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Cryptic video teases posthumous SOPHIE project

Whatever is coming, it will launch on Monday

Kendrick Lamar performs Drake diss five times at his LA show

The five-fold plays at "The Pop Out: Ken and Friends" show in LA marks the live debut of 'Not Like Us'

Tomorrowland offers DJ slots to aspiring artists under the age of 18

The Tomorrowland Academy programme invites DJs ages nine to 17 to perform on the big stage

Saltburn soundtrack LP features "bathwater" liquid-filled vinyl design

The "unique design", referencing a notorious scene in the 2023 black comedy, is being labelled as both "genius" and "disgusting" by fans

New York approves new legislation to remove "anti-dancing" nightlife rules

The new bill allows dancing in bars, clubs and restaurants which had been banned in areas of the city since 1926

DJ introduces fines for clubbers who ask for "over-requested" tracks

Colchester-based DJ Pressplay has printed signs warning club-goers of his new fees, which include a £1,000 charge to play The Killers' 'Mr Brightside'

Massive Attack pull out of Georgia gig in solidarity with anti-government protesters

The group slammed the government's "attack on basic human rights"

Mike Dunn re-launches pivotal Dance Mutha label

The first release of the regenerated imprint lands next month

Spotify launches higher-priced subscription tier for HiFi audio

The new premium subscription tier is the streaming platform’s most expensive yet

Glastonbury’s first quadrophonic ambient soundsystem to be unveiled this year

The festival’s new open-air ambient stage is due to open for the first time at Woodsies

Twitch launches update to allow DJs to pay for copyrighted music use on streams

Twitch CEO Dan Clancy had teased plans to introduce a paid-for revenue sharing programme after declaring that DJs "must declare earnings" on the platform

76% of new artists say that music career is financially unsustainable

Toolroom Academy, who commissioned the report, has announced an Artist Development Masterclass in response

Legendary Chicago house vocalist Chuck Roberts has died aged 66

The songwriter, producer, and vocalist, best known for his spoken-word sermon 'In The Beginning (There Was Jack)', has passed away following a battle with cancer

David Mancuso's estate accuses The Loft board members of theft and financial misconduct

Mancuso’s associates allege “internal frictions” between board members of the New York party

Numerous music labels, promoters and collectives commit to cultural boycott of Israel

The musical institutions have pledged their support for the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)

Glastonbury Festival shares full line-up, set times and secret slots

Take a look at who’s playing where and when at this year’s festival

Spotify CEO claims cost of creating “content” is “close to zero”

Daniel Ek's claims come in a year in which Spotify has made over £1 billion in profit, and announced controversial new subscription rules

Daddy Kev launches AI tool to help artists identify issues in music contracts

musiclawyer.ai will allow independent artists to analyse problems in recording and royalty agreements

De School unveils extensive digital archive featuring over 800 DJ sets

Het Archief includes sets from the Amsterdam club dating back more than eight years

Long-running mix database MixesDB to permanently shut down this month

The popular user-generated mix database will cease operating after 20 years

Manchester City’s Nathan Aké launches music education initiative, Playing for Change

The footballer has teamed up with Casio on the project, aiming to “improve music education across the UK”