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Amp Fiddler has died aged 65

The Detroit-born funk and electronic pioneer had worked with the likes of Moodymann, Funkadelic and Prince

Nominees revealed for MOBOs Best Electronic/Dance act supported by BEMA & Mixmag

Aluna, Shygirl and TSHA have all received first time nominations, while Nia Archives returns after winning the award last year

Female DJs play twice as many shows as male DJs, study shows

The study also revealed that house and techno were the most popular genres this year

Tech

Sona rewards fans for buying "digital twins" of songs

Co-founded by TOKiMONSTA, the streaming platform aims to empower artists in keeping a larger share of their music's generated value

170 Ukrainian artists contribute to new book and compilation, ‘Ukrainian Field Notes’

The project documents dozens of first-hand accounts from DJs and producers since the war began

Massive Attack's first UK show in five years will set "new standards for the decarbonisation of live music"

The show, 'Act 1.5', is an all-day. large-scale climate action accelerator event at Bristol's Clifton Downs in summer 2024

Spotify announce CFO, who cashed out $9.3 million in shares a day after mass layoffs, is leaving the company

CFO Paul Vogel is departing days after 17% of Spotify’s staff were laid off

Diplo accused of distributing revenge porn in LA police report

The US DJ claims that accusations are part of a “smear campaign” against him

Creamfields new 30,000-capacity stage, set to be "world's largest festival structure"

Known as APEX, the new stage will extend the main stage opening until 4AM

Splice's new sample label spotlights the ornate sounds of South Asia

The platform's VP of Content, Dani DiCiaccio, underlines how the new collection meets user demand for Bollywood sounds & South Asian instruments

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TIDAL lays off 40 employees worldwide in move "away from music"

A leaked Slack conversation reveals that jobs in Europe plus North and South America were cut

Quarter of under-35s have early signs of hearing loss, study reveals

Almost half of 16-35 year-olds have an older hearing age than their biological age

Michael Bibi is officially cancer free

The DJ and producer shared the good news in an Instagram post

New report emphasises Australia's Vibrancy Reforms' role in reviving nighttime economy

The Creative Footprint Sydney Report by VibeLab & PennPraxis was assigned by the New South Wales 24-Hour Economy Commissioner

Spotify to layoff 1,500 staff in order to "cut costs"

The global job axing will result in the loss of around 17% of Spotify’s staff

The Weeknd donates $2.5 million in emergency aid to Gaza

The donation could feed over 173,000 Palestinians for two weeks, according to the UN

Ghostface Killah announces new memoir Rise of a Killah

The Wu-Tang member's book will be available in 2024 and is available to pre-order now

Simon Reynolds announces new book exploring the roots and future of electronic music

‘Futuromania: Electronic Dreams, Desiring Machines and Tomorrow’s Music Today’ marks his first book in eight years

Study finds majority of young people rely on lyrics to help mental wellbeing

Youth Music's research has found a link between songwriting, self-expression and wellbeing in young people

Dekmantel is set to return to Naarm next year

March 2024 marks the Dutch festival's first appearance in the city since 8 years ago

Four Tet donates vinyl of unreleased album to charity raffle

A copy of his 2021-produced album, ‘⣎⡇ꉺლ༽இ•̛)ྀ◞ ༎ຶ ༽ৣৢ؞ৢ؞ؖ ꉺლ’, was auctioned off at a charity raffle