Mariann Krott has spent more than 20 years working the operational side of the global electronic music industry. A certified event manager, she specialises in artist and tour management. Her day-to-day covers international touring, live production, and the relationships that link…

Micah Martin just fired off his loudest statement yet. Firstly, out now, his new single ‘Burn Them All’ with OddKidOut hits like a heavy rock record and moves like a bass drop. Additionally, it pairs guitar riffs and jump-up drum & bass with Martin’s aggressive screamed vocals. F…

Electrisize co-founder Michael Frentzen sits down with We Rave You to talk 10 Years of HARDSIZE, the Hohenbusch home, and the long-term vision behind Germany's fastest-growing multi-genre festival. Electrisize interview: Co-Founders Michael & Raphael on 10 Years of HARDSIZE and b…

Tomorrowland festivalgoers do not always know exactly what drugs they are taking, the Antwerp Public Prosecutor’s Office warned during a statement on the festival’s drug testing operation. It’s a significant harm-reduction message, and one that stands out from the wider Tomorrowl…

Belgian techno superstar Amelie Lens closes the Tomorrowland 2026 Freedom Stage on Sunday night with a set entirely dedicated to her upcoming debut album ‘AURA’, and she has opened up about performing while pregnant in a candid new interview with Belgian public broadcaster VRT NW…

The Nico Stojan Berlin DJ community, tightly-knit and fiercely proud of the culture it built inside spaces like Bar 25, Katerholzig and Kater Blau, has spent years crediting Nico Stojan as one of its most important sonic voices. This loss lands hard. For more of our recent Berlin…

The Oliver Tree Celebration of Life comes weeks after the artist’s tragic passing on June 14, 2026, in a helicopter crash in Brazil that also claimed five other lives. See our prior coverage of the Oliver Tree memorial service livestream for more context. Loved ones and friends o…

For fans of the Timmy Trumpet John Martin combination, the timing lines up perfectly: John Martin was recently featured on David Guetta and Third Party’s ‘Human’ via Tomorrowland Music, giving him one of the biggest crossover moments of his career this year. Timmy Trumpet is offi…

The Tomorrowland Brussels hotel stays figure is one of the clearest windows into just how much economic impact the festival drives every summer. See our related coverage of how Boom locals are cashing in on the festival for the on-the-ground side of the same story. Tomorrowland‘s…

Kygo has teased what could be one of the most nostalgic moments of his career, sharing a short piano-and-vocal clip on Instagram with the caption “Anyone want some old school tropical house?” – a direct callback to the sun-soaked, melancholic-but-euphoric sound that made him a gl…

Carl Cox has officially entered the film scoring world. The techno legend has confirmed that he has produced three original tracks for the upcoming new adaptation of George Orwell’s classic novel Animal Farm, marking his first ever film soundtrack contribution. (Follow updates on…

The John Jammin Collins Detroit tribute has already sparked reflections from producers and DJs around the world who worked with him or were shaped by his mentorship. The Detroit techno world is grieving today. John “Jammin” Collins, a scene architect and longtime Underground Resi…

An Instagram video published by pro-freedom activist account Khabarchin has drawn attention to footage from Tomorrowland 2026 showing individuals carrying the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran around the festival site in Boom, sparking outrage among Iranian dissidents and free…

Tiësto has opened up about his upcoming UNVRS Ibiza Sunrise Residency, one of the most anticipated moves of his 2026 White Isle summer. In a new Instagram video, the Dutch legend spoke candidly about what fans can expect from the new Monday-night residency at Ibiza’s most talked-…

The Tomorrowland Ibiza 2027 return has been one of the most anticipated moves of the White Isle season. This year’s Ushuaia residency drew huge crowds every week, and the news of a 2027 comeback confirms Tomorrowland’s long-term commitment to Ibiza as a core brand pillar. See our…

The David Guetta Hollywood Walk of Fame star is one of the biggest single milestones ever awarded to a dance music producer. The Hollywood Walk of Fame has officially announced David Guetta as one of its 2027 star recipients – and it’s the biggest honour yet in the French superst…

deadmau5 has publicly shared and clapped back at death threats sent to him via Instagram DM. In classic Joel Zimmerman style, the Canadian producer responded to a message purporting to threaten his life with a mix of savage humour and no-fucks-given dismissiveness that only he co…

Samples, loops and presets have always been central to how music gets made. But the market around them has changed significantly. The global sample marketplace is now valued at more than 2 Billion dollars, with Splice alone accounting for a significant share following its acquisi…

New reporting out of Belgium has confirmed what plenty of Tomorrowland attendees have suspected for years: locals in and around Boom are cashing in on the festival in a big way. From short-term home rentals to backyard parking spots and DIY campsites, the surrounding community ha…

Hardwell closed out Tomorrowland 2026 Weekend 2 Day 1 on the Mainstage on Friday July 24 with a full-throttle, big-room Revealed-heavy headline set. He also wore a very meaningful jacket for the moment: one that once belonged to his dear friend Avicii, from Tim’s 2016 US writing…

Miss Monique capped one of the most talked-about Tomorrowland 2026 Mainstage sets of Weekend 2’s Friday July 24 by closing on brand new music: her official debut collaboration with global pop icon Robbie Williams, titled ‘Beauty In Us’. Landing at the very end of her 17:30 slot,…

Dimitri Vegas stormed the Tomorrowland 2026 Mainstage on Saturday July 25 with the kind of high-octane, festival-forged set that has made him a De Schorre regular for over a decade. Coming off an emotional Weekend 1 where he flew solo on the Mainstage in the absence of longtime p…

Bebe Rexha took over the Tomorrowland 2026 Freedom Stage on Friday July 24 for one of the most highly-anticipated pop-crossover moments of Weekend 2, weaving together her biggest hits with festival-scale IDs, mashups and remixes. Speaking on site earlier in the day, she revealed…

Alesso closed out the Tomorrowland 2026 Freedom Stage on Friday July 24 with an ambitious progressive and mashup-heavy set, weaving together his own catalogue, brand new Body Hi productions and huge vocal moments across nearly 90 minutes. The set opened on ‘Get Your Groove On’ (I…

Steve Angello delivered one of the sharpest Tomorrowland 2026 Mainstage sets of Weekend 2’s opening night on Friday July 24, leaning heavily into the Swedish House Mafia catalogue and stitching together some of the most emotionally-loaded mashups he has ever brought to De Schorre…

Bebe Rexha touched down at Tomorrowland 2026 for her much-anticipated Freedom Stage appearance on Friday July 24, and revealed the four-word advice she received from longtime collaborator David Guetta ahead of the performance: “Go hammer it.” (Follow the moment on Bebe Rexha’s In…

Alok delivered one of the most heartwarming Tomorrowland moments of the year, welcoming his mum and dad into the DJ booth for a full-family Mainstage moment on Friday July 24. The Brazilian superstar shared the decks with the two people who first shaped his relationship with elec…

The Tomorrowland Mainstage witnessed a genre-fusing moment last night as Spanish psy-trance and hard techno force Indira Paganotto was joined onstage by metal guitarist Harald Barrett during her Friday July 24 set. The unexpected pairing of hard techno production with live metal…

Miss Monique pulled off one of the most talked-about moments of Tomorrowland 2026 Weekend 2 so far, using her Mainstage set on Friday July 24 to premiere brand new music with none other than Robbie Williams. The upcoming collaboration is titled ‘Beauty In Us’, and it marks one of…

Tomorrowland 2026 Weekend 2 Day 3 — the grand finale — is officially here. After two days of unforgettable Mainstage moments, the People of Tomorrow gather at De Schorre one more time on July 26 for a closing Sunday headlined by none other than Martin Garrix, with Amelie Lens pre…

The Carl Cox David Guetta b2b everyone in Ibiza is talking about is nearly here — and the two icons just hopped on a video call to preview Sunday’s set, with Guetta opening the chat by wishing Cox a happy birthday. (Watch it on Instagram. Also see our Carl Cox Chateau de Chantill…

Splice has begun a strategic restructuring of its organisation, including the reduction of a number of staff roles, as the company shifts its focus toward developing the next generation of music creation tools. In a statement shared with MusicTech, Splice said the changes are par…

Italian producer Fabio Vela teams up with legendary house vocalist Foremost Poets on 'Night Gate', a piano-fuelled house heater built for the summer floor. Out 17 July via Australian label Brook Gee Records. Fabio Vela teams up with legendary Foremost Poets on driving house heate…

Tomorrowland 2026 Weekend 2 Day 2 is here — and if Friday’s Hardwell-closed Mainstage set the tone, Saturday is set to deliver one of the biggest night lineups of the entire festival. The People of Tomorrow return to De Schorre on July 25 for a Mainstage evening that closes with…

Tomorrowland 2026 Weekend 2 is officially kicking off. After a jaw-dropping first weekend that gave the world Martin Garrix and U2’s ‘Fireflies’ Mainstage debut, Swedish House Mafia, and Armin van Buuren’s vinyl-only classics set, the People of Tomorrow are back at De Schorre for…

Count Henri Tomorrowland has become one of the internet’s favorite festival stories this weekend. The 101-year-old WWII veteran was spotted dancing with thousands at Tomorrowland — and the clip has gone viral. (See more on our Tomorrowland 2026 W1 wrap.) Tomorrowland is famous fo…

Tomorrowland Weekend 2 fireworks plans have been officially scaled back. The Belgian festival has confirmed that no large-scale fireworks display will take place at the Boom festival site during this coming weekend’s second edition, due to the ongoing amber drought alert. Instead…

The idea of a Tomorrowland hotel Ibiza destination has always felt inevitable — and, according to reports, it’s finally happening in 2027. Details are still limited and Tomorrowland has yet to officially confirm the news. (See our Tomorrowland 2026 W1 recap or follow Tomorrowland…

The dust has settled on the first weekend of Tomorrowland 2026, and while the world’s biggest dance festival delivered another visually spectacular return to Boom, Belgian authorities have released the full crime and drug enforcement report — with police describing the weekend as…

Avicii dog Liam — the beloved rescue Tim Bergling once called his first experience of unconditional love — is undergoing cancer treatment, and close friend Sean Eriksson has launched a GoFundMe to help cover care costs. Stay strong, Liam. A GoFundMe has been launched to help cove…

French house icon Bob Sinclar has publicly stepped out to share his feelings about the events that unfolded during Barbara Butch’s interrupted concert in Grenoble, calling out what he sees as the core values of the dance music community. In a personal video message shared to his…

French DJ Barbara Butch, one of the most recognisable figures of the Paris LGBTQ+ nightlife scene, saw her concert in Grenoble interrupted on Saturday July 18 after roughly 150 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in front of the stage during her performance at the Cabaret Frappé…

Music On Pacha Ibiza has one of the Friday nights of the summer locked in — Marco Carola, PAWSA and Franky Rizardo will link up for a three-way b2b at one of Ibiza’s most iconic clubs. (Tickets are moving fast on Pacha’s official site. See our Franky Rizardo ‘Missing’ remix pull…

Tomorrowland Israeli attendees were reportedly threatened by another festivalgoer over the weekend — with festival security acting swiftly to deactivate the man’s wristband and escort him from the grounds. (Original account reported by Mako. See also our related Tomorrowland 2026…

Experts Only UNVRS Ibiza — one of the most anticipated nights of John Summit’s Ibiza summer — was called off this weekend after a power outage struck the venue mid-night. See our Armin van Buuren vinyl-only UNVRS Ibiza recap.) Ibiza’s newest superclub has hit an unexpected roadbl…

Belong Nick Holmstén and Avicii’s ex-manager Ash Pournouri have officially launched their new superfan startup — a New York-based company that verifies music fans and routes their spend back to artists. (Full report first shared via MBW. See our related Ash Pournouri lawsuit appe…

The Tomorrowland Weekend 2 livestream is officially locked in — Tomorrowland has unveiled the full timetable for its second weekend broadcast, giving fans a way to catch every Mainstage moment from anywhere. (Set your reminders on Tomorrowland’s Instagram or catch up on our Weeke…

Gabry Ponte sold out Milan's San Siro Stadium for the second year in a row on 27 June 2026, then dropped the biggest news of all: his brand-new 2027 arena tour, CIRCOTRON: The Dance Show, hitting Bologna, Turin, Rome and Milan next February and March. Gabry Ponte sells out San Si…

There’s something special about an artist who can bottle up a feeling and pour it into just a few minutes of music, and Sydney-born singer-songwriter Aaron Beri does exactly that on his latest release. ‘Someone New’ is out now, accompanied by a lyric video that gives the song’s r…

The closely watched copyright case between GEMA and AI music platform Suno is set to reach a conclusion on July 31, when Germany’s Munich Regional Court delivers its verdict. The case, filed by GEMA in January 2025, argues that Suno trained its AI models on copyrighted music with…

Vancouver’s biggest Halloween dance music celebration returns in 2026 as Dooms Night Festival takes over the Pacific Coliseum on Saturday, October 31, bringing together a stacked lineup of talent with Alesso, Timmy Trumpet, Cosmic Gate, ARMNHMR, and Darren Styles. Dooms Night Fes…