Daniel Ek to step down as CEO of Spotify

The move comes following boycott calls against the platform over Ek's significant investment in military tech start-up, Helsing

VibeLab launches The Nighttime Foundation to support nightlife communities worldwide

The foundation aims to connect grassroots scenes with international networks to promote sustainability & cultural innovation

UMAMI marks two years of dancefloor community with X CLUB. & Darby

The collective’s October 6 event reaffirms its role in shaping Hong Kong’s underground electronic music culture

French house pioneer DJ Deep kicks off 4-date Asia tour

The Deeply Rooted head honcho will perform in Hong Kong, Bangkok, Tokyo & Seoul from September 30 to October 4

Suno expands AI music production tools with v5 release & Suno Studio

The company drops its “most advanced model yet” alongside a new generative DAW, while facing lawsuits from major labels over alleged “stream-ripping”

CEO of Live Nation claims that gig tickets aren’t expensive enough

Michael Rapino says that concerts are “underpriced”

Almost a third of all music uploaded to streaming platform Deezer is AI-generated

Over 30,000 “fully AI-generated tracks” are uploaded each day, up by almost 20% since January

RIP Optimo’s JD Twitch: The dancefloor revolutionary who reshaped the sound of nightclubs

With an affinity for music styles across the spectrum and a fearless approach to DJing, JD Twitch tore down barriers and diversified what we now hear on dancefloors. David Pollock pays tribute