The refusal to fund the kneecap is an “attack on culture”
8 hours ago
By: Bernadette Allen, BBC News NI
BBCWest Belfast rap group Kneecap have been granted High Court permission to take legal action against the UK government for preventing them from receiving a grant of £15,000.
The group have been granted permission to seek a judicial review into claims that the refusal of the grant constitutes discrimination against them due to their nationality and political views.
A judge agreed to set the case down for a full hearing in November, after the group returned from a series of concerts in the United States.
Outside court, band member DJ Próvaí said the action was not about money.
“This is an attack on artistic culture, an attack on the Good Friday Agreement and an attack on us and our way of expressing ourselves," he said.
PAIn December , Kneecap has applied for a grant to support UK-recorded artists in global markets.
Rappers' application for the Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS) would have been shortlisted and approved by a British Phonographic Industry (BPI) panel.
However, the initiative is overseen by the Department of Business and Commerce and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport at Westminster, and the British Secretary of State for Business, Kemi Badenoch, decided to refuse the funding.
8 hours ago
By: Bernadette Allen, BBC News NI
BBCWest Belfast rap group Kneecap have been granted High Court permission to take legal action against the UK government for preventing them from receiving a grant of £15,000.
The group have been granted permission to seek a judicial review into claims that the refusal of the grant constitutes discrimination against them due to their nationality and political views.
A judge agreed to set the case down for a full hearing in November, after the group returned from a series of concerts in the United States.
Outside court, band member DJ Próvaí said the action was not about money.
“This is an attack on artistic culture, an attack on the Good Friday Agreement and an attack on us and our way of expressing ourselves," he said.
PAIn December , Kneecap has applied for a grant to support UK-recorded artists in global markets.
Rappers' application for the Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS) would have been shortlisted and approved by a British Phonographic Industry (BPI) panel.
However, the initiative is overseen by the Department of Business and Commerce and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport at Westminster, and the British Secretary of State for Business, Kemi Badenoch, decided to refuse the funding.
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