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Worldwide FM and Gilles Peterson launch grassroots music funding initiative

Studio Monkey Shoulder will put a £10,000 investment into one community project

Gilles Peterson and Worldwide FM have partnered with Monkey Shoulder Whiskey to set up a new music initiative which is designed to empower and celebrate...

Girls Don't Sync release debut edits EP, '4x4': Listen

The release sees them pull from different “influences, inspirations and cultures”

Girls Don’t Sync have released a collection of edits. Featuring four tracks, the ‘4x4’ EP pulls from different “influences, inspirations and cultures” according to the...

ANNA announces Global Underground mix compilation, shares single: Listen

The Lisbon-themed mix is out in June

ANNA has been enlisted to mix the 46th instalment of the Global Underground compilation series. Out in June, the two-disc mix features 38 tracks in...

Keith LeBlanc, influential hip-hop and dub drummer, dies

LeBlanc had been a key member of Adrian Sherwood's On-U Sound stable for a number of years, appearing as a guest musician on various projects

Influential hip-hop and dub drummer Keith LeBlanc has died. The news of his passing was confirmed by Adrian Sherwood's On-U Sound label, with which LeBlanc...

Tomorrowland announces orchestral event celebrating 20th anniversary

It will take place at Amsterdam's Ziggo Dome this October

Tomorrowland is set to mark its 20th anniversary later this year with a special orchestral event. Scheduled for Friday, 18th October, the special Our Story...

City Sound Project festival 2024 lineup

Alex Mills, Redlight, MNL, SOTA and a 600-year-old medieval venue

City Sound Project has announced the full line-up for its 2024 edition. The event takes place on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th May at multiple...

Manami VMR label launch Dreaming Still

"A consolidation of my past, present and future both creatively and personally"

Manami has launched a new label, VMR (Virtual Myth Recordings). You can check out the first track to land on the imprint from the DJ...

DJ Babatr The Journey Paryìa

Venezuela's raptor house pioneer returns

DJ Babatr has announced a new EP, 'The Journey', via Marie Montexier's Berlin-based imprint Paryìa. The five-track package will be released on vinyl and digitally...

Peggy Gou 'I Hear You album cover featuring the artist wearing a "ring of ears"

The album will be released in June via XL

Peggy Gou has announced details of her debut album, 'I Hear You'. Listen to the first single, '1+1=11', below. Set for release on 7th June...

Faithless confirm new music is on the way

Sister Bliss and Rollo made the announcement on social media, direct from their studio 

Faithless have confirmed they have new music and more live shows on the way. The UK dance music icons made the announcement on social media...

Spotify royalty changes April 2024

Customers could soon be paying for more services, according to reports

Spotify has officially demonetised all tracks with under 1,000 streams. The new policy came into effect for all artists in 1st April 2024. The revised...

General Levy claims he received ‘no royalties’ for jungle classic, ‘Incredible’

"There's been so many different compilations, there's been a release in so many countries around the world, and I've never ever received not one pound from that song from the industry."

General Levy claims to have never received royalties for his jungle classic ‘Incredible’, produced by M-Beat. The iconic UK MC said in a recent interview...

Crowd safety guide for venues published by industry experts

The guide was created in response "to several high-profile incidents resulting in loss of life or serious injury"

A "groundbreaking" new crowd safety guide for venues has been published by a team of industry experts. A collaboration between the UK Crowd Management Association...

Reinier Zonneveld

The AI model has been trained on over 2000 hours of the Dutch artist's original music and recordings from more than 1000 live shows

Reinier Zonneveld is set to play b2b with an AI version of himself at R² festival in the Netherlands. The AI model has been trained...

Teatro Pereyra

The new multi-arts space will be equipped with a Meyer Sound surround system and "state-of-the-art visual technology"

Ibiza's 125-year-old Teatro Pereyra is set to reopen as a music venue following a 16-year restoration process. The historic building, built in 1899 and inspired...

Eliza Rose

The single is accompanied by a Jeanie Crystal-directed video, which is described as a "visual universe of retro futurism meets Afrofuturism"

Eliza Rose is due to release a new EP, featuring a collaborative track with MJ Cole. Out on 24th April via Rosebud Recordings/One House, the...

Masquerade Club fire

Police have reportedly taken in five people for questioning in connection with the fire

An investigation is underway after a fire at Istanbul's Masquerade Club left at least 29 people dead, with several more injured. The fire broke out...

Uk clubs

According to the study, Birmingham has the most "versatile taste" in club music

House music is the UK's “most popular club genre”, new research by A2D2 has revealed. An event-based analysis using 2024 data from Resident Advisor found...

Carlita releases new single, ‘Time’, via Ninja Tune’s Counter Records

The Turkish-Italian producer and multi-instrumentalist debuts on the London imprint with a fan favourite from her Tomorrowland 2023 set 

Carlita has debuted on Ninja Tune's Counter Records with her new single, 'Time'. Watch the video below. The Turkish-Italian producer and multi-instrumentalist has signed to...

Warning issued over fake, dangerously strong benzos now circulating in the UK

Pill Report and The Loop are urging people to take caution as the UK's "high risk" drug market could have a "fentanyl-style epidemic"

The current UK drug market is in "crisis" and could escalate to a "fentanyl-style epidemic", according to new warnings from UK harm reduction and drug-checking...