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The first event will be streamed live from The Freemasons Hall

A free music conference aimed at women and non-binary people is scheduled to take place next month.


Boudica, a platform from DJ/producer Samantha Togni, that aims...

An asteroid has been named after SOPHIE

The International Astronomical Union has officially named an asteroid discovered in 1980 “Sophiexeon”

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) officially named an asteroid after SOPHIE last year, it's been revealed. Following a petition by fan Christian Arroyo receiving over...

Bullying and harassment helpline for UK music industry launched

The helpline has been set up by Help Musicians

A new helpline aiming to provide support in cases of bullying or harassment within the UK music industry has been launched by UK organisation Help...

UK Music's annual report says around 69,000 people lost work amid the COVID-19 pandemic

More than a third of UK music industry workers lost their jobs last year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the shutdown of clubs and music...

When it was released in 1995, ‘Boulevard’ consummated the union between house music and jazz, whilst clearing the path for a wave of French house...

‘Boulevard’, the 1995 debut album from Parisian producer Ludovic Navarre — aka St Germain — was by no means the first time jazz had mixed with house. Larry...

Disc World, Lion Vibes & Rough Trade have all reopened their doors

Over 100 independent UK record stores and vinyl specialists are set to open their doors this week.

Following the announcement that retail shops would be...

Working for free is rife among producers and engineers, with 77% having worked for free in the last 12 months alone. But is it just...

Last year, the Music Producer’s Guild (MPG) released a report that revealed that, in the past three years, 71% of sound engineers and music producers...

Photo of Robyn in profile looking right wearing a blue jacket with the collar up

More than 1,000 artists from this year's host country have said Israel's inclusion "trivialises violations of international law and makes the suffering of the victims invisible"

Robyn, Fever Ray and DJ Seinfeld are among more than 1,000 musicians from Sweden who have signed an open letter protesting Israel's inclusion in 2024's...

Premiere: Wanton Witch ‘Pai Khao San Mai’

London's Boudica label launches with four full-throttle techno cuts from Samantha Togni, Nur Jaber, Wanton Witch and Femanyst

London party and platform Boudica launches its new vinyl label this month with a four-track V/A EP, ‘Pure Bones’. Listen to Wanton Witch’s track, ‘Pai...

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their Bandcamp collections...

Coby Sey’s music sounds particularly special in winter. The Lewisham musician, producer, vocalist and DJ’s frosty, nocturnal sound envelopes its listeners like a thick fog...

Streaming royalty rates to be increased in the US, the Copyright Royalty Board confirms

The 44% increase to songwriter and publisher payouts will go ahead despite a 2019 appeal by Spotify, Google, Amazon and Pandora

The US Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has set a new royalty rate for streaming services of 15.1% to pay songwriters and publishers for 2018 to...

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...

Tech house king

Joris Voorn is the tech house king who's risen to become one of Ibiza's biggest DJs in a matter of years. His restless work ethic...

From the Minimoog to the Roland TR-808...

Some of the most important innovations in electronic music came about by mistake. Whether it be the way that Roland's TR-808 and then the TR-909...

Copyright, indefinite ownership, artistic rights – signing a label contract without prior scrutiny can lead to protracted, complicated scenarios for artists at any stage in...

If you’re at a stage where you’re hoping to release your music on a label, now it’s time to make sure you don’t get done...