Culture & Nightlife

InMusic closes Native Instruments' UK office amid leadership changes

A source close to the music tech brand confirmed to RA that all UK-based employees are facing redundancy.

Thousands of records owned by Optimo's JD Twitch to go on sale in London

Around 7/8,000 records from the late-DJ's extensive collection will be available to buy at World of Echo from November 14

Amanda Kramer: ‘Being a beautiful woman has fear inside it’

Imitation, gender and Joanna Hogg fandom are key inspirations for the restless writer/director/artist behind the absurdist comedy By Design.

UK Copyright Tribunal ruling recognises “increased value of music in cinema” says PRS

A dispute over what royalties cinemas should pay PRS for music contained in the films they screen went before the UK Copyright Tribunal earlier this year.

London listening bar Spiritland to open new site inside the Barbican

The new hi-fi bar will be a temporary fixture, opening this month until July 2027

London Mayor Sadiq Khan granted new nightlife licensing powers

The Mayor can now make decisions on licensing applications for new venues, major events and festivals.

“Good practice” guide launched for new and independent music promoters

The guide, which has been created by AFEM, lays out ethical approaches to ticketing, marketing, event insurance and more

Senior Distribution Manager // BUILDHOLLYWOOD (London)

BUILDHOLLYWOOD is seeking a Senior Distribution Manager to lead a team of three from their NW10 warehouse, overseeing the day-to-day warehouse operation and coordinating the logistics behind the poster campaigns they distribute every week.

TikTok Cinema: Inside AI Microdramas

As AI-generated dramas flood our screens, what does their extraordinary rise reveal about the future of storytelling and our insatiable appetite for content?

🌅 Horizon Leaders - Ethan Beer

This week it’s Ethan Beer, Head Of Press at Underplay. Alongside leading the press team, he manages a brilliant roster with Bathing Suits, Jessica Winter, Kamran Khan, pencil and Melin Melyn, running press campaigns and artist management side-by-side.

John Malkovich: ‘Good comedy is based on pain‘

The acting legend on channeling decades of personal passions into the role of a melancholy hitman in Wild Horse Nine.

Martin McDonagh: ‘Avoidance of sentiment is always paramount‘

Writing a follow-up to his beloved The Banshees of Inisherin was always going to be a tough task. Yet the playwright turned filmmaker has unearthed more cinema gold in his Easter Island-set CIA comedy Wild Horse Nine.

Sam Rockwell: ‘Really good actors are terrible liars‘

An alumnus of Martin McDonagh’s stage and screen work picks apart one of his funniest and most heartbreaking turns.

Wild Horse Nine review – a double act for the ages

A revitalising shot of pure entertainment from writer/director Martin McDonagh that also operates as a salty critique of modern US foreign policy.

Godzilla Minus Zero review – a rock ’em sock ’em slog

Takashi Yamazaki’s quick turnaround sequel to 2023’s Godzilla Minus One replays the hits but with massively diminished returns.

I Play Rocky – featherweight but fleetingly engaging

Peter Farrelly‘s dramatisation of Sly Stallone‘s journey to the big screen is carried by the strength of its central performance.

Man remanded in custody after stabbing at London club Studio 338

A 21-year-old man was stabbed twice in the thigh during a Halloween-themed party at the Greenwich venue last Friday.

Music industry intervenes in Open AI’s big legal battle with newspapers and authors

All of the US music industry’s copyright lawsuits against AI companies swing on whether or not AI training is fair use under US law. A big legal battle involving authors, newspapers and Open AI also centres on fair use, and the music industry has now intervened in that case via…

Real live experience – Superstruct Entertainment’s Rebecca Kane Burton

Superstruct Entertainment COO Rebecca Kane Burton discusses her eventful career and provides a pan-European festival industry perspective in the latest edition of the Access All Areas Backstage podcast.

Arena Group expands front-of-stage barrier stock for festivals

Arena UK & Europe has invested in a larger stock of front-of-stage barriers, as the supplier looks to meet demand from UK festivals, concerts and touring productions.

UEFA Euro 2028 UK & Ireland evaluation programme created

Government partners behind UEFA Euro 2028 UK & Ireland have set up an evaluation programme to assess the social, economic and environmental impacts of the tournament.

Munich Arena groundwork starts

Construction has begun on what is set to be Germany’s largest purpose-built concert and live entertainment arena. Due to open in 2009, the 20,000-capacity Munich Arena is expected to host around 1.5 million attendees and boost the local economy by around €350m.

Promoter Good Practice Guide launched to support grassroots operators

The Association for Electronic Music (AFEM) has teamed with a group of promoters, ticketing platforms, booking agencies, venues and trade bodies to launch the Promoter Good Practice Guide.

La Bola Negra review – a whirlwind of poetry and passion

The directorial twosome known as Los Javis deliver a head-spinning, era-spanning ode to political liberty inspired by the writings of Federico García Lorca.

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands: Weekend at 15

Andrew Haigh's queer romance is made all the more special for taking place outside of the capital.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan gains licensing powers for music venues and festivals

The “historic” powers allow Khan to make direct decisions on licensing applications for the first time ever

ABBA’s Agnetha didn’t really sing backing vocals for Daniel O’Donnell: Irish collecting societies face off in court over dodgy data and disputed deductions

Ten years ago Irish performer collecting society RAAP sued label collecting society PPI, claiming it was inappropriately deducting money from payments due to performers.

PR & Marketing Executive or Manager // ERA (London)

UK trade organisation ERA (The Digital Entertainment and Retail Association) is seeking an an enthusiastic, creative and music-loving marketing executive / manager to join the team from January 2026.

Police arrest over 400 people following raid on Kuala Lumpur nightclub

A police chief said that all detainees were taken for drug testing

🎧 Approved: PINS

Manchester post-punk four-piece PINS have been at it for over a decade, long enough to release an EP featuring Iggy Pop. New single ‘No Tears’ builds into 60s girl-group harmonies over gritty guitars. Fourth album ‘If I’m Alive Now, Then I Was Dead’ is out in February

Copenhagen station Drift Radio raising funds for equipment following robbery

More than £10,000 worth of equipment was stolen from the Mimersgade radio station

RIP Juan Atkins, the techno originator who changed the world

Juan Atkins was the pioneer whose foundational influence has inspired everyone. Not just an all-time titan of dance music, but of music full stop. Marcus Barnes pays tribute to the innovator who never stopped looking forwards

“Astronomical” amount of cocaine smuggled into UK in gouda cheese shipment

Multiple tonnes of the drug was moved in shipments of chocolate spread, cheese and fish mince

MOTH Club saved from development plans after two years of uncertainty

The East London venue thanked the 35,000 people who signed a petition to protect the space

Music tech releases you might have missed: Roland TD-07, Native Instruments Massive XL, AudioFuse Studio Rev2

Whether you’re in the market for some new software or want to upgrade your studio — here are some of the biggest recent releases from the world of tech

Pete Postlethwaite's Leaps of Faith

On the occasion of Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet and Mark Herman’s Brassed Off turning 30, we reflect on the late actor's gritty integrity and steadfast dedication to what's right.

Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games gave Scottish economy £223m boost

The 11-day Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games generated £176 million for the Glasgow city region and £223m for the wider Scottish economy, according to an impact evaluation by consultancy The Bulb.

Euphoric evolution: Inside Amnesia's 50th anniversary season closing party

Inviting beloved favourites and newly-christened additions, the White Isle institution rounded off its milestone season with an unforgettable all-day-all-night extravaganza. Chris Cahillane travelled to Ibiza for an Amnesia experience unlike any other

Music you can feel: Inside Leeds' new 2,500-capacity nightclub, Mint XL

The new venue, which launched last month, has been kitted out with a custom Funktion-One Vero soundsystem and high-spec lighting

New music on our radar this week: MK, Roza Terenzi, DJ Heartstring

Techno originator Juan Atkins has died aged 64

The Detroit pioneer was discovered unresponsive in a hotel room ahead of a performance in Mexico City, his management has confirmed

94% of disabled people feel at risk at live events

Attitude Is Everything (AIE) has published its State of Access Report 2026, which found that 94% of disabled people expose themselves to personal risk when attending music and live events.

The Macabre Convergence of FW Murnau's Art and Life

On the centenary of his silent masterpiece and the release of 'The Faust Bible', we examine FW Murnau’s mastery of supernatural cinema and its lasting cultural impact.

Taking Sziget to the next stage

As the temperatures soared, Christopher Barrett examined the changes and challenges at Hungary’s newly independent Sziget Festival alongside production manager Tibor Horváth and the trusted team at Dutch Barriers Services.

AEG research shows impact of brands at live events

Some 74% of attendees made a purchase decision after interacting with a brand at a live event, according to AEG research. AEG Global Partnerships has published the results of an international study into the impact and commercial value of brand engagement with live events.

DC3 shares new track 'My Home' to mark launch of £1 million grant for UK youth clubs

Funded by JD Sports and BBC Children in Need, the grant aims to support 10,000 young people across the country

🌅 Horizon Leaders - Alex Hehir

This week we caught up with Alex Hehir, Managing Director of Wixen Music UK, one of the most respected independent music publishers, known for its artist-first ethos.

Minneapolis DJ school Slam Academy to shutter following misconduct concerns

The academy said that “conduct fell short of the professional boundaries we expect”

2027 edition of Wales' Madruga will be its last, festival confirms

The Hay-on-Wye festival will shut up shop after five years following its next edition

Elevating the event experience

With recent years having seen huge growth in demand for premium experiences at festivals – ranging from on-site swimming pools to culinary delights created by famous chefs – we explore the providers, concepts and consumer behaviours changing the face of festivals.

Influential New Jersey house DJ and producer Cevin Fisher has died aged 63

Across more than four decades, Fisher helped shape house music

CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases

Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Queens Of The Stone Age, thredd, Cobrah, Grimes, Megan Thee Stallion + Sofia and the Antoinettes

EXIT Festival to return to Serbia after student movement’s election win

EXIT Festival will return to Serbia’s Petrovaradin Fortress next July, a year earlier than planned, after a student-led movement unseated Aleksandar Vučić’s ruling party in the country’s snap parliamentary election.

Unreleased Daft Punk mix from 1997 discovered by DJ Ralph Lawson

The 20/20 Vision founder discovered the "mouldy" tape, which was submitted by the French duo to his Kiss FM show, in a storage unit

SEC welcomes £6m government funding for expansion plans

The Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow is to receive £6m from the UK Government to support the first phase of Destination SEC, its expansion plan for the 64-acre riverside site. Chancellor John Healey confirmed the funding in his Autumn Budget on 28 October.

The O2 arena hits new sustainability high

On the back of becoming the first English arena to be awarded Greener Arena status by A Greener Future (AGF), The O2 Arena has achieved its highest sustainability accreditation to date.

EXIT Festival to return to Serbia following Vučić election defeat

Director Dušan Kovačević has pledged to bring the festival back to its home nation after editions in Macedonia and Egypt this year,

The three big debates around music and generative AI

This Friday, CMU’s Chris Cooke will join a panel discussion at Un-Convention on music and AI. Generative AI models that output music pose lots of questions for the music industry, which can make such discussions complex.

Dave Withey on 50 years at Arena

Arena Group UK and Europe sales and marketing director Dave Withey looks back on a remarkable career at the company. From a Newbury stables to many of the biggest global entertainment and sports events of the past 50 years, Dave Withey has had a remarkable half-Century with Arena…

Man arrested following stabbing at London nightclub Studio 338

The incident occurred during a Halloween event on Friday night

Justice share first-ever Gesaffelstein collab from Grand Theft Auto VI score album

The new collaborative single is out now, which will feature in Rockstar Games' highly-anticipated video game upon release next month

U2 to play two nights at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 2027 stadium tour

U2 will play Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 18 and 19 June 2027 as part of a European stadium run. The London dates at the 62,850-capacity venue form part of U2’s Carnaval De Luz presents: The Greatest Show On Earth, which marks the band’s first stadium tour since The Joshua Tree…

Brazil enforces new ticket touting laws ahead of BTS shows, as more artists criticise ticketing bots

Brazil’s consumer protection agency has told StubHub, Viagogo and other touting platforms to suspend ticket resales amid concerns new ticket touting rules are not being obeyed around BTS’s big shows in the country this week.

🎧 Approved: Big Softy

East London duo Big Softy make maximalist club music with a love of hardcore and metal. New single ‘Troubleshooting’ is two explosive minutes of heavy dance and PC Music-style pop, and the malfunction in question is human. Debut EP ‘Soft Tissue’ is out 4 Nov

Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja soundtracks new Gaza-focused documentary

The 13-track score, which is curated by Del Naja, also features music Kneecap

Ministry of Sound’s long-standing soundsystem is going up for sale

The legendary system was retired following a refurbishment of the venue in January

At Portola Music Festival, the long shadow of EDM unravels

Generations of dance music collide at the San Francisco event, shining a light on the US' twisting relationship with electronic music and shifting tides in the global landscape

Carrie, Crystal Lake and the Price of Conformity

As the wider shift towards conservative values champions increasingly restrictive ideals of femininity, how can the "monstrous feminine" transform female rage into rebellion?

My Chemical Romance agree to change dancers’ costumes after legal action by Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders last week launched legal action against My Chemical Romance over a sequence in the band’s current Hollywood Bowl shows during which dancers dressed like the cheerleaders take part in an on-stage firefight.

The Mix 129: Braga Circuit

Braga Circuit gets deep in the mix and speaks to Patrick Hinton about emotional dance music and the Kent scene

Lance Oppenheim: ‘The line between criminal enterprise and entertainment has become so fragile’

With Primetime, the non-fiction specialist switches to drama for a discomforting exploration of a lurid US TV sensation.

David Bowie's 1978 concert to be subject of new "immersive" arena tour

Stage, which is due to premiere in Berlin next year, consists of an unearthed recording of the late musician's Isolar II 'Heroes' world tour

Notting Hill Carnival CEO Matthew Phillip on taking it to the next stage

On the back of the 60th anniversary edition of Notting Hill Carnival, its CEO Matthew Phillip outlines what changes in funding and responsibilities meant for the organisation of the event, and why it is vital the carnival remains free to attend.

Animol review – boyhood behind bars

Ashley Walters’ directorial debut is a bruising portrait of masculinity behind bars, hampered by a frustrating screenplay.

Boomtown 2027 to see site changes with BICEP and Noisia among headliners

Boomtown festival (cap. 77,000) will take place on 11-15 August with BICEP and Noisia the first headline acts announced. The event, staged across 1,250 acres of the Matterley Estate near Winchester, will next year involve what organisers have described as a major reimagining of…

UK nightlife costs have increased by 34% since 2020, new study finds

The Night Time Industries Association has warned the UK government that the price of a night out has "reached its limit"

I Love Boosters review – a technicolour takedown of capitalism

Boots Riley’s riotous anti-capitalist caper is a technicolour fantasia brimming with scathing social commentary.

Gentle Monster review – provocation without purpose

Léa Seydoux stars as a mother whose life unravels when her husband is arrested on suspicion of child abuse, in this frustratingly evasive drama.

Amanda Kramer: ‘Being a beautiful woman has fear inside it’

Imitation, gender and Joanna Hogg fandom are key inspirations for the restless writer/director/artist behind the absurdist comedy By Design.

In It Together festival to continue as Climax Promotions folds

The company behind the launch of 35,000-capacity Welsh festival In It Together has gone into administration. Climax Promotions and Events Limited, the previous operator of the In It Together and Together Again music festivals, is being administered by Libertas Associates.

Horst cancels forthcoming club event, criticises "unacceptable" police conduct

The Belgian festival and club promoter condemned the policing of its recent party in Vilvoorde after two people were arrested

Goldie to curate room at London's Saatchi Gallery as part of forthcoming exhibition

The drum 'n' bass legend will bring an "immersive" Metalheadz record store to the West London gallery for BEYOND THE STREETS II

Hackney Council launches "Night Map" of borough-wide nightlife amenities

Hackney Nights features the locations of public use toilets, free drinking water, phone charging, public transport links and disability access throughout the East London borough

Nastia calls off all US shows until Trump administration “changes Ukraine policy”

The Ukrainian DJ said that she has stopped accepting bookings in the States and cancelled all forthcoming shows

Factory Floor announce first album in a decade, One Trip

The record arrives on November 27th via Erol Alkan's Phantasy Sound.

Neil Young sues Donald Trump again after President plays ‘Rockin In The Free World’ at Youngstown rally

Neil Young has sued Donald Trump after the President played ‘Rockin In The Free World’ at a recent political rally in Ohio without permission.

Primetime review – Pattinson's uncanny take on Hansen is a career high

Robert Pattinson cleanses the world of an ancient evil in Lance Oppenheim's take on the murky story of Chris Hansen and NBC's To Catch A Predator.

Crack and Apple Music launch photography opportunity for The Warehouse Project’s 20th anniversary season

We've teamed up with Apple Music to offer emerging photographers the chance to capture The Warehouse Project’s 20th anniversary season.

Several tear gas attacks reported during Amsterdam Dance Event

Shows at Gashouder and RAW Factory were allegedly targeted, linked to a string of jewellery robberies

Lancey Foux dissects his latest album on Making Tracks with Mixmag x CUPRA

The former Mixmag Cover Star heads across London in the all-electric CUPRA Raval, and reveals why the car is the ultimate test of whether a track is finished

Novelist to preview new album, Scenes, in London

Haseeb Iqbal will host the listening party at Mason and Fifth on November 3rd.

1,000-strong illegal warehouse rave shut down by police in Bristol

Police arrived with riot gear and shields to the unlicensed event in Lawrence Hill, which reportedly raged on until Sunday morning

🎧 Approved: chlothegod

North Carolina-born singer-songwriter chlothegod can’t stay in one genre for long: soul, alt-R&B, guitar pop and punk all turn up. New single ‘B Polite!’ starts quiet and wonky, then builds until she’s declaring “I don’t wanna be polite”. It would be rude not to listen

Wilkinson takes us to his Cotswolds getaway in latest episode of Mixmag x CUPRA's Making Tracks

The drum 'n' bass mainstay shows us how he road tests new music after busy weekends performing around the world

The Pervert’s Guide to Utopias – first-look review

Philosopher-provocateur Slavoj Žižek and director Sophie Fiennes bring their Pervert's Guide trilogy to a sublime, dizzying close, turning cinema into a field guide for the apocalypse.

Macklemore’s Free Palestine show at Wembley should be blocked, say members of the House Of Lords

Macklemore’s Free Palestine mini-tour kicks off in Dublin later today and is due to reach London on Friday. But 50 members of the House Of Lords want Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to stop the rapper from coming to the UK because of one of the pro-Palestine groups that will…

The changing face of The Warehouse Project: 20 years of WHP flyers

As the Manchester party series marks its 20th birthday this year, founders Sam Kandel and Richard McGinnis take a look back at some of the most iconic flyers and reflect on the shifting visual language of The Warehouse Project

Rebecca Kane Burton – Why we launched an Artistic Code

Superstruct Entertainment chief operating officer Rebecca Kane Burton explains what was behind the festival giant’s recent publication of an Artistic Code. The best live events are built on preparation.

Nicki Minaj responds to White House Press Secretary rumours

The American-Trinidadian rapper made an appearance alongside US President Donald Trump at a mid-term Republican campaign rally in Michigan yesterday

Nightborn review – bad baby, bad movie

Hanna Bergholm maternal folk horror avoids logic and credibility at every turn as it tells of a couple's attempts to nurture a nightmare child.

Wicker review – a swooning comic fairy-tale with a large side of spice

Olivia Colman finds her romantic ideal in Alexander Skarsgård’s literal wicker man in Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson’s entertaining, saucy fable.

Digital Accounts Coordinator // Absolute Label Services (London Hybrid)

Absolute Label Services are seeking a Digital Accounts Coordinator to join their Wimbledon office (min of 3 days in office). Closing date: 6 Nov

Which side are you on? – Harlan County, USA at 50

50 years on, Barbara Kopple's directorial debut remains vital documentary viewing, but we should resist the urge to see it as a relic of the past – and ask who benefits when we do.

Festival line-ups you might have missed: GALA, Pitch Arts & Music, Westival

Rounding up festival news from across the dance and electronic world

Don’t say collusion: “no evidence of misconduct or conflict of interest” say major labels and publishers about their Phono V physical negotiations

The US Copyright Royalty Board is reviewing what mechanical royalties songwriters and publishers should receive from 2028. It’s labels who pay mechanical royalties on physical records, and the major labels are keen to stress they aren’t colluding with the major publishers to keep…

Behind Boomtown’s radical redesign

Boomtown has undergone a remarkable post-pandemic evolution, with the ‘radical redesign’ for this year’s event resulting in the biggest and most successful edition to date.

New music on our radar this week: Blackhaine, Nabihah Iqbal, DNGDNGDNG

Lost seeks 24-hour license for new London College of Fashion venue

The secretive party series is set take over the former UAL complex on Oxford Street following its departure from Shaftesbury Avenue

Landscape Collector: The scout behind Hollywood’s changing landscapes

Location scout extraordinaire, Lori Balton, tells us about the shifting nature of her globe-trotting craft.

The Bug halts unlicensed GOD album reissue

The UK artist said he stopped the unauthorised Possession release on legal and moral grounds, and is in talks about a potential GOD box set.

Robbie Williams among headliners for Isle of Wight Festival’s 25th edition

Fatboy Slim, Robbie Williams and Kings of Leon will headline the Isle of Wight Festival. On 17-20 June, organisers of the Live Nation-owned event will mark the 25th edition of the festival, since it was revived by promoter and Solo Agency MD John Giddings in 2002, with one of its…

Former Eminem employee faces up to five years in jail after pleading guilty to stealing and selling unreleased music files

In January 2025 unreleased Eminem tracks started to mysteriously appear online, prompting an FBI investigation that linked the leaks to one of the rapper’s former employees, Joseph Strange.

CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases

Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Lambrini Girls, Skepta, Bassvictim, Panchiko + Fine

Power of Events launches Experience of Work scheme

The Power of Events (POE) has launched its Experience of Work Programme, aiming to create around 1,500 opportunities for young people to experience the UK events industry first-hand in its first year.

East London wine bar Oranj unveils upcoming DJ programme with Lil C, Bok Bok

The Dray Walk venue will also host Gary The Tall, Rainy Miller & 2K88 and Madjestic Kasual in the coming weeks.

In Newcastle, PULSE is leading the hedonistic charge for its lesbian and trans+ community

Bringing the fundamentals of dance music culture to the fore, PULSE is all about carnal queer raving. We spoke to founder Izzy about how it’s creating spaces that aren’t strictly dancefloor-focused, and why she doesn’t want to just “frolic and U-Haul”

Six Radical Discoveries from the 2026 BFI London Film Festival

These under-the-radar discoveries from this year’s LFF showcase cinema at its most radical, urgent and unexpected.

Creamfields 2027 to see reimagined Runway stage by Lucid Creates

Creamfields’ 30th anniversary edition on 26-29 August will see the debut of new stage concept Runway 2.0. Combining elements of the event’s former Runway and HALO stages, Runway 2.0 will have an audience capacity of 20,000 and a 60×40 metre footprint.

VIGIL announces charity compilation, exhibition for Gaza and Lebanon

The 12-track release brings together 29 artists and practitioners. A corresponding exhibition opens at Raleigh Chapel on November 19th.

Oversold Glastonbury 2027 tickets will still be valid, festival confirms

See Tickets admitted that more coach tickets for next year’s festival were sold than seats available

Club night Lost to take over old London College of Fashion building

"An entire block on Oxford Street to reimagine the heart of London," the team shared in a statement.

Late DJ and label head Chris Stoker celebrated with new short film

The film, produced by ACMH and Love International, pays tribute to the Not An Animal co-founder who passed away earlier this year

Lee Chang-dong: ‘Am I worthy of telling their story?’

The Korean maestro returns with a sumptuous survey of class, capitalism and what it means to love someone in Possible Love.

The Mix 128: Eden Samara

The Canadian multi-hyphenate ushers us into a sonic epiphany with her percussive club mix, and speaks to Megan Townsend about mythical energy, her refusal to shy away from difficult topics, and resisting the urge to disappear into the Canadian wilderness

Claude’s lyrics are diluting real lyrics, say music publishers in latest Anthropic proceedings

The big debate over whether or not AI training is fair use under US copyright law was taking place in court again yesterday, this time in the context of music, specifically lyrics, with the copyright legal battle between AI company Anthropic and the Universal, Concord and ABKCO…

🎧 Approved: Internet Girl

Cape Town trio Internet Girl are a new kind of boy band - alt-rap with smatterings of hyperpop, punk and indie sleaze. New single ‘HIGH AS HEAVEN’ sounds like it samples Klaxons’ ‘It’s Not Over Yet’ before building into a rowdy, distorted rush.

Fatherland review – Sandra Hüller is arguably our greatest working actor

Paweł Pawlikowski’s striking miniature on author Thomas Mann’s return to Germany after the war in 1949 hums with emotion and insight.

All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea review – urgent, poignant and full of rage

Jeanie Finlay turns to the beaches of Teesside for her tenth documentary feature on the decimation of a local fishing industry and a community driven to eco-activism.

Over a third of Brits cut down on nights out and gigs amid rising costs, study finds

The study claims that socialising is the first thing people scale back on

Possible Love review – rich, thorny and multifaceted

Two couples from contrasting social classes brush up against each other in Lee Chang-dong’s extraordinary relationship drama.

Mumush Festival announces 2027 edition

Mumush Festival returns to the valley of Adrianu Mare, Transylvania, Romania, from 18–23 August 2027 for its seventh edition.

Wildwood review – a tour de force of imagination-driven storytelling

Travis Knight's latest stop-motion fantasy is a magical, masterful testament to the power of film crafted with love and care at every turn.

London festival GALA unveils first names for 2027

Four Tet, Introspekt, Verraco and Chez Damier are among the early bookings for the May weekender.

DEAG continues to buy and build with Handwerker Promotion

Pan-European promoter, ticketer and venue giant DEAG has acquired the remaining 25.1% stake in Handwerker Promotion from its founder Fred Handwerker.

Daft Punk announce official partnership with LEGO

The robots will become "LEGO After All" with plans for an Alive Tour 2007-inspired set

Charles Melton: ‘It was like a waking dream’

Charles Melton on getting jacked up and fighting fit for his enigmatic role in Her Private Hell.

Bassvictim announce new album, PEACE + WAR

The London duo's second full-length is out on November 6th.

How Eris Drew and Octo Octa formed a band from a four-day psychedelic trip

Alchemical Sisters is the newest outcome of a powerful partnership between Eris Drew and Octo Octa, who've been on a friends to lovers to now-bandmates arc. From their cabin in rural New Hampshire, they tell Delilah Friedler all about it

The Cover Mix: Eris Drew and Octo Octa as Alchemical Sisters

To celebrate their appearance on the cover, Eris Drew and Octo Octa played their first-ever DJ set as Alchemical Sisters in the Mixmag Lab London

Samaʼ Abdulhadi withdraws from ADE citing booking of ex-IDF soldiers

The Palestinian DJ claims that “several” artists booked have previously served in the Israeli military

Major labels are getting “massive corporate payouts” for AI licensing but “paying musicians zero”, says AFM’s ‘Human Made Human Paid’ campaign

US performer union AFM has launched a new campaign around AI calling on labels to ensure musician consent is secured before including their recordings in any AI deals.

Sophie Thatcher: ‘It felt like the most I’d ever been seen’

Horror heroine Sophie Thatcher talks music, madness and surrendering to the strange world of Nicolas Winding Refn’s Her Private Hell.

Nicolas Winding Refn: ‘I’d been given a gift to start over again’

Cult auteur Nicolas Winding Refn on his return to cinema – and from the dead – with a neon-hued fable about a father-daughter relationship from hell.

Rockstar Games reportedly tried to reunite Daft Punk for GTA 6

Reports claim that the former robots were offered an "unlimited budget" to create the video game's score for a "final comeback"

Russian DJ removed from ADE line-up following threatening message to Ukrainian artist

Alexander Komarov was scheduled to play a show at party for record label Interplay Records

US Supreme Court can’t overturn landmark termination rights ruling, because too many judges have book deals with BMG sister company Penguin Random House

An attempt by the major music publishers and BMG to persuade the US Supreme Court to overturn a landmark songwriter-friendly termination rights ruling has failed, because of BMG’s involvement.

'Bucket list' moment: Ray Keith makes Metalheadz debut

Every Day / Romulus is out on November 13th.

The history of D-EDGE, Brazil’s most enduring nightclub

From its humble beginnings in Campo Grande to the multi-site club empire standing today, D-EDGE has blossomed alongside the ever-changing dance music culture in Brazil for more than a quarter century.

Superstruct launches brand-focused event series The Front Row

In a move to drive further brand engagement with its events, Superstruct Entertainment has created a conference series to advise brands on how best to maximise the potential of live entertainment partnerships.

BBE Store launches petition to protect its future following noise complaints

The East London-based, Black music-focused record store says it could face “tight restrictions” or even lose its licence amid a review

Spotify aiming to get AI remix product live in early 2027, even though it remains unclear if artists and fans are all that interested in it

Spotify is reportedly hoping to launch its much hyped AI remix tool early next year. It’s not really clear that music creators or fans are all that excited about the proposition, though Universal says conversations with artists about opting into the the AI gimmick are actually…

🎧 Approved: Rayland Baxter

Son of Bob Dylan’s pedal steel player, Tennessee’s Rayland Baxter makes dusty, unhurried alt-country. New single ‘Up And Down A Mountain’ is glorious - toe-tapping and loose - about the chaos of falling in and out of love. New album ‘True Violet’ is also out this Friday

Hot Chip announce new album featuring JD Twitch tribute

A Long Way From Kansas is out on January 8th.

IAMDDB accuses Israel of "stealing her identity" in AI propaganda video

The now-deleted clip, which was posted across Israel's official social media profiles last week, was captioned: "'GO BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM!' We did"

49% of US Gen Zs avoid dancing from fear of appearing on social media

In a study of over 1,000 US adults, 19% of respondents claimed to avoid bars and nightlife over fears of being posted online

SONA co-founder Omid Kahali steps down amid allegations of sexual misconduct

The Dutch promoter, which is responsible for events such as No Art, said it is holding an independent investigation

Festival line-ups you might have missed: E-Fest, Primavera Sound, Circles

Rounding up festival news from across the dance and electronic world

Youth Music opens £2.4 million arts fund addressing industry-wide racial inequity

20 organisations will receive grants of up to £120,000 over the coming years

Jordan's first-ever vinyl pressing plant to launch in Amman

Spearheaded by Makbas Records, the plant will work with MENA-based and international artists to help circumvent rising global shipping costs

Police shut down 200-strong illegal rave at farm building in Cambridge

Three people were arrested at the unlicensed event in Litlington, South Cambridge

London platform GAUCHOWORLD responds to racist message, hostile neighbours

The cultural publication said it has faced racial and cultural profiling from local residents opposing its premises licence application.

AIF appoints Bryonie Mathews as sustainability advisor to independent festivals

The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has hired event sustainability specialist Bryonie Mathews to acts as an advisor to its members.

CinCity to headline the Mixmag Lab Amsterdam

The Dutch DJ and producer will be joined by ALANDRIA for the free-to-attend event at Kwartier, Amsterdam on Saturday, October 23

Promoters are taking risks and it’s paying off

We Group CEO Nick Morgan outlines how a new generation of promoters could change the game. The risk around producing festivals in today’s climate is no newsflash to any of us in this industry but the fact that independent promoters are taking more risks, and it is paying off, is…

Bon Jovi set for ‘full circle moment’ at BST Hyde Park 2027

Bon Jovi have become the first headline act to be announced for BST Hyde Park 2027. The New Jersey rock band were the first act to headline the London event when they performed at the AEG Presents show series in 2013.

Bus passengers in England could be fined £100 for playing loud music

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said that "blasting music or videos" on public transport "gets on your nerves and can quickly spoil your journey"

The Wall Between Us: Possession at 45

Andrzej Żuławski's grotesque vision of a marriage collapsing is an unnerving reflection of our increasingly disconnected world. If handled with care, could a remake remind us of what we stand to lose?

Making Marie Antoinette review – passing the baton

Pieced together from Eleanor Coppola’s behind-the-scenes footage and journal entries, this intimate documentary becomes a moving portrait of a mother witnessing her daughter’s artistry.

New music on our radar this week: Sophia Stel, CHRIS STASSY, Nesa Azadikhah

Paris’ Silencio to open pop-up club inside former Berlin venue Watergate

The six-month Berlin residency marks the David Lynch-designed club’s 15th anniversary

“Came as strangers, left as friends”: Inside the Ibiza experiment bringing house music lovers together

White Claw and Defected flew 10 strangers to Ibiza for 24 hours as part of their ‘Find Your People’ experiment, pairing like-minded dance music fans to see if they can become lifelong friends

7 Miles Out – first-look review

Carol Morley’s bittersweet chronicle of youth in revolt is lovingly ripped from the pages of her own memoir and is one of the finest British films of 2026.

7 Miles Out – first-look review

Carol Morley’s bittersweet chronicle of youth in revolt is lovingly ripped from the pages of her own memoir and is one of the finest British films of 2026.

New venue Club Empire to open in East London next month

The project will take over Hackney's Empire Tavern every Friday and Saturday.

U2 announce stadiums comeback with The Greatest Show On Earth

U2 has announced a return to stadium touring, fifty years after the band formed in Dublin, Live Nation said the band will perform at stadiums around the world as part of the Carnaval De Luz presents: The Greatest Show On Earth tour that is set to commence next year.

Pokémon is celebrating 30 years with a Night Out at London's The O2

Marshmello and Alison Wonderland DJing with a surprising collaborator: Pikachu. Here's everything you need to know about the Pokémon Night Out at London's The O2 in November

As streaming services set out proposals for US songwriter payments post-2027, NMPA labels Amazon “the worst offender”

The US Copyright Royalty Board will next year decide what streaming services should pay songwriters and music publishers in the American market from 2028 to 2032.

Irish musicians to start receiving €1,400 basic income each month

Ireland’s government says it will pay over €34 million to 2,000 artists and creative workers in the next three years

CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases

Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from The Drums and Genesis Owusu, bed, Shygirk, Fontaines D.C. + Snoh Aalegra

Inside Galactica's first-ever Ibiza residency at Eden

The Italian hard techno brand has welcomed slam experts including 999999999, Cera Khin, Holy Priest and NIKOLINA across its 15-date run on the White Isle this summer

GL events reports a 44.3% rise in revenue

GL events has issued its 2026 Q3 financial report showing a 44.3% rise in revenue to €415.9 million during the quarter and a 19.4% jump to €1.4 billion for the nine months.

“Don’t demolish Digbeth!”: Birmingham nightclubs are protesting developers for their survival

A £1.75 billion railway plan is threatening to leave nightclubs, bars and live music venues in Birmingham’s sole creative quarter without a home. We speak to the activists, DJs, and venue owners fighting against the proposed construction project

Justice are composing the original score for Grand Theft Auto VI

A new trailer features a single from the French duo, featuring Tame Impala and more

Non-infringing music removed from DistroKid amid UMG copyright cull, artists claim

The platform, which is used by artists to release music, says it has been ordered to remove a "small number" of tracks following a lawsuit from the major label

Programmers Picks from the London Breeze Film Festival

A selection of insider recommendations from the team behind this upcoming London-based celebration of cinema.

Programmers Picks from the London Breeze Film Festival

A selection of insider recommendations from the team behind this upcoming London-based celebration of cinema.

Listen to a new track from Skepta and fakemink

Polydor President among the senior execs to depart as Universal completes its two year €250 million saving corporate “redesign”

Back in 2024 Universal Music said it would find €250 million in annual savings via a “strategic organisational redesign” that would be complete by the end of 2026.

New affordable weekly club concept to launch in Hackney, Club Empire

Taking over the Empire Tavern on Mare Street, Club Empire will operate as a "speakeasy-style late-night spot" with DJ sets

Klara and the Sun review – send it back to the factory

Taika Waititi funnies up Kazuo Ishiguro’s beloved 2021 novel about the life of an inquisitive android and dispenses with much of its profundity in the process.

GoFundMe launched to save London record shop and venue BBE amid licence review

The independent label, which has operated from Helmsley Place in Hackney since 2016, is facing a review of its premises licence following noise complaints.

Duane Davis sentenced to 40 years in prison for orchestrating Tupac’s murder

The sentencing comes three decades after the rapper was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas

Applications open for Beatport Next Program 2027

Supporting up-and-coming artists in electronic music, former alumni of the year-long programme include Lou Nour, Ma Sha and D Stone

Wake The Tiger’s Absurd City opens at Westfield London

The team behind Wake The Tiger and Boomtown Festival has created Europe’s largest immersive art experience, featuring more than 100 spaces across 80,000 sq ft.

DJ Love featured in Michael Palin's Channel 5 documentary series on the Philippines

The budots pioneer took the legendary British travel writer to his "lair" in Davao City during filming for Michael Palin in the Philippines

Alison Wonderland: "I think people will attend electronic shows until they're 80"

Ahead of her appearance at Pokémon Night Out at The O2 London on November 10 with Marshmello, we caught up with Mixmag mainstay Alison Wonderland to find out what she’s got in store for the 30th celebrations, how she's going independent as an artist, and which Pokémon she’d…

New report warns of racial inequality in London's music event licensing

The REMEL report found that Black and South Asian-led events are disproportionately scrutinised, restricted and cancelled.

YouTube Music will now tag AI-generated content

It’s the latest music streaming platform to roll out AI tagging systems

🎧 Approved: Radie Peat

Radie Peat of Lankum releases her debut solo album in November, fifteen years in the making. Opening single ‘Hares On The Mountain’ is a beautifully wry and subversive folk song. If The Stranglers had been a folk outfit, this is how they might have done it

Whalefall review – an underwhale-ming survival story

A younger diver tries to escape from the stomach of a sperm whale in Brian Duffield's nautical thriller.

Whalefall review – an underwhale-ming survival story

A younger diver tries to escape from the stomach of a sperm whale in Brian Duffield's nautical thriller.

Small nightclubs are still making a big impact in Ibiza

A wave of intimate venues opening in Ibiza are offering an alternative to the island’s superclubs, with a more cosy, locals-friendly and affordable experience that’s reconnecting the White Isle with its underground roots. Marcus Barnes report

AEG Presents acquires France’s Auguri Productions

AEG Presents has acquired Paris-based Auguri Productions as part of its ongoing expansion plan in France. The concert, venue and festival giant said the move has been made to strengthen its ability to identify, develop and support local talent.

DaMetalMessiah announces FABRICLIVE. compilation

Novelist, Pinch and Trim feature across the 12-track release.

The O2 takes premium offering to a new Level ahead of 20th anniversary

Having seen demand for premium experiences at The O2 arena rise 16% since last year, AEG International has announced new hospitality space The Level by Aldar.

REMEL finds racial bias systemic in London’s music event licensing

A two-year study involving Greater London Authority (GLA), the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), UK Music, LIVE and the Musicians’ Union has found that Black music events face disproportionate licensing challenges.

Industry Insider: An interview with Amsterdam Dance Event’s Managing Director, Jan-Willem van de Ven

In the latest edition of our interview series talking to dance music’s most influential people, Mixmag sits down with ADE’s Jan-Willem van de Ven

Rebellion – first-look review

This inspiring and hopeful documentary pithily tells the story of the 1981 defence of the Bradford Twelve.

Rebellion – first-look review

This inspiring and hopeful documentary pithily tells the story of the 1981 defence of the Bradford Twelve.

The Mix 127: Bae Blade

The German breaks and techno visionary lets it rip with a blistering mix that’s “a little bit playful, a little bit filthy”, and chats about the launch of her new label, making instinctive choices, and how her queerness comes to the front on her latest EP

Transmissions and Sustain-Release to host joint party at London club FOLD

DJ Nobu, Kasra V, BASHKKA and Vlada are among the bookings for the 22-hour December event.

Summer Walker legal drama doubles as she battles to dump management as well as her label

Following the news Universal’s Interscope label is suing Summer Walker after she used California’s seven year rule to exit a record deal early, it’s now come to light that Walker is suing her management firm LVRN in a bid to end her deal with that company too, which she says was…

🌅 Horizon Leaders - Billy Young

This week we caught up with Billy Young, publicist at 4AD

Budget 2026: The live music industry’s response

Chancellor John Healey’s Budget, announced today, has met with a mixed response from the live music industry, which has welcomed business rates relief but called for further measures.

Ploy announces new label and party series Deaf Tech

The successor to the UK artist's cult label Deaf Test will launch on November 20th.

Case 137 review – dodgy cops get a taste of their own medicine

Léa Drucker leads this French policier about an internal affairs officers looking to bring some trigger-happy members of the riot squad to justice.

Case 137 review – dodgy cops get a taste of their own medicine

Léa Drucker leads this French policier about an internal affairs officers looking to bring some trigger-happy members of the riot squad to justice.

Forgotten Island review – pop-culture nostalgia overload

This sprightly Dreamworks animated feature leans into wild visual idiosyncrasy – yet its story and characters are left a little wanting.

Forgotten Island review – pop-culture nostalgia overload

This sprightly Dreamworks animated feature leans into wild visual idiosyncrasy – yet its story and characters are left a little wanting.

Solotech supports relaunch of immersive live audio company Peex

Originally launched in May 2018, immersive audio company Peex has relaunched following a management buyout and new investment. Among the management team is former AEG Presents UK VP Mags Revell, and Mike Dawson the former CFO for Sir Elton John’s Rocket Entertainment.

Black music events are more likely to be “cancelled, shut down or restricted” than white-run events

Black and South Asian-centred events in London were found to “face deep systematic and institutional barriers” by a new study

PLASA and LIVE Green launch sustainability survey

PLASA has teamed up with LIVE Green to gauge attitudes to sustainability, from across the live events industry. The 2026 Sustainability Survey has been designed to map the industry’s progress towards sustainability and net zero, pin down what professionals are prioritising, and…

JD Twitch's full record collection to go on sale at London record shop World of Echo

The first instalment of the late Optimo (Espacio) DJ's collection comprises around 7,000 to 8,000 records.

EXIT ends international tour with sold-out Starlight Festival in Giza

The Great Pyramids of Giza formed a spectacular backdrop for the inaugural Starlight Festival, the closing event in an international series promoted by the team behind Serbia’s EXIT Festival.

Y Not Festival director Kevin Moore – In The Spotlight

From The Great Escape to Superstruct via Vision Nine and From The Fields, Y Not Festival director Kevin Moore charts his career path and outlines who and what has inspired and influenced him along the way.

Naza review – confronting the horrors of genocide

Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s film uncovers the Isreal war machine and its apathy when it comes to taking the lives of innocent civilians.

Naza review – confronting the horrors of genocide

Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s film uncovers the Isreal war machine and its apathy when it comes to taking the lives of innocent civilians.

Stephen Raoul Jones, former member of Australian electronic group Severed Heads, has died aged 75

The renowned musician and video artist is alleged to have been attacked outside of his studio in Sydney last week

NedAcoustics launches Venue Sound Baffle

Recently launched audio specialist NedAcoustics has rolled out a new sound improvement product at Amsterdam’s Johan Cruijff Arena and Lowlands Festival.

End of The Road’s Simon Taffe on the secret to the festival’s 20-year success

At a time when sizeable independent festivals have become few and far between, End of the Road (cap. 15,000) continues to forge a hugely successful path.

By Design review – seat of learning

The always-interesting American filmmaker Amanda Kramer ponders what it would be like to make a body-swap movie, though involving a human and a chair.

By Design review – seat of learning

The always-interesting American filmmaker Amanda Kramer ponders what it would be like to make a body-swap movie, though involving a human and a chair.

🎧 Approved: Ex:Re

Elena Tonra’s solo project Ex:Re returns with ‘Sleep’ - demoed alone in a Paris hotel room, acoustic guitar run through a vocoder, late-night and muffled. Second album ‘Save As’ is out 30 Oct. The in-store shows are already sold out

Sara Landry’s legal battle with ex-managers over commissions, copyrights and trademarks now being fought out in US and UK

In August, London-based management firm The Night Department sued techno producer Sara Landry for breach of contract. She has now responded and countersued.

The event safety postcode lottery

Halo Solutions CEO Lloyd Major, a former counter-terrorism police officer with over 25 years of operational experience, reacts to the recent report by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) calling for a government review of public safety…

Tresor.West to close down at the end of 2026

The Dortmund-based sister venue to Berlin's Tresor is seeking a new operator to take over the Phönixplatz space which it has occupied since 2020

Margate radio station is offering free DJ classes for *FLINTA young people

Red Rebel FM will offer workshops to 18-25-year-olds as part of a new scheme backed by Youth Music and Beatport

Pedro Almodóvar: ‘Everyone that surrounds a writer feeds their creation’

The Spanish maestro is in confessional mode with his stirring and self-reflexive latest, Bitter Christmas.

The ASBOwave and the Cultural Politics of Broken Britain

The far-right‘s increasingly hostile culture war against migrants echoes the fantasies of social collapse that weaponised British vigilante cinema in the 2000s.

Forging movements: Inside Stone Techno's groundshaking 2026 edition

Even with an expanded site at its UNESCO World Heritage home, Stone Techno maintained its immersive ethos for its latest edition

New music on our radar this week: Skin on Skin, ALUNA, Lorenzo Senni

UK composer and sound artist Scanner unveils first music software instrument

Scanner: Library, which offers 10 million combinations of sounds, is out now.

Ray Gunn – first-look review

Brad Bird returns to animation with an absolute humdinger of noir-inflected retrofuturist thrills in a film that boasts stellar voice work from Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson and Tom Waits.

Ray Gunn – first-look review

Brad Bird returns to animation with an absolute humdinger of noir-inflected retrofuturist thrills in a film that boasts stellar voice work from Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson and Tom Waits.

PC Music announces new compilation, Pop Crypt: Chronicles

All proceeds from the release will go to trans youth charity Mermaids.

JBM Music’s Jorge Meehan and Brian Murphy on its growing festival portfolio

Manchester-based independent promoter JBM Music has expanded its festival portfolio in recent years, developing new brands while continuing to grow established events including Reggae Land.

Hannah Einbinder: ​‘No divas allowed, you know what I mean?’

The co-lead of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma lays out her vision of a cinema that is provocative, joyful and kind.

Denmark’s new digital replica law should go into effect in early 2027, says Danish culture minister

Danish copyright law could provide new protections around voice and likeness in the context of AI-generated digital replicas by the start of next year. Building on previous proposals, culture minister Zenia Stampe presented proposed legislation to the Danish parliament yesterday

CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases

Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Tooth, untitled (halo), Basht, Slayyyter + strongboi

Renato Grieco explores sound and scent in new Naples installation, Brucialacrime

Opening at Fondazione Morra Greco on 15 October, the composer and artist's new work draws on four years of research into the sounds and landscapes of the Mediterranean.

V&A East Museum announces new DJ line-up for free Thursday night series

Cheza Lucina, Elijah and Crash Tracy are among the artists joining upperground, which will run until 17 December.

Village Underground reveals AW26 programme

Alewya, MGNA Crrrta, Batu and Thaiboy Digital among the artists set to appear at the Shoreditch venue over the coming months.

Michelle Yeoh – Pre-Millennium Actress

As Ann Hui’s Stunt Woman turns 30, it provides a window into the fearless, physically precise peak of Michelle Yeoh in her Hong Kong action days, along with the perils that might have steered her towards safer projects abroad.

Major publishers tell US Supreme Court they must intervene in termination rights ruling that “threatens the licensing of copyrighted works throughout the world”

The major music publishers and BMG have submitted a new filing with the US Supreme Court in the ongoing termination rights legal battle involving songwriter Cyril Vetter.

Music industry welcomes eighteen month prison sentence for streaming fraudster

US streaming fraudster Michael Smith has been sentenced to eighteen months in jail. Although prosecutors were pushing for something closer to four years, the custodial sentence is significant, and has been welcomed by the music industry which wants stronger deterrents against…

US musician given 18-month prison sentence for $8 million AI streaming fraud

Micheal Smith was found to have used bot accounts to generate "billions" of fake streams of AI music on platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music

DJ Jazzy Jeff and Will Smith’s early career to be subject of new TV series

The scripted series, named 215, comes from Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios

Elsinore – first-look review

Andrew Scott has his eyes on the prize as Ian Charleson, the British actor who played Hamlet at the National while fighting an AIDS diagnosis.

New listening bar to open in London's Barbican Centre

Spiritland is launching the 100-capacity venue on October 20th.

The Social Reckoning review – a diluted version of a far better film

Aaron Sorkin’s belated sequel dramatises Frances Haugen’s whistleblowing at Facebook, but lacks the bite of its predecessor.

The Mix 126: Only Fire

Only Fire shares a "wild, fun and dancey" mix to see off summer and discusses his ascent from Croatian clubland provocateur to grown and global star

🎧 Approved: Sylvie

LA-based Ben Schwab started Sylvie after finding a box of his father’s 1970s band tapes. Country folk-rock with a soft-focus amber glow, new single ‘Not Looking Back Anymore’ glows with early Bonnie Raitt tenderness. A debut album is out 6 Nov

Home of Miami music festival III Points to be turned into college campus

Mana Wynwood, which has been purchased for $1.1 billion, also plays host to parties during Miami Music Week

🌅 Horizon Leaders - Rowanne Chang

This week we caught up with Rowanne Chang, digital marketing manager at Deviate Digital

Sweden’s Gasometer venue opening announced

Stockholm will see the opening of a new live music and arts venue in March, built inside a historic gasholder designed by Swedish architect Ferdinand Boberg.

UK festival Bloc confirms lineup, location for 2027 reunion

The beloved weekender will return with Jeff Mills, Egyptian Lover, Miss Djax and more at London club The Cause.

The O2 arena naming rights deal extended to 2038

In the build-up to the London venue’s 20th anniversary next year, AEG has a struck deal with O2 to extend the naming rights partnership for a further 12 years.

Birmingham protest party organised to save Digbeth clubs from demolition

A proposed railway expansion threatens clubs including XOYO Birmingham, Mama Roux's and Club Colette

When ‘high risk’ costs us culture

The REMEL (Race Equality in Music Event Licensing) project has found that Black and South Asian-led events are being disproportionately cancelled, restricted or blocked, ultimately leading to a huge loss to the economy and our cultural landscape.

Togather hires Tommy England as Finance Director

Togather has appointed former Just Eat and Festicket finance boss Tommy England as its new finance director. The appointment is the latest in a series of recent senior management hires for the food and beverage specialist, and comes on the back of a summer that saw it curate the…

Roni Size to host “world’s deepest rave” in abandoned Welsh mine

In a world record attempt, the Bristol DJ will perform 1,375 feet underground

Superstruct enjoying transformative year on the back of 2025’s increased losses

Superstruct Entertainment said it is enjoying a year of ‘transformation’ having filed 2025 accounts illustrating increased losses. The company, responsible for more than 80 festival brands across 10 countries, reported net liabilities of €153.1 million at year-end 2025, compared…

Silva Bumpa in the Mixmag Lab

Silva Bumpa's Cover Mix will be recorded live in the Mixmag Lab — sign up for pre-sale access below

Olympia London's Grand Hall cancels all December events, citing planning issues

The 7,000-capacity venue was scheduled to host shows from Interpol, Bloc Party, and more

Primavera Sound Barcelona announces line-up for 25th anniversary

Doechii, Phoebe Bridgers, Fontaines D.C., Massive Attack and more will play the Barcelona festival from 3–5 June 2027.

Ticketmaster Sport appoints François Westcombe as EMEA MD

Ticketmaster Sport has hired former IMG exec François Westcombe as managing director for EMEA. Westcombe, who succeeds Chris Gratton, joins the ticketing giant from IMG where he was vice president, corporate development, digital.

Silva Bumpa's full story is unfolding on the world's dancefloors

From Niche bassline to crossover tech-house via infectious UKG, Silva Bumpa is connecting the dots between worlds of dance music and becoming a global star in the process.

🎧 Approved: Clinic

Liverpool duo Clinic have been making genuinely strange art-punk since the late 90s - surgical masks, acidic vocals, jumble sale organs, a Grammy nomination. Tenth album ‘Wild In The Streets’ is out 30 Oct. New single ‘Energies’ is the closest they’ve ever come to the dancefloor

New study claims that Ibiza’s club promoter tactics are negatively impacting small businesses

It follows news that Ibiza’s venues raked in some €160 million in ticket sales last year

The rise of mega festivals must be stopped, say environmental experts

The industry’s biggest festivals have become too large to be environmentally sustainable and their capacities should be reduced, according to academics.

The Lost Children Of Tuam review – a sombre retelling of Ireland’s buried past

Monica Dolan excels as an amateur historian investigating mass child abuse at a former mother and baby home in Tuam.

Tenzing review – a familiar story reaches new heights

Jennifer Peedom’s mountaineering biopic offers a much-needed change of perspective on the famous 1953 ascent of Mount Everest.

Sir Spyro releases remixes of 'Topper Top' for tenth anniversary

Conducta, Distinct Motive, Footsie and Jaz Imsky have reworked the Deep Medi classic.

New music on our radar this week: Blackhaine, horsegiirL, DJ HEARTSTRING

Festival line-ups you might have missed: Roskilde, Outlook Origins, Terminal V

Rounding up festival news from across the dance and electronic world

Fundraiser launched for Berlin record store Pleasure Patterns following break-in

Store owners said that half of their equipment was stolen by burglars

Streaming fraud is fuelled by “perceived lack of a legal risk”, industry stakeholders tell judge in Michael Smith sentencing

The streaming fraudster who pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in relation to an $8 million streaming scam will be sentenced next week. The Music Fights Fraud Alliance says the sentence should “reflect the systemic harm” caused by the scam, so that it deters others involved…

Skepta announces new album, The Fork and Knife

The grime rapper's first solo album in seven years is out on November 6th.

40 kilos of cocaine replaced with flour after going missing from police custody

The drug haul was being held at a courthouse in Fiji, valued at a whopping £10 million

How Shimza’s Pacha residency is helping African dance music take root in Ibiza

Shimza has long been a superstar in South Africa, but as his profile grows abroad, he feels like he's "building from scratch". This year's major Ibiza residency marks a new career landmark.

CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases

Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Logic1000, Sasha Keable, Fontaines D.C., Strawberry Guy + Petra

Japanese court says voice is protected by publicity rights; US appeals court says AI training is not fair use

There have been two judgments this week of relevance to the ongoing AI debates in the music industry. A Japanese court ruled that publicity rights allow performers to stop unapproved AI voice clones.

London club night and venue Lost hints at return with 24-hour events

The secretive venue left its former home inside a disused Central London cinema in May

AIF among first to benefit from Arts Council’s Music Growth Package

The Association of Independent Festivals and Alliance of Independent Promoters are among the first organisations to benefit from the Arts Council England’s Music Growth Package Sector Bodies Programme.

BRIT Awards move to Manchester brings £5 million boost

The BRIT Awards, which was held outside London for the first time this year, resulted in a huge financial benefit for Manchester. Staged at Oak View Group’s 23,500-capacity Co-Op Live arena on 28 February, an independent report conducted by AMION Consulting has shown that the…

Soundstorm festival cancelled by MDLBEAST

MDLBEAST has called of this year’s edition of its Soundstorm festival in Riyadh. Soundstorm, which was due to take place on 3-4 December at Banban Grounds in Riyadh, has become one of the biggest events in the international festival calendar.

'Missed you, see you soon': London club night Lost teases return at new location

The project has announced plans for a new 24-hour district in central London, with its next chapter scheduled for November.

ADE marks 30 years with 1000+ events across Amsterdam

Amsterdam Dance Event returns to the city for five days of electronic music, club nights, live performances and its annual industry conference.

James Dillon, Rebecca Saunders, Radical Polish Ansambl and more announced for hcmf// 2026

Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival has announced its 2026 programme, featuring more than 70 premieres across 10 days of contemporary and experimental music.

The Warehouse Project is taking a fallow year in 2027

The Manchester club series will take a “short breather” after celebrating its 20th anniversary

IMPF and IMPEL publish AI licensing principles, insisting songs and recordings must be valued equally

As the music industry enters into ever more deals with AI platforms, the indie publisher community has again insisted that - with AI - song rights and recording rights must be valued equally, unlike in streaming.

UK culture minister promises "quick" introduction of ticket touting ban

Creative Industries Minister Ian Murray made the pledge to delegates at the Labour conference in Manchester, despite the policy being "deprioritised" in the 2026 King's Speech

Matthew Herbert announces new album, theukhasmorefoodbanksthanbranchesofmcdonalds

A launch party will take place at London venue The Ivy House on October 16th.

Fatboy Slim says he’s never been paid to play at Glastonbury Festival

While the Brighton-based DJ has performed at the Worthy Farm Festival more than 100 times, he also claims he has "never paid to go there"

🎧 Approved: PROJECTOR

With Brighton quartet PROJECTOR industrial drum machines, angular post-punk and rant-pop share the same space. New track ‘I Need A Lie Down’ was designed to “make people feel sick and culminate in a horrific wall of noise” when played live, which sounds horrible but (at least on…

The Mix 125: Sam Girling

In supplying weapons-grade club bangers to your favourite DJs and dancefloors alike, Sam Girling is finding his footing after a decade in music.

Mixmag and image enhancement app Wink team up on #WinkTheNightBack campaign

The campaign aims to rescue and restore blurry, low-quality photos and videos from clubbers, DJs and promoters, with rewards up for grabs

London club fabric announces PARAMIDA as newest resident

The Love On The Rocks founder is also a Panorama Bar resident.

The Weight review – gold in them hills

Ethan Hawke excels in this likeable trail western-cum-gold heist that demonstrates there’s fun to be had from sticking to a tight formula.

London's Heaven will be protected from redevelopment for five years

The long-running LGBTQIA+ nightclub will be protected as an Asset of Community Value

London party TRAMA rings in fourth anniversary with mini-tour

The Brazilian-focused event will make stops in Berlin, Brussels and Amsterdam next month.

Peppermint creates festival first at All Points East

All Points East festival saw a UK festival industry first with bars and event solutions specialist Peppermint installing a grab and go bar at this year’s event.

Police in Ibiza are using drones to find illegal villa parties

Local police are reportedly using drones fitted with infrared cameras to detect private events

Terminal V unveils its new Glasgow festival home

Terminal V has revealed Clydeside Live as its new festival home as it prepares to move from Edinburgh to Glasgow for its 10th anniversary. Produced by independent Scottish events company EE Live, the electronic music festival will take place at the Glasgow site from 4-6 June…

Digger review – a satire with no meaningful target

Tom Cruise hams it up as an oil-drilling oligarch in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s overstuffed satire.

Trump’s DoJ was biased and wrong about ‘fair use’, say news orgs in OpenAI dispute

Many of the music industry’s AI legal battles swing on whether or not AI training is ‘fair use’ under US copyright law. Donald Trump’s DoJ recently intervened in a dispute between newspapers and OpenAI insisting AI training is fair use.

MUBI Fest is coming to London this November

The three-day film festival will take over Hackney Picturehouse from 13–15 November.

35 years of Liverpool club culture honoured with Royal Albert Dock projections

Featuring club imagery taken by Mark McNulty as part of his new book, In Clubland: 35 Summers of Love, the projections will be available to view until October 2

California nightclubs must provide drug testing strips and lids for drinks under new legislation

Venues must also ensure that staff members have overdose training amid a rising number of fentanyl-linked fatalities in the state

Westminster Council pledges to “explore options” for future of Banksy statue

The council said it has spent £60,000 safeguarding the statue, which appeared in Central London earlier this year

On The Beach’s promoters to launch second festival in Great Yarmouth

The On The Beach show series is to be rolled out beyond Brighton to Great Yarmouth next summer. The festival will take place on Great Yarmouth beach from 17-20 June, with Olly Murs the first headliner to be announced. He will perform on 18 June.

Festival line-ups you might have missed: Unsound, Simple Things, City Splash

Rounding up festival news from across the dance and electronic world

Apple Music to livestream sets from California's Head Trip Festival

Subscribers will be able to hear sets from Skrillex, Four Tet and more across the festival's two-day run via Apple Music Club Radio next month

Green Man Festival’s 25th anniversary edition sells out

For the fifth consecutive year, the 25,000-capacity Green Man Festival has sold out prior to the announcement of its line-up. One of the very few remaining large-scale independent festivals, tickets for Green Man’s 2027 edition went on sale on 25 September.

DEAG CEO Detlef Kornett to step down

DEAG CEO Detlef Kornett (pictured) is to leave the pan-European live entertainment group at the end of the year, with former ProSiebenSat.1 executive Markus Breitenecker appointed as his successor.

🎧 Approved: L'OBJECTIF

Leeds four-piece L'Objectif make high adrenaline post-punk with New Order propulsions and vocals that dacne somewhere between Morrissey and Jarvis Cocker. New single 'Walking Home (From The City)' is big, cathartic and about the nostalgia of being 16-20.

Free like Fiorito: Alfredo's son Jaime reflects on the changing face of Ibiza

From a childhood spent napping backstage at Amnesia to becoming a Balearic authority in adulthood, Jaime Fiorito has inarguably been shaped by the White Isle.

EartH announces AW26 programme

Dalston venue EartH has unveiled its programme for the rest of 2026, spanning experimental electronic music, club nights and live performances.

Fred again.. on AI-generated music: “I’m not worried about the threat of AI”

He slammed artificially-made music, saying he’s felt “no pull whatsoever” to try using AI tech

Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he "does not support" personal use drug decriminalisation

The PM has insisted that he does not agree with the policy, which is supported by the SNP in efforts to reduce drug-related deaths in Scotland

Cotton Queen review – reclaims the crown for Sudanese girls

Suzannah Mirghani spins a tender coming-of-age story from Sudanese cotton, reclaiming a country too often seen only through tragedy.

As touts list Oasis tickets for £3000, will the UK government finally set a timeline for banning for-profit ticket touting?

Touts were selling tickets for next year’s Oasis shows at nearly £3000 a piece on Friday, even though the band say touted tickets are “liable to be cancelled”.

Extra Geography review – a delightfully heightened take on girlhood

Molly Manners’s witty coming-of-age tale follows two schoolgirls who turn falling in love with their Geography teacher into a summer project.

New music on our radar this week: Boys Noize, Madonna & Charli xcx, DJ Python

Thousands attend free Sonic Boom Festival in Burton

Thousands of people attended the third edition of free music festival Sonic Boom in Burton upon Trent on 12 September, as organisers hail the event a success.

Liverpool's GBar ordered to close following triple stabbing

Liverpool Council has revoked the LGBTQIA+ venue's licence following a violent altercation between two groups of men last weekend

Doc’n Roll Film Festival to host world premiere of new Peven Everett documentary

Documenting the life of the Chicago house vocalist, Peven Everett: Voice of a Generation features interviews with Damon Albarn, DJ Rashida, Moodymann and Bootie Brown

Incoming ‘nor’easter storm’ might succeed where billionaire Robert Kraft failed - causing an Ed Sheeran show to cancel

Ed Sheeran is due back on stage later today at the stadium owned by billionaire Robert Kraft, who forced the axing of Macklemore from the show.

CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases

Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Adult DVD, Ray Laurél, Queens of The Stone Age, Tinashe + Perfume Genius

Madness to headline Rock N Roll Circus London debut

Madness have been announced as the first headliner for Rock N Roll Circus’ inaugural London edition at Gunnersbury Park next summer. The band will headline on 24 July 2027 as part of the four-day event, which will run from 22-25 July.

Charli xcx, Burna Boy, Troye Sivan & more announced for Apple Music Hall’s debut programme

Apple Music’s new Battersea Power Station music venue will open next week, kicking off with a performance from Elton John.

Interactive bus tour visiting Dublin’s “vanished” music venues to begin this autumn

The tour will track “Dublin’s dancefloors, past, present and future”, hosted by historians, DJs and promoters

Boxout Fest founder DJ Buxley has died aged 34

The artist is remembered as a “charitable” and “humble” person who made a significant impact on the Birmingham music scene

Erol Alkan to publish book documenting his legendary London club night Trash

News of the book comes following speculation over a possible return of Trash, which held its last edition in 2007

Bristol’s Simple Things completes 2026 line-up

The independent Bristol festival unveils its final additions, including guest-curated programmes from Cobrah, Squid, Shabaka and Jeremy Deller.

Erol Alkan to write book on legendary London club night Trash

The party's founder looks back on a decade of Mondays, musical cross-pollination and the conditions that made it possible.

The Mix 124: Cyst (Iglooghost & daisy*)

The new duo, a pairing of congenial minds who dabble in the fringes of experimental music, are showboating their dreamed-up take on “outsider hip hop” on their debut album ‘ᲘᲘ’. We ask the pair about their new record, entering parenthood, and their bonkers live show

IFPI backs web-blocking frenzy in five Latin American markets

Global record industry trade group IFPI has welcomed coordinated action by government agencies in five Latin American countries to secure web-blocks against 300+ piracy domains.

🎧 Approved: Gaspar Claus

Cellist Gaspar Claus makes contemporary chamber music threaded with Mediterranean folk and electronics - every sound originates from a cello, then gets stretched, processed and metamorphosed into something else entirely.

London's KOKO unveils fall and winter programming

The Camden Town venue, which turns 125 this year, will host Michael Bibi, Green Velvet and DESIREE, among many others.

Rare tapes from Moby, Eminem and Depeche Mode go up for auction

Moby’s hand-drawn DJ demo cassette from 1987-88 has a current bid of $700

The forgotten hybrids of Japan’s Y2K horror boom

With Crazy Lips and Gore From Outer Space resurfacing, we speak to J-Horror pioneer Takashige Ichise about the unruly side of Japan’s Y2K horror boom and the films that slipped through the cracks.

Disgraced DJ Tim Westwood charged with two additional sexual offences

The former BBC Radio 1 presenter is now facing a total of 17 charges

The O2 opens Roger Federer room ahead of Laver Cup return

The O2 arena (cap. 20,000) has opened a backstage room dedicated to Roger Federer, four years after the tennis player competed in the final match of his career at the London venue.

UK startup offering "avatar" music performances lands multi-million investment

Unit1 wants to offer a "low-cost" live music alternative, with performances from both living and dead artists

New 600-capacity music venue from Apple Music to open in London this autumn

Apple Music Hall will open within Battersea Power Station in “the coming weeks”

Outkast sue Ovrkast after he reneges on commitment to change performer name to something less confusingly similar

Outkast have sued Ovrkast for trademark infringement. Rapper and producer Ovrkast admitted himself in a Rolling Stone interview last year that lots of people confuse the two artist brands.

Boards of Canada reissue Hi Scores for 30th anniversary

Boards of Canada are marking 30 years of Hi Scores with a new reissue via Warp Records.

Unsound announces first London festival in over a decade

RP Boo, Space Afrika, gyrofield, claire rousay and more have been announced for the multi-venue November event.

Bus passengers in Singapore can now be fined up to £300 for playing music out loud

The new rules come into place today and apply to the entirety of the city state's bus network

Access All Areas Leaders’ Summit full programme announced

Key industry figures from across live music, sports and cultural events will discuss the major issues facing the industry at the Access All Areas Leaders Summit.

Armin van Buuren dives into the psychology of the [UNVRS] dancefloor in new documentary

Filmed during his five-hour set at the launch of 25 Years of A State of Trance at the Ibiza superclub, the mini documentary explores what happens to our brains when we experience club coalescence

Her Private Hell review – a phantasmagoria bathed in neon

Irrepressible and unique, Nicolas Winding Refn returns for some big-screen shenanigans in this pristine, slowcore cyberpunk fable that offers a masterclass in atmosphere and worldbuilding.

Calvin Harris breaks record for largest ever attendance for a DJ set

Calvin Harris has set a Guinness World Records title for the largest attendance at a DJ set by a single artist, after an estimated 1.6 million people attended his performance at São Paulo’s Bloco Skol.

As France cracks down on free parties, 350,000 people dance in protest at Paris’ Techno Parade

Following a two-year hiatus, the return of Paris’ Techno Parade couldn’t be more timely. The French RIPOST law, adopted this summer, threatens organisers of undeclared free parties with eye-watering fines and lengthy prison sentences.

Celebrated IDM and electro artist Vector Lovers has died

His affiliate label Soma Records remember Vector Lovers as a “very talented producer”

🎧 Approved: Julia Jacklin

Australian songwriter Julia Jacklin makes warm, fuzzy indie-folk with a husky crackling alto. New single ‘If I Had The Hand Of God’ is cathartic and country-nodding.

UK nightlife venues still 29% down on pre-COVID numbers

The amount of late-night venues and nightclubs rose by 0.4% between March and June 2026, though the NTIA warn that rising costs could "extinguish" this small recovery

Drumsheds announces AW26 season

Skream & Benga, Kim Petras, COBRAH and Basement Jaxx are among the names heading to the London venue.

FRAMELESS is running immersive art sessions until 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays

FRAMELESS Lates take place at the Marble Arch venue on Fridays and Saturdays until 10pm.

Free app lets you avoid smart glasses-wearers in the club

ZuckOff, which uses Bluetooth to identify if a device is nearby, has already been downloaded by 6,000 people

Sense and Sensibility review – a wildly beautiful successor

Jane Austen’s classic romance finds fresh life in Georgia Oakley’s moodier, more naturalistic adaptation.

Mastermind behind UK's biggest-ever vinyl counterfeit operation sentenced to prison

Rehan Ahmed was found to have earned £2.4 million from the sale of fake vinyl releases from artists such as The Beatles, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran

10 Bay Area bangers selected by erika and sfcowboy

Before they set the pace as openers at San Francisco's Portola festival, local heroes erika and sfcowboy take us on a trip through essential sounds from the Bay Area

Head of Business Development // MRC (The Music Royalty Co.) (Remote)

The MRC are seeking a remote Head of Business Development to join their management team and help shape the next stage of growth.

Calvin Harris sets Guinness World Record for biggest-ever crowd at a DJ set

The Scottish DJ and producer played in front of 1.6 million people in São Paulo earlier this year

Sunbelt Rentals awarded Gold Level SCSS membership

Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland has been awarded Gold Level Membership by the Supply Chain Sustainability School (SCSS), following a review of its sustainability and responsible business activity.

Anti-piracy web-blocks back on the political agenda in the US - with VPNs and DNS resolvers facing web-blocking obligations

New plans to finally introduce web-blocking as an anti-piracy tool in the US would specifically oblige VPNs and DNS resolvers as well as ISPs to block access to piracy sites when rightsholders secure a court order.

Ryder Cup 2027 to be site managed by Special Projects

Special Projects has been appointed to provide site management services for the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor in County Limerick, Ireland. The Ryder Cup will return to Ireland next year for the first time since 2006, bringing together teams from Europe and the United States.

On debut album ‘P ★ K I’, Ahadadream makes a bold statement of self-love

Pakistan-born artist Ahadadream has spent more than 15 years immersed in UK dance music, empowered by the dancefloor as a space to embrace all sides of himself and transforming the scene through his own contributions.

SPORTS BANGER and King Alpha Sound System gig to commemorate Battle of Cable Street

Ticket proceeds from the East London event, organised by Unite The Union, will be donated to striking workers.

The O2 to host Green Events & Innovations Conference

The nineteenth edition of A Greener Future’s Green Events & Innovations Conference is to move east to The O2 next year. The sustainable events conference that brings together industry leaders, experts and organisations will take place across indigo at The O2 and the O2 Blueroom.

The Cover Mix: Ahadadream

To celebrate the release of his debut album ‘P ★ K I’, Ahadadream hosted rousing launch party in the Mixmag Lab London

Ed Sheeran discusses Macklemore axing controversy as his tour resumes in Philadelphia

Ed Sheeran resumed his US tour without support acts this weekend, responding on stage to the controversial axing of Macklemore from the show. Elsewhere in pop politics, Zara Larson has pulled out of a concert in Abu Dhabi and Sylvan Esso have commented on their music returning to…

Unit1 Studio secures $20m investment for avatar concert production

Unit1 Studio, an avatar concert producer, has secured $20m (£14.8m) in new investment to expand its production and operation of mixed reality avatar concerts.

Blue Note expands Mastercard partnership

Blue Note Entertainment Group has expanded its partnership with Mastercard to include its flagship club in New York and its new London venue. The expanded partnership will give Mastercard cardholders access to experiences at Blue Note clubs in New York, London and Los Angeles…

Hope review – a rip-snorting creature feature

Na Hong-jin returns with the most expensive Korean film ever made, a rip-snorting creature feature with eccentricity and action to burn.

Long-running Budapest nightclub Aether to close, citing financial strain

The venue, which will close this weekend after 11 years, has hinted that it could return if things become "favourable" in the future

UK MPs renew call for investigation into Live Nation's market power

The Business, Innovation and Science and Trade Committee is pushing for a full investigation into the live music industry before the end of the year.

10 lost David Bowie tracks released on streaming for the first time

The tracks were filed under his birth name, David Jones, in the ‘60s and are said to be his most “visceral and raw” creations

Remake review – a remarkable tribute

In his first film in 14 years, Ross McElwee comes to terms with the death of his son Adrian, and what good documentary is in the face of heartbreak.

Festival line-ups you might have missed: Margins United, Edgelands, Beat Hotel

Rounding up festival news from across the dance and electronic world

AEG Presents appoints Seat Unique as official hospitality partner

Seat Unique has been appointed the official hospitality and VIP partner for AEG Presents in the UK under a new five-year exclusive partnership covering the promoter’s UK touring programme.

New music on our radar this week: Jennifer Loveless, Eoin DJ, Fatima Al Qadiri

UK counterfeit vinyl operation exposed after 15,000 records seized

Rehan Ahmed operated an illegal pressing operation supplying fake records by major artists, a Guardian report reveals.

Shoreditch club night to mark 90 years since Battle of Cable Street next month

Sports Banger and King Alpha Sound System will curate the show, with funds donated to striking workers represented by Unite the Union

Beloved British rapper Sway has died, aged 44

Sway became the first independent artist to win a MOBO Award in 2005, triumphing over the likes of 50 Cent and The Game

MPs renew call for CMA investigation into Live Nation’s market position

A House of Commons committee has stepped up calls for the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to launch a full market investigation into Live Nation’s market strength in the UK.

UK cinemas to host free screenings of 24 Hour Party People for film's 24th anniversary

The 2002 biopic on The Haçienda and Factory Records co-founder Tony Wilson will be shown at over 100 independent cinemas across the UK next month

Universal and Warner tell judge ‘new use’ clause in AFM agreement is “clear and unambiguous” and does not apply to their AI deals

In June the American Federation Of Musicians sued Universal and Warner over their AI deals, insisting the majors should be sharing their AI money with the union’s members under its Sound Recording Labor Agreement.

Daft Punk's Guy-Manuel and Travis Scott team up on GTA VI soundtrack

'RHYNO' is one of six original tracks shared ahead of the release of 'Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album'

Over €400,000 to be distributed to 32 clubs, radio stations and collectives in Berlin

Annual festival TAG DE CLUBKULTUR, set up by the Clubcommission, will award grants in October

UK rapper Sway dies aged 44

The North London artist was the first unsigned rapper to win a MOBO Award.

Erol Alkan's Trash party teases return after 20 years

The legendary club night, renowned for its mixture of indie and electronic music, held its last event at The End in 2007

Save The Rave dubbed “Cornwall’s Fyre Festival” following disastrous event

Artists booked to play claim that they were not paid, with attendees describing it as a “shit show”

Landmark termination rights ruling not the “copyright emergency” music publishers claim, songwriter tells US Supreme Court

When America’s Fifth Circuit Appeals Court backed a songwriter-friendly interpretation of the termination right in US copyright law, the majors bought the song that prompted that ruling and asked the Supreme Court to intervene.

Erol Alkan teases return of legendary club night Trash

The North London DJ hinted at a revival of the influential party, which came to an end in January 2007.

Dutch Barrier Services cuts carbon impact of aluminium barriers

Dutch Barrier Services has reduced the certified carbon footprint of the aluminium used in its crowd safety barriers by a further 35%, bringing the overall figure to 3.8kg of CO₂ per kilogram of aluminium.

As the drama continues around Ed Sheeran’s US tour, the debate is bigger than one pop star

The drama continues following the axing of Macklemore from Ed Sheeran’s US tour over his on-stage support for Palestine. Sheeran himself is taking a lot of heat, though some in the industry have expressed some sympathy, and argue the real debate here is about more than the…

5 features that make the Soundboks Rider the perfect impromptu party speaker

The best nights always start with one person saying yes... here's why SOUNDBOKS' new speaker is built for that person

Fever raises $250m in new funding

Live entertainment platform Fever has raised $250m (£186m) in a new funding round led by EQT. The round also includes Baillie Gifford, Point72 Private Investments and other existing shareholders.

DistroKid’s $2 billion valuation based on it being a pipeline for AI slop and copyright infringement, says Universal

Universal claims that distributor DistroKid achieved its recent $2 billion valuation by providing a pipeline for AI slop and copyright infringing music, to the detriment of artists and labels.

Youth Music reaches £1 million milestone in young artist investments

According to the charity's data, 54% of its NextGen Fund recipients have already landed careers in music since the programme launched in 2021

London Stadium appoints OVG’s Matt Owen to drive live event growth

London Stadium has appointed former Oak View Group (OVG) global touring and content senior projects manager Matt Owen as associate director. Owen’s appointment comes as the team at the East London venue work to increase the number of concerts and other major leisure events staged…

The Mix 123: Optimo

Nearly three decades on from the first party at Sub Club, there's still nothing quite like Optimo set. JG Wilkes offers up a mix inspired by "melting down" moments in the club, and speaks to Megan Townsend about forgoing formulas, excitement around the next generation of…

Resident Evil review – an absolute blast

A new high bar has been set for video game adaptations in Zach Cregger's unabashedly nasty take on the beloved, long-running zombie franchise.

Superstruct earns ISO ‘triple crown’

Superstruct Entertainment said it has become the first global live entertainment group to simultaneously hold all three major ISO certifications.

KOKO appoints Alexandria Carr as head of music

KOKO has appointed Alexandria Carr as its new head of music. Carr joins the London music venue and members’ club from the Southbank Centre, where she was contemporary music programmer.

John Summit responds to backlash and alleged harassment after Argentina show

The US DJ appeared to cut his set short by 40 minutes over the weekend

EU "concerned" over LGBTQIA+ nightlife raids in Turkey

Turkish police raided dozens of homes and venues connected with the LGBTQIA+ community on Sunday

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom review – little sheep of horrors

A light, amusing run-out for Shaun and co, this time battling a Bigfoot-like monster who’s laying siege to their sleepy English village.

Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo – first-look review

A corrupt cop chases two serial killers through Tokyo’s underworld in Takashi Miike's contribution to the Bad Lieutenant series.

Fred again.., PinkPantheress and more teased for GTA 6 soundtrack

Mysterious Instagram posts featuring GTA's signature art style were shared by a slew of major artists yesterday

The Debut – first-look review

An impressive showcase for Jesse Eisenberg’s musical theatre hobby, but this is Julianne Moore’s movie all the way.

Goodwood Revival’s Sarah Bullen on gearing up for the future

Ahead of this weekend’s Goodwood Revival, its general manager Sarah Bullen outlines what having a headline sponsor for the first time means for the event, the focus on broadening the entertainment mix and its audience, how weather mitigation measures have been stepped up in…

Diljit Dosanjh closes Wembley Stadium’s biggest summer of music

Wembley Stadium (cap. 90,000) has recorded its biggest summer of music to date, with 34 concerts staged between June and September. More than 2.5 million music fans attended concerts at the stadium during the period, with artists including Harry Styles, Luke Combs, Bruno Mars…

NBA and London Marathon Events launch Greater Manchester basketball programme

London Marathon Events (LME) and the NBA are expanding the Jr. NBA 3v3 basketball programme into Greater Manchester, with the free competition set to launch across primary and secondary schools in the region.

Transcendental experience: Decades in, Making Time is still reshaping the classic club night

For the last 26 years, Philadelphia party Making Time has rewritten the traditional club night script. Fusing DJs with live acts, the beloved night has brought The Strokes, Interpol, Charli xcx and many more together with global DJs

Macklemore says Ed Sheeran was in a “fucked up position” after stadium owners threatened to pull shows over rapper’s on-stage support for Palestine

Macklemore has been axed as support on Ed Sheeran’s US tour because of his on-stage support for Palestine, prompting both artists to publish statements.

Sustainable Event Summit programme announced

Vision for Sustainable Events has announced the programme for the Sustainable Event Summit at the Showman’s Show. Set for 21 October, the summit will focus on the UK live events industry’s Climate Transition Plan 2030 alongside sustainability initiatives and developments in event…

Nairobi to become first African city to host World Athletics Championship

Nairobi has been selected to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, becoming the first African city to stage the event. The Kenyan capital was chosen ahead of London (pictured), Rome and Munich following a competitive bidding process, with the decision made by the World…

Armin van Buuren appears in full drag on Dutch TV show

The trance legend appeared on drag show Make Up Your Mind as a surprise ‘Mystery Queen’

The Last Photograph – first-look review

The passion project that Zack Snyder has spent the last two decades developing is an unforgivably dreadful, turgid slog.

ADE severs ties with promoters over "insensitive" Shlømo booking

The French artist, who has been accused of rape and sexual misconduct, was due to perform at an event hosted by Komplott and Overgave during the music summit next month

Robert Ames steps down from London Contemporary Orchestra after 18 years

The Kettering-born conductor warns that working-class musicians are increasingly being priced out of classical music.

Widow’s Bay, Furious, and Sterling Point: How TV fell in love with being TV again

With TV’s biggest night of the year just behind us, we take a look at a new crop of series embracing the medium for what it does best.

Barrio Triste review – a haunting requiem for the lost boys

Bad Bunny video director Stillz makes a startling feature debut with this found-footage odyssey through Medellín’s hillside comunas.