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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

Boards of Canada criticise The White House for using their music in political messaging

The duo say that they "do not condone the unauthorised use of their music for political messaging"

German house mainstay Philipp Jung, co-founder of M.A.N.D.Y. and Get Physical, has died

The DJ, producer and label head was an icon of Germany’s house music scene

George Clinton sues Universal Music Group US$1.1 million over frozen royalties

The funk legend claims that 100% of royalties owed to him have been withheld for three years

The Prodigy’s Maxim launches new event and collective, Club Unity

The movement aims to “confront the growing global crisis of social disconnection”

Nour to launch Aswatna talent agency for Palestinian artists

“Our vision is for Palestinian art to be powerfully positioned on the world stage,” states founder Nour Alsholi

NOTHING announces Charli xcx as shareholder & first global brand ambassador

The British artist appears in the announcement wearing the brand's Headphone (a)

Native Instruments acquired by inMusic following insolvency

It comes after an uncertain period for the music tech company

Beastie Boys’ Mike D appears to be working on new music

Fan speculation is stirring as the US rapper announced his first solo live shows in years and shared a cryptic online project

Disco Pogo announce Andrew Weatherall tribute book

The follow-up to Jockey Slut's 'A Tribute To Andrew Weatherall' comes with the "blessing, approval and full cooperation" from the late DJ and producer's family

Almost half of all music uploaded to Deezer daily is AI-generated

The streaming platform says it detects around two million “fully” AI-made tracks each month

Fugees' Pras Michel turns himself in to authorities to begin 14-year prison sentence

Michel was convicted of money laundering, illegal lobbying, and campaign finance violations in 2023

Fred again.. releases 108-hour continuous mix of USB002 tour

Available on YouTube, the UK producer has also shared a public Dropbox folder of the tour's working creative assets

M.I.A. responds after being thrown off Kid Cudi tour for "undocumented migrants" rant in Texas

Kid Cudi said that “offensive remarks” she made on stage during the opening nights of his tour were "upsetting"

YouTube Studio adds AI music generator to fix copyright claims

With a global launch set for later in the year, creators can swap out flagged audio for an AI-generated instrumental track

New Banksy artwork appears in Central London

The anonymous artist has taken ownership of the statue, which features his signature at its base