We’re thrilled to unveil an exciting new collaboration on Earth Day (Tuesday, 22 April 2025), featuring contributions from iconic UK & Irish artists such as Guy Garvey, The Pogues, Hot Wax, and many more.
We are looking for a capable, confident and enthusiastic Festival Coordinator to run our NO MUSIC ON A DEAD PLANET campaign stall on-site at festivals across the UK over the summer 2024 season.
NO MUSIC ON A DEAD PLANET teams up with WWF for Earth Hour
Music Declares Emergency and The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) have teamed up with some of their favourite artists for this year’s Earth Hour on Saturday 23rd March.
The tragic death of Ana Clara Benevides from heat exhaustion at a Taylor Swift gig in Rio has been followed by a deluge of opinion pieces, posts, and comments from prominent figures in the climate movement.
Blinded by the lights? Are gigs still about the performance?
Live shows are increasingly dependent on visuals and special effects. Is performance being surpassed by the show and what does that mean for a sustainable live future?
As if dealing with climate deniers wasn’t tough enough, artists are also faced with friendly fire and impossible demands when they speak out. Time to stop.
The Soup Dragons have joined forces with Music Declares Emergency for the release of their first new material in over three decades with an exclusive premier of their video for ‘No Music On A Dead Planet’.
Supporting climate action is no longer about altruism, it's a business imperative if we want to continue to see a stable and profitable music industry.
As K-pop artists headline festivals and K-pop tracks take over the charts, its power to build communities and drive change could be the perfect ally for the climate movement.
Music Declares Emergency has partnered with leading climate communications specialists On Road Media to offer artists a unique program that helps them talk about climate issues to their fans and the media with confidence.
Music Declares Emergency joined forces with Festival Republic for this year’s Reading and Leeds Festivals to put action on climate at the top of the agenda.
We're proud to launch our Music Industry Climate Packs - downloadable from www.musicdeclares.net - an accessible guide to greening the music industry - for businesses, artists and fans. Written by experts from Julie's Bicycle, Sony Music Publishing, ecolibrium and more.
The world comes together with one song to call for peace, unity and global collaboration to protect the planet.
A global project featuring bands, artists, and singers from every country in the world!
Dirty Money - Taking your cash out of the Climate Crisis - Online Panel Discussion
To celebrate Earth Day, Rough Trade and Music Declares Emergency present a panel conversation discussing how we can best use our money to stop fuelling the Climate Crisis. Join us on 19th April at 7pm GMT
From a bow maker to a carbon-neutral orchestra, find out more from these subject matter specialists working in the orchestral sector. November 10th at 2pm on zoom. Please register for the link!
Sunday 17th October will see the first Climate Music Blowout event in London.
Culminating in a show featuring a unique line-up of bespoke performances including a raft of special guests, the afternoon will see key music industry figures and artists discuss how the music industry, and the music community, can continue to play a key role in responding to the climate emergency
Join us at 11am on June 24 for a honest discussion around how the choir community can best respond to environmental challenges ahead and take positive action with regard to climate change.
Hosted by folk singer Sam Lee this audio broadcast, live on Youtube, will take you on a journey into the woods of Sussex to hear the unforgettable song of the nightingale. 11pm, Thursday 22nd April
Music in the Climate Crisis - free panel discussion
Rough Trade and Music Declares Emergency present Music in the Climate: How can record labels, record stores, and artists respond to the climate crisis? 7pm, Wednesday April 21
In advance of Earth Day 2021, The Beggars Group and Ninja Tune - two of the largest independent record label groups - have announced ambitious, industry leading environmental targets that will soon see both companies transform to a carbon negative position.
Celebrated the weekend after Earth Day, EARTH NIGHT is about harnessing the energy of the global nightlife scene to power solutions and generate climate action. All day, Sunday April 25th.
Classical Music in the Climate crisis - what do we do next?
Representatives from major classical UK institutions gather to discuss what the challenges are of the climate emergency to their organisation. 11am, Wed 21st April
Sam Lee & Soumick Datta In Conversations That Matter
Presented by Hawkwood and Music Declares Emergency, Sam and Soumik reflect on their lives as musicians and activists and how creativity can help save the planet.
Starting on April 19th, the UK Music industry will reinforce its commitment to action on the climate emergency with a series of announcements and artist reach outs in the week of Earth Day 2021
