London (AFP) - Concerned that London's seasoned street musicians are being silenced by excessive regulation, mayor Boris Johnson is leading calls for the buskers' voices, and guitars, to be heard ...

Fewer people are carrying cash these days, which doesn't bode so well for buskers who rely on spare change. London is rolling out a system which allows people to pay the city's street performers with ...

Ever felt bad that you had no change to offer a busker (or secretly relieved)? Well, that's all about to change, as London is introducing contactless payments for its buskers. We know, we're afraid of ...

Many major towns and cities have busking musicians belting out some tunes so that the gracious public can show their appreciation by throwing loose change into an open guitar case or weather-worn hat.

The scheme has been announced by London’s Labour Party mayor Sadiq Khan in relation to official busking sites (as reported by Sky News). Unlike some other cities, London encourages busking in set ...

With so many people these days ditching cash for contactless payments, there may be times when they reach into their pocket for a few coins to tip a particularly impressive street performer, only to ...

Here’s a beloved industry that's due for disruption as we careen towards a cashless society: the humble busker. Processing Content The boom in contactless payments in the U.K. is largely to blame.

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