Warner Music UK
From Black History Month in October 2021, the Foundation has been working with Warner Music UK to build a grassroots anti-racism and equality movement that will raise awareness of racism and use music and its associated industries to bring communities together around shared passions and interests.
The programme represents an organisational investment in young people to build skills across the music industry and engage with mentors and artists, as well as meet the commitment of Warner's to promote equality, diversity and inclusion through, and in, the music industry.
“Our partnership with the Rio Ferdinand Foundation is already helping us reach people we couldn’t go to before – we are learning from RFF how to move fast and effectively. The relationship is also helping us spread our support geographically and move towards a less metropolitan approach. I’m really pleased that Rio wanted to extend and expand our collaboration to reach more young people, and I hope this will be the first step in a continued programme. Our industry still has a long way to go before it’s demographics truly reflect those of music fans, but programmes like this are helping us to make a start towards real long-term change and help a whole group of people realise the music business can and will find homes for them.”
