Last week, the metaverse hosted its first virtual rave. On Thursday, January 20 hundreds of online users visited Decentraland (a metaverse virtual reality that encourages people to buy plots of land with cryptocurrency) to experience what metaverse nightlife might have to offer. The event, hosted by Norwegian artist Bjarne Melgaard
A new date has been confirmed for the 64th Grammy Awards. Originally scheduled to take place on January 31st in Los Angeles, the awards and show were delayed indefinitely due to the surge of the Omicron variant in the US. The ceremony will now take place on April 3rd, and
The UK government has reached a final decision in their plans to scrap Plan B. The initiative, which was put in place after ‘Freedom Day’ in July last year, made it required by law to provide proof of vaccination or a negative lateral flow test in order to enter nightclubs,
A new live-streaming platform especially designed for music artists has just launched. Echio, created by Tom Royer and Joakim Bouaziz (DJ and producer Joakim), is an artist led platform that looks to directly connect artists with fans through workshops, tutorials and Q&A sessions. The platform can also be used by
Billed as “the UK’s first queer camping music festival,” Flesh festival is set to take place on May 28th just outside of London. The festival, which is geared toward members of the LGBTQIA+ community, will take place in “a secluded woodland with streams and ponds” in St. Albans. The first
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This past weekend UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that he intends to scrap free lateral flow Covid-19 testing at concerts and live music events. In a report from The Sunday Times, it was revealed that Johnson plans to do away with free testing everywhere with the exception of high
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FKA Twigs has announced the her new mixtape, Caprisongs, will be released next week. Featuring seventeen new songs, the mixtape marks Twigs’s first fresh solo material since 2019’s Magdalene. Speaking on the direction of the mixtape, Twigs shared: “Caprisongs… it’s bronzer in the sink, alco pop on the side, a
Bryan Müller has removed all of his music from streaming service Spotify. The German producer, known as Skee Mask, announced via social media on January 2nd that he made the decision to cut ties with the streaming juggernaut. He stated, “My music will be available there again as soon as
Major record labels Warner, Sony and Universal have pledged to halve their total carbon emissions by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050. They join an increasing number of independent labels in signing a pact to reach these targets. The Music Climate pact addresses the carbon impact of activities such as
Fabric London is partnering with Apple Music to make their iconic FABRICLIVE mix series available to stream on the service. The beloved series, which ran from 2001-2018, includes contributions from Luke Slater, Robert Hood, Maya Jane Coles and Nina Kraviz. From yesterday December 13th, fabric will make ten mixes available
