Global The first DJ workshop for the deaf is set to start in 2022 Deaf Rave is providing members of the deaf community with the opportunity to learn DJ skills
Tech The Beatport Plan launches as a value for money option geared towards new DJs The brand new subscription is priced at $9.99/month
Global COVID-19’s genetic code has been transformed into ambient music “Every note in the melody is part of the step-by-step instructions the virus uses to make more copies of itself.”
Global Kanye West documentary directors discuss his career in new footage A YouTube video shows the pair discuss what it's like to follow Ye's story
Global Influential hip hop journalist and critic Greg Tate has died aged 64 Tate was essential to documenting the earliest days of hip hop
Global Never-heard before Whitney Houston track is being sold at auction The starting bid price is set at $117,000
Global The Matrix Resurrections soundtrack features Marcel Dettmann & Gudrun Gut A number of Berlin techno legends have contributed remixes for the soundtrack of the long-awaited Matrix sequel
Global Sydney Blu & Rebekah launch campaign to increase female representation on record labels The #23by23 campaign is challenging labels to increase the percentage of female producers by 23% by the end of 2023
Global Artists criticise Spotify CEO's €100 million investment in AI defence tech “We believe in music as a powerful tool for peace, otherwise it's a complete contradiction of our music philosophy"
Global Doja Cat says she doesn’t enjoy her music career: “I feel pressured to do shit” The singer says she just wants to “play video games” and stay at home
Global Virgil Abloh has passed away aged 41 LVMH confirmed the DJ and fashion designer had passed away following a private battle with cancer
Global NASA has shared a musical representation of the Butterfly Nebula using data sonification “It just gives us all the feels.”
Global Deadmau5 & Richie Hawtin are joining forces on an augmented reality gaming platform PIXELYNX is the new platform from the developers behind Pokémon GO
Global Universal Music are launching an NFT band made of cartoon apes The virtual supergroup will join the Metaverse, VR, and video games
Global Twitch launches an incubator program called The Collective The Amazon-owned streaming platform looks to help artists generate revenue & build their own musical brand
Green Room DJs For Climate Action & Greenpeace release a 41-track compilation of music inspired by the planet Acid Pauli, Mark Farina, Fakear, Aroop Roy & more used field recordings of iceberg claps, whales singing, monsoons, birds in the Indonesian rainforest & more
Global Travis Scott issues statement following tragedy at Astroworld Festival in Texas In what has been called a "mass casualty incident", eight people have died and numerous injured
Global Bob Moses shift gears with new partnership & single with Astralwerks & Domino Recordings Listen to the duo's new single 'Time and Time Again'
Global Tim Sweeney’s Beats in Space is moving to Apple Music The former WYNU staple will have Planningtorock as it's first guest
Global A new documentary is celebrating the origins of rave and club culture ‘All We Wanna Do Is Dance’ has launched a crowdfunder to ensure its release
Global Classic electronic albums take shape through the soundwaves they construct in physical artform A creation of 40 unique pieces from artists like The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, Nightmares On Wax & more
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