Published from 1989-1993, the LGBTQIA+ magazine THING platformed artists like Frankie Knuckles, Larry Heard and Deee-Lite. A new anthology will celebrate the late, great THING, an LGBTQIA+ magazine that operated at the heart of Chicago's house scene in the early '90s. The new, 460-page book compiles all ten issues of THING for [...]
Former owners DICE will continue as Boiler Room's official ticketing partner, after selling the streaming platform for an undisclosed sum Ticketing giant DICE has sold Boiler Room to European events company Superstruct Entertainment for an "undisclosed sum". DICE had acquired the electronic-focused streaming platform in 2021, and will reportedly continue as its official ticketing partner, according to Music Business Worldwide. [...]
The Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding the ByteDance-owned app's appeal against the ban later today* **This article was originally printed on January 10, 2025, on the date of oral argument before the United States Supreme Court. No position is taken on the substance of the article. TikTok has confirmed that it will cease operations [...]
The “first ever” global study on the impact of AI on music found that revenues of AI services will spike in the next four years Music industry workers are projected to lose close to a quarter of their income to AI by 2028, per the “first ever” global study on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the [...]
The book draws on more than 100 interviews with music industry insiders, former Spotify employees and musicians A new book set to be published in 2025 will explore Spotify's origins and influence on the music industry. Written by music journalist Liz Pelly, Mood Machine: The Rise Of Spotify And The Costs Of The [...]
The new venue is being masterminded by the team behind Baby’s All Right Plans are in place to open a new venue, Night Club 101, on the former site of New York’s historic Pyramid Club. As Pitchfork reports, Billy Jones and Tom Moore, the core duo behind Brooklyn's Baby’s All Right venue, are working in partnership with [...]
It reportedly helps boost the streaming company's profit margins A new report published by Harper's Magazine has alleged that Spotify is filling some of its biggest music playlists with work by "ghost artists", a group of musicians who create large amounts of music to be distributed specifically across the streaming platform. According to journalist Liz Pelly [...]
Fairer royalty dividends for artists based on what you hear in a club, at no extra cost to venues New software which helps producers get paid when a DJ plays their music in a club is gaining support from across the industry. AlphaTheta's KUVO powered by DJ Monitor was launched to "champion fair royalties [...]
It will feature mixes from the likes of Nia Archives, FKA twigs and Honey Dijon, joining the Apple Music Radio line-up along with two other new stations Apple Music has grown its radio programming with the launch of three new stations, including the dance and electronic music-focused Apple Music Club. It will feature round-the-clock mixes from artists around [...]
Gene Farris’s album “Euphoria” bursts with the sun-soaked energy of his soul, radiating warmth and pure joy through every track. This album brings feel-good vibes, channeling love in the sun and dancefloor energy, ensuring listeners will stay hooked from beginning to end. Songs like “We Work It,” “Nursery,” “Space Girl,” “Play,” and “LOL” ignite [...]
