News Patrick Topping to launch alcohol-free party, Sober October Rave The Trick label boss has been performing sober since 2017, claiming it changed his “relationship with music and partying”
News Defected announces 25th anniversary vinyl boxset and book The limited edition book will cover the evolution of the label including archival photography and flyers
News New book celebrates the music, fashion and people of the Haçienda Coming October 10, ‘The Haçienda: Threads’ contains first-hand accounts from Todd Terry, Noel Gallagher, Mike Pickering, and Bez from the Happy Mondays, as well as clubbers and staff
Music Jamie xx reunites with The xx bandmates on new track ‘Waited All Night’ It marks the sixth track to be released from his forthcoming album ‘In Waves’, slated for release today (September 20)
News EA Sports unveils 117-song soundtrack for football game FC 25 Electronic acts on the playlist include Fred again.., Disclosure, Jamie xx, Nia Archives, Overmono, Bklava and Ben Böhmer
News fabric announces book telling its 25-year history It features more than 100 testimonies from DJs closely linked to the club
News Pharrell Williams and former Neptunes bandmate Chad Hugo are no longer on speaking terms Hugo filed a lawsuit against Williams for allegedly violating their agreement over The Neptunes' trademark this year
News Michael Bibi donates over £120,000 from comeback gig to cancer charity Earnings made from his recent Finsbury Park takeover will go to Royal Marsden Cancer Charity
News Over a million ecstasy pills seized in "largest of its kind" Ibiza drug bust In the largest bust of synthetic pills in Spanish history, Guardia Civil discovered €25 million worth of drugs
Tech Teenage Engineering create “world’s first medieval electronic instrument” Hurdy gurdys, lutes, and Gregorian chants are just some of the FX you can expect to find on this “medieval beat machine”
News "Proceed with caution": Former Fyre Festival investor shares fears ahead of reboot edition His comments come after Billy McFarland confirmed that Fyre II is scheduled to go ahead in April 2025
News Kendrick Lamar to headline Super Bowl halftime show in 2025 Fans speculate that the rapper’s announcement includes a dig towards Drake
News Musician accused of using bots to generate over $10 million in streaming revenue The North Carolina artist has been indicted in a “first of its kind” AI music case
News Cassius, Jean-Michel Jarre, Busy P and more perform at 2024 Paralympics closing ceremony Over 20 electronic acts were invited to soundtrack the event on Sunday
News Midland announces debut album, ‘Fragments Of Us’, coming this October The 13-track record is a celebration of queer identity and "otherness", sampling the voices of LGBTQIA+ icons
Asia News Rummy Sharma's The Bootcamp Goa takes the global stage at Rave The Planet Five students performed on The Bootcamp Goa X Riverside Studios float for 380,000+ ravers in Berlin
Music Previously unreleased Aphex Twin track ‘th1 [evnslower]’ lands on Warp Records It marks the second release from an expanded edition of ‘Selected Ambient Works II’
Film & TV Film director Harmony Korine on working with Burial: “I never actually spoke with him” Korine also revealed that Burial sent the soundtrack for new film ‘Baby Invasion’ through a PlayStation 5
Film & TV Daft Punk to feature in Pharrell Williams’ LEGO biopic ‘Piece by Piece’ Kendrick Lamar, Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z, and Snoop Dogg will also star in the film
News Sade to release new track, 'Young Lion', on compilation celebrating trans artistry The track is dedicated to her son Izaak Theo Adu
News “The highest paid DJs decided not to contribute”: DJ revenue-sharing platform Aslice closes down The software was billed as a way to create a “fairer music ecosystem”