‑changing music projects. Join Youth Music’s first-ever fundraising auction and help protect the future of grassroots music. Your bid can make a real difference

Announcing Our New CEO

Youth Music announces the appointment of Adam Joolia as our new CEO. Adam brings two decades of leadership in music and social change and will guide our next strategic phase focused on equity, youth voice and sector partnerships.

a young artist reflects on inequality and the graduate job crisis

Sambambo is a 27-year-old session saxophonist, freelance sound engineer and self-producing independent artist. 

During the final session of our recent Industry Connect Coalition event in Bristol, Sam raised the graduate job crisis as a key ‘elephant in the room’. Here is Sam’s take on what many young people are thinking. 

Sam Fender Tour Raises £50,000 for Youth Music

Sam Fender has raised £50,000 from 'People Watching Tour' ticket donations, to be match funded through our Rescue the Roots campaign.

Women's History Month: Young Women in Theatre Audio

This Women's History Month, NextGen writer Sarah Victoria shares her account of the challenges young women face in theatre audio, from everyday misogyny to unsafe working cultures, and the changes needed across the industry.