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Police investigation into Kneecap’s Glastonbury set dismissed

“One element of the political policing intimidation attempt is over”

PinkPantheress set to become a doctor of music

The musician was granted an honorary doctorate from the University of Kent for her "contribution to music in the digital age"

New radio station and artist platform to launch in Tokyo, !!!.fm

Dedicated to amplifying Japanese artists, the new platform will launch with a series of guest mixes next week

Paul Weller, Bobby Gillespie and Paul Simonon to DJ at Gaza fundraiser in London

Musicians such as Paul Weller and Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream are billed to play the event at the end of July

Crowdfunder launched for care expenses of Optimo’s JD Twitch

The beloved Glasgow DJ was recently diagnosed with an untreatable brain tumour

Blaze rips through Tomorrowland main stage, festival says it's "finding solutions"

The festival confirmed its main stage has been "severly damaged" after a fire broke out on Wednesday afternoon

The Mixmag Lab lands in Hong Kong for two-day harbourfront takeover on August 23-24

The two-day waterfront event features Bianca Oblivion, LB aka Labat, Club Angel, Prozac, Skeptic, Soul Mass Transit System, Stones Taro and many, many more

Jordan Rakei creates track comprising of entirely of Heathrow Airport field recordings

Created in partnership with the London aviation hub, the ambient track incorporates boarding calls, baggage belts and jet engines to create a "relaxing experience" for terminal attendees

Activist interrupts Boiler Room's NYC event in protest of KKR ownership

The event at Under the K Bridge, Brooklyn, had been subjected to protest calls by NYC-based collective Boycott Room

UMG’s Executive Vice President urges artist-centric AI at UN summit

Michael Nash, who is also UMG's Chief Digital Officer, made a case for ethical AI in music, highlighting copyright protection & industry-backed innovation among others

Billy McFarland is trying to sell the rights to Fyre Festival on eBay

Bids to own the "trademark, IP, social assets and more" for Fyre Festival are currently higher than US$210,000

Lauryn Hill performs to near-empty stadium after starting set two hours late

Organisers behind New Orleans' Essence Festival have defended the Fugees star, insisting she "arrived on schedule"

DJ Clent and DJ Slugo pull out of Boiler Room Detroit in boycott of KKR ownership

A fundraiser has since been set up to help with lost fees

NYC's The Lot Radio to reopen this week after being shuttered for eight months

A key component in financing the station, The Lot Radio's café kiosk was shuttered by city officials in October due to "health violations"

200+ music CEOs sign open letter urging investigation into UMG’s acquisition of Downtown Music

The letter argues that the acquisition represents a "serious risk", with UMG reportedly already controlling 40% of the recorded music market

Robyn to release 20th anniversary reissue of GRAMMY-nominated album ‘Robyn’

The singer’s self-titled album is getting a Coke bottle-colour vinyl makeover to mark two decades since its release

Peshay's famed 1996 studio mix is back on YouTube following copyright battle

The drum 'n' bass DJ's set had been removed from the platform following a copyright strike for its use of The Chameleon's 'Links'

Sasha has put 100 rare records from his collection up for auction

The Sasha Collection features both signed vinyl and unreleased tracks from Sasha himself

Kalahari Oyster Cult pull all music from Spotify following Daniel Ek military AI investment

The Dutch imprint said keeping its catalogue on the streaming platform "would mean going against everything we stand for"

Eric Prydz's shares the making of Holosphere 2.0 in new documentary series

Created in collaboration with Ibiza's new "hyperclub" [UNVRS], the first two episodes are on YouTube with the finale dropping next week

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs found guilty of prostitution charges but cleared of sex trafficking offences

Combs now faces up to 20 years in prison after being found guilty in two of five charges at a trial yesterday