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Chad Hugo is suing former The Neptunes' partner Pharrell Williams for unpaid royalties

The lawsuit claims Williams owes Hugo "over $1 million" for his work on 2017 N.E.R.D album 'No One Ever Really Dies Alone'

Sydney’s lockout laws scrapped after 12 years of nightlife restrictions

The controversial laws prohibited Sydneysiders from partying past 3:30AM, and limited the number of drinks bought per person

Fred Again.. unveils new “immersive” exhibition in New York

‘Boris Acket - Secret Life Exhibition’ has taken over Queens' East End Studios

Hip hop most downloaded genre on Splice for third year in a row

Afro house saw a 778% rise in downloads on the sample library with 6.7 million downloads in 2025

Aphex Twin surpasses Taylor Swift in monthly YouTube streams

The producer is reportedly accruing almost 50 million more monthly listeners than Swift

Steve Aoki sued over influencing purchases of “worthless” NFTs

A class action lawsuit alleges that he promoted NFTs without disclosing endorsements

Music streams grew by almost 10% to 5.1 trillion in 2025

Entertainment data specialist Luminate's study also revealed that over 120 million tracks had 10 streams or under last year

SXSW Sydney announces cancellation despite $276 million "economic impact" claim

Originally boasted as the first-ever global edition of the revered Austin-born festival, SXSW Sydney has announced its end, three years into a five year licensing deal

Bandcamp bans AI-generated music: "We’re putting human creativity first"

Any music found to have been generated "wholly or in a substantial part" by AI tools will no longer be permitted on the music distribution platform

DJ Tennis and Demi Riquísimo appear in nightclub scene on latest season of Industry

They can be seen together in the booth as New Order’s ‘True Faith’ plays

Rare memorabilia from The Haçienda and Factory Records are up for auction

Lots from the Tony Wilson Archive include a poster from Joy Division's first show at The Factory Club in 1978 and two FAC51 Haçienda membership cards from the 1980s

69% of Gen Z use drugs "daily or weekly" to cope with work stress

In a survey of 1,000 US workers, 34% of respondents said they use drugs on the job

Art Not Evidence share spoken word film opposing use of rap lyrics in court cases

Funded by the Stephen Lawrence foundation, '16s to Life' features poet Ty'rone Haughton

David Bowie's childhood home to be made available to public

Heritage of London Trust has announced plans to restore the property, with work expected to be completed by 2027

Fatal shooting reported during a Solomun event at Tehmplo Tulum

A man was killed near the festival’s venue, prompting a joint investigation by municipal, state & federal authorities

Pan-Pot launch 24/7 YouTube stream with Pan-Pot TV

The channel offers nonstop techno & house, combining festival sets, interactive track IDs, & continuously updating playlists for all-day listening

Canadian artist's gig cancelled after AI wrongly identifies him as a sex offender

Ashley MacIsaac is now threatening legal action, insisting that he “could have been at a border and put in jail" as a result of Google AI's misinformation

Spanish mayor praises organisers of 1,000-strong illegal rave that raged on for three days

The mayor of La Sénia said the abandoned warehouse location was “well chosen”

Björk calls for Greenlandic independence following Trump annex threat

Björk criticised Danish "colonialism" in response to the US president's comments this week

Kelela, PinkPantheress and more join "one-of-a-kind" Sudan fundraising auction

The online auction runs from January 6-12, providing essential food and medical assistance to those in Sudan

‘Say My Name’ by Destiny’s Child was inspired by UK garage, says producer

Writer and producer Rodney Jerkins recalled the dance music-inspired vision behind the hit track in a new interview