The singer said in a video that he launched the fund after hearing about the poor state of music education in England from one of his former teachers.

The Ed Sheeran Foundation will advocate for greater access and funding to be devoted to young people learning instruments, having studio time, and training in all sectors of the music industry

Ed Sheeran, a longtime proponent of music education, has announced the launch of The Ed Sheeran Foundation in support of children’s access to instruments, studio time, and instructors to properly help young artists navigate the music industry.

Nick and Lauren's new programmes will begin in February, while Mary Anne Hobbs will return later in the spring with a new show

Lauren Laverne has announced she'll step back from BBC Radio 6 Music Breakfast Show and host a new programme. Last August, Laverne shared she had been diagnosed with cancer but was "expected to make a full recovery" as doctors had "caught it early".

Much loved presenter Lauren Laverne has announced she'll be stepping down from presenting the BBC 6 Music breakfast show. Lauren said it had been "a huge honour – and so much fun – to host the breakfast show for six wonderful years,

UK sales of recorded music topped the 2001 record of £2.2bn and Taylor Swift is to thank for a sizeable chunk, according to new figures released by the Digital Entertainment and Retail Association (ERA).

Noah Kahan had the year's most popular single with "Stick Season," which generated the equivalent of 1.99 million sales in Britain.

Subscriptions to streaming services and the revival of the popularity of vinyl pushed the UK music industry’s revenues to a record high last year at almost £2.4 billion, the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) said.