Global News Fela Kuti becomes first African artist to receive GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award The Afrobeats pioneer is being awarded by the US Recording Academy some 30 years after his death
Global News Spotify and "big three" major labels are suing Anna's Archive for $13 trillion A court filing claims that the internet activist group has engaged in the "brazen theft" of 86 million audio files from the platform
Global News Deezer says it has demonetised 85% of all AI-generated music due to fraud The French streaming service is now making its AI-detection tool “commercially available”
Galleries In pictures: capturing the neon-lit carnival of EDC Thailand The technicolour takeover of Phuket came with drones, daisy wheels & four stages of massive global names
Global News Robert Pattinson: “I had my headphones over the bat ears, making electronic music” The Batman star spoke about his love for 100 Gecs and making "ambient" music in a new interview
Tech KORG reveals phase8 acoustic synthesizer with vibrating steel resonators Based on Acoustic Synthesis technology, it generates sound through real resonators paired with analogue wavefolding, audio-rate modulation & a built-in sequencer
Features Festivals in Asia to look forward to in 2026 Your annual festival run starts here—from destination raves to massive main stages, these are the region’s unmissable events of the year
Asia News Bad Times Records finds a new home inside La Cabane Hong Kong Ani Phoebe shares on how the relocation builds on community, vinyl culture, & collaboration
Premiere Premiere: DJ MARIA. remixes Sunju Hargun’s ‘Silverhaze’ into a techno ripper Originally released two years ago, the ambient track gets a breath of fresh air in the final instalment of ‘Extans Mantra’
Global News Music tech company Native Instruments enters preliminary insolvency The company’s assets will be “sold off in some form” as a result of the proceedings, according to reports
Global News Kanye West apologises, links antisemitism to 2002 brain injury The musician purchased a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal to apologise for his offensive actions
Global News Funko launches Daft Punk collectibles celebrating duo’s iconic looks The robots are the latest artists to join Funko’s Pop Rocks line, arriving as vinyl figures from their Alive & Discovery era
Global News Sadiq Khan's Nightlife Taskforce share 23 recommendations for London's night-time economy Recommendations include licensing reforms, a review of late-night transport links, and a "Nightlife Future Fund" to support new nightlife projects from underrepresented communities