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Oscar #Worldpeace announces new album, 'Mum, Pray For Your Son', shares single: Listen
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Oscar #Worldpeace announces new album, 'Mum, Pray For Your Son', shares single: Listen

Out in April, it's said to be a first-person documentation of his past few years as a son, husband and father

Oscar #Worldpeace has shared details of his new album, 'Mum, Pray For Your Son'. Due out on 19th April, the new record is described as...

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Louie Vega confirms new Masters At Work and Nuyorican Soul albums are on the way

Vega revealed that nine tracks have already been completed for the Nuyorican Soul record

Louie Vega has revealed that he's currently working with Kenny Dope on new albums under both their joint Masters At Work and Nuyorican Soul guises...

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Premiere: Demi Riquísimo ‘The Force’

Semi Delicious boss Demi Riquísimo channels chunky ‘90s prog and wistful house on a new two-tracker for Higher Ground

Demi Riquísimo has released a new EP, ‘Windows 95 Anthem’, this week via Higher Ground. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘The Force’ below. The...

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Premiere: Dj Yirvin ‘Ya Yahoo (Siu Mata & Amor Satyr Remix)’

Parisian duo Siu Mata & Amor Satyr put a full-pelt percussive spin on Venezuelan hard fusion pioneer Dj Yirvin’s ‘Ya Yahoo’

A new anthology album featuring tracks from pioneering Venezuelan artist Dj Yirvin will be released on the ACA label this week. Listen to a remix...

History and evolution of hip-hop explored in new book by The Roots' Questlove
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History and evolution of hip-hop explored in new book by The Roots' Questlove

The new book, put together with author Ben Greenman, explores "the creative and cultural forces that made and shaped hip-hop"

The Roots' Questlove is publishing another book. Hip-Hop Is History will explore the development of the genre from its origins through to the present day...

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Premiere: Alinka ‘Weather The Storm’

Ukraine-born, Berlin-based producer Alinka returns to her resurgent Twirl imprint with three cuts of star-gazing acid house

Alinka will release a new EP, ‘Edgewater’, via her Twirl imprint later this week. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Weather The Storm’ below. Named...

New mix platform, wav.world, launches with payments for DJs and producers
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New mix platform, wav.world, launches with payments for DJs and producers

The new subscription-based mix platform asks, "What if we treated music with the value it deserves?" — the first edition is helmed by Fever AM's Mor Elian and Rhyw

A new mix platform wants to "give music the value it deserves" by paying contributing DJs and featured artists. wav.world is a new subscription-based mix...

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E1 club founder resigns as director amid allegations of serving with IDF in Gaza

E1 has issued an official statement in response

Yuval Hen, the founder of London club E1, has resigned from his position as director amid allegations of having served with the Israeli Defence Force...

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Premiere: Earl Grey ‘Atanas Aconite’

Superbly produced and genuinely spooky drum & bass experiments from Manchester on Rua Sound

Earl Grey is up next on Galway-based jungle/drum & bass label Rua Sound with the ‘Death Rattle’ EP. After closing 2023 out with a suite...

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Premiere: Dualist Inquiry ‘Bloom’

Dualist Inquiry marries sounds from across the Indian diaspora with UKG, soaring electro, breaks and more on his first LP in eight years. Hear the introspective final single ‘Bloom’ now

Dualist Inquiry will release his new album, ‘When We Get There’, via Dualism Records later this week. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Bloom’ below...

Apple Music to pay higher royalties for music in Spatial Audio
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Apple Music to pay higher royalties for music in Spatial Audio

Artists will receive a 10% higher royalty fee for spatial audio content

Apple Music has revealed that it is to begin paying artists higher royalties for music made available in Spatial Audio. As of this month, artists...

DJ Katapila, Ghanaian producer and mobile party-starter, has died
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DJ Katapila, Ghanaian producer and mobile party-starter, has died

The artist reportedly passed away earlier in January following a brief illness

Ghanaian artist DJ Katapila, real name Ishmael Abbey, has died. News of his passing was confirmed in a social media post on Friday (26th January)...

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Napster to launch new web3 arm, Napster Ventures

"Based on 20 years of data we think we have a pretty good handle on what people might like and might not like"

Napster is set to launch a new web3 arm, Napster Ventures, and have hired former vice president and global head of music at online gaming...

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Playing a musical instrument has numerous benefits for people with dementia, study finds

Experts observed significant improvements in cognition, social interactions, confidence, memory recall and happiness

Playing a musical instrument has a host of benefits for people living with dementia, according to a new study conducted by Casio, Music for Dementia...

The Ghost record van closes
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Berlin-based mobile record store van The Ghost has shut

After seven years of service the tracks-on-wheels service is no more, and all stock must go

Berlin-based mobile record store van The Ghost has closed, with the eponymous DJ duo that sold vinyl from the 1975 Mercedes 407d finding buyers for...