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Carl Cox announces first album in over a decade, ‘Electronic Generations’

Techno icon Carl Cox has announced the release of his first album in over a decade. Electronic Generations will be released on September 16th via BMG, whom Cox has recently re-signed with. The 17 track album is the result of sets played by Cox over the course of lockdown, a

Samantha Togni launches Boudica label focussing on LGBTQIA+ and female artists

London based DJ and promoter Samantha Togni has launched a vinyl label showcasing trans, queer, non-binary, and female musicians under the Boudica name. Togni launched Boudica as a party series before transitioning to a music conference in 2020 with panel discussions and conversations around important issues in the electronic music

Attendees post multiple complaints after Primavera Sound Festival’s first weekend back

Barcelona festival Primevera Sound returned after a two year hiatus this past weekend. The festival, which takes place annually at Barcelona’s Parc del Fòrum, has become one of Europe’s major music events since its inception in 2001. Both the 2020 and 2021 editions of the festival were cancelled due to

Moby launches record label, shares new song ‘medusa’

Multi-instrumentalist, producer, and vocalist Moby has launched his own label. The Grammy award winner’s imprint is called always centered at night, and looks to exist as a ‘new kind of label’ in service of the creative process rather than algorithmic success. Speaking on what he refers to as the “current,

Spotify launched a test allowing users to preview and purchase NFTs from artists

Last week, Spotify rolled out a test which allowed artists to display their NFT collections to users. According to Music Ally, some users in the Android users in the US were able to access and view NFT galleries from artists including Steve Aoki and The Wombats. Both have been ardent

Legendary New York nightlife director Steve Adelman to release memoir

New York club director and nightlife legend Steve Adelman is releasing a memoir. Titled Nocturnal Admissions, the memoir covers Adelman’s time at iconic venues such as Limelight, Tunnel, and Avalon in the late nineties and early 00’s. Adelman rose to prominence in the late 80’s as the director of Roxy,

BeatPort acquires demo submission platform LabelRadar

BeatPort has acquired demo submission platform, LabelRadar. The platform will now form part of BeatPort’s Music Services division. LabelRadar was designed to streamline the demo submission process for both artists and labels. It does this by acting as a sort of middleman, presenting artists’ demos to potential labels and notifying

Epic Games and Google reach agreement regarding policy changes to in-app purchases

In an update on the ongoing Bandcamp vs. Google case, Bandcamp’s parent company Epic Games have reportedly reached an agreement with Google regarding changes to Google’s in-app purchasing policies. Earlier this month, it was reported that Epic Games were suing Google regarding the proposed changes to their payment policies for

Nina Kraviz dropped from festival lineups after breaking silence on the war

A number of festivals have dropped Russian DJ Nina Kraviz from their lineups following criticism over Kraviz’s months of silence regarding the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. These include The Crave in The Hague, PollerWiesen, and Detroit’s Movement Festival. Kraviz, who is one of Russia’s most prolific public figures

UK travel restrictions for touring musicians eased

Travel restrictions for artists and hauliers touring Europe from the UK are set to be eased in the coming months. This will allow touring artists to travel freely between the EU and the UK, able to visit an unlimited number of EU countries. This differs from initial post-Brexit restrictions, which

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