VICE article exposes racism, sexism, and harassment at Beatport
An article published by VICE yesterday investigates allegations of racism, sexism, and harassment at Beatport. Written by reporter Annbel Ross for VICE’s music blog Noisey, the a
New podcast ‘Listening’ to feature original music from Jlin and Björk
Mailchimp and Talkhouse have launched a new podcast series called Listening. The ten part series sees renowned music artists create and discuss original compositions inspired by a
Spotify launch event ticketing site as ‘experiment’
Spotify has launched a new site that sells concert tickets directly to fans. The site went live on August 10th, with several artists “ticketed by Spotify,” including Tokimonsta
SoundCloud set to layoff 20 percent of its total workforce
SoundCloud is set to lay off a significant number of its employees. According to an email acquired by both Billboard and Resident Advisor, the company plans to layoff nearly 20 per
Kelis calls out Beyoncé and Pharrell over uncleared Milkshake sample
Singer Kelis has called out Beyoncé and her team of producers, including Pharrell Williams, for use of an uncleared sample from Kelis’s Milkshake on a song called Energy. The so
Carl Cox announces first album in over a decade, ‘Electronic Generations’
Techno icon Carl Cox has announced the release of his first album in over a decade. Electronic Generations will be released on September 16th via BMG, whom Cox has recently re-sign
Spotify launched a test allowing users to preview and purchase NFTs from artists
Last week, Spotify rolled out a test which allowed artists to display their NFT collections to users. According to Music Ally, some users in the Android users in the US were able t
BeatPort acquires demo submission platform LabelRadar
BeatPort has acquired demo submission platform, LabelRadar. The platform will now form part of BeatPort’s Music Services division. LabelRadar was designed to streamline the demo
Epic Games and Google reach agreement regarding policy changes to in-app purchases
In an update on the ongoing Bandcamp vs. Google case, Bandcamp’s parent company Epic Games have reportedly reached an agreement with Google regarding changes to Google’s i
Nina Kraviz dropped from festival lineups after breaking silence on the war
A number of festivals have dropped Russian DJ Nina Kraviz from their lineups following criticism over Kraviz’s months of silence regarding the ongoing war between Russia and Ukra
