Global News Data stolen from 560 million Ticketmaster users by hacking group ShinyHunters The group is demanding £400,000 in ransom after reportedly stealing 1.3 terabytes of personal data from customers
Global News Germany’s MELT Festival to stop running after 27 years MELT announced that this year’s edition will be its last, citing “changes in the festival landscape”
Global News Home Office confirms additional licensing for on-site drug testing at UK music festivals The news follows the controversial 2023 decision requiring drug testing organisations to apply for licenses
Global News The Streets to curate the next fabric presents mix Mike Skinner’s mix celebrates 25 years of fabric’s flagship mix series, and includes new unreleased music
Global News PinkPantheress explains why her tracks are short: “A song doesn’t need to be long” The UK singer spoke to ABC News about “experimenting” with track lengths
Global News Spotify’s former licensing head claims the streaming service “deprives” artists of royalties Ex-Global Head of Publisher Licensing Adam Parness has claimed that Spotify’s new subscription service scheme is “misguided and unfair”
Global News Kampire announces debut compilation, 'A Dancefloor in Ndola' Available via Strut Records, the release comes as part of its 25th anniversary
Global News Katiusha launches new label and project GRACE, shares 'The Sellout' EP Beyond the music, GRACE is an imprint created with sustainability and supporting producers at its core
Music Amman's Vudu club launches label offshoot, shares debut V/A Expect melodic house, afro house and beyond
Global News More than 40 UK festivals have been cancelled this summer More than 170 UK festivals have disappeared across the past five years
Global News Live Nation and Ticketmaster sued by US regulators over alleged monopoly The US is seeking a break up of Live Nation-Ticketmaster due to an alleged suppression of competition
Global News Man who suffered brain injury says DJ lessons “significantly” helped with rehabilitation Learning to DJ was said to have helped “reawaken” his brain years after sustaining an injury
Green Room 69% of vinyl buyers say they want more environmentally friendly records In a survey conducted by Key Production, a further 77% respondents said they would "pay a premium" for low-impact vinyl
Global News Vince Staples shares details of final Def Jam album, ‘Dark Times’ The rapper has teased the upcoming project with new single ‘Shame On The Devil’
Global News ‘TICKET Act’ passed in the US to enforce transparency in event pricing The bill, passed by the US House of Representatives, could soon become law
Global News Italy’s “first-ever” disco museum to open in Riccione, Museo Discoteca The museum showcases both visual art and music from “prominent Italian artists”
Global News NTS Radio unveils more than 50 new residents for 2024 Residents include the likes of Anthony Fantano, Giulia Tess, Nick León, and DEEP MEDi
Global News Over 120 artists pull out of The Great Escape over Barclays sponsorship 25% of the Brighton-based conference and festival's line-up has withdrawn in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza
Global News Ibiza bans late-night alcohol sales and threatens fines in new tourism clampdown Alcohol will not be permitted for sale after 9:30PM to “curb excessive tourism”
Global News New comic book series documenting the history of Ibiza is coming out ‘We Love Ibiza’ is a visual representation of the White Isle’s evolution over 70 years