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Women’s safety, funding, drug testing and more to be covered at Night Time Economy Summit

The event on 8-9 February in Greater Manchester comes via NTIA, Defected Records & VibeLab

Saffron teams up with Black Artist Database for global music production workshops

The series will run online for three months for women, trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming people

Jyoty and Manuka Honey withdraw from Berlin's CTM festival

The artists have joined 850+ culture sector workers participating in Strike Germany, opposing the "intensifying crackdown" on those expressing solidarity with Palestinians

Berlin edition of dweller will not take place this year amidst strikes, festival confirms

The New York festival cited poor treatment of those “opposing the Palestinian genocide” in Germany

BBC Radio 1's first female presenter Annie Nightingale has died aged 83

The Radio DJ and broadcaster had held a slot on the BBC for over five decades

Photographer fined after drone "narrowly missed" Fatboy Slim

Giles Dalby lost control of his drone during the DJs Big Beach Boutique anniversary show in 2022

NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to throw an after-hours “techno party”

The "Kennedy Under the Stars event" will include DJs, astronauts and a neon mini-golf course

Fans pay tribute to Avicii by launching monthly podcast

The subreddit with over 25,000 subscribers is calling for contributions celebrating the late artist

Black Coffee receiving medical treatment after “severe” flight accident

The incident took place en route to a gig in Mar del Plata, Argentina

Venues in California to be required to offer spiking test kits under new law

From July 2024, clubs and bars across the US state will offer tests for "date-rape" drugs such as ketamine, GHB and more

Idris Elba launches anti-knife crime campaign calling for ban of zombie knives and machetes

The actor and musician launched ‘Don’t Stop Your Future’ with an appearance at London's Parliament Square

Echio Academy launches with compilation competition for emerging producers

Submissions of demos start from January 15 to February 15

Australians call for nationwide pill testing following festival MDMA overdoses

Eight young people were in induced comas following Hardmission Festival in Melbourne on Saturday

SoundCloud reportedly going on sale for over $1 billion

The streaming platform laid off 8% of its global staff last year

Swiss capital Bern considers legalising cocaine

The city is currently looking into a pilot scheme to sell the drug for recreational use

The xx are back in the studio working on a new album, Romy reveals

The new record will mark the trio's first release since 2017's 'I See You'

DJ launches fundraiser to replace broken decks that were "soaked" in urine

Ilinois-based DJ NERV MHZ says the incident happened during a "ravesgiving" event which was "lit, but someone got too lit"

Grimes says she’s “proud of white culture” after being labelled a "Nazi"

The singer was called a "white supremacist" amidst backlash online

DJ Tennis has started his own cooking show, Munchietown

The first episode, which aired on Instagram, features French DJ and producer Traumer

Canal boat record store Rubber Ducky Records is back afloat

The boat sunk last April, ruining over 1,000 records and other music equipment stowed aboard

Justice tease new music amid rumours of Ed Banger return

Ed Banger label founder Pedro Winter, AKA Busy P, had previously told reporters that the duo were working on a new album for 2024