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Barcelona, Paris and Tokyo ranked "best cities for nightlife" in new study

Five of the top 10 ranked cities are in Europe, with cheap drinks and later opening times contributing to the ratings

Frankie Knuckles mix among 51 sets from Haçienda archive released on Apple Music

Mixes from Toddy Terry, Armand van Helden, DJ Paulette, and David Morales are now available on the platform

A posthumous album from D'Angelo is reportedly on the way

Questlove alluded to a potential fourth album from the late neo-soul pioneer during the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame ceremony on Saturday

Daft Punk’s new ‘Contact’ music video revisits duo’s iconic imagery

In collaboration with Epic Games and Magnopus, it comes ahead of the ‘Human After All (Remixes)’ vinyl reissue, which lands on November 28

Grand Theft Auto VI has been delayed... again

The next instalment of the GTA series will now be released in late 2026, developer Rockstar has confirmed

John Lewis 2025 Christmas advert stars classic '90s house banger

This year's emotionally-tinged ad centres around intergenerational raving via a father and son's appreciation of Alison Limerick's 'Where Love Lives'

Optimo's JD Twitch to recieve posthumous honour at Scottish Music Awards 2025

The late DJ will recieve a Special Recognition Award for his contributions to the Scottish music scene

Teenage Engineering channels soundsystem culture with EP-40 Riddim sampler

It comes loaded with artist-designed drums, basslines, keys, effects, and multi-sampled instruments, plus a temporary bundle with the EP-2350 Ting microphone

Artists to keep 100% of distribution royalties as part of new SoundCloud subscription

The platform's new all-in-one artist subscription also offers features such as an on-demand vinyl service, artist storefronts and merch

Zohran Mamdani campaigns in nightlife spaces across Brooklyn ahead of election day

After visiting six venues, including queer party Papi Juice, he went on to win the mayor’s race by a landslide victory

AlphaTheta halts rollout of CDJ-3000 firmware update following reports of "deleted" playlists

Several artists have complained of "disastrous" issues as a result of the recent CDJ-3000 firmware update, which was originally landed on October 21

New documentary to explore “final chapter” of David Bowie’s life and work

Channel 4’s The Final Act features interviews with Bowie’s close collaborators

AlphaTheta announces new 7-part Equal Beats podcast series hosted by Kikelomo

Created to uplift dance music's female/non-binary changemakers, the first episode of Equal Beats features an interview with Indira Pagnotto

Study finds that listening to music can lower dementia risk by up to 39%

The research also suggests that music engagement was linked to a 17% lower incidence of cognitive impairment, improving day-to-day memory performances

There won’t be raves held at Rome’s Colosseum, says director

Newly appointed director Simone Quilici has dispelled speculation about the ancient landmark hosting DJs

Rare memorabilia and possessions of Kraftwerk's Florian Schneider are up for auction

Lots include an MS Synthi AKS suitcase synth used during the 'Autobahn' era, and the bicycle ridden by Schneider in the music video for Kraftwerk's 'Tour de France'

Armin van Buuren goes acoustic with new album ‘Piano’

Inspired by his classical background, the project features 15 piano compositions recorded in one take at ConcertLab

Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter makes return to the decks with Fred again.. b2b

Marking his first set in 16 years, the former robot appeared during Busy P and Erol Alkan's set at Because Music's 20th birthday celebrations in Paris

The Demon Box translates everyday objects into distinctive sound signatures

Eternal Research’s debut synth is ready to ship next month

HEDD Audio marks 10 years with a golden take on its classic studio monitors

Limited to 100 pairs, the TYPE 05 A-CORE EDITION X combines HEDD’s AMT tweeter with an 18k gold finish (plus an extra surprise for one lucky buyer)

Spotify claims ICE ads about "dangerous illegals" don't violate advertising policy

The streaming platform claims the recruitment ads are "part of a broad campaign" from the US government