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Amsterdam club De School to reopen for 16 months

The Dutch club, under new management, will open its doors again for the first time since March 2020 until its temporary lease is up in January 2024

Amsterdam venue De School is reopening for the first time in more than two years this September for a 16-month run. After closing in March...

Matter of Fact

Matter of Fact employs carbon-neutral shipping and FSC-certified sleeves

A new vinyl pressing plant aimed at grassroots music and indie labels has opened in northeast Germany. The founders of Matter of Fact, which has...

Jersey Club pioneer Tim Dolla has died

"He saved lives with Jersey club. He definitely changed mine," fellow Newark artist UNIIQU3 shared on Twitter

Tim Dolla, Jersey club pioneer and co-founder of Newark collective Brick Bandits, has died. News of Tim Dolla's death spread on social media last week...

Happy Mondays bassist Paul Ryder dies, aged 58

Tributes are being paid across the music industry for the influential musician

Happy Mondays bassist Paul Ryder has died, aged 58. A statement shared by the band confirmed the musician died on Friday morning (15th July). No...

Top 100 DJs key visual

Voting is open now until 23:59 BST on 14th September

Voting in DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs poll is now open. You can cast your votes at vote.djmag.com. Since its launch in 1993,Top 100 DJs...

UK drill music videos can now be used as evidence in court, CPS rules

The Crown Prosecution Service said drill videos can be submitted to connect suspects to gang-affiliated offenses and provide additional context in criminal cases

UK drill artists' music videos can now be submitted as evidence in court, the head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. i News reports...

Ron Trent releases new album, 'What Do The Stars Say To You'

It features contributions from Khruangbin, Gigi Masin and more

Ron Trent has released his first new album in 11 years as part of his WARM project. Out today (24th June), 'What Do The Stars...

Kate Bush gives rare radio interview following ‘Running Up That Hill’ chart success: Listen

“It’s quite shocking really, isn’t it? I mean, the whole world’s gone mad.”
 

Kate Bush has given a rare radio interview on the back of her 1985 single of 'Running Up That Hill' rocketing back to the top...

Stormzy receives honorary degree from University of Exeter

He's received the honour for his commitments to philanthropy and supporting higher education

Stormzy has been given an honorary degree by the University of Exeter. The UK rapper, real name Michael Owuo Jr, was given the honour for...

Only 13% of UK festival headliners in 2022 are women, study finds

BBC Newsbeat's new gender-focused study of UK festival line-ups finds that little has changed since 2017

A new study of UK festivals by BBC Newsbeat has found that only 13% of 2022's headliners are women. A gender-focused analysis of 50 UK...

Vangelis, Blade Runner composer and synth pioneer, dies, aged 79

The legendary Greek musician also soundtracked films such as Chariots Of Fire and Alexander

Greek composer and synth pioneer Vangelis died this week at the age of 79. A report by the Associated Press confirmed the news, though his...

Nastia gives keynote speech on devastating impact of war in Ukraine

"This war is not just about Ukraine. We are fighting for the freedom of all of Europe, for the humanity of the whole world"

Ukrainian artist Nastia gave a candid keynote interview at this year's International Music Summit in Ibiza about Russia's war on Ukraine. Speaking with Billboard's Katie...

Louie Vega announces new album, ‘Expansions in the NYC’

Honey Dijon, Moodymann, Kerri Chandler and Robyn all feature

House legend Louie Vega has announced a new album, 'Expansions in the NYC'. It will be released on 29th April via New York's Nervous Records...

Travis Scott pledges almost $5million to event safety initiative following Astroworld crisis

"I will always honour the victims of the Astroworld tragedy who remain in my heart forever," he's said of the initiative

Travis Scott has announced a new initiative, Project HEAL, following last November's Astroworld crowd crush tragedy. Described as a "multi-tier, longterm series of community-focused philanthropy...

TikTok launches music distribution platform, Sound On, with most royalties going to artists

Artists will also pay no fees, and have access to promotional tools and professional support 

TikTok is launching a music distribution platform, Sound On, with the promise of giving 100% of royalties directly to artists for their first year, and...