Asia News The Gathering 2025 brings Asia & Australia’s music communities together in Thailand Mixmag Asia & EMC’s annual event this year also invites ADE leaders for a focused cultural exchange & collaborative dialogue at Siwilai City Club
Premiere Premiere: B E N N dissects Taoist cosmology on upcoming album ‘Chaos and Order’ ‘殘燼 Embers of the Void’ is a mind-bending, ominous listen executed flawlessly
Asia News EDC Thailand returns to Phuket in January with expanded layout & new experiences The festival adds immersive zones spotlighting Thai culture & talent, plus a stacked international line-up including Tiësto, Nina Kraviz, Goldie & more
Features Findings from Grassroots Rising: how community radios are amplifying new identities At ADE’s Nighttime Lab, we discussed how independent stations are reshaping dance music ecosystems by driving discovery, representation & cross-border collaboration across the Asia-Pacific
Asia News Keyi Magazine co-founders return to Asia for three-city tour Berlin Bunny & Eyes Dice head to Beijing, Ulaanbaatar & Seoul, closing the tour with the exhibition that premiered at Tresor Berlin
Events Studio Adventure takes over Lumera Beach Club for Odyssey 2026 A two-day hub for dance & coastal energy with a top-tier 30+ line-up across two stages, plus an unmissable afterparty to ring in the new year
Features A Decade of Wonder: rites of passage only Wonderfruit can give you Ten years of memories fuel the festival’s evolution. Step inside the stories, then explore what’s set to unfold this year in The Fields.
Global News Jorja Smith's label condemns similarities in AI-assisted vocal on HAVEN.'s 'I Run' The label alleges that Smith was asked to "jump on a remix" of the track after going viral, which it claims was in order to "legitimise" the use of her likeness
Tech IKEA releases colourful Bluetooth speakers in new Teklan line The SOLSKYDD & KULGLASS collections combine striking patterns, flexible placement options & multi-speaker connectivity
New Releases ‘Mental Sunshine’ is in between the dancefloor and the chillout room SYEYL’s latest EP, ‘Mental Sunshine’, is out via 17 Steps
Tech Spotify launches new feature to import playlists from rival platforms It comes after YouTube Music and Apple Music rolled out similar features over summer
Music Aphex Twin surpise releases two new tracks on SoundCloud ‘Zahl am1 live track 1’ and ‘Zahl am1 live track 1c f760m1 unfinshd’ debuted on the platform on November 27
Tech "Big three" major labels sign licensing deal with AI start-up KLAY The AI-powered streaming service says its models will be trained "entirely on licensed music"
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