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Liverpool, birthplace of one of the world’s most famous pop groups the Beatles, was declared as England’s first Unesco city of Music.Friday’s accolade comes by 11 years after Unesco made Liverpool’s historic waterfront a world heritage site, Xinhua reported.Glasgow became the first British city to receive a “City of Music” title in 2008.Unesco said in a citation the new title has been awarded to the city due to music’s place at the heart of Liverpool’s contemporary culture, education and the economy — from the live music scene to tourism, music management courses and digital businesses.

Source: Liverpool: The birthplace of The Beatles named England’s first UNESCO city of music | The Indian Express