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Wilderness Festival unveils new dance music stage, The Riddle

The stage will have a no-phone policy to encourage revellers to “really live in the moment”

Wilderness Festival has announced a new dance music stage, The Riddle, for this year’s event. Designed and programmed by emerging promoters, Will Kayll and Jemima...

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Glastonbury’s Block9 announces return of Genosys

Honey Dijon, SYREETA, Eliza Rose, Ahadadream and more are set to perform on the Genosys stage

Glastonbury’s Block9 has announced the line-up for this year’s festival, including the return of its Genosys stage for the first time since 2019. Back after...

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40 UK summer festivals have cancelled 2024 edition, AIF reveals

More events could disappear this year than at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic

40 UK summer festivals have now cancelled their 2024 edition, according to new figures from the Association for Independent Festivals (AIF). Britain's leading industry body...

New grassroots club, Are Your Affiliated, to open in North Shields

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New grassroots club, Are You Affiliated, to open in North Shields

It follows a series of previous pop-up events in the local King Street Social Club by the club's new operators

A new club, Are You Affiliated, is set to open in North Shields. It will be housed on the first floor of King Street Social...

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77% of vinyl collectors would pay more for sustainably produced records, survey shows

Heavyweight pressings were also called into question, signalling a potential shift in priorities

A new survey of vinyl collectors has revealed two-thirds would buy more records if they were more sustainably produced. Meanwhile, 77% would pay a premium...

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Jeff Mills’ black hole-themed vinyl album spins in reverse

The Detroit techno legend said concept is “uniquely reflected by the idea of traveling through a black hole to exit on the other side"

Jeff Mills has released a black hole-themed vinyl album that spins in reverse. Featuring eight tracks across four sides, ‘The Trip: Enter The Black Hole’...

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Hot Since 82 “lucky to be alive” following attempted attack in Brazil, cancels festival appearances

The DJ described feeling “broken inside” after his crew vehicle was pursued by individuals with “balaclavas and AK47s”

Hot Since 82 has cancelled a number of festival appearances in Brazil following an attempted attack in Rio de Janeiro this weekend. In a video...

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Dialled In announces Manara, Arthi, PXSSY PALACE, more for Manchester festival

The all-dayer will mark Dialled In's first festival outside London

Dialled In has dropped the first names for its upcoming Manchester festival. The multi-genre all-dayer, slated for 20th July at MIAMOS (The Nia Centre), will...

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Music will return to TikTok as platform reaches licensing agreement with Universal

The new deal also addresses the issue of generative AI in music

Music owned by Universal Music Group will return to TikTok following a licensing agreement reached between the label and the app. UMG (Universal Music Group)...

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salute announces new album, ‘TRUE MAGIC’, shares single featuring Rina Sawayama: Listen

The 14-track record will feature collaborations with Disclosure, Empress Of, Sam Gellaitry and more

salute have announced details of their collaboration-heavy new album, ‘TRUE MAGIC’. Landing on July 12th via Ninja Tune, it features 14 new tracks from the...

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Nature officially listed as artist on Spotify as part of UN conservation initiative

Sounds Right is projected to raise more than $40 million for conservation projects in its first four years

Nature has officially been listed as an artist on Spotify as part of a UN initiative to raise money for global conservation efforts. Launched on...

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39% of vinyl records sold in 2023 were independently released, BPI reveals

Independently released music also made up 29.2% of UK recorded music consumption last year

Over 39% of vinyl records sold in the UK last year were independently released, according to new analysis shared by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI)...

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Half of women in music have experienced discrimination, new report reveals

The report comprised over 2526 UK musicians who identified as women

A new report has revealed that half of the women in the music industry have experienced some form of discrimination. Conducted by the UK Musicians’...

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Vybz Kartel murder conviction overturned following appeal

The Dancehall star was sentenced to life in prison in 2014 for the murder of an associate

The murder conviction of Jamaican dancehall artist Vybz Kartel has been overturned this week following an appeal. On Thursday (14th March), the Privy Council in...

Crowd shot from Standon Calling festival at night with lights beaming from the stage

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21 UK festivals cancelled, postponed or permanently cancelled, many more at risk, AIF reports

“Without intervention, it’s expected that the UK could see over 100 festivals disappear in 2024"

21 UK festivals have now cancelled, postponed or permanently dissolved ahead of 2024's season. The research, published by the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) also...