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The Commodore 64 returns with new specs & original SID sound

A modern take on the ’80s top-selling home computer, shipping October 2025

Israeli DJ cancels set at Tomorrowland amid controversy over IDF military base performance

The festival asked Skazi to refrain from using the mic or flying an Israeli flag during his set this year, though he ultimately chose to withdraw from the Belgian festival

“It’s a movement being shaped in real time”: Bass Crawl sets the tone for Filipino bass identity

Through Continuum Bass’ multi-venue event and a decentralised vision, the collective founded by Ezzrei is reshaping how local artists reinterpret global bass culture with Southeast Asian roots

The Loop launch fundraising campaign to set up new mobile drug testing lab

The harm reduction charity is hoping to raise £25,000 as part of its Test & Know campaign

Who you’ll be dancing to at The Mixmag Lab Hong Kong

30 artists, 9 internationals, 2 days, 1 venue; here’s the breakdown for The Lab’s highly anticipated Hong Kong debut

Verknipt breaks Guinness World Record for “world’s largest laser show”

Verknipt ArenA 2025, which took place in Amsterdam last weekend, featured a 1,100-strong laser display

Antal & Dubby celebrate Japan’s retro-futurist club roots in ‘Techno Kayō Volume One’

The co-compilers share details on Rush Hour's physical-only October release, packed with 80s proto-techno, electro-pop and synth gems

Strawberry Fields sells out as full 2025 line-up announced

Featuring names like Gilles Peterson, Aurora Halal, Dita & Horse Meat Disco, waitlist & resale options are available via the festival website

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

Amsterdam Dance Event announces massive first line-up for 2025 edition

Black Coffee, Patrick Mason, DJ Fuckoff, Jennifer Loveless, Boys Noize and more join a stacked first release, with 100+ events locked in for the October festival

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"