Akai Professional announces free beat-making software MPC Beats
Akai Professional has announced its beat-making software MPC Beats. Anyone looking to use MPC Beats can access Akai‘s new DAW ...
The Black Madonna has changed her name to The Blessed Madonna
The Black Madonna has changed her name to The Blessed Madonna. The decision comes in the wake of a petition ...
Maya Jane Coles asks 'Would You Kill (4 Me)?' on new EP
Maya Jane Coles released a new EP ‘Would You Kill (4 Me)?’ on Friday 17 July her own I/AM/ME imprint. ...
You have 48 hours to watch The Prodigy's seminal 'World's On Fire' live show online
The Prodigy are streaming their seminal ‘World’s On Fire’ live show later this month and you’ll have just 48 hours ...
Manchester’s Gorilla and Deaf Institute are permanently closing down
Manchester venues Gorilla and The Deaf Institute have both closed down permanently due to financial difficulties caused by the coronavirus ...
Teens disguise themselves as mask-wearing OAPs to buy alcohol
Members of Gen Z are often known for their creativity and love of the platform Tik Tok, and now they’re ...
Banksy supports wearing face masks with artwork on the London Underground
Banksy has published a video of his new artwork being created inside the carriage of a train in the London ...
Four people charged in connection with the murder of Pop Smoke
Last week on July 9 the Los Angeles Police Department announced five arrests had been made in connection with the ...
Rony Seikaly's the DJ and producer making outright infectious house music
Rony Seikaly’s back catalogue guarantees incredibly infectious house music. The Lebanese/American DJ and producer’s latest release, the ‘Flying Circles’ EP, ...
Liv.e says 'I Been Livin' on new single
Liv.e has shared a new single ‘I Been Livin’, taken from her forthcoming debut album ‘Couldn’t Wait To Tell You…’, ...
Stormzy: "If we weren't oppressed, we wouldn't be shouting"
Stormzy has spoken about Black Lives Matter, stating “If we weren’t oppressed, we wouldn’t be shouting, we would just be ...
Youth Music launches £2 million fund to address “diversity deficit” in the music industry
Youth Music has announced a new £2 million Incubator Fund aimed at tackling inequality in the music industry. It has ...
UK venues, theatres, galleries and more given £1.57 billion government support package
UK venues, theatres, museums, galleries and more have been given a £1.57 billion government support package. The package – which ...
Oscar-winning composer Ennio Morricone has died aged 91
Ennio Morricone has died in his hometown of Rome aged 91. The Italian composer was known as the “Maestro” and ...
Flying Lotus and Denzel Curry issue the #BLACKBALLOONSCHALLENGE
This year is the one-year anniversary of Flying Lotus’ 2019 album ‘Flamagra’. To celebrate, he released ‘Flamagra (Instrumentals)’ on May ...
Pubs in England can open at 6am on Saturday
6am is usually the time you’re rolling out of a club. Now it’s the time pubs in England can open ...
Ty Dolla $ign taps Kanye West, FKA twigs, Skrillex and serpentwithfeet for new single
Ty Dolla $ign has released a new single called ‘Ego Death’ featuring a star studded set of collaborators. The LA-born ...
Take Note Academy goes online with Emerald, UKF, Reprezent and more
Take Note Academy, London’s music conference for the next generation, is going online. Take Note Academy Online kicks off on ...
Native Instruments announces measures to improve workplace diversity and inclusion
Native Instruments has announced a series of “initial steps towards ongoing change” in efforts to improve diversity and inclusion in ...
Three people have been arrested for organising illegal raves in the UK
Three people have been arrested for organising illegal raves in the UK. Staffordshire police arrested three men ahead of a ...