UK based charity PRS for Music Foundation, which aims to fund new music and talent development across all genres, has announced Labour MP Chuka Umunna as its new ambassador.

Umunna commented 'I'm excited to become an ambassador for the PRS for Music Foundation. Music has been such a big part of my life, and part of the fabric of our community. I went to my first gig at the Electric in Brixton to see Soul II Soul in 1991. Brixton, was the birthplace of David Bowie, the inspiration for the Clash's Guns of Brixton and Eddy Grant's Electric Avenue, and a favourite jamming spot for Jimi Hendrix. Today, the bars and cafes along Streatham High Road regularly host new artists who are trying out new material and honing their craft'.