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Legendary electronic musician William Orbit has died aged 69

The GRAMMY-award winning producer is best known for his work on Madonna's 1994 album 'Ray of Light'

Manchester Airport to host orchestral rendition of Brian Eno's 'Music for Airports'

It marks the second time the ambient album will be performed at an airport following a performance at Liverpool John Lennon in 2006

Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter says he's "not interested" in AI

The former robot made the comments during an interview with Chanel's Yana Peel at Art Basel, Switzerland

AI music generator Suno loses copyright infringement court battle

The landmark ruling was made by a German court last week in favour of performance rights organisation GEMA

Kavinsky found dead at home in Paris, aged 50

Police confirmed that an inquiry into the cause of his death has been opened

Brooklyn street named after Wu-Tang Clan's Ol' Dirty Bastard

Putnam Avenue in Bed-Stuy has been co-named 'ODB Jones Way' following a ceremony on Sunday

Berlin Pride attack suspect shot dead by police as one killed and 29 injured

The incident occurred over the weekend when a car drove into crowds at the Christopher Street Day celebrations

Apple Music hikes subscription fees following “rising licence costs”

It marks the second price hike in Apple Music's 11-year history

SoundCloud acquires independent music platform Nina Protocol

Nina Protocol will now migrate to the streaming service, allowing artists to carry over their followers, music, content, and creative work to the platform

Rusko "calls it a day" on music, citing mental health issues

The Leeds-hailing dubstep pioneer said that he has reached "breakdown point" and must now look for "healing and recovery"

CD sales in the US rising quicker than vinyl for first time in 10 years

According to Luminate's Midyear Report, dance and electronic music has seen the biggest US streaming growth so far this year

AI Madonna rework was #1 on Australian radio charts

Josh Fawaz's cover of 'Like a Prayer' has recently been updated to credit generative AI drums & vocals on Spotify

AI music generator Suno scraped “millions of songs” from YouTube and Deezer

A data leak revealed that over two million music clips were used to train Suno’s AI models

Sacha Baron Cohen appears at Wimbledon as Ali G, reportedly teasing new film

The character's 2002 film Ali G Indahouse opened with General Levy's 'Incredible', which the artist says has never paid him royalties

PinkPantheress to make acting debut in new film from 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' directors

The as-yet-untitled project will also star Matt Damon, Sandra Oh and Michael Gandolfini

Warner Music asks court to throw out musicians' union lawsuit over AI deal

The American Federation of Musicians argues that artists have not been offered "compensation or credit" for their music to be used to train AI models

Global Cities After Dark opens membership to city officials worldwide

The network is also launching an international seminar series covering safety, noise management & labour realities in the nighttime economy

New directory lets you browse 300 community radio stations around the world

Launched by DJ Opium Hum and digital creator Robbie Makes Radio, Community Radio Index is billed as an “interactive online tool”

Protesters at Boiler Room event in New York "assaulted" and "trampled"

A group of activists staged a “die-in” at Boiler Room’s two-day event at Under The K Bridge over the weekend in opposition to its ties to KKR

Change the Beat targets 1,500 label signings for women & gender expansive artists by 2036

The non-profit is scaling its Remix Contest & launching a new Demo Room initiative to reach its goal; open to artists worldwide

Madison Square Garden denies keeping a dossier of celebrities' sexual orientations

The information was reportedly found within a "VIP database" held by the music and events arena's security team