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“What could possibly go wrong?”: Fyre Festival has been acquired by LimeWire

Hollywood actor-turned-football mogul Ryan Reynolds also reportedly attempted to acquire the Fyre brand, but lost in a bidding war

Swedish House Mafia crowd boo Yves Tumor offstage: “You don’t gotta like it”

The experimental artist has since responded to crowd reactions in New York

Everything But The Girl announce greatest hits compilation

Set to land in November, the 16-track compilation will feature a selection of the duo's cross-over hits, including Todd Terry's 'Missing' remix

Spotify introduces lossless audio for Premium subscribers

Said to be one of Spotify’s “most anticipated features”, high quality audio will be available across nearly every track on the platform

Dublin producer creates "first-ever" drum ‘n’ bass album for babies

Graham Smyth claims to have chosen the genre due to the fact babies' heart rates are "50% higher than adults"

Gorillaz’s Kong Studios returns as immersive online video game

Described as a “gamified fan experience”, Kong Studios also provides updates on all things Gorillaz

“Secret” final project from David Bowie discovered hidden in his study

Discovered shortly after the legendary musician's death in 2016, the project has now been donated to the V&A Museum

Founder of Berlin venue Oyoun joins Global Sumud Flotilla in aid of Gaza

Louna Sbou joins thousands of other activists on the mission, including Greta Thunberg and Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Mandla Mandela

Fundraiser launched as victim of suspected Burning Man homicide identified

The father of 37-year-old Russian national Vadim Kruglov, who was discovered “lying in a pool of blood” at the festival in August, has now spoken out

AlphaTheta announces "next-generation" CDJ-3000X

The latest edition of the CDJ range features built-in Wi-Fi and a new 'Hot Cue workflow'

BDS campaigners urge for boycott of Radiohead 2025 tour

PACBI campaigners pointed to guitarist Jonny Greenwood's string of performances in Israel, where he most recent played in March 2025

Studio 54 to reopen for the first time in 43 years this week

For one night only, the iconic New York nightclub will open its doors for a party from luxury brand Valentino

Tresor Berlin & Keyi Magazine unite for music, fashion & visual art

The September 18 event merges live performances, DJ sets, experimental fashion & Keyi Studio's portraits of electronic music icons in Tresor’s tunnel space

AI firms are "illegally" scraping music, according to new investigation

New evidence suggests that companies such as Google, Microsoft, and Meta are scraping copyrighted music at a scale that is “larger than previously acknowledged"

Damon Albarn credits past drug habits for "crazy" falsetto vocals on Gorillaz debut

The frontman claims he was hitting notes he "didn't think he would be able to hit again" on the 2001 record, which featured hits such as 'Clint Eastwood'

GoFundMe launched for "Burning Man Baby Girl" following surprise birth at festival

37-year-old Kayla Thompson went into labour in Black Rock City on Wednesday, despite having "no idea" that she was pregnant

Homicide investigation launched after man found dead in “pool of blood” at Burning Man

The unidentified victim was discovered at just after 9:PM on the penultimate day of the festival, just as crowds had gathered for the annual burning of the wooden effigy

Vinyl records, CDs and cassettes will remain exempt from tariff changes, US Customs confirms

While de minimis exemptions will remain in place for physical music, other merchandise will now subjected to increased import taxes as part of US President Donald Trump's tariff changes

New documentary goes “Inside One of the UK's Most Important Queer Venues”

“The DBA really isn’t like anywhere else” says the short film's producers

Apple Music users can now import playlists from Spotify

The new feature comes amid growing calls to boycott Spotify over CEO Daniel Ek leading a €600 million investment in a military tech firm