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
New electronic music-focused conference to launch in Chicago
A new electronic music conference will take place in Chicago this April to “support, enable, connect and inspire” professionals in the electronic music industry and hig
Acclaimed hip hop producer and Murder Inc founder Irv Gotti has died aged 54
Legendary hip hop producer and Murder Inc co-founder Irv Gotti has passed away aged 54, his family have confirmed. Gotti died on Wednesday, February 5, at home in New York City. Mu
Tinnitus sufferers can wait up to three years for NHS appointments, report finds
Tinnitus sufferers can wait up to three years for NHS appointments, a new report from Tinnitus UK has found. Published on Monday (February 3) during Tinnitus Awareness Week, the re
Max Richter makes impassioned plea for MPs to protect musicians from AI
Max Richter delivered an impassioned speech to MPs this week, urging better protection for musicians from the use of their music in AI training to ensure a “future for human
Belgium’s Horst Music & Arts Festival shares 2025 line-up
Horst Music & Arts Festival has unveiled its 2025 line-up, with Four Tet, Helena Hauff, DVS1, and BADSISTA all confirmed to play across the three-day event in Vilvoorde, Belgi