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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

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

Trump criticises Smithsonian over Drexciya-inspired Afrofuturism exhibition

The White House listed the exhibition as an example of "anti-American propaganda" for its depiction of an Afrofuturist utopia populated by the descendants of slaves

Burning Man off to "chaotic" start as flood and dust storm warnings issued for 2025

Four people have been injured by extreme weather at the Black Rock City festival so far, with thunder, 50mph winds and more expected in the coming week

“Distorted faces” & “extra digits” fuel AI rumours in Will Smith’s new tour video

A YouTube montage meant to showcase audience love has sparked debate over strangely distorted visuals

Aphex Twin to release extended reissue of Polygon Window album

He released two records under the alias via Warp Records in 1993

Verdict delayed on terror charge for Kneecap's Mo Chara at latest court hearing

Mo Chara's defence called for the charge to be thrown out during today's hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court due to a "technical blunder"

Busan Port uncorks record drug haul which includes liquid cocaine in wine bottles

600 kilograms of cocaine were intercepted in May, all of which were displayed during the press conference in early August

Bandcamp Friday generates over US$3.5 million for independent artists in 24 hours

The recent edition saw the music platform waive its share of revenue to support musicians

GTA 6 release date will not be pushed back again, insist Rockstar owners

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says he is "very" confident the highly-anticipated game will be released next May

ANOTR, Jyoty, Optimo and more withdraw from Lost Village 2025

The cancellations come following months of boycott calls against Superstruct-owned festivals and events over the controversial investments of parent company KKR

The Blessed Madonna cancels Boardmasters set due to "restrictions" on political messaging

The US DJ said she was asked to sign a ‘Show Stop Procedure Acknowledgement’ just hours before her scheduled show over the weekend

Rare Daft Punk skateboard goes on sale for US$15,000

The deck – made by Daft Punk collaborator and creative director Cédric Hervet – is one of just 25

Gorillaz hint at new music ahead of 25th anniversary celebrations

New music will seemingly be debuted during a four-date string of live shows in London later this month