X Factor boss Simon Cowell and his partner Lauren Silverman have teamed up with the London Music Fund to support young musicians.
Syco Entertainment will help the Mayor’s scheme continue to support hundreds of children from low income families across London to gain access to music lessons, ensembles and mentors.
As part of this partnership, Simon Cowell will also be an Ambassador for the charity.
The London Music Fund is an independent charity with the Mayor of London as Patron, and provides grants of around £300,000 every year to young people across every London borough.
Syco has created some the most successful entertainment formats in the world, including Britain's Got Talent, and has also launched some of the globe’s biggest music superstars.
Mr Cowell's world-famous record label is currently home to international artists including Camila Cabello, Louis Tomlinson and James Arthur.
The Musicians Union recently found that families with lower income, earning under £28,000, are half as likely to have a child learning an instrument as families with high income.
A further report by the BPI found that only 12 per cent of schools in the most-deprived communities have any kind of orchestra, compared to 85 per cent of independent schools.
The Mayor of London and Patron of the London Music Fund, Sadiq Khan, said: “We’ve seen the huge benefits that music can have on the lives of young Londoners, and I have no doubt that the support of Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman will ensure the London Music Fund is able to help even more young people get access to music and discover their potential.”
London Music Fund Chief Executive Chrissy Kinsella said: “We are absolutely thrilled to be working with Syco, Simon and Lauren, with our shared passion for supporting young musicians.
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"The London Music Fund is dedicated to helping children from low income families access opportunities that they would otherwise struggle to find, helping to raise aspirations of what they can achieve in all areas of their lives.”