Charli XCX leaves Twitter, calls to question the pressure of social media for musicians
Pop star Charli XCX has left Twitter. In an article recently published by The Guardian, it is noted that XCX chose to take a step back from the platform following a wave of negativ
Spotify under fire following Joe Rogan controversy and Neil Young protest
Spotify has one again been the source of much controversy following an episode of Joe Rogan’s Spotify exclusive podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, which is being blamed for spread
Metaverse virtual rave receives negative reviews
Last week, the metaverse hosted its first virtual rave. On Thursday, January 20 hundreds of online users visited Decentraland (a metaverse virtual reality that encourages people to
As Grammy Awards announce April date, we take a look at this year’s Dance/Electronic categories
A new date has been confirmed for the 64th Grammy Awards. Originally scheduled to take place on January 31st in Los Angeles, the awards and show were delayed indefinitely due to th
UK government to scrap ‘Plan B’ restrictions
The UK government has reached a final decision in their plans to scrap Plan B. The initiative, which was put in place after ‘Freedom Day’ in July last year, made it required by
New artist led livestream platform Echio launches
A new live-streaming platform especially designed for music artists has just launched. Echio, created by Tom Royer and Joakim Bouaziz (DJ and producer Joakim), is an artist led pla
Live music sector raises concerns over UK’s proposal to scrap free lateral flow testing
This past weekend UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that he intends to scrap free lateral flow Covid-19 testing at concerts and live music events. In a report from The Sund
Major labels pledge to be net-zero by 2050
Major record labels Warner, Sony and Universal have pledged to halve their total carbon emissions by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050. They join an increasing number of independent
MODA DAO and Music3 takes streaming into the Web3 and NFT era with deadmau5 and Richie Hawtin
MODA DAO, a new decentralised and autonomous organisation designed for Web3, has announced that it will be looking to utilise Web3 technology in the music industry. According to th
Moog releases new app that acts as a synthesiser
Moog has released an app that acts as a digital synthesiser. The Animoog Z is a synthesiser application that can be downloaded and used on any iOS and desktop devices. Based on wha
