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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

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”

What to do when it rains in Ibiza?

Don't let the wet weather spoil your trip

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

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”

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

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

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

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”

Travis Scott settles final Astroworld wrongful death lawsuit

The suit brought against organisers of the 2021 festival by relatives of nine-year-old Ezra Blount was reportedly settled earlier this month

Kampire announces debut compilation, 'A Dancefloor in Ndola'

Available via Strut Records, the release comes as part of its 25th anniversary

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

Amman's Vudu club launches label offshoot, shares debut V/A

Expect melodic house, afro house and beyond

More than 40 UK festivals have been cancelled this summer

More than 170 UK festivals have disappeared across the past five years