Venues nationwide launch #OneYearDark awareness campaign After a full year of venue closure's due to COVID-19, NIVA is launching the "One Year Dark" campaign to help raise awareness.
Spotify donates half a million dollars to the National Independent Venue Association Spotify has made the second-largest donation to the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) to date.
Save Our Stages launches SOSFEST featuring Major Lazer, Dillon Francis, Miley Cyrus, and more Tune into Save Our Stages' SOSFEST on Youtube Music from October 16 - 18.
YouTube and NIVA form Save Our Stages initiative YouTube and NIVA will work on programming geared towards bringing live performances back to venues safely.
90 percent of independent venues in jeopardy of shuttering without federal funding, study shows The National Independent Venue Association reports that without federal funding, many venues may be forced into permanent closures