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Fugees musician Pras Michel found guilty in federal conspiracy court case

Michel's lawyer says he remains "very, very confident that we will ultimately prevail in this matter”

Just 20% of creators make a living from dance music, despite industry growing by 34% in 2022

The IMS 2023 Business Report also revealed that bookings for women across the sector decreased in 2022

Grimes says she will give 50% of her royalties to any AI-generated music using her voice

The artist, who has been outspoken in her support of the technology, says she wants to "kill copyright"

Fugees member Pras Michel tells court he is an FBI informant

Michel testified in his own federal conspiracy trial last week

Drake is being sued for copyright by Ghanaian rapper Obrafour

Obrafour is asking for $10 million in damages, claiming that Drake used an unauthorised sample in the track 'Calling My Name'

Armada Music launches $100M investment fund for acquiring electronic music

BEAT's first acquisition includes Kevin Saudnerson's KMS catalogue

Listen to an unheard Daft Punk ‘Give Life Back To Music’ demo

The studio outtake will be featuring on their upcoming anniversary reissue of 'Random Access Memories'

Founding Azymuth member Ivan ‘Mamão’ Conti has died aged 76

He was described as one of “the greatest drummers in history”

Track featuring AI generated voices from Drake and The Weeknd goes viral

Drizzy has previously voiced his opposition to AI cloning his voice

Coachella fined $117,000 for breaking curfew rules across the weekend

The festival ran over its 11:PM and midnight curfews by around 20 minutes each evening

Sama’ Abdulhadi launches new platform for underground music, Resilience

Two free-to-attend fundraising events are taking place in Beirut this month, featuring Richie Hawtin's first appearance in the city since 2017

Lack of women and non-binary people working in music tech highlighted by new report

Findings from Fix The Mix have revealed a significant gender gap, asking music companies to create more opportunities

The Chemical Brothers confirm a new album is on the way this year

It lands four years after their last full-length LP, 2019’s ‘No Geography’

A new mix by Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter has aired on NTS Radio

The French producer went on air for an hour showcasing "orchestral sounds, piano pieces and more"

Four Tet’s old band Fridge to reissue 2003 album ‘Happiness’ to mark 20th anniversary

Kieran Hebden has “restored, reconstructed and remastered” the highly regarded LP

Plants cry when they’re stressed. Listen to them weep.

Researchers recorded the sounds that plants emit when facing stresses like dehydration or a cut

Childish Gambino claims ‘This is America’ was originally a Drake diss track

His 2018 hit was first created as a joke before he decided that “this shit sounds kind of hard though”

Basement Jaxx open up about the time they rugby tackled Prince Harry dressed in a gorilla outfit

“He said that was one of the best moments of his life”

Thomas Bangalter explains the real reason for Daft Punk’s split

The French producer spoke to the BBC about the pair parting ways in 2021

Drummer creates 75 new versions of the Amen break

Merlin Matthews has released a sample pack featuring 11 additional percussion sets

Get Physical celebrates 21 years by reissuing iconic 'Body Language'

Alongside the original, Patrice Bäumel and HOSH have shared remixes