New fund launched to support touring artists in the UK
A new fund has been launched to support UK-based touring artists. Established in collaboration between the Musician’s Union, the Music Managers Forum and the Featured Artists
Festival line-ups you might have missed this week: Home Again, Movement, We Out Here and more
Movement Festival adds Charlotte de Witte, Sara Landry and Skepta to finalise 2025 line-up Detroit’s Movement Festival has finalised its 2025 line-up, with Charlotte de Witte
New music on our radar this week: Logic 1000, Leon Vynehall and NAINA
Welcome to Mixmag’s round-up of upcoming music releases that you should take note of, announced in the last 7 days. Leon Vynehall shares new track ‘TEARS4ALOVER’ Leao
R. Kelly’s appeal against 30-year prison sentence has been denied
WARNING: This article includes accounts of sex crimes and may be distressing for some readers. Resources for support are listed at the end of this article R. Kelly’s appeal of hi
Met Police oppose opening of jazz bar over claims it could “add to crime, disorder and public nuisance”
The Metropolitan Police has opposed plans for a late-night jazz bar in Central London, claiming “vulnerable” attendees could become victims of crime. Plans for a London
Fundraiser event set up to help save Deptford venue AAJA from closure
A fundraiser event has been set up by Ahadadream and Save Our Scene to help save Deptford music venue and radio station AAJA from imminent closure. The event is due to go ahead at
Lisbon queer club Planeta Manas “violently” raided by riot police
Lisbon queer club Palenta Manas has said that it was subject to a raid by riot police last weekend, the fourth in the space of just five months. On Saturday, February 8, the club c
Forbidden Forest add Chris Stussy, Andy C and Sam Divine to 2025 line-up
Forbidden Forest has just announced 16 new additions to its 2025 line-up, with Chris Stussy, Andy C, I Hate Models and Sam Divine all confirmed to be heading to Leicestershire-base
Barbican Centre to transform car park into subterranean club space for new exhibition
The Barbican Centre will transform its underground car park into a club space for the first time this spring, as part of the London art institution’s upcoming Feel the Sound
Legendary grime producer Terror Danjah has died
Legendary grime producer Terror Danjah has died, his record label Planet Mu has confirmed to Mixmag. News of Terror’s death first emerged online yesterday when a friend of th
Drake issues statement hours before Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Super Bowl performance
Drake’s legal team issued a new statement regarding ‘Not Like Us‘ just hours before Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime show performance on Sunday (Februar
Burning Man introduces “scaled” ticketing for 2025 following financial woes
Burning Man has announced that it is introducing a tiered ticket system for this year’s festival with passes ranging from $550 to $3000 — the cheapest will be available to
BLOND:ISH becomes first-ever female resident at Ibiza’s Pacha
BLOND:ISH has been announced as Pacha Ibiza’s first-ever female resident, some 52 years after it first opened on the White Isle. The news was announced earlier today, revealing t
Spotify could introduce “new paid subscription tiers” following deal with Warner Music
Spotify has signed a new deal with Warner Music Group (WMG), that it claims will “shape the future of audio-visual streaming” leading to speculation that the platform could
Colombian President claims cocaine “is no worse than whisky”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said cocaine “is no worse than whisky” and it is outlawed due to it being “made in Latin America.” Petro made the comm
Survey launched to investigate racial prejudice in lisencing London music events
A new survey will investigate how racial bias is influencing decisions on licensing music events in London. Arts charity Black Lives in Music (BLiM) is calling for artists, venue m
J Dilla honoured with street name in Detroit
The city of Detroit has honoured hip hop legend J Dilla with his own street on what would have been his 51st birthday. The “J Dilla Street” plaque was unveiled in a cer
Ticketmaster UK boss claims tickets on platform are “very fairly priced”
The boss of Ticketmaster UK has claimed that tickets sold via the platform are “very fairly priced” during a select committee hearing earlier this week. Andrew Parsons,
Southbank Centre unveils new “experimental” soundsystem, Concrete Voids
London’s Southbank Centre has unveiled its new “experimental” soundsystem, Concrete Voids, created and designed by the centre’s sound technician. The new system is custom-b