{"id":371969,"date":"2026-08-21T13:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/gov-should-support-indie-musicians-if-they-want-more-arctic-monkeys\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T13:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T12:00:04","slug":"gov-should-support-indie-musicians-if-they-want-more-arctic-monkeys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/gov-should-support-indie-musicians-if-they-want-more-arctic-monkeys\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Gov should support indie musicians if they want more Arctic Monkeys&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/-4YdlM1NW8o\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'Gov should support indie musicians if they want more Arctic Monkeys'\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-4YdlM1NW8o\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The government needs to support and recognise the economic contribution of indie touring artists, because &quot;one day they might be Coldplay, Ed Sheeran or the Arctic Monkeys&quot;, lead singer of the Mystery Jets tells us.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Blaine Harrison speaks to our Culture Correspondent, Minnie Stephenson, and urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to &quot;follow his heart&quot; and support the music industry, as the band releases its new album, &#8216;A Hole To See The Sky Through&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>#News #Channel4News #Music #MysteryJets #AI<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government needs to support and recognise the economic contribution of indie touring artists, because &quot;one day they might be Coldplay, Ed Sheeran or the Arctic Monkeys&quot;, lead singer of the Mystery Jets tells us. 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