Global Techno is the genre “least effective at reducing anxiety” A new study has found that techno is the least relaxing form of music – anyone who's spent the weekend at Movement or Berghain might disagree
Global Malakat Records is a new label focusing on "all musically inclined Arab womxn artists" Malakat says it is the "first womxn focused record label" in the Middle East & North Africa
Global SoundCloud to host a gaming tournament inside Fortnite Rico Nasty & MonsterDface will host SoundCloud Player One on Twitch
Global Fans petition NASA to name a planet after SOPHIE Renditions of the planet bear a resemblance to SOPHIE’s debut album artwork
Global 12” single by obscure producer sells for $40k to become Discogs’ most expensive record British artist Scaramanga Silk now lays claim to Discogs' most expensive record
Global Ferry Corsten teams up with FaderPro & Armada University for a master class The 4.5 hour master class includes professional A&R feedback for students
Global The BBC Sound Effects Archive relaunches with 33,000+ recordings & a SFX mixer tool Stay home & enjoy the great outdoors with BBC's Soundscapes for Wellbeing
Global David Byrne, Ryuichi Sakamoto, & Cong Su’s score to The Last Emperor is being reissued on vinyl this March This unlikely trio gave the sounds of Imperial China a modern twist
Global The COMMON Multiverse Initiative by currents.fm welcomes Asia to its line-up The platform will also begin a series of beta upgrades so artists can create their own universes
Global A new BBC documentary details alleged sexual assault & abuse of women in the music industry 'Music's Dirty Secrets: Women Fight Back' looks at recent assault and abuse cases
Global Armin Van Buuren shares a playlist with 1,000 of the best trance tracks ever Listen to the mega playlist published by the Dutch trance legend below
Global Brush up on your D'n'B history with upcoming book Who Say Reload is the story of D’n’B and features the stories of the genre’s pioneers
Global Download a free sample pack made collaboratively by DJs For Climate Action & Greenpeace The catch? Make a track inspired by the theme “the sound of the future”
Global DJ Pierre has narrated a film about the 50-year history of the Smiley Check out the long history of the iconic Smiley symbol
Global Sven Väth’s Cocoon celebrates 20 years with 15-track compilation ‘20 Years: Cocoon Recordings’ features new music from Josh Wink, Solomun, Rampa & more
Global Will.i.am pays DJ Lag settlement for plagiarising 'Ice Drop' DJ Lag said he is “very happy with the settlement”
Global Watch the full documentary on Fela Kuti ‘Finding Fela!’ for free Oscar-winning Director Alex Gibney portrays the life of Fela Anikulapo Kuti
Global Bandcamp's streamlined (& affordable) vinyl pressing service has arrived for all Everything you need to bring your vinyl project to life
Global Pa Salieu wins BBC Sound of 2021 Poll Previous winners of the BBC’s annual poll include James Blake, Adele, Dizzee Rascal and Stormzy
Global Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore shares crunching new electronic tracks ‘Howler’ It features on his forthcoming EP ‘The Third Chimpanzee’
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