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The Mixmag Lab lands in Hong Kong for two-day harbourfront takeover on August 23-24

The two-day waterfront event features Bianca Oblivion, LB aka Labat, Club Angel, Prozac, Skeptic, Soul Mass Transit System, Stones Taro and many, many more

Amsterdam Dance Event announces massive first line-up for 2025 edition

Black Coffee, Patrick Mason, DJ Fuckoff, Jennifer Loveless, Boys Noize and more join a stacked first release, with 100+ events locked in for the October festival

Jordan Rakei creates track comprising of entirely of Heathrow Airport field recordings

Created in partnership with the London aviation hub, the ambient track incorporates boarding calls, baggage belts and jet engines to create a "relaxing experience" for terminal attendees

Activist interrupts Boiler Room's NYC event in protest of KKR ownership

The event at Under the K Bridge, Brooklyn, had been subjected to protest calls by NYC-based collective Boycott Room

UMG’s Executive Vice President urges artist-centric AI at UN summit

Michael Nash, who is also UMG's Chief Digital Officer, made a case for ethical AI in music, highlighting copyright protection & industry-backed innovation among others

Billy McFarland is trying to sell the rights to Fyre Festival on eBay

Bids to own the "trademark, IP, social assets and more" for Fyre Festival are currently higher than US$210,000

Lauryn Hill performs to near-empty stadium after starting set two hours late

Organisers behind New Orleans' Essence Festival have defended the Fugees star, insisting she "arrived on schedule"

NYC's The Lot Radio to reopen this week after being shuttered for eight months

A key component in financing the station, The Lot Radio's café kiosk was shuttered by city officials in October due to "health violations"

200+ music CEOs sign open letter urging investigation into UMG’s acquisition of Downtown Music

The letter argues that the acquisition represents a "serious risk", with UMG reportedly already controlling 40% of the recorded music market

Robyn to release 20th anniversary reissue of GRAMMY-nominated album ‘Robyn’

The singer’s self-titled album is getting a Coke bottle-colour vinyl makeover to mark two decades since its release

Peshay's famed 1996 studio mix is back on YouTube following copyright battle

The drum 'n' bass DJ's set had been removed from the platform following a copyright strike for its use of The Chameleon's 'Links'

Sasha has put 100 rare records from his collection up for auction

The Sasha Collection features both signed vinyl and unreleased tracks from Sasha himself

Kalahari Oyster Cult pull all music from Spotify following Daniel Ek military AI investment

The Dutch imprint said keeping its catalogue on the streaming platform "would mean going against everything we stand for"

Eric Prydz's shares the making of Holosphere 2.0 in new documentary series

Created in collaboration with Ibiza's new "hyperclub" [UNVRS], the first two episodes are on YouTube with the finale dropping next week

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs found guilty of prostitution charges but cleared of sex trafficking offences

Combs now faces up to 20 years in prison after being found guilty in two of five charges at a trial yesterday

Criminal investigations underway into Bob Vylan and Kneecap's Glastonbury sets

Avon and Somerset Police confirmed that it was investigating comments made during the two sets at the festival's West Holts stage on Saturday

Richie Hawtin produces short film on ‘90s Detroit techno culture

Kids Like Us looks at “the community built through the city’s underground techno culture”

Items from David Lynch auction rake in over $4.25 million

Over 440 lots of items were sold, including personal possessions and film memorabilia

Macron calls for French electronic music to receive UNESCO cultural heritage status

"We are the inventors of electro. We have that French touch," the French President said in a recent interview

Refuge Worldwide launches crowdfunding campaign to stay on air

The Berlin-based community radio station is asking for €50,000 to help it relocate to Niemetzstraße

Watch thousands of metalheads sing-a-long to Vengaboys at Download Festival

“No one loves pop music as much as moshers"