Electronic music industry grew to $12.9 billion last year, according to IMS Business Report 2025
The global electronic music industry grew by 6% last year to $12.9 billion, according to the IMS Business Report 2025. The annual report was published today, April 23, at the Inter
61% of emerging DJs feel “social media numbers matter more than musical skill”
A new survey conducted by the Pete Tong DJ Academy has shared its findings during a talk conducted by CEO Alex Tripi at the International Music Summit (IMS) in Ibiza today, April 2
Man who claimed to “only be bringing sombreros” from Mexico to UK caught with £5.6 million in cocaine
A man has been jailed for 10 years after a bag he claimed only contained sombreros was found to contain £5.6 million worth of cocaine. According to the National Crime Agency (NCA)
Drake’s legal team says he has “nothing to hide” amidst UMG lawsuit
Drake’s legal team has issued a new statement after the rapper amended his complaint against Universal Music Group (UMG) last week. On Wednesday, April 16, Drake updated his 107-
East Anglian ravers needed for new research project highlighting the scene’s “hidden history”
Ravers in East Anglia are encouraged to take part in a new research project aiming to document the “hidden history” of the area’s rave culture. ‘Storm From The East: Rural
Locals crowdfund legal opposition to festivals in South London’s Brockwell Park
A group of local residents in South London calling themselves Protect Brockwell Park have crowdfunded more than £30,000 to launch a legal fight against festivals taking place in t
Ireland’s only vinyl pressing plant is now open for business
Anthem Vinyl, Ireland’s only vinyl pressing plant, has now started production. Kitted out with two record presses, Anthem Vinyl will cater to both independent and major label
New music on our radar this week: BICEP, Bambounou, Kwengface
Welcome to Mixmag’s round-up of upcoming music releases that you should take note of LVRA and Soda Plains link up on new six-tracker, ‘Fortress’ Scottish-Chinese experimental
An artificial ‘brain’ grown from an avant-garde composer’s blood is making posthumous music
A team of artists and scientists have joined forces to create a lab-grown ‘mini-brain’ made from the blood cells of American experimental composer Alvin Lucier, who died in 202
Cultural support initiative launched in Vilnius with €165,000 fund for grassroots venues
A new cultural support initiative has been launched in Vilnius, Lithuania, with a €165,000 fund allocated to grassroots venues in the capital. Named Dainyklos, the new programme
fabric to host one-off event at the British Museum next month
London’s fabric will be taking over the British Museum for a one-off event next month. The Farringdon nightclub is set to host a free, drop-in event across three rooms at the
Fyre Festival 2 postponed just weeks before it was due to go ahead
Fyre Festival 2 has been postponed, just weeks before it was apparently due to go ahead in Playa del Carmen, a resort town in the south of Mexico. According to ABC News, tickethold
A list of ways you can support trans people in the United Kingdom
The UK’s Supreme Court has ruled to limit the definition of a woman to “biological sex”, meaning that trans women are now excluded from protections given to CIS w
New community radio station launching in Wigan next month
A new community radio station is set to launch in Wigan, Greater Manchester next month, Located in The Granary, close to Wigan’s town centre and Wigan North Western train sta
Posthumous 19-track Avicii album set for release next month, ‘AVICII FOREVER’
A new, 19-track posthumous album from Avicii is on the way. ‘AVICII FOREVER’ was announced earlier today, April 16, just months after the release of the late artist’s posthum
SOPHIE Scholarship Fund established to support women, trans and non-binary artists
A new scholarship fund for women, trans and non-binary creatives in electronic music has been launched in honour of late electronic pioneer SOPHIE. Created in collaboration with ch
Death toll of Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse rises to 231
The death toll of last week’s nightclub roof collapse disaster in the Dominican Republic has risen to 231, the BBC reports. The fatal incident took place in the early hours o
Psytrance festival blocked after local residents complain music is “form of torture”
A Gloucestershire-based psytrance festival has been blocked after locals compared noise from the festival to “a form of torture.” Goa Cream Festival had been set to tak
New club space to open within Liverpool’s Invisible Wind Factory
Liverpool’s Invisible Wind Factory is set to open a new club space next month. Kapsule will open within IWF’s current headquarters, a former wind turbine factory in Liv
BAMBII hits out at Coachella for “paying artists in exposure”
BAMBII has criticised Coachella for paying artists “in exposure” following an issue with the soundsystem during her set at week 1 of the festival this weekend. The Cana