Four Tet, Skrillex, and Fred Again.. close Coachella
Four Tet, Skrillex, and Fred Again.. performed at the Coachella music festival on Sunday, April 23, taking the headlining slot after Frank Ocean’s departure from the weekend
Rinse FM acquires Bristol’s SWU.FM
London-based radio station Rinse FM has acquired Bristol radio station SWU.FM, which ceased broadcast six months ago due to financial difficulties. Rinse FM had already bought pira
Coachella fined after running over curfew
Goldenvoice, the organisers of Coachella, have been fined $117,000 (£94,071) for breaching curfew rules each night during the first weekend of the festival. Coachella signed an ag
Grimes to delver finale keynote speech at IMS Ibiza
Canadian singer-songwriter and music producer, Grimes, will be delivering the keynote speech at the International Music Summit (IMS) in Ibiza. The three-day event, which will be
Spotify shuts down Heardle app
Heardle, a music-guessing app spun-off from The New York Times’ Wordle game, is set to shut down less than ten months after its acquisition by Spotify. Similar to the popular wor
Fix The Mix exposes lack of women and non-binary people in music industry
A new report called Fix the Mix has highlighted a significant gender pay gap and lack of women and non-binary people in music tech roles across the industry. The report, produced
Black Artist Database and shesaid.so bow out of IMS
Two music organisations, Black Artist Database and shesaid.so, have decided not to participate in the International Music Summit this year. According to Resident Advisor, the two
Bandcamp accused of union busting by newly formed Bandcamp United
Bandcamp United, the recently launched union for Bandcamp employees, has accused the company’s leadership of attempting to undermine unionisation efforts. According to an a
Spotify shuts down live audio app Spotify Live
Spotify has decided to shut down its live audio streaming app, Spotify Live. Spotify Live, which functioned as a separate app to Spotify, allowed users to stream and interact with
Pioneering composer Ryuichi Sakamoto passes away
Ryuichi Sakamoto has passed away. The pioneering Japanese composer was 71 years old. The news of his death was announced on April 2nd, and it was revealed that he had died on March
