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 Music at The Great Escape 2025 We headed down to Brighton for three days of sun and sounds at The Great Escape, catching performances from Youth Music NextGen Fund and community artists, plus hosting our 'Next Generation Day' panels with BBC Introducing. Read more news Grassroots Music Projects: A Lifeline for Youth Mental Health With youth mental health in crisis, grassroots youth music projects provide a lifeline. We explore how music helps young people process trauma, feel heard, and build brighter futures - and how we can save these vital spaces before they disappear. Read more news Jodie Bryant Joins Youth Music As New Ambassador Jodie Bryant, known for presenting the BBC Radio 1’s Future Pop show and championing new musical talent, joins Youth Music as an ambassador. Read more news Outernet Venues Commits to Yearlong Youth Music Partnership Supporting 'Rescue the Roots' Outernet Venues has committed to its first ever yearlong charity partnership which puts young creatives centre stage, raising vital funds for ‘Rescue the Roots’. Read more news One box isn’t enough - How we’re rethinking diversity data at Youth Music At Youth Music, we’re reworking how we collect diversity data—placing inclusive language and lived experience at the centre. Find out what we’ve learned so far. Read more news What Went Down at Our 'Rescue the Roots' Industry Launch Event We celebrated the launch of our 'Rescue the Roots' fundraising campaign with an industry launch event at The Lower Third in London on 9th April. From a panel to performances and tasty takeout, find out what went down. Read more news NextGen Community Event: Making Your Mark as an Independent Creative In association with Bandcamp and YGN, our second London-based NextGen Community event of 2025 explored how independent artists and creatives can stand out in 2025. Read more news Flip The Beat Challenge with Soundtrap and Supermann on da beat We've teamed up with Soundtrap and Youth Music NextGen Fund producer Supermann on da beat for the 2025 Flip The Beat Challenge. Remix an exclusive beat from Supermann in Soundtrap, showcase your sound, and win big! Read more news Anthony Burrill Designs Protest 'Rescue the Roots' T-Shirts Renowned graphic artist Anthony Burrill has designed protest t-shirts to rally support for our ‘Rescue the Roots’ campaign. Read more news Trailblazer Round 8 - Grant Awards Discover the 36 organisations funded through Trailblazer Fund Round 8. 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 Music at The Great Escape 2025 We headed down to Brighton for three days of sun and sounds at The Great Escape, catching performances from Youth Music NextGen Fund and community artists, plus hosting our 'Next Generation Day' panels with BBC Introducing. Read more
news Grassroots Music Projects: A Lifeline for Youth Mental Health With youth mental health in crisis, grassroots youth music projects provide a lifeline. We explore how music helps young people process trauma, feel heard, and build brighter futures - and how we can save these vital spaces before they disappear. Read more
news Jodie Bryant Joins Youth Music As New Ambassador Jodie Bryant, known for presenting the BBC Radio 1’s Future Pop show and championing new musical talent, joins Youth Music as an ambassador. Read more
news Outernet Venues Commits to Yearlong Youth Music Partnership Supporting 'Rescue the Roots' Outernet Venues has committed to its first ever yearlong charity partnership which puts young creatives centre stage, raising vital funds for ‘Rescue the Roots’. Read more
news One box isn’t enough - How we’re rethinking diversity data at Youth Music At Youth Music, we’re reworking how we collect diversity data—placing inclusive language and lived experience at the centre. Find out what we’ve learned so far. Read more
news What Went Down at Our 'Rescue the Roots' Industry Launch Event We celebrated the launch of our 'Rescue the Roots' fundraising campaign with an industry launch event at The Lower Third in London on 9th April. From a panel to performances and tasty takeout, find out what went down. Read more
news NextGen Community Event: Making Your Mark as an Independent Creative In association with Bandcamp and YGN, our second London-based NextGen Community event of 2025 explored how independent artists and creatives can stand out in 2025. Read more
news Flip The Beat Challenge with Soundtrap and Supermann on da beat We've teamed up with Soundtrap and Youth Music NextGen Fund producer Supermann on da beat for the 2025 Flip The Beat Challenge. Remix an exclusive beat from Supermann in Soundtrap, showcase your sound, and win big! Read more
news Anthony Burrill Designs Protest 'Rescue the Roots' T-Shirts Renowned graphic artist Anthony Burrill has designed protest t-shirts to rally support for our ‘Rescue the Roots’ campaign. Read more
news Trailblazer Round 8 - Grant Awards Discover the 36 organisations funded through Trailblazer Fund Round 8. Read more
