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New museum of electronic music set to open in Amsterdam at the end of the month

Image: Our House Our House, a new museum of electronic music in Amsterdam, is set to officially open on October 29th. The museum will occupy the former space of one of Amsterdam’s oldest house music venues, iT. According to their website, the museum is an experience “told through six chapters”

Agnes releases single ‘Here Comes The Night’ ahead of EP

Dance-pop sensation Agnes has recently released her single ‘Here Comes the Night’ as a prelude to the release of her long-awaited new album Magic Still Exists which is slated to drop on 22nd October via Universal Music Sweden. After a substantial sabbatical, the Swedish songbird has emerged with renewed energy

Björk launches orchestral concert series in support of women’s shelter

Image: James Merry Björk has launched a series of special orchestral concerts that will be live streamed globally to raise money for the Kvennaathvarf Women’s Shelter. The Icelandic avant-pop star performed the first of four planned concerts last night. Each concert will see her perform with a different ensemble, including

According to a new report, 86,000 nightlife jobs have been lost in the UK since 2018

Image: Sarah Ginn A new report commissioned by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has revealed that 86,000 jobs in the nightlife sector have been lost in the UK since 2019, making the effect of the pandemic devastatingly clear. To further lend credence to the findings, the report also included

UK’s major music companies report an average gender pay gap of 25.3 percent for 2020

Image: Viktor Hanacek A recent report has revealed that six major UK music giants have an average gender pay gap of around 25.3 percent. These companies include Universal Music, Warner Music, Sony Music, Spotify, Apple and Live Nation and the numbers reflect the average pay gap as of April 2020. 

Spotify launches new section for streaming DJ mixes

Image: Dan Sammons Following in the wake of Apple Music’s recent investment in DJ mixes and technology that supports copyright issues for DJs, Spotify has launched a section for streaming mixes. The section went live last week and features new content from Adam Beyer, Amyelle and Noisia as well as

Arca releases single with Sia, announces new album for December

Image: Unax LaFuente Avant-pop star and producer Arca has announced the follow up to her lauded album KiCK i, titled KICK ii. The news comes alongside the release of a new single and music video from the upcoming album, Born Yesterday which features Sia. The unexpected collaboration sees Sia lend

Grimes shares new song ‘Love’ following a week of “privacy invasion” and “bad press”

Image by Charlotte Rutherford Pop star Grimes recently shared a new song via her Instagram. The singer shared that she wrote and produced the track called Love last week in response to “all the privacy invasion, bad press, online hate and harassment by paparazzis I’ve experienced this week.” This follows

Online ticketing company DICE acquires Boiler Room

Image: Village UK ticketing company DICE has acquired Boiler Room, Resident Advisor recently reported. The move comes after DICE has announced plans to host more ticketed live-streamed content. It also comes days after Billboard reported news that DICE has procured about $122 million in investment from capital giant SoftBank’s Vision

Ubisoft share cinematic soundtrack by composer Pedro Bromfman ahead of Far Cry 6® release

What is it that makes a game great? Is it the gameplay, the truly immersive storyline or the small side quests and Easter eggs? Perhaps it’s all of the above but it’s difficult to deny the true importance of an epic soundtrack to accompany the game. Few know it better

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