NEWS Brian Eno to donate fee from Windows ‘95 chime to Palestine aid Eno has called on Microsoft to “suspend all services that support any operations that contribute to violations of international law”.
NEWS Artists & promoters sign open letter urging Vivid to drop Airbnb amid growing calls for boycott 18 artists and counting have signed an open letter ahead of a protest set to take place this Friday at the Gadigal Land/Sydney event.
NEWS UK Government warns of fines of up to £600 for vape users ahead of next week’s ban Authorities have warned against "stockpiling" ahead of the ban, which comes into force on June 1.
NEWS SoundCloud updates AI policy following backlash: “AI should support artists, not replace them” The company’s CEO has issued a statement following criticism of its Terms of Use.
NEWS Trump ally joins Live Nation's board of directors Richard Grenell, responsible for the 'rollback of DEI initiatives' at Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center, joined the multinational events company this week.
NEWS Kneecap accuse Met of "political policing" following Mo Chara terrorism charge Mo Chara, real name Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, was charged with allegedly displaying a Hezbollah flag during a performance in London last year.
NEWS More than 70 artists call on Sónar to distance itself from KKR’s “complicit investments” The festival has said that it “respects the freedom of expression of its artists”.
NEWS Midland, Roza Terenzi, and more, join Sisu Crew in pulling out of Field Day London in boycott of KKR ownership It follows the publishing of an open letter, signed by over 200 artists, asking the festival to distance itself from the investments of KKR.
NEWS Mixmag Ibiza Sessions unveils headline acts for debut Amnesia residency The eight-date residency kicks off next month, closing out in October.
NEWS SoundCloud denies using uploads to train AI after silently updating their terms The statement appears to stop short of claiming that content will not be used to train AI in the future
NEWS 'Michael's Rule' sees NSW Goverment adopting incentives for international acts to add local acts to tours Named after the late artist manager Michael Martin, the incentive sees the government providing financial assistance of up to $20,000 for participating shows.
NEWS Australian music festivals could fall to the climate crisis, a new report warns The report, coordinated by Green Music, RMIT University and La Trobe University, claims that extreme weather is already changing the way fans experience and attend live music events.
NEWS Videos tagged with electronic music on TikTok surge above indie for the first time Views on TikToks tagged with #ElectronicMusic grew by 45% last year, with a 50% increase in videos using the genre from the UK alone.
NEWS Kneecap accuse Coachella of cutting pro-Palestine message from livestream The set had reportedly cut out on YouTube shortly after the Irish rap trio had led an anti-Margaret Thatcher chant.
NEWS Hopkins Creek announces 2025 return after three-year hiatus The beloved Naarm/Melbourne festival returns with a cryptic new design & 'save the date' announcement.
NEWS Artists pull out of Vivid Sydney over partnership with boycott target Airbnb The popular homestay marketplace is one of Vivid Sydney's 2025 'Community Partners', and also a target of ‘economic boycott’ by Palestinian-led movement BDS.
NEWS Dark Mofo shares its predictably unpredictable 2025 lineup Thaiboy Digital, DoloRRes, Shackleton, Space Afrika, Rival Consoles and a series run by Berlin Atonal are among those announced.
NEWS Apple Music launches DJ support across rekordbox, Serato, Denon DJ, djay pro and more DJ with Apple Music will give DJs access to over 100 million tracks on the platform across a host of software and hardware.
NEWS Napster sold for $207 million to tech startup Infinite Reality Now a music streaming service, Napster is set to be "reimagined" as a social music platform that will "leverage AI".
NEWS Orbit DJ Retreat launches demo competition aimed at new producers The competition, organised by Orbit, Sweat It Out & Red Bull, will see the winner rewarded with a scholarship to this year's retreat.
NEWS Investigation launched following alleged sexual assault at Berghain Berlin Police are looking into the alleged crime, which was reported earlier in March.