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London drill collective 1011 have set up a petition calling for their work to be restored...

YouTube has deleted more than 30 UK drill videos from its platform that police claim incite violence.

According to figures obtained by Press Association, Scotland...

The festival's organiser has praised attendees' general compliance with testing requirements following the event

Over the past weekend, 10,000 people attended a UK festival pilot event without masks or social distancing.

The organiser of Download Festival said the event...

The Keep Music Alive campaign has been launched by The Musicians Union and The Ivors Academy

A campaign has been launched by two leading UK music associations calling for an increase in streaming royalties for artists in the wake of the...

Visa fee increase for international touring musicians delayed by US government

Petiton fees could leap from $460 to approximately $1,655 

A proposed increase in visa petition fees for artists touring the US has been delayed amid mounting pressure to reconsider the 250% price hike. According...

UK energy crisis poses “grave risk” to clubs and nightlife industry, open letter to government declares

"After two incredibly difficult years where venues have had to fight for simple survival, it would be an extraordinary outcome to see them closed and permanently lost because of an energy market that is completely out of control and not fit for purpose"

The UK's nightlife and hospitality industries are urging the government to act in the face of rising energy costs and the "grave risk" to the...

“I see nothing in the data now that makes me think we are going to have to deviate in any way from the roadmap”

England is on track to lift all COVID-19 restrictions as planned on 21st of June, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. 

Back in February, the...

SWU.FM Closure

The platform launched in 2020, and hosted Love Saves The Day, Conducta, Addison Groove, LCY, DJ Die and We Out Here, among others

Bristol's independent electronic music station, SWU.FM, has announced it will cease operations and close as a result of rising costs and soaring energy bills. The...

US visa petition fees for international touring musicians to increase by over 120%

The petition cost of O and P visas for artists and other "extraordinary" talent will hit more than $1,000 for the first time

US visa fees are set to increase this year, affecting international touring artists hoping to work in the States. From April 1st, the cost of...

vinyl

Only sales of Nintendo Switch games have brought in more money than vinyl in 2022 so far

Vinyl has overtaken PlayStation games as the UK's second best-selling physical entertainment format. As reported by Complete Music Update, the UK's Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA)...

Leslie delivered the most educated, informed and damning defense of the evening...

fabric had its licence revoked in the early hours of this morning (7th September), at the end of a licensing hearing that saw Islington Council...

Over 100 UK festivals join campaign to tackle sexual violence

Boomtown Fair, Parklife, Reading & Leeds, and many more have backed the initiative 

Over 100 UK festivals have united for a campaign to tackle sexual violence. First launched in 2017, the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has updated...

Soon DJs will be able to stream millions of tracks directly to their software and hardware. DJ Mag explores the impact on DJing tech, creativity...

Imagine the scenario — you walk into the booth with nothing more than a pair of headphones, login with your username and password to the...

A lack of data, information, and will has left electronic music producers lagging way behind their commercial counterparts. DJ Mag outlines how that happened, how...

In July 2018, DJ Mag published a feature on why streaming in the booth will change DJing forever. It included this: “It’s an open secret...

Crossing over to practically every genre, DJ and dancefloor in 2005, ‘Rej’ is an evergreen classic. Ahead of the 100th release on Innervisions,  Âme discuss...

Few tracks capture the exciting crux and flux of mid-2000s house and techno quite as succinctly as Âme’s ‘Rej’. A palpitating journeyman beacon flashing urgently...