DJ Priya and Gracie T announce departure from Daytimers collective
Both DJs have announced their departure from the South Asian collective. Sharing the news yesterday (15 May) via Instagram, DJ Priya wrote, “It’s been fun but after 2 y
Kendrick Lamar announces The Big Steppers tour
K-Dot is hitting the road from July to December 2022. After releasing his fifth studio album today (13 May), the TDE rapper has followed up with the announcement of a global tour.
Le Guess Who? reveals first artists for 2022 festival
The event returns to Utrecht from 10-13 November for its 15th edition. Le Guess Who? has revealed the first wave of artists and curated programmes for this year’s festival. A
Kendrick Lamar says he was “confused” when Drake and Kanye made up
The track appears on the TDE rapper’s new LP Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. Father Time, which features Sampha on guest vocals, sees Kendrick Lamar name drop Drake and Ka
Portishead’s Beth Gibbons and Duval Timothy feature on Kendrick Lamar’s new album
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers is out now. Kendrick Lamar has released his latest LP, which is also his last release on Top Dawg Entertainment. His first since 2017’s DAMN
Social welfare investigate Die Antwoord over child abuse allegations
CW: child abuse and sexual assault Following recent allegations of child abuse, Yolandi Visser and Ninja – real names Andri du Toit and Watkin Tudor Jones – have been visited b
FKA twigs to star alongside Bill Skarsgård in The Crow reboot
FKA twigs has revealed that she’s been cast in a lead role for Rupert Sanders’ reboot of The Crow. The former Crack Magazine cover star has taken to Instagram to say th
Kendrick Lamar reveals artwork for new album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Kendrick Lamar has shared the cover for his forthcoming album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. Photographed by Renell Medrano, the Compton rapper can be seen in the artwork hol
Dean Blunt covers PJ Harvey and Queens of the Stone Age on new EP
Dean Blunt has released the new EP Freestyles (SS22). The EP is made up of a mix of both old and newer material. It includes the freestyles MORT and SLUDGE which were released e
Beatport adds Amapiano to list of genre categories
The electronic music store has announced the South African genre will have its own classification. Previously labelled under Afro House, Deep House and Dance/Electro Pop, Amapiano
New ClubHistory project documents over 80 closed Berlin clubs
The project is a collaboration between the berlinHistory app and Berlin Club Commission. Launched yesterday, the new feature in the app offers a tour of now-defunct venues across t
Eartheater and L’Rain to play Luminate event series
The experimental music series has unveiled the next wave of artists set to perform at King’s Palace, London over the coming months. Artists announced to play Luminate’s
Deptford Queer Soundsystem day party announced for this month
The free event celebrates queer sound system collectives and south London’s cultural heritage. Taking place within the grounds of The Shipwrights House on 29 May, Deptford Qu
Shygirl to release debut album, Nymph, featuring Arca and Vegyn
Shygirl has announced her debut album. Entitled Nymph, the album features contributions from Arca, Vegyn, Danny L Harle, Mura Masa, Sega Bodega, BloodPop®, Danny L Harle, Kingdo
Loraine James, Asian Dope Boys and Iceboy Violet join Norbergfestival 2022
The Swedish electronic music festival returns after a two-year hiatus. Norbergfestival has announced their second wave of artists for their 2022 edition. Loraine James and Exploite
The Smile share animated video for Thin Thing
The track is taken from the band’s forthcoming debut, A Light For Attracting Attention. The Smile have shared a stop-motion, black and white animated video for the track Thi
We’re screening the new Wake Up Punk documentary
The new documentary Wake Up Punk is now available to Supporters, who can screen the film from 9-16 May. Directed and produced by Nigel Askew, Wake Up Punk documents Joe Corré –
Take a behind-the-scenes look at The Smile’s video for Skrting on the Surface
We’re proud to present a behind the-scenes documentary look at The Smile’s (Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet’s Tom Skinner) music video for Skrt
Rihanna stars in A$AP Rocky’s new video D.M.B.
A$AP Rocky has shared the new track and single D.M.B. – which stands for Das My Bitch. The video stars his partner and mother-to-be Rihanna. According to the press release, th
Nene H accuses Possession Records of withholding payment
The DJ and producer has taken to Instagram to share her experiences with the Parisian collective and label. In a new Instagram post, Nene H – real name Beste Aydin – said the P