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David Bowie's childhood home to be made available to public

Heritage of London Trust has announced plans to restore the property, with work expected to be completed by 2027

Fatal shooting reported during a Solomun event at Tehmplo Tulum

A man was killed near the festival’s venue, prompting a joint investigation by municipal, state & federal authorities

Pan-Pot launch 24/7 YouTube stream with Pan-Pot TV

The channel offers nonstop techno & house, combining festival sets, interactive track IDs, & continuously updating playlists for all-day listening

Canadian artist's gig cancelled after AI wrongly identifies him as a sex offender

Ashley MacIsaac is now threatening legal action, insisting that he “could have been at a border and put in jail" as a result of Google AI's misinformation

Spanish mayor praises organisers of 1,000-strong illegal rave that raged on for three days

The mayor of La Sénia said the abandoned warehouse location was “well chosen”

Björk calls for Greenlandic independence following Trump annex threat

Björk criticised Danish "colonialism" in response to the US president's comments this week

Kelela, PinkPantheress and more join "one-of-a-kind" Sudan fundraising auction

The online auction runs from January 6-12, providing essential food and medical assistance to those in Sudan

Average UK pill strength was double the common adult dose in 2025

According to testing figures from The Loop, around 40% of pills contained over 200mg of MDMA

Activist group claims to have scraped 86 million songs from Spotify

The group, named Anna’s Archive, says it now plans to release that music online

Wiz Khalifa given 9-month jail sentence in Romania for smoking weed on stage

A Romanian appeals court overturned a fine against the US rapper concerning an incident that took place at Beach, Please! Festival in 2024

Conviction overturned by judge in murder of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay

One of two men found guilty of the 2002 murder has been acquitted, with a judge noting there was “unsatisfactory” evidence

YouTube streams will no longer count towards US Billboard chart position

The streaming giant will no longer supply data to the music charting body in opposition to its policy of weighing paid-for streams over those that are ad-supported

People are paying to get ChatGPT high on ket and coke

A new AI pharmaceutical company is selling code-based drugs for the price of a real-life gram to get your chatbot a little waved

France grants electronic music Intangible Cultural Heritage status

It comes a year after Berlin techno secured UNESCO status, and calls for French touch to be granted the same

Donna Summer posthumously inducted into Songwriters Hall Of Fame

Summer’s husband said he knew “how important” the accolade would have been to the legendary disco artist

New York nightclub Paragon to host inauguration party for new mayor Zohran Mamdani

The event will go ahead on New Year’s Day featuring a bill of Brooklyn DJs

A breakthrough treatment for tinnitus could finally be on the way

Researchers believe they may have found a remedy to alleviate symptoms of the condition, which is thought to impact around seven million people in the UK

O2 Arena pledges to donate to grassroots music each time a new headliner performs

The London arena will make an initial “six-figure donation” to Music Venue Trust to launch the initiative

Doctors in Czechia can prescribe magic mushrooms from 2026

Psilocybin will be legalised for medical use across the country next year, marking a first for Europe

Comedy film centred around Berghain entry attempt is in the works

The film is based on a podcast following two Americans as they journey to the notoriously exclusive club

Björk to release first new album in four years in 2026

The follow-up to 2022’s ‘Fossora’ will be premiered in May as part of a forthcoming exhibition with Reykjavík Art Festival