‘Breaking” America has been the goal of young British musicians since the days of Beatlemania, but that dream is being dashed. Hundreds of emerging artists could be affected by plans to increase visa fees by 250% – and music industry executives have criticised ministers for failing to act.
The US immigration service is talking about increasing the cost of a visa from $460 to $1,615, alongside other changes that artists and their managers say would make it almost impossible for