Image: 10:22 Universal Music Group has announced it will launch a ‘supergroup’ band made up of NFT (non-fungible tokens) characters. The major label will be working with creator Jimmy McNelis to turn four of his NFT digital characters into a band called Kingship for their 10:22 label. McNelis’s characters feature
Image by Daniel Sannwald Live Nation and rapper Travis Scott are being sued by an injured audience member from last week’s Astroworld festival, according to Billboard. Also named in the complaint is Scott’s label Cactus Jack Records. Last week Friday, November 5th, saw Scott’s Astroworld Festival end in what officials
IMAGE: MARCUS MOONEN/VIA FLICKR Keyboardist, bassist and member of pioneering acid house band 808 State Andrew “Andy” Barker has died. The Manchester band confirmed Barker’s passing on social media. An Instagram post on Saturday with a photo of Barker included the caption: “After a happy life Andrew Barker experienced a
Image: Bruno Staub Ahead of her much anticipated album KICK ii – out 3 December on XL Recordings, avant-pop artist Arca has shared a new music video for tracks Prada and Rakata. Created in collaboration with a team of 3D animators and effects designers led by Frederik Heyman, the evocative
Image: Kraftwerk German synthpop pioneers Kraftwerk have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Producer Pharell had the honour of welcoming the band to the institution, located in Cleveland, Ohio, by way of a video speech. Pharell emphasized the impact of the band, calling their arrival a
Image: Velocity Press A new book celebrating pioneering electronic music composers from the UK has been released. Tape Leaders: A Compendium Of Early British Electronic Music Composers, published by Velocity Press, is a richly illustrated A-Z compendium of 100 essential British electronic musicians, including William Burroughs, Roy Cooper, Janet Beat
Image: Spencer Platt/Getty Images The increasing scrutiny into the streaming industry and its royalty models have reached a new high in the US. This comes after major streaming platforms including Spotify, Pandora, Amazon, Google and Apple submitted their suggested royalty rates for the 2023-2027 streaming period. In the US, this
Image: Stealth A number of music organisations and industry figures have signed an open letter to the British government with regards to their “misinformation” regarding touring for UK artists following Brexit. Many artists have expressed concern at how Brexit will affect their ability to tour across Europe, and have flagged
Image: Shervin Lainez; Dave Meyers; Christopher Baker/The Guardian/Getty Images for MTV The latest in the ongoing story of the UK’s increasing scrutiny into the streaming industry sees the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) accept the government’s request for investigation into the industry’s big weights on the grounds of monopolisation and
Image: Emiliano Vittoriosi / Unsplash A recent report from UK organisation Black Lives In Music (BLIM) has revealed devastating information regarding racism and discrimination in the country’s music industry. The report comes as the result of a survey launched by BLIM in March which launched inquiry into barriers to progression,
