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
UK festival season on “red alert” over COVID-19 insurance issue, warns AIF
The UK festival season is on “red alert” over COVID-19 insurance, the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has warned. Over one quarter of festivals with a capacity of 5,
Fundraiser launched for funeral of influential New York disco DJ Tony Smith
A fundraiser has been launched for the funeral of influential New York disco DJ Tony Smith. News of Smith’s passing hit social media on 2nd May 2021, though no cause or
Jaguar launches new training programme for women and gender minority students entering music industry
Jaguar has launched a new training programme for women and gender minority students entering the music industry. A free initiative, Future1000 will see the BBC Radio 1 DJ off
Listen to a new posthumous single from A Tribe Called Quest’s Phife Dawg, ‘French Kiss Deux’
A new, posthumous single by A Tribe Called Quest’s Phife Dawg has dropped, ‘French Kiss Deux’. The track is the latest to be taken from a forthcoming album of solo work
Black Artist Database relaunches with expansion announcement and music industry initiatives
Black Artist Database (B.A.D.) has relaunched as a significantly expanded platform, with a number of new initiatives to help people search for, contact and directly support Black a
New documentary on the history of UK rave out this month
A new documentary on the history of the UK rave is set to be released this month. Directed by MOBO-nominated Hugo Jenkins, Better Days: The Story of UK Rave will be available throu
Tomorrowland announces first names for virtual festival 2021
Tomorrowland has officially announced its virtual Around The World festival for 2021. Last week, Tomorrowland founder Michiel Beers revealed that a virtual event would take place t
Glastonbury Festival site to offer family-friendly camping this summer
Glastonbury organisers Michael and Emily Eavis are setting up a “tranquil, family-friendly campsite” on the site of the much-loved festival this summer. A website went liv
Indian techno label AsymetriK releases compilation in aid of COVID-19 relief
Indian techno label AsymetriK has released a digital compilation through Bandcamp to raise funds for the COVID-19 relief effort in India. The country is currently experiencing a ca