Global News Mani, bassist of The Stone Roses and Primal Scream, has died aged 63 The legendary British bass player was a pivotal influence in the Madchester movement
Global News Tiësto shares cryptic posts teasing his return to trance music Speculation over a return to his ‘90s sound is rife after a mysterious post appeared on Instagram this week
Global News New report reveals that 70% of people would “rather go to a gig than have sex” Live Nation’s Living For Live report found that music fans rank concerts as the world’s top form of entertainment
Global News AI-generated track hits number one in Billboard US singles chart 'Walk My Walk', created by AI artist Breaking Rust, hit the top spot in Billboard's Country Digital Song Sales chart this week after garnering three million streams on Spotify in less than a month
Global News Barcelona, Paris and Tokyo ranked "best cities for nightlife" in new study Five of the top 10 ranked cities are in Europe, with cheap drinks and later opening times contributing to the ratings
Global News Frankie Knuckles mix among 51 sets from Haçienda archive released on Apple Music Mixes from Toddy Terry, Armand van Helden, DJ Paulette, and David Morales are now available on the platform
Global News A posthumous album from D'Angelo is reportedly on the way Questlove alluded to a potential fourth album from the late neo-soul pioneer during the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame ceremony on Saturday
Global News Grand Theft Auto VI has been delayed... again The next instalment of the GTA series will now be released in late 2026, developer Rockstar has confirmed
Global News John Lewis 2025 Christmas advert stars classic '90s house banger This year's emotionally-tinged ad centres around intergenerational raving via a father and son's appreciation of Alison Limerick's 'Where Love Lives'
Global News Optimo's JD Twitch to recieve posthumous honour at Scottish Music Awards 2025 The late DJ will recieve a Special Recognition Award for his contributions to the Scottish music scene
Global News Daft Punk's Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo co-wrote a track on Rosalía's new album The former Robot features as a "writer and composer" on 'Reliquia', the second track from Rosalía's new album 'LUX'
Tech Teenage Engineering channels soundsystem culture with EP-40 Riddim sampler It comes loaded with artist-designed drums, basslines, keys, effects, and multi-sampled instruments, plus a temporary bundle with the EP-2350 Ting microphone
Global News Artists to keep 100% of distribution royalties as part of new SoundCloud subscription The platform's new all-in-one artist subscription also offers features such as an on-demand vinyl service, artist storefronts and merch
Global News Zohran Mamdani campaigns in nightlife spaces across Brooklyn ahead of election day After visiting six venues, including queer party Papi Juice, he went on to win the mayor’s race by a landslide victory
Global News AlphaTheta halts rollout of CDJ-3000 firmware update following reports of "deleted" playlists Several artists have complained of "disastrous" issues as a result of the recent CDJ-3000 firmware update, which was originally landed on October 21
Film & TV New documentary to explore “final chapter” of David Bowie’s life and work Channel 4’s The Final Act features interviews with Bowie’s close collaborators
Global News AlphaTheta announces new 7-part Equal Beats podcast series hosted by Kikelomo Created to uplift dance music's female/non-binary changemakers, the first episode of Equal Beats features an interview with Indira Pagnotto
Global News Study finds that listening to music can lower dementia risk by up to 39% The research also suggests that music engagement was linked to a 17% lower incidence of cognitive impairment, improving day-to-day memory performances
Global News There won’t be raves held at Rome’s Colosseum, says director Newly appointed director Simone Quilici has dispelled speculation about the ancient landmark hosting DJs
Global News Rare memorabilia and possessions of Kraftwerk's Florian Schneider are up for auction Lots include an MS Synthi AKS suitcase synth used during the 'Autobahn' era, and the bicycle ridden by Schneider in the music video for Kraftwerk's 'Tour de France'
New Releases Armin van Buuren goes acoustic with new album ‘Piano’ Inspired by his classical background, the project features 15 piano compositions recorded in one take at ConcertLab