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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of London's biggest tourist hotspots is set to become a lot quieter after Westminster Council announced that buskers have been banned from playing in Leicester Square. The ban will come into force ...

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.

Tensions between London buskers and residents have reached a boiling point, after locals insist they are fed up of hearing ‘Sweet Caroline’ on repeat. Fed up businesses and residents in Leicester ...

Some famous British musicians — George Michael, Rod Stewart, Ed Sheeran — started as buskers. So it's no wonder hundreds of hopefuls are... London Underground Calling: Buskers Audition To Play On The ...

Westminster Council was taken to court for failing to crack down on buskers (Picture: Keith Mayhew/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock) A London council has been told they must stop ‘nuisance buskers’ in ...