Global News - Page 31

Spotify has officially demonetised all tracks under 1,000 streams

The platform has said the change is due to 99.5% of tracks on the platform "having above 1,000 streams"

Radiohead's Colin Greenwood unveils photobook documenting band’s journey

“I hope that anyone who likes our music will enjoy it, as much as I did putting these two decades’ worth of memories together.”

Biography on the life and career of MF DOOM set for release this year

‘The Chronicles of DOOM: Unraveling Rap’s Masked Iconoclast’ chronicles the many projects of the anonymous artist

At least 29 people killed in Istanbul nightclub blaze

The Masquerade nightclub, which is located in the city's Gayrettepe district, had been closed due to renovations

Pharrell Williams faces legal battle from Chad Hugo over The Neptunes trademark

Hugo has accused his former bandmate of “fraudulently” seeking sole control over the trademark

LA dubstep has been granted UNESCO cultural heritage status

Skrillex, Excision, and Knife Party have all been credited with pioneering the “deeply reflective” genre

TikTok is now blurring the faces of artists signed to Universal Music Group

After removing UMG music, the identities of artists are next to disappear from the app

“It’s an epidemic”: Fake and laced benzos are circulating in the UK

Pill-based drugs such as valium and xanax may now contain substances such as metonitazene, which is 1000x the strength of heroin

Frankie Knuckles’ ‘House Masters’ to be released on vinyl for the first time

All proceeds from record's limited run will be donated to the Frankie Knuckles Foundation

50 Cent confirms docu-series on Diddy’s sexual assault allegations

The rapper said that the documentary, named ‘Diddy Do It?’, will “break records” upon release

dublab unveils range of music-inspired fragrances, Nose Music

Ever wanted to smell like Kraftwerk’s ‘Computer World’? Now’s your chance

P. Diddy’s homes raided by US Homeland Security amid sex trafficking investigation

The 54-year-old rap artist’s homes in Miami and Los Angeles were raided by federal agents on Monday

Lauryn Hill, Donna Summer and De La Soul inducted into GRAMMY Hall Of Fame

The ten latest additions are the first to be inducted since since 2021

Life imitates The Simpsons, again: Cypress Hill announce London Symphony Orchestra collab

"Did somebody order the London Symphony Orchestra? Possibly while high?"

Mixcloud unveils new "Host Tagging" feature, allowing mixes to be published by multiple profiles

The new feature, available to Mixcloud Pro users, will allow collaborative posting of individual shows

James Blake launches music subscription platform in response to "unfair" royalty rates

Vault is a monthly subscription service model creating a direct link between artists and fans

Coachella’s Quasar Stage to present 3+ hour sets by Michael Bibi, RÜFÜS DU SOL and more

“We’re looking at it as a traditional kind of DJ stage.”

Afro Nation share documentary charting rise of amapiano and Afrobeats, A Movement

The short film captures the scale of the sounds with interviews from festival founders and artists

Love Hultén crowdfunds second book ‘Apparatrum’

Discover the artist’s creative processes with sketches, photos, commentary & exclusive BTS moments

Indonesia & Philippines among 11 countries beta-testing Spotify’s music video feature

No more switching apps for visual accompaniment; simply toggle between modes

GoFundMe launched for uncredited ‘Freak Like Me’ vocalist Tish Bailey

Bailey hasn't seen "a penny" in 25 years for her work on DJ Deeon's iconic Chicago house track