Image credit: Peter Rigaud Usually when one thinks of Austrian music, the classical comes to mind including Franz Schubert with his early romanticism work, Johann Strauss I and his legendary waltzes as well as several Wolfgangs (including Mozart with his prolific and highly influential works). Stepping into the 21st
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Image: Overdrive Interactive A report released by the UK Government on September 21 in response to a recent report on the streaming industry has called for an inquiry into major labels including Sony, Warner and Universal. This comes after the release of the Economics of music streaming report by the
Image by Duncan Loudon The Weeknd, Nicolás Jaar, and Frank Dukes have been sued for an undisclosed amount on the basis of copyright infringement. The suit was filed by producers Suniel Fox and Henry Strange who claim that the track Call Out My Name off The Weeknd’s 2018 EP My
Image credit: Joakim Reimer Within the deep recesses of synthwave, you’ll find several notorious producers who have created names for themselves with their epic albums. Take Com Truise, for instance with his two albums Galactic Melt and In Decay that set the bar for 2011 and 2012. A further
Image: Isaac Lamb London DJ and producer SHERELLE will be the next artist to contribute to fabric’s ongoing fabric presents mix series. The BEAUTIFUL label head and Hooversound founder will join a roster of artists including Overmono and Motor City Drum Ensemble when she releases a mix and compilation album
Image by Karel Chladek Wales has announced that they will be making vaccine passports mandatory for entry into nightclubs and large scale events. Under the new regulations, attendees to events and nightlife venues will need a valid NHS Covid-19 Pass to prove their full vaccination status, or have to have
SoundCloud has shared results from their new user powered royalty system which was unveiled in March. The “fan-powered” model allocates the revenue from a listener’s subscription or advertising revenue directly to the artists who that listener is listening to in a given period of time. This is distinct from the
Apple Music has announced plans for a game-changing initiative to solve the copyright issues behind uploading and streaming DJ mixes, making it easier for DJs to upload their mixes to the platform. Building on the technology made famous by Shazam, Apple has engineered a system that is able to recognise
In yet another U-turn, the U.K government has announced it will be scrapping plans to enforce making vaccine passports mandatory for entry into all clubs and live music venues. The plan had initially been revealed in July, shortly after the re-opening of the country’s nightlife and live music sectors. It
Image: Cicely Grace Berlin’s DJ Juba has launched a second season of her podcast, The Assurance Podcast. The podcast is established to showcase rising women-identifying DJs from developing countries. Juba began the podcast earlier this year as a follow up of sorts to her documentary of the same name, which
