Global News - Page 25

Legendary US producer Quincy Jones has died aged 91

Jones produced and composed hit records for the likes of Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson

Daft Punk anime Interstella 5555 to hit theatres globally for the first time

Originally released in 2003, the 65-minute film will be available to watch in 800 cinemas in 40 countries for one night only

Nyege Nyege responds to calls for festival’s ban

The Ugandan festival said it hopes to “share joy responsibly and respectfully”

Rinse France launches in-house record label for 10th anniversary

The Rinse FM off-shoot is also set to move to a new studio space in Paris ahead of its 10th birthday celebrations this month

Tbilisi nightclub Bassiani hosts rally in protest of Georgian election results

Georgia’s club community rallied outside parliament earlier this week

New York’s The Lot Radio to undergo major renovations

News of renovation works come a week after the station’s communal area was closed off following health concerns

Burning Man urges fans to help raise $20 million amidst financial struggles

CEO Marian Goodell has asked fans to help save the festival following fewer sales of higher-priced tickets this year

AIAIAI shares details of "world's first" wireless DJ headphones

The TMA-2 DJ Wireless headphones have been designed "specifically" with DJing in mind

NTIA warns December 31, 2029, could be the UK’s "last night out"

The NTIA has launched a campaign calling on the government to save nightlife

Kate Bush reveals she is “very keen to start working on a new album”

The 66-year-old singer announced the news in an interview with the BBC about a new short film she has directed to raise money for War Child

Watch Michael Bibi’s full set from charity festival One Life

The London-based event raised over £120,000 to the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity

Listening to music can help recovery from surgery

Music also reduces stress, according to a new scientific report

Dust & Grooves Vol. 2 book will delve further into global record collecting culture

Vinyl lovers photographed for this edition include Four Tet, Floating Points, Questlove, A-Trak, DJ Spinna, Quantic, Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy, and John Peel's family

MF DOOM’s 2004 album 'MM..FOOD' set for 20th anniversary reissue

The release comes with a new Madlib remix of ‘One Beer’ and unheard interview clips

Radiohead, Jamiroquai, Nitin Sawhney join over 10,000 creatives in AI warning statement

The statement is against the use of their work to train artificial intelligence models such as ChatGPT

Sama’ Abdulhadi slams Kamala Harris over unauthorised use of likeness in political ad

The Palestinian DJ called the use of footage of her DJing at Movement festival by the US presidential candiate as "deeply offensive"

TikTok launches global #ElectronicMusic hub, expands support for DJs & producers

Introduced in conjunction with ADE, the platform also reports a 70% year-on-year growth in electronic music content

Electronic music fans are the most engaged listeners on Soundcloud, data reveals

The streaming platform announced findings that the genre is predicted to make up 22% of all plays in 2024

Avicii’s music gear fetches $700,000 at auction for mental health charity

The auction included his Martin Custom X Series acoustic guitar, as well as personal belongings

Warp to host listening party for Aphex Twin’s ‘Selected Ambient Works Volume II (Expanded Edition)’

Taking over the Tate Modern's Blavatnik Building, the free event will coincide with the recent re-release of the seminal 1994 album

Viral drum'n'bass track created by Irish youth group longlisted for GRAMMYs 2025

'The Spark' is in the running for both Best Dance/Electronic Recording category and Song of the Year