New carbon neutral music festival set to open in Berlin
A new music festival, CURRENTS, is set to take place in an abandoned power plant near Berlin on Saturday, October 8th. Curated by Romanian DJ and production duo Khidja, the festiva
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
A TikTok music streaming app may be closer than you think: here’s what we know.
A new music streaming service trademarked by TikTok could be on the horizon. According to Insider, TikTok’s parent company ByteDance filed a trademark for TikTok Music in May at
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
Bluetooth technology is a receiving a major upgrade
Bluetooth is set to receive a long overdue upgrade. First announced in 2020, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group reports that the new Bluetooth LE Audio standard is set to be upda
Spotify acquires online music guessing game, Heardle
Spotfiy has acquired the music guessing game, Heardle. A version of popular New York Times owned Wordle, Heardle challenges users to guess songs based on increasing snippets of mus
Former Studio54 owner Mark Fleischman dies by assisted suicide
The former owner of the legendary Studio 54 Mark Fleischman has died. Flesichman’s former business partner confirmed that the nightlife icon passed away on Wednesday by ass
Amsterdam Dance Event announces first wave of acts for 2022 lineup
The Amsterdam Dance Event has revealed the first artists on the lineup for their upcoming 2022 event. Taking place over five days from October 19th to October 23rd, this year mar
Marshall Jefferson sues Kanye West over unlicensed ‘Move Your Body’ sample
House music legend Marshall Jefferson is suing Ye, AKA Kanye West, over the use of a sample from his seminal track, Move Your Body. In his lawsuit, Jefferson claims West used the s
Angel-Ho releases music video for ‘I Want Your Love’
South African multidisciplinary alt-pop artist Angel-Ho has released a music video for her single, I Want Your Love. The track is taken from her latest album, Skitzo Ritual. The al