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DJ livestream platform Cercle cancels Mexico festival, calls for financial support

Cercle revealed that it’s currently “in danger”, 10 years after it first launched

Purple Disco Machine takes hiatus from touring citing “sudden” hearing loss

He’ll pause performing for a month while dealing with “severe” tinnitus and hearing issues

Rave Preservation Project launches directory tool for archival artefacts

The online archive of rave memorabilia features around 40,000 items, though its organiser claims there is a backlog of around 250,000 artefacts waiting to be added

Artists can now check whether their music has been used to train AI

Launched by The Atlantic, AI Watchdog offers a search tool for songs used by AI music creation platforms, including Google and Stability AI

DJ given suspended jail sentence for selling remix CDs containing copyrighted music

Mark Kearns allegedly made "thousands" from selling CDs online featuring "well‑known tracks"

Tangerine Dream's formative years documented in new photobook

'Movements of the Visionaries' features never-before-seen archival images of the seminal electronic outfit taken by photographer Marcel Fugère

Man charged with fraud over “fake” $3 billion investment into Napster

The alleged fraudster is accused of forging bank records to obtain shares in the music sharing network

Carl Cox awarded OBE in King's Birthday Honours List 2026

Fellow DJ Judge Jules has also been honoured with an MBE in recognition for his services to music

NTIA urge government to recognise nightclubs as cultural institutions in new open letter

The letter suggests following the lead of the German government in reclassifying clubs as "cultural and artistic" spaces

New book documents Ministry of Sound through unseen archives

Paul Oakenfold, Honey Dijon, Carl Craig, Moby & more feature in the 416-page Ministry of Sound: Anthology

New compensation platform launched for festivalgoers

FestProtect will help buyers claim compensation for issues such as weather-related cancellations or excessively large crowds

Tresor Foundation expands "How To Run A Club" programme to global applicants

Run by the Berlin-based Academy of Subcultural Understanding, the programme hopes to establish the next generation of club pioneers

Thomas Bangalter says that Daft Punk will not reunite for comeback show

The former robot also appeared on New York's The Lot Radio yesterday for an impromptu broadcast

Oklou urges for "better working conditions" at Primavera Sound following adverse weather

The Barcelona festival was hit with persistent wind and rain on Thursday, leading to the cancellation of multiple sets

Fans react to Icelandic artist claiming to be in a relationship with Björk

Yara Polana shared the news via Instagram Story, writing that she “couldn't ask for a better girlfriend”

DMX set to be honoured with street named after him in New York

Earl DMX Simmons Way will be located close to where the legendary rapper grew up in Yonkers

New book chronicles dubstep's origins through testimonies of scene figures

Published by Velocity Press, Lauren Martin’s Aftershock: The Seismic Impact of Dubstep documents how a small London bass scene went global

Björk launches new Echolalia exhibition at The National Gallery of Iceland

The exhibition will feature three large-scale audiovisual installations, including one "developed from material connected to her forthcoming musical work"

Juno Download announces closure after two decades

The digital marketplace first launched in 2006, becoming a haven for electronic fans to discover new music

Serato continues annual Pride campaign inspired by Larry Levan’s Paradise Garage

The second edition of Paradise on Apple Music spotlights queer artists through original mixes, playlists & interviews rooted in the dancefloor culture Levan helped create

German government to reclassify threatened nightclubs as cultural and artistic venues

By changing building regulations, it would become harder for developers to evict venue operators