Global News Google gives Gemini the ability to make AI-generated music While streaming services like Deezer and Apple Music are working to demonetise AI-generated music, Google boasts its "most advanced music generation model yet"
Tech Eventide revives Laurie Spiegel’s Music Mouse as a modern MIDI plug-in The intelligent composition tool from 1986 now integrates with modern production setups, offering scale-constrained improvisation & flexible MIDI routing
Asia News Hip hop duo Creepy Nuts become first Japanese act to claim two RIAA Golds The pair’s songs ‘Bling-Bang-Bang-Born’ & ‘Otonoke’ each surpassed 500,000 units, setting a new precedent for Japanese hip hop in the United States
Global News Stone Roses legend Mani to be immortalised with permanent mural in Manchester A crowdfunder has been launched to raise money toward the tribute piece and a local cancer charity
Mengzy, Just Bee & Subez churn out a bass-heavy set for The Mixmag Lab Hong Kong No-nonsense energy from the local trio that locked the Pier 1929 crowd in from the jump
Events Seoul: Bolero presents A Tribute to Nujabes: DJ Krush ‘Still Beats, Still Soul’ Thursday, February 26, 2026
Global News A dance music-focused theatre show ‘God Is A DJ’ is coming to the West End The musical is currently in development, fusing “live DJ and band performances” with theatre production
Interviews A glimpse into the intersection of music, art, fashion & AI with 0010x0010 “I don’t make work for algorithms. I make the work first. If it spreads, that’s a side effect,” the artist says ahead of his Taipei debut at SIGNAL | NØISE
Global News Electronic music growth leads SoundCloud’s 2026 Music Intelligence Report The electronic category makes up more than one in three uploads, with global listening up 6% & a 39% spike in #DJSET tags
Global News Angela Rayner calls on UK government to establish 'Minister for Nightlife' The former Deputy Prime Minister said nightlife venues "make the UK a cultural and social powerhouse"
Global News Women received less than a quarter of all GRAMMY Awards in 2026, report finds The report also points to a decline in the number of nominations for female artists year-on-year
Global News Deadmau5 slams artist using his likeness in AI-generated video: “Scary as fuck” The Canadian DJ said that an artist deepfaked his image to promote their own music
Global News Casey Wasserman to sell talent agency due to Epstein files fallout In a memo sent to staff, the Wasserman Group CEO wrote: "I have become a distraction ... That is why I have begun the process of selling the company"
Global News “Rave culture is a statement”: Istanbul nightclub makes dark clothing compulsory 74 Hall stirred a mixture of responses with its newly-enforced rule, with some asking whether it’s “a joke”
Global News Jyoty, HAAi and Jaguar sign open letter calling for gender equality in club and festival line-ups Launched by Not Bad For A Girl, the letter points to examples of gender disparity — including one UK festival with a line-up featuring "80% men"
Mixes Mixmag Asia Radio 167: OIL Club 8-year anniversary with Sulk, yueming b2b NOSCOPE720 & Kaishandao The owners of the iconic Shenzhen spot share on how they celebrated in style with 3 days, 3 stages & 72 artists
Galleries Inside the atmospheric night at Singapore’s Capitol Theatre with Ben Böhmer Captured in intimate detail, the event showcased music performed on d&b audiotechnik’s Soundscape system for an immersive listening experience
Features Tune In: Must-know community radios from Asia 26 of the best sound selectors and artist amplifiers from around the region
Global News Bandcamp Radio expands with dedicated electronic music show Hosted by Emily Dust, the biweekly programme will spotlight global club sounds starting February 25
Global News Artists threaten to leave Wasserman after founder mentioned in Epstein files salute, A Hundred Drums, and Chappell Roan have declared their intention to leave the talent agency unless Casey Wasserman leaves his role as CEO
Global News Apple Music says it demonetised two billion “fraudulent” music streams last year VP Oliver Schusser says it accounts for $17 million in royalties that could have gone toward real artists
Video Blog Strange Fruit blur reality in music video for new single ‘Monopolar’ Hazy, absurdist visuals from filmmaking duo Mellow Splice frame the band’s latest song, pairing kosmische-inspired synths with tremolo-treated vocals
Film & TV Cast of "lifelong ravers" enlisted for Oscar-nominated thriller film Sirāt Director Oliver Laxe created his own "rave" in the Moroccan desert, which he said went on for "days"
