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…

Mike D 5D, the new live project from Beastie Boys’ Mike D, has announced a wave of new tour dates spanning the US, Canada, the UK and Europe, alongside a brand new single ‘Crypto’ and the confirmed release of his debut album ‘Thank You’, out August 28 via Fontana. Mike D 5D is th…

For years, Andrew Rayel has served as a leader in the trance community while creating his own path forward through his Find Your Harmony mix show and label. With the Moldovan producer set to deliver the 500th episode of his mix show, we talked with Rayel about the celebrations th…

France has quietly produced one of the most exciting new voices in riddim. Roi, real name Antoine Lissardy, is a 24-year-old producer from Versailles, France. Notably, he has spent the last three years turning a minimal, low-slung take on the genre into a genuine international br…

Building a professional EDM track does not require a massive budget, but it strictly demands high-quality source material. Modern electronic music relies heavily on pristine sound selection, whether you are hunting for punchy kicks, crisp hats, or unique vocal chops to carry your…

The Munich Regional Court found on Friday that Suno violated copyright law by training its AI music model on protected compositions without a licence, ordering the platform to disclose revenue tied to the infringement and holding it liable for damages yet to be quantified. GEMA’s…

Zuezeu just dropped his brightest single yet. ‘Weightless’ is out now. The Hollywood-based DJ and producer swaps the late-night floor for the daytime main stage on this one. Notably, warm chords, driving percussion and a repeated vocal plea (“take me back”) anchor the record. Fur…

dyln just dropped his most anthemic single yet. ‘falling*’ is out now. The LA-based producer merges Y2K trance with bass-heavy electro house on this one. Notably, it opens on an awe-inspiring intro. From there, it drops into a chrome, metallic synth palette. Furthermore, it nods…

Swedish House Mafia are officially back. Out now, their long-teased single ‘Happiness Is So Sad’ with Lykke Li has arrived. It landed on all major streaming and download platforms today. Notably, it marks the first ever collaboration between the trio and their fellow Swedish icon…

Twenty years after Berlin’s final Love Parade, a new documentary is set to trace the city’s electronic music legacy from the streets of the 1990s to today’s Rave The Planet Parade. ‘Love Is Stronger: From Love Parade to Rave The Planet‘ premieres on Friday, July 31, on the ARD st…

It finally happened. The Carl Cox Guetta UNVRS moment arrived last night, and it was worth the wait. Carl Cox and David Guetta played their first ever back to back set together in Ibiza. The two DJs have shared plenty of festival lineups over the past three decades. Somehow, they…

Moby used his set at On The Beach in Brighton this weekend to deliver a Moby UK rave culture tribute. He took the mic mid,performance and walked the crowd through his personal history with British music. Moby’s Moby UK rave culture speech: from Sex Pistols to Frankie Knuckles “I…