Jay-Z reportedly files trademark for new film and TV production company, 2/J
Jay-Z has reportedly filed a new trademark for a TV and film production company. TMZ reports that the rapper is planning to further extend his business projects by enteri
Glastonbury’s two-day September festival could welcome 50,000 people to Pyramid Stage
Up to 50,000 people could attend Glastonbury’s Worthy Farm site this September after plans were submitted to the local council for a two-day concert. The festival&#
Artist behind Daft Punk ‘One More Time’ lead sample has never been paid
Eddie Johns, whose 1979 track ‘More Spell On You’ was sampled by Daft Punk for their hit single ‘One More Time’, has never received royalties from the Frenc
Skrillex, Four Tet and Starrah announce new single, ‘Butterflies’, out today
Skrillex and Four Tet will release a new single, ‘Butterflies’, together later today. The track features vocals from US singer Starrah, and could feature on a new Skril
Two more women join lawsuit against Bassnectar for sexual abuse, human trafficking
Content warning: This article contains information relating to sexual abuse Two further people have come forward to make allegations of sexual abuse against DJ and producer Ba
DJ Mag Top 100 Clubs voting launches on Wednesday
Voting in DJ Mag’s annual Top 100 Clubs poll launches this Wednesday (12th May). Under the unifying belief that now is not the time to hide clubs away, we want to use our platfor
India Jordan releases new EP, ‘Watch Out!’ on Ninja Tune: Listen
India Jordan’s new EP, ‘Watch Out!’, is out now. Made up of five tracks, the Ninja Tune-released EP follows on from last year’s ‘For You’ EP, wh
Little Simz shares video for new single, ‘Woman’: Watch
Little Simz has unveiled a self-directed video for new single ‘Woman’. The track features vocalist Cleo Sol, with production from Inflo, and features on Simz’
‘No Photos On The Dancefloor!’: new compilations span Berlin techno from 1992 to today
A new pair of compilations, ‘No Photos On The Dance Floor! Berlin Techno 1992–Today’, are set to explore the development and history of Berlin techno over the last th
New York to lift capacity restrictions on music venues from 19th May
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that most New York venues can begin lifting some capacity restrictions from May 19th. The new rules will allow large-scale event venues
Planet Mu announces new album from footwork artist DJ Manny
Planet Mu will next release a new album by leading footwork producer DJ Manny. ‘Signals In My Head’, Manny says, embodies his aim “to do something that nobody [in
University announces £15,000 Carl Cox scholarship for Electronic Music & Business student
Brighton music college WaterBear has teamed up with Carl Cox to offer a £15,000 scholarship to an Electronic Music & Business student. The course begins in September of t
Shanique Marie announces debut album, ‘Gigi’s House’ on Equiknoxx Music
Shanique Marie has announced details of her upcoming debut album. The Jamaican vocalist, who is part of Kingston collective, production house and label Equiknoxx, will release
Berlin to officially declare nightclubs as cultural institutions
Berlin is on track to officially declare its nightclubs as cultural institutions, RA reports. Having been previously classified as “entertainment venues” alongside brot
Planned 50% funding cuts for arts university subjects “catastrophic” for UK culture, Musicians’ Union warns
The Musicians’ Union has warned that the UK government’s plans to cut funding to arts subjects at universities will be “catastrophic”. In a report carried o
DJs share clubbing memories in new photobook, Quarantune 02: Last Entry 3am
Music and photoblog Quarantune have announced a second installment of their photo book documenting DJ and nightlife memories. Following on from the now sold-out Quarantune 01: Musi
MF DOOM and Czarface album, ‘Super What?’ set for release this week
A new collaborative album between MF DOOM and hip-hop trio Czarface will drop this week. Recorded before DOOM’s death last October, ‘Super What?’ will be released
Algoriddim's djay AI app can now mix a whole DJ set for you
Algoriddim’s hugely popular DJ app djay AI has a major new update for iPhone and iPad. Its Automix AI has been rebuilt from the ground up, with “fully automated” DJ sets, pow
Native Instruments adds Beatport and Beatsource LINK to Traktor Pro 3
NI has added Beatport LINK and Beatsource LINK streaming functionality to Traktor Pro 3. LINK, which lets users stream Beatport’s entire catalogue into DJ software using an inter
Ableton launch online event for music makers
Ableton is hosting an online event called Loop Create, a one-day virtual conference for music-makers. Designed to bring people together from all over the world, attendees can “ex