Asia News The Southbank Centre's South Asian Sounds announces line-up for 2025 Back for its second year, the event will celebrate Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani musical traditions and culture
News Dekmantel Festival unveils over 150 names for 2025 line-up Jeff Mills, Four Tet, Avalon Emerson and more are amongst the first artists added to the bill
News TikTok restores service in the US after Trump announces pause on ban The streaming platform went dark in the US on Saturday, after the Supreme Court upheld its ban on Chinese-owned internet services
News Michigan State University Museum to host new exhibition on Detroit techno Techno: The Rise of Detroit’s Machine Music has been part-curated by Underground Resistance's John Collins
News Leeds venue to give out lollipops to clubbers so they "keep quiet" City centre venue Home and Carousel will enact the policy after being granted a later license earlier this week
Tech New app Lazyrecords offers music discovery minus the algorithms Created with “DJs and music-lovers” in mind, the newly-launched app allows users to filter by genre and recommends music at random
News Supreme Court rules to uphold US ban on TikTok from Sunday The ban could see the Chinese-owned social media platform removed from app stores across the US on January 19
News Madlib loses “decades of music and equipment” in LA wildfires The producer – who’s sat on rare and unreleased music for years – lost his home in the fires
News Marlon Hoffstadt pauses set at Wildlands Festival to urge fans to “drink water” and “chill a fucking bit” The artist has since said that people should educate themselves on drug safety after seeing “so many” fans passing out at Aussies festivals
News TikTok confirms that it will shut down in the US by January 19 if ban is upheld The Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding the ByteDance-owned app's appeal against the ban later today
News Home Office considers reclassifying Ketamine as a Class A drug The UK government is seeking "expert advice" as illegal use of the party drug, which is currently a Class B substance, has soared to record levels
News Lupe Fiasco to become professor of hip hop on new university course Johns Hopkins University’s Bachelor's in hip hop is the first American course of its kind
News Tupac murder suspect files motion to dismiss homicide case Duane 'Keffe D' Davis pleaded not guilty to murdering the rapper during a court hearing in November 2023
Film & TV Nicole Kidman parties at New York club BASEMENT in erotic thriller film Babygirl Eagle-eyed fans spotted the techno venue upon the release of the Halina Reijn-directed flick last week
News Discogs members catalogued a record-breaking 105,7 million pieces of music in 2024 An average of 2 million music items were added each week, with Charli XCX's 'Brat' featuring in over 40,000 collections
News Ibiza to issue £2,500 fines to tourists breaking new alcohol rules in San Antonio Updated penalties on alcohol sales and consumption will hit the White Isle this year
News Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg sample song from UK learning disabilities charity The pair surprised the London charity with the release of their new track ‘Outta Da Blue’
News Glastonbury Festival’s profits more than doubled in 2024 to £5.9 million The festival responded to criticism last week, saying it donates millions to charity
News Millionaire DJ Mikaela arrested in drugs raid at party in Greece Mikaela Jav, the cousin of Azerbaijan’s president, has been charged with aggravated drug trafficking
News New South Wales to introduce year-long pill testing trial at music festivals Festivals across the Australian state will provide anonymous testing facilities
News Fundraiser launched for drum'n'bass MC Ben Verse following cancer diagnosis Ben has suffered a series of health issues over the past six months, his family said