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Dr George Musgrave

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Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor), Goldsmiths University of London | Music, Mental Health, Culture, Psychosocial | Can Music Make You Sick? (2020) | The England No One Cares About (2024) | www.gold.ac.uk/icce/staff/musgrave-…

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Dr George Musgrave @drgmusgrave.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
To date, research into mental health and wellbeing in the creative industries has been dominated by the UK, USA and Europe. Proud to publish this major study on mental health in the Indian music industry - It’s Time to Talk 🇮🇳 doi.org/10.25602/GOL...
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Dr George Musgrave @drgmusgrave.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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It's Time To Talk About The Mental Health Crisis Facing The Indian Music Industry
Always The Underdog: The Mental Health Crisis In India’s Music Industry According to a new study, 3 out of every 4 Indian musicians struggle with mental health in some form, be it anxiety, depression...
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Dr George Musgrave @drgmusgrave.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
There are journal articles. And then there are game-changing journal articles with 122 co-authors from 31 countries and 6 continents developed over 2 years which shape a field. This is the latter www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Dr George Musgrave @drgmusgrave.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A psychosocial risk assessment specifically designed for companies in the creative industries, designed to support the development of healthier workplaces. Published today - the 'Creative Labour Sustainability Framework' (CLSF) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The ‘Creative Labour Sustainability Framework’: developing a governance-oriented risk assessment for harm prevention in the creative industries
Extant literature demonstrates an increased prevalence of mental distress and suicidality among those working in creative and media industries, including the music industry, acting/film/television,...
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Dr George Musgrave @drgmusgrave.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A psychosocial risk assessment specifically designed for companies in the creative industries, designed to support the development of healthier workplaces. Published today - the 'Creative Labour Sustainability Framework' (CLSF) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The ‘Creative Labour Sustainability Framework’: developing a governance-oriented risk assessment for harm prevention in the creative industries
Extant literature demonstrates an increased prevalence of mental distress and suicidality among those working in creative and media industries, including the music industry, acting/film/television,...
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Dr George Musgrave @drgmusgrave.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Psychic disjunctures in Denmark: Danish female musicians’ anxieties as a labour of believability journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Psychic disjunctures in Denmark: Danish female musicians’ anxieties as a labour of believability - George Musgrave, Sally Anne Gross, 2026
A recent survey (n=986) by this research team as part of a project entitled ‘When Music Speaks’ found that female, career-oriented musicians in Denmark were an ...
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Goldsmiths, University of London @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
A pioneering piece of research into the mental health of people working in the Indian music industry will be the first of its kind in India. It builds on Dr George Musgrave's previous research into musicians’ mental health and wellbeing. www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/it...
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Major Survey into Mental Health in the Indian Music Industry
‘It’s Time to Talk’ - one of the biggest surveys into mental health in the music industry, and the first such survey in India - launched on 10 November at the Soundscapes of India Fe...
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Music Ally @musically.com · 13/11/2025
New survey ‘It’s Time To Talk’ will examine Indian musicians’ mental health challenges Noida-based music school the Global Music Institute and Indian mental health service Tatva have partnered with Goldsmiths college and research consultancy Creative Empirical from London to conduct ‘It’s Time to…
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New survey ‘It’s Time To Talk’ will examine Indian musicians’ mental health challenges
Noida-based music school the Global Music Institute and Indian mental health service Tatva have partnered with Goldsmiths college and research consultancy Creative Empirical from London to conduct ‘It’s Time to Talk’ , an India-wide survey that seeks to “understand the scale, nature, and determinants” of mental health challenges among the country’s musicians and industry professionals. ‘It’s Time to Talk’ aims to deliver data-based insights that will “contribute towards building a safer, more empathetic, and sustainable music ecosystem in India”, says the press announcement.
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Dan Carney @astronautheart.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Publication from the last psychology research project I worked on - looking at the relationship between musicians’ social media use and their mental health… www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
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Frontiers | “Working in the content factory”: musicians’ social media use and mental health as seen through the lens of a transdiagnostic cognitive behavioural conceptualisation
Research shows that musicians are an at-risk occupational group for mental health difficulties and suicidality. Further, social media has become central to w...
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Ordo Fraterna Fibonacci @ordofibonacci.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
“Working in the content factory”: musicians’ social media use and mental health as seen through the lens of a transdiagnostic cognitive behavioural conceptualisation Frontiers www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
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Frontiers | “Working in the content factory”: musicians’ social media use and mental health as seen through the lens of a transdiagnostic cognitive behavioural conceptualisation
Research shows that musicians are an at-risk occupational group for mental health difficulties and suicidality. Further, social media has become central to w...
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Dr George Musgrave @drgmusgrave.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
@tomjoudrey.bsky.social Thanks for all the interest in my recent research Tom. Hope you’re well
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
V interesting article here suggesting Housing costs could be core to more sustainable incomes for artists/performers: #WeAreViable, aren’t we? Music careers, state support, and the political feasibility of a Basic Income for the Arts www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Nik Gunn @nikgunn.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Good piece by George Musgrave in Cultural Trends: "WeAreViable, aren’t we? Music careers, state support, and the political feasibility of a Basic Income for the Arts" Conclusion? If you want to support artists, you need a functioning, non-punitive welfare state. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Jeff Harrington @parnasse.com · 18/04/2025
Big article on a big problem, poverty being the primary driver, with niche genres suffering the worst. Those working as musicians, actors and entertainers were the highest risk group in which overall the suicide rate for males was 20% higher than the male average and for females was 69% higher.
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Frontiers | Musicians, the music industry, and suicide: epidemiology, risk factors, and suggested prevention approaches
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Alan Cross🇨🇦 @alancross.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
A new study warns of higher suicide risks among musicians #musicnews
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A new study warns of higher suicide risks among musicians
A new study on the mental well-being of musicians was carried out by the University of London and the results are not good. Its conclusion? “The music industry is a profoundly dangerous place.”
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DRE @deadredeyes.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Look out for your favorite musicians. It’s a rough time out there these days. www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
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Frontiers | Musicians, the music industry, and suicide: epidemiology, risk factors, and suggested prevention approaches
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ReCARETV @recaretv.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Free event! 'Safe for Work? Conversations about harm &the creative industries' May 9, Aston Uni, Birmingham Talks: Rohit Dasgupta, Tanya Horeck, Yuval Katz, Amelia Knott, Vicki Mayer, George Musgrave, Jack Newsinger, Karen Patel, Emily Coleman, Anamik Saha, Nina Willment, Mhairi Brennan, Helen Wood
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Safe for Work? Conversations about harm and the creative industries
The creative industries are often associated with pleasure but what about the harms associated with cultural work?
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Frontiers @frontiersin.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
The music industry faces a silent crisis: musicians have a significantly higher risk of suicide than the general population. Read more in Frontiers in Public Health: fro.ntiers.in/c2Kb or news site ⬇️ fro.ntiers.in/74bj
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Suicide, the music industry, and a call to action
Dr George Musgrave is both a musician and an academic, with first-hand experience of the music industry’s challenges. In this guest editorial, inspired by their
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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
🎸 Musicians, actors and entertainers are at a particularly high risk of suicide, according to international researchers who looked at mortality data from multiple countries
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How do we address the link between a music career and suicide?
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Euronews @euronews.com · 09/03/2025
New research from the UK and US has found that the music industry is not a safe profession due to its high risk of suicide and that women in the business are significantly more at risk.
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Female musicians at high risk of suicide, finds new study
New research from the UK and US has found that the music industry is not a safe profession due to its high risk of suicide and that women in the business are significantly more at risk.
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Goldsmiths, University of London @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
The music industry is an inherently dangerous place to work due to high levels of suicide among musicians, new research by Goldsmiths’ @drgmusgrave.bsky.social and Dr Dorian Lamis at Emory University School of Medicine reveals. Read the full story ⬇️ www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/mu...
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Suicide rates show music industry 'inherently dangerous place to work'
The music industry is an "inherently dangerous place to work" due to high levels of suicide among musicians, new research from Goldsmiths has found.
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Music Ally @musically.com · 07/03/2025
Study warns of heightened suicide rates among musicians There’s a worrying conclusion made by a new study on suicide rates: “The music industry is a profoundly dangerous place.”
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Study warns of heightened suicide rates among musicians
There’s a worrying conclusion made by a new study on suicide rates: “The music industry is a profoundly dangerous place.”
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Colm Gorey @colmgorey.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
A big thank you to @drgmusgrave.bsky.social and Dr Dorian Lamis for penning a great piece for the @frontiersin.bsky.social news site on the toll of death by suicide in the music industry, and the need for immediate action to support vulnerable artists. www.frontiersin.org/news/2025/03...
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Suicide, the music industry, and a call to action
Dr George Musgrave is both a musician and an academic, with first-hand experience of the music industry’s challenges. In this guest editorial, inspired by their
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de Lacey @delaceymusic.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Rest in Peace to Caspar Melville, one of the loveliest and warmest souls I’ve ever encountered in this sorry thing we call life. A great scholar, curious mind, and mentor to many. Devastating news, and such a huge loss 🕊️
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Damon K @dadadrummer.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Our industry is in crisis www.theguardian.com/music/2025/m...
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High suicide rates show music industry ‘profoundly dangerous’, researchers say
Calls for more support as study finds musicians in England and US have among highest rates of suicide
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Phil Castang MBE @philcastang.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
A very troubling read for the industry. We need to improve matters particularly for young musicians. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/m...
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High suicide rates show music industry ‘profoundly dangerous’, researchers say
Calls for more support as study finds musicians in England and US have among highest rates of suicide
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Dr George Musgrave @drgmusgrave.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
🚨 New publication 🚨 *Content warning, this post discusses suicide* Did you know know that musicians are one of the most at-risk occupational groups for suicide? This new data, published today, should make everyone in the music industry stop and reflect www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
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Dr George Musgrave @drgmusgrave.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
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Determinants of Anxiety, Depression and Subjective Wellbeing Among Musicians in Denmark: Findings From the 'When Music Speaks' Project - PubMed
Some studies have suggested that professional musicians may suffer from elevated levels of mental ill health compared to both non-professional musicians and the general public. The aim of this study w...
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Dr George Musgrave @drgmusgrave.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Coming out on Friday. 2 years of work and nearly 200 papers included. A collaboration with Emory Medical School in Atlanta which should give everyone working in music pause for thought 'Musicians, the music industry, and suicide'. www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
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Frontiers | Musicians, the music industry, and suicide: Epidemiology, risk factors, and suggested prevention approaches
Evidence suggests that popular musicians are an at-risk occupational group for suicide, with the deaths of famous musicians in the ‘27 Club’ reinforcing cult...
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Dan Carney @astronautheart.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
New publication today in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology by George Musgrave @drgmusgrave.bsky.social Sally Anne Gross and me, looking at predictors of depression and anxiety in Danish musicians
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Dr George Musgrave @drgmusgrave.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Brand new data on levels of anxiety, depression and subjective wellbeing among musicians published today in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology alongside Sally Anne Gross and Dan Carney (@astronautheart.bsky.social) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Determinants of Anxiety, Depression and Subjective Wellbeing Among Musicians in Denmark: Findings From the ‘When Music Speaks’ Project
Some studies have suggested that professional musicians may suffer from elevated levels of mental ill health compared to both non-professional musicians and the general public. The aim of this study ...
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Dr George Musgrave @drgmusgrave.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Batshit crazy
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Dr George Musgrave @drgmusgrave.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
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Chappell Roan demands healthcare for artists: "Labels, we got you, but do you got us?"
During her acceptance speech, she read from a notebook, urging record labels to provide healthcare to their artists.
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
“If the BBC or John Lewis was cutting 5,000 or 6,000 jobs, we’d hear all about it but what we’re seeing in universities isn’t being noticed//…//.” www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Quarter of leading UK universities cutting staff due to budget shortfalls
Up to 10,000 redundancies or job losses feared as institutes undergo restructuring
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Dr Amanda Dillon @oddityofwings.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Read that number again. Ten. THOUSAND.
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Dr George Musgrave @drgmusgrave.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Pleased to start 2025 by having one of the most important & challenging papers I've ever written accepted 'Musicians, the music industry, and suicide' will bring together the latest data on musicians & suicide & offer suggestion for prevention. Out soon www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
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Dr George Musgrave @drgmusgrave.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
👊🏻🙌🏻
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David Arditi @davidarditi.bsky.social · 30/09/2024
Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire: Music Education, Mental Health, and Our Students’ Futures By George Musgrave rdcu.be/dVCRL
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Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire: Music Education, Mental Health, and Our Students’ Futures
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👻🎃🦇 blud-blob-blee 🦇🎃👻 @dubdobdee.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
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screenshot of googled term "charli xcx real name": below a thumbnail of charlie the AI reply reads "Professor Charles Xavier: Charles Xavier, best known by her stage name Charli X, is a British singer and songwriter"
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Dr George Musgrave @drgmusgrave.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 27/08/2024
DIVE IN! Professor Bev Skeggs’s archive is online. Explore the work of the renowned sociologist, feminist & campaigner against #inequalities, and former editor of The Sociological Review & former chief executive of our Foundation. Includes research by theme and teaching resources. bevskeggs.com
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Dr George Musgrave @drgmusgrave.bsky.social · 28/11/2023
What does the mental health and wellbeing of musicians in a country known as "the second happiest in the world" - Denmark - look like? Proud today to present Part 1 of a year-long, four-part project entitled ‘When Music Speaks’ exploring this topic www.koda.dk/media/225771...
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Dr George Musgrave @drgmusgrave.bsky.social · 28/10/2023
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