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Dance music has a mental health problem. Sirin Kale speaks to artists such as Luciano, Courtesy and Marie Davidson, as well as some PRs and...

March 2017. Luciano, real name Lucien Nicolet, is in Frankfurt airport, and he’s bent double with heart palpitations. He knows something isn’t right: things are...

Shocked by the spate of accidental opioid overdoses in the US clubbing community, DJ and producer Lauren Flax decided to take action. With the help of healthcare professionals and...

Around 150 people every day, or six people every hour, died from a synthetic opioid overdose in the United States last year. The total number...

Lord Frost has said that it is up to "the department for digital, culture, music and sport to take it forward with our embassies”

The UK government's minister for Brexit, Lord David Frost, has said that it is not his responsibility to solve the touring crisis faced by musicians...

Is dance music suffocating under a wave of beige productions or are we just jaded? Harold Heath argues that artists need to take more risks...

The kick-drum drops out, reach towards the ceiling, the air is filled with whoops and whistles. Then a long whoosh of white noise simultaneously builds the...

How is the cost-of-living crisis hitting UK nightlife?

Post-pandemic, as UK clubs have attempted to regroup, they’ve been impacted by soaring energy bills, rising costs and hesitant ticket buyers. Jack Ramage talks to club owners and promoters about how they’re weathering the storm, and asks what can be done to ameliorate the situation?

“It’s terrifying... I wake up every day and hope that we find a way to keep going,” Kate Hodgkinson, co-founder of Cobalt Studios, an independent...

The compilation features tracks from Polish artists Avtomat, Semprey, IKARVS and more, alongside the likes of Loraine James and Octo Octa

Polish collective Oramics are releasing a charity compilation in response to the refugee crisis at the Polish-Belarusian border.

'Cut The Wire', which will be released...

A new survey by UK Music revealed that the public think the Government is not being pro-active enough

A new survey carried out by UK Music has suggested the public think the Government is not doing enough to help musicians overcome post-Brexit barriers to overseas touring.  ...

Milan’s Social Music City has offered its sprawling space to emergency services

Milan club Social Music City has offered its space to be used by Italian emergency services until the end of April.

In a statement released...

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...

Scottish producer donates $20,000 to the cause...

Calvin Harris has answered DJ Snake's call to donate money to the Rohingya refugee crisis by generousluy donating $20,000 to the campaign.

Yesterday, the French...

And he needs our help...

Whilst most EDM DJs and producers are portrayed as aloof egotists, French star DJ Snake has decided to use his considerable audience to raise awareness...

Trade in your old DVS system for a brand new Traktor Scratch

Native Instruments are offering owners of Stanton FinalScratch, Rane Serato Scratch Live, or Traktor 2 or 3 a special cross-grade offer to lure them over...

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Music Venue Trust, the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), UK Music, and LIVE are among the bodies lobbying for more action from government to support the sector

Music industry organisations are calling on the UK's new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, to take steps to help businesses with the mounting energy crisis. Music...

Some of the island’s most popular venues could be underwater in the next hundred years

A study has predicted that Ibiza’s beaches are likely to be destroyed by climate change. 

Marine scientists have published findings of a report which suggests...

Musician's Union, Music UK and National Union of Journalists have signed the letter

Hundreds of arts organisations have signed an open letter to Boris Johnson about the post-Brexit touring crisis.

In January, the UK government denied claims that it...