Breadcrumb Home Rescue The Roots Press Coverage Copy URL https://www.youthmusic.org.uk/rescue-roots/rescue-roots-press-coverage Rescue The Roots Press Coverage See how our ground-breaking Rescue The Roots campaign is making the headlines. Copy URL https://www.youthmusic.org.uk/rescue-roots/rescue-roots-press-coverage Rescue The Roots Press Coverage See how our ground-breaking Rescue The Roots campaign is making the headlines. PRESS HIGHLIGHTS Rolling Stone Leading charity warns that young people could lose access to UK grassroots music projects within a decade. Read more NME Young people could lose access to UK grassroots music projects within 10 years, new research finds. Read more Independent Youth Music launches Rescue the Roots campaign to save grassroots projects. Read more Huck Magazine Jordan Stephens gets tattoo inked in support of UK grassroots youth music. Read more DJ Mag Youth Music launches £1 million fundraising campaign to save grassroots projects. Read more Music Teacher Youth Music launches campaign to save grassroots music. Read more Far Out Magazine Rescue the Roots: Saving the UK’s grassroots music means saving the next wave of stars. Read more Music Ally Campaign launches to stave off crisis for UK’s youth music projects. Read more Dork Rizzle Kicks’ Jordan Stephens supports campaign to save UK youth music projects Read more Prev Next TV HIGHLIGHTS Band English Teacher and Youth Music CEO Matt Griffins talk to Channel 4 about the crisis affecting the youth music grassroots sector. Watch the Interview PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS The Price of Music Steve Lamacq and Music Ally's Stuart Dredge interview Youth Music's CEO Matt Griffiths. Read more DROWNED IN SOUND Sean Adams speaks with Matt Griffiths, CEO of Youth Music, about hidden inequalities in the music industry. Read more Prev Next RADIO HIGHLIGHTS BBC Radio 6 with Huw Stephens Huw Stephens is joined by Matt Griffiths, CEO of Youth Music, to discuss young people's changing relationships to music. Read more LBC Rizzle Kicks star says children 'rely' on online communities for connection as he says 'boredom' to blame for rising crime. Read more LBC Another great interview with LBC Radio, this time with Youth Music's CEO, Matt Griffiths. Read more Prev Next Press release Read Youth Music’s Urgent Call to Save Grassroots Music.41% of grassroots youth music projects are at risk. Youth Music’s £1m ‘Rescue the Roots’ campaign will match every pound raised to protect young people’s access to music. Read our Rescue The Roots press release Latest News news Youth, arts, and creative education: what’s changing in 2026? Youth, arts and creative education are shifting in 2026 as new Government strategies reshape funding, curriculum, inclusion and youth voice. Discover key wins, gaps and what the changes mean ahead. Read more news More funding. New systems. A permanent CEO: Youth Music in 2026 Discover Youth Music’s 2026 funding updates, new grants system, leadership changes and expanded support for young creatives, grassroots projects and inclusive music opportunities nationwide. Read more news NextGen Fund Creatives: Where Are They Now? From Glastonbury stages to record deals and magazine covers, our NextGen Fund creatives are making waves. Thanks to vital support from music rights champion PPL, BINA., JayaHadADream and StudioWyzz turned their grants into game-changing careers. Read more news Youth Music unveils Ones to Watch 2026: the artists shaping the future of UK music Meet Youth Music’s Ones to Watch 2026. 20 bold, genre-pushing artists shaping the future of UK music, supported through our NextGen Fund and powered by Wingstop. Read more news Trailblazer Round 10 - Grant Awards Discover the 32 organisations funded through Trailblazer Fund Round 10. Read more news Catalyser Round 5 - Grant Awards Discover the 44 organisations funded through Catalyser Fund Round 5. Read more news Youth Music Seeks New PR Agency Partner We're looking for a PR agency partner in 2026, as we continue to increase our focus on growing fundraising and influencing policymakers. Read more news Farewell Matt Griffiths: 13 years of Championing Young People After 13 transformative years, Matt Griffiths steps down as CEO of Youth Music. Discover his achievements, impact on young people, and how the charity is navigating this leadership transition. Read more news Just the Way It Is? Our new report exposes alarming harm facing young people in the music industries Young creatives are speaking out about unsafe, unfair and discriminatory conditions in the music industries. Our new report reveals the scale of harm and the changes needed to create safer, fairer workplaces. Read more news Do What You Love or Do What Pays? The NextGen Creative Dilemma Explore the challenges young musicians face in balancing creativity and financial survival, highlighting stories from the NextGen community and the realities of pursuing a music career. Read more View all latest news Prev Next
Rolling Stone Leading charity warns that young people could lose access to UK grassroots music projects within a decade. Read more
NME Young people could lose access to UK grassroots music projects within 10 years, new research finds. Read more
Far Out Magazine Rescue the Roots: Saving the UK’s grassroots music means saving the next wave of stars. Read more
The Price of Music Steve Lamacq and Music Ally's Stuart Dredge interview Youth Music's CEO Matt Griffiths. Read more
DROWNED IN SOUND Sean Adams speaks with Matt Griffiths, CEO of Youth Music, about hidden inequalities in the music industry. Read more
BBC Radio 6 with Huw Stephens Huw Stephens is joined by Matt Griffiths, CEO of Youth Music, to discuss young people's changing relationships to music. Read more
LBC Rizzle Kicks star says children 'rely' on online communities for connection as he says 'boredom' to blame for rising crime. Read more
LBC Another great interview with LBC Radio, this time with Youth Music's CEO, Matt Griffiths. Read more
news Youth, arts, and creative education: what’s changing in 2026? Youth, arts and creative education are shifting in 2026 as new Government strategies reshape funding, curriculum, inclusion and youth voice. Discover key wins, gaps and what the changes mean ahead. Read more
news More funding. New systems. A permanent CEO: Youth Music in 2026 Discover Youth Music’s 2026 funding updates, new grants system, leadership changes and expanded support for young creatives, grassroots projects and inclusive music opportunities nationwide. Read more
news NextGen Fund Creatives: Where Are They Now? From Glastonbury stages to record deals and magazine covers, our NextGen Fund creatives are making waves. Thanks to vital support from music rights champion PPL, BINA., JayaHadADream and StudioWyzz turned their grants into game-changing careers. Read more
news Youth Music unveils Ones to Watch 2026: the artists shaping the future of UK music Meet Youth Music’s Ones to Watch 2026. 20 bold, genre-pushing artists shaping the future of UK music, supported through our NextGen Fund and powered by Wingstop. Read more
news Trailblazer Round 10 - Grant Awards Discover the 32 organisations funded through Trailblazer Fund Round 10. Read more
news Catalyser Round 5 - Grant Awards Discover the 44 organisations funded through Catalyser Fund Round 5. Read more
news Youth Music Seeks New PR Agency Partner We're looking for a PR agency partner in 2026, as we continue to increase our focus on growing fundraising and influencing policymakers. Read more
news Farewell Matt Griffiths: 13 years of Championing Young People After 13 transformative years, Matt Griffiths steps down as CEO of Youth Music. Discover his achievements, impact on young people, and how the charity is navigating this leadership transition. Read more
news Just the Way It Is? Our new report exposes alarming harm facing young people in the music industries Young creatives are speaking out about unsafe, unfair and discriminatory conditions in the music industries. Our new report reveals the scale of harm and the changes needed to create safer, fairer workplaces. Read more
news Do What You Love or Do What Pays? The NextGen Creative Dilemma Explore the challenges young musicians face in balancing creativity and financial survival, highlighting stories from the NextGen community and the realities of pursuing a music career. Read more
