Brits Rising Star winner Myles Smith urged the Government, companies that own venues, and music executives, to “protect” industry foundations and help save grassroots venues, in his acceptance speech.
The singer, 26, from Luton, Bedfordshire, who already has two top-10 singles in the UK chart, said: “I was raised by a single mum on free school meals in a state school that only had instruments because of government-backed schemes.
