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72% of young people have felt unsafe working in the music industry, report reveals

In the wake of recent allegations in the industry, Youth Music has investigated the harm faced by young people

New book Beat Gems traces the history of the drum machine

The Bjooks release features 100+ machines plus dives into the artists & engineers who used them

Popularity of tracks with explicit lyrics has declined by 61% since 2018, report finds

Music requiring a parental advisory tag now makes up just 13% of Spotify's Top 50

21-year-olds can now go clubbing in Vegas for free, city officials reveal

The new initiative will offer those who recently turned 21, and up to four friends, complimentary access to 11 nightclubs in the city

Being a DJ is the number one dream job in New Zealand, study finds

It ranks above jobs like acting, writing, or becoming a CEO, according to new research

NOTHING is funding events via new initiative, Club Nothing (R)

Applications are open to promoters, collectives & individuals anywhere in the world, where four winners will receive US$10,000 each

Traxsource rolls out AI transparency labels for music submissions

From July 1, the platform will flag fully AI-generated music for removal, with remaining tracks marked "Human-Made" or "AI-Assisted"

DJ livestream platform Cercle cancels Mexico festival, calls for financial support

Cercle revealed that it’s currently “in danger”, 10 years after it first launched

Purple Disco Machine takes hiatus from touring citing “sudden” hearing loss

He’ll pause performing for a month while dealing with “severe” tinnitus and hearing issues

Rave Preservation Project launches directory tool for archival artefacts

The online archive of rave memorabilia features around 40,000 items, though its organiser claims there is a backlog of around 250,000 artefacts waiting to be added

Artists can now check whether their music has been used to train AI

Launched by The Atlantic, AI Watchdog offers a search tool for songs used by AI music creation platforms, including Google and Stability AI

DJ given suspended jail sentence for selling remix CDs containing copyrighted music

Mark Kearns allegedly made "thousands" from selling CDs online featuring "well‑known tracks"

Tangerine Dream's formative years documented in new photobook

'Movements of the Visionaries' features never-before-seen archival images of the seminal electronic outfit taken by photographer Marcel Fugère

Man charged with fraud over “fake” $3 billion investment into Napster

The alleged fraudster is accused of forging bank records to obtain shares in the music sharing network

Spotify seeks to add festival livestreams to platform

The streaming giant has reportedly approached a number of live music promoters to build on its "super fan" offering

Carl Cox awarded OBE in King's Birthday Honours List 2026

Fellow DJ Judge Jules has also been honoured with an MBE in recognition for his services to music

NTIA urge government to recognise nightclubs as cultural institutions in new open letter

The letter suggests following the lead of the German government in reclassifying clubs as "cultural and artistic" spaces

New book documents Ministry of Sound through unseen archives

Paul Oakenfold, Honey Dijon, Carl Craig, Moby & more feature in the 416-page Ministry of Sound: Anthology

New compensation platform launched for festivalgoers

FestProtect will help buyers claim compensation for issues such as weather-related cancellations or excessively large crowds

Tresor Foundation expands "How To Run A Club" programme to global applicants

Run by the Berlin-based Academy of Subcultural Understanding, the programme hopes to establish the next generation of club pioneers

Thomas Bangalter says that Daft Punk will not reunite for comeback show

The former robot also appeared on New York's The Lot Radio yesterday for an impromptu broadcast