In a statement released on their website, AlphaTheta acknowledged that they have identified a security vulnerability affecting its PRO DJ LINK system. This issue could allow an unauthorised third party with access to the PRO DJ LINK network to view data stored on a Windows PC or…

Solomun has released a long-form film from his historic Alexandra Palace London residency. Notably, the film captures the final three hours of Night 2 of his sold-out ally Pally debut. Additionally, it now lives on his official YouTube channel. The concept is distinctly non-DJ-fo…

Solomun reunites with Inéz on new single 'Raider on the Storm', out now on all streaming platforms after Ally Pally live debut. Solomun reunites with Inéz on new single ‘Raider on the Storm’

AUTO/PILOT is now in public beta. deadmau5 has opened access to the DJ platform he has been building, priced at $50 for beta users.AUTO/PILOT is built around performance and arrangement rather than playback. It combines decks, sequencing, automation, sampling, MIDI and OSC contro…

Damian Lazarus has lost Monastic Studios. A lightning bolt struck the building and set off a chain of events that took the entire room with it. He shared the news himself, describing it as the destruction of a major part of his life and history. The building is still standing. La…

Skrillex announces a two-night Chicago run at Navy Pier on 11 and 12 September, with a curated opening lineup. Skrillex announces two-night Chicago run at Navy Pier this September

Hans Zimmer unveils The Next Level World Tour 2026 with a massive Asia and Australia run, from Yokohama to Sydney. Hans Zimmer unveils ‘The Next Level’ World Tour 2026 across Asia and Australia

Tiësto uploads his full Atomium Open Air Brussels set to YouTube after the historic show, and the tracklist is unreal. Tiësto uploads full Atomium open air set to YouTube after historic Brussels show: Watch

RÜFÜS DU SOL tease a touring hiatus after their 2026 North American tour wraps, telling fans they will return with new music. RÜFÜS DU SOL tease touring hiatus after 2026 North American tour

Armin van Buuren reveals the full A State of Trance Drumsheds London lineup, taking one of trance's biggest brands into the mega-venue. Armin van Buuren announces A State of Trance lineup at London’s Drumsheds

Madonna pays emotional tribute to William Orbit, calling him her Ray of Light and thanking the producer who reshaped her sound. Madonna pays emotional tribute to William Orbit: “You were my Ray of Light”

Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean say new Fugees music could absolutely happen, ahead of their UK Diaspora Calling festival reunion. Lauryn Hill & Wyclef Jean say new Fugees music could “absolutely” happen

Armin van Buuren's 'Shivers' turns 21, and the second studio album still defines one of trance music's most beloved eras. Armin van Buuren’s ‘Shivers’ turns 21 years old and still defines trance

NURKO drops debut album 'Solstice' with Kiesza, iann dior, Micah Martin and launches Thrive Together mental health initiative. NURKO drops debut album ‘Solstice’ with Kiesza, iann dior and launches Thrive Together mental health initiative

Melodic house producer Ceci, real name Marco Ceciliato, has spent the last five years quietly building one of the more distinctive catalogues in the melodic house space. Now, that stretch of work finally comes together on ‘Peace’, his new album out this August via Sommersville Re…

MikeR interview: the Munich producer on Trance roots, 'Barbariga' with his daughter, and building genuine crowd connection. MikeR interview: melodic storytelling, ‘Barbariga’ with his daughter, and building crowd connection

Roland sold roughly 12,000 TR-808s before killing it off in 1983. By every measure the industry cared about at the time, it failed. It cost $1,195. Hobbyists could not afford it. Professionals would not touch it, because the sounds were wrong. The kick was not a kick. The snare w…

T-Pain recently sold his entire music catalogue for $100 million. To explain why, he took to social media to speak out about streaming platforms and what they have done to the music industry. To make his point, T-Pain goes back to when streaming started. In 2015, nobody talked to…

Suno CEO Mikey Shulman has published a blog post laying out the company’s principles for how it builds AI music tools. It covers four areas: keeping human creativity at the centre, supporting artists through grants and programs, preventing AI from being used to impersonate specif…

William Orbit has died at the age of 69. The English producer, composer, and electronic music pioneer passed away on 23 July 2026, leaving behind a catalogue that shaped the sound of mainstream electronic music across four decades. His name may not be the first one people say. Bu…

HARD Summer 2026 improved its Hollywood Park layout while Mau P, Charlotte de Witte, RL Grime, and more delivered standout performances. HARD Summer returned to Hollywood Park in Inglewood on August 1 and 2 with something to prove. Although the festival has continued to bring amb…

People are listening to more music than at any point in human history. Streaming numbers break records every year. Catalogues worth billions change hands. The business of music has never looked healthier from the outside. But for the people actually making it, the picture is comp…

Thomas Bangalter says he is "not interested" in AI music tools during a Chanel interview at Art Basel. Thomas Bangalter says he is “not interested” in AI music tools

An unreleased Avicii collaboration may still be sitting in the archive. Notably, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Bright Lights, real name Heather Bright, has confirmed that she recorded a track with both Avicii and David Guetta that never came out. Additionally, the revelation…

Madonna and Kylie Minogue release 'Love Sensation (Afterhours Mix)' after their WorldPride Amsterdam surprise duet. Madonna & Kylie Minogue drop ‘Love Sensation (Afterhours Mix)’ after WorldPride debut

Eighteen years ago today, Armin van Buuren released one of dance music’s most iconic records. ‘In and Out of Love‘, his 2008 collaboration with Sharon den Adel of Within Temptation, dropped as a defining moment for trance and for the wider dance genre. Additionally, its emotional…

The island of Ibiza is renowned for its picturesque beauty and world-class club scene. This upcoming week, CAFÉ MAMBO will help deliver an event that is truly beyond this world. Although the party seemingly never stops on the island of Ibiza, the individual clubs and promoters ar…

Britain has one of the world’s richest music industries, with a heritage going back to The Beatles. There is plenty of opportunity in the industry, which supports 220,000 jobs and contributes £8 billion to the economy. One way to answer the question of how to move to the UK as a…

M83 is back. Anthony Gonzalez has officially announced the tenth studio album from the French electronic project. ‘I Wrote You a Letter’ arrives on September 25, 2026 via his own Other Suns label. Additionally, it marks his first full-length since 2023’s ‘Fantasy’. The record was…

Music streaming platform Deezer confirmed that AI-generated songs made up more than 50% of all new daily uploads in June 2026. According to the company’s latest data, AI tools now send an average of 90,000 AI tracks to the service every 24 hours. What used to be a small trickle o…

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Tiësto kicked off his Sunrise residency at UNVRS Ibiza on August 3, using the opening night to test out a set built as much for the White Isle’s morning light as for the club’s low-slung UNVRS booth. He worked his way through nearly forty tracks, weaving vintage trance obscuritie…

Ibiza is about to witness one of the rarest natural events of the summer. Notably, a total solar eclipse will land over the Balearic Islands on the evening of Wednesday 12 August. Furthermore, totality is expected between approximately 8:26PM and 8:32PM local time, coinciding dir…

Eric Prydz is coming back to the UK. The Swedish techno and progressive-house icon has officially announced his Autumn 2026 UK Tour, hitting five cities across October. Notably, one of those dates marks his first Manchester appearance in four years, and it comes via a very specia…

Astrix has broken his silence on the tragedy at Ozora Festival. The Israeli psytrance icon was performing when a festivalgoer fell from a decorative structure near the main stage, and his set was paused mid-way as a result. Notably, he has now issued a heartfelt personal statemen…

Steinberg has released HALion 7.5 as a free update for existing users, timed to the 30th anniversary of the VST format and the 25th anniversary of the HALion synthesizer and sampler platform. An anniversary sale running August 4 to 24 discounts HALion and a range of instruments b…

KRK has launched the V Series Five, the fifth generation of its flagship professional reference monitor line. Announced at NAMM 2026 in January and now shipping, the series introduces KRK Mesh technology and wireless monitor control for the first time, alongside a rebuilt electro…

Electronic musician and software developer Kieran Foster, known to many as Illformed and Dblue, has passed away at the age of 47. Best known as the creator of the influential Glitch plugin and its successor Glitch2, Foster left a lasting mark on electronic music production throug…

Every year, hundreds of thousands of music fans head to Belgium for the spectacle of Tomorrowland as the world’s biggest names in dance music take the stage. This year, KuCoin, a leader in the global crypto space, celebrated its ninth year with a massive stage takeover at the fes…

Tomorrowland has released its official 2026 aftermovie. The annual cinematic recap of the world’s most iconic dance music festival dropped on the Tomorrowland YouTube channel this week. Additionally, it captures both weekends of the Boom, Belgium takeover. Notably, the 2026 editi…

Tiësto just delivered one of the most emotionally loaded shows of his career. On July 31, the Dutch icon headlined an open-air party at the iconic Atomium in Brussels. Additionally, he described the night as “a full-circle moment” and a personal tribute to the Belgian club scene…

The Avicii community got the update it was hoping for. Liam, Tim Bergling’s beloved dog, was recently diagnosed with cancer, and a public fundraiser was launched after concerns that the treatment costs were being carried privately by Filippo Moretti, who has cared for Liam since…

Fresh off winning the Tomorrowland Academy DJ Contest and performing at Cologne’s iconic Bootshaus, ONINE opens up in this exclusive interview. Looking to leave his own mark on the electronic dance industry, ONINE is the true embodiment of an artist who has dedicated his life to…

Andrew Chow, better known as DJ Wiz, has died at 63. Notably, the Singapore nightlife veteran was a pioneer of the home-grown hip-hop, R&B and turntablism scene. Additionally, the cause of death was stomach cancer. Chow was a resident DJ at the former Zouk in Jiak Kim Street from…

Learning leaders face harder choices than they did a few years ago. Budgets are tighter, privacy rules carry real consequences, and learners expect systems that work without friction. Open-source learning platforms are drawing attention because they give organizations greater con…

Barack Obama has dropped his annual summer playlist, and this year it opens on a somber note. Notably, the former President led the tracklist with a tribute to Glen Hansard, the Irish singer-songwriter who tragically passed away this week at 56 in a motorcycle accident. “Here are…

Tomorrowland 2026 has officially wrapped in Boom, Belgium. Meanwhile, the festival’s official mainstage and stage sets are now rolling out for anyone who could not be there in person. Notably, this year’s edition delivered some of the biggest stage moments Tomorrowland has ever s…

MySpace is coming back. The Vanderhook brothers, Chris and Tim, have officially confirmed plans to relaunch the iconic 2000s social network. Additionally, they told Mashable they are “waiting for the right time” to pull the trigger. For anyone who grew up on the platform, this is…

Fred again.. and LATIN MAFIA have finished it. Their joint mixtape ‘9 months & 50 hours’ is out now. Additionally, the pair debuted it live at a sold-out Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City last night. Notably, the whole finish-line process unfolded live on YouTube as promised…

Carl Cox just delivered a proper time-machine moment. On social media, the techno pioneer shared a rare vintage photo of himself DJing at a packed venue. Notably, one look at the picture and you can tell it is from a completely different era of dance music. “Stumbled across this…

Massive Attack have broken their silence. Following their Singapore ban over a Palestinian flag display, the Bristol trip-hop pioneers have released a full statement responding to the incident. Notably, they close it with a stark line: “As we were saying… Free Palestine.” The sta…

Above & Beyond are marking 25 years as a trio with the Above Beyond One Mix, a career,spanning retrospective built exclusively for Apple Music in immersive Spatial Audio. The set traces the arc of their catalogue, from their landmark 2006 debut album Tri,State all the way through…

The Hardtek and Frenchcore worlds are in mourning. Mat Weasel Busters, one of the most respected pioneers of the harder end of French electronic music, has passed away. Notably, tributes from across the scene began pouring in overnight. “Aujourd’hui, la scène Hard perd l’un de se…

Massive Attack have been banned from performing in Singapore after displaying a Palestinian flag on stage. Notably, the ban followed the group’s concert at The Star Theatre on 29 July 2026. Furthermore, Singapore’s regulator IMDA has confirmed it will not approve any future appli…

Jan Wayne is stepping away. The veteran German DJ and producer has officially announced his retirement from regular DJ performances at the end of 2027. Notably, that will mark exactly 35 years behind the decks, having started his journey in 1992. Furthermore, he shared a 10-slide…

Tragic news out of Hungary. Ozora Festival, one of the largest psy-trance and psychedelic music events in Europe, has cancelled its remaining concerts following two deaths at the site this past weekend. Notably, all musical programming will conclude from midnight. According to re…

The Weeknd just delivered one of the most moving tributes yet to Kavinsky. During Night 1 of his Frankfurt show in Germany, the Canadian superstar played the pair’s 2013 collaboration ‘Odd Look’ in memory of the late French DJ. Additionally, he called Kavinsky a visionary, a pion…

Charlotte de Witte is coming back to London. The Belgian techno star has officially announced her only UK show of 2026, and it lands at a brand-new warehouse venue called Ironworks. Notably, the date is Sunday, 1 November 2026, running from 12:00 to 22:00. The show marks Season 1…

Most people who start producing music stop within a year. In one survey of more than a thousand producers, 61% were still in their first year, only 8% had reached the second, and 5.3% the third. The numbers fall off a cliff, and the cliff is right at the start. Hardly anyone make…

Madonna just delivered one of the biggest surprise moments in recent Pride history. On Saturday night, she brought her Club Confessions party to WorldPride Music Festival Amsterdam at the 6,000-capacity AFAS Live. Then, mid-set, Madonna and Kylie Minogue turned the room upside do…