Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify, recently announced that he had made a €100 million investment in an AI defense technology company called Helsing. According to Helsing, the company aims to use cutting edge AI technology “ for defence and national security” and to provide “information advantage for democratic governments” to
Following a lawsuit filed by Kieran Hebden, aka Four Tet, against his former label Domino, the label has removed the three albums Four Tet recorded during his time with them from streaming services. After signing with Domino in 2001 Four Tet released four albums with the label, Pause (2001), Rounds
Image: Steven Meisel / Vogue Spotify has hidden the shuffle button from users when playing albums. This comes after pop superstar Adele publicly requested that the streaming platform stop making the shuffle feature the default play setting when users access albums to listen to. The singer Tweeted: “We don’t create
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: 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,
Image: Our House Our House, a new museum of electronic music in Amsterdam, is set to officially open on October 29th. The museum will occupy the former space of one of Amsterdam’s oldest house music venues, iT. According to their website, the museum is an experience “told through six chapters”
Image: Sarah Ginn A new report commissioned by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has revealed that 86,000 jobs in the nightlife sector have been lost in the UK since 2019, making the effect of the pandemic devastatingly clear. To further lend credence to the findings, the report also included
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Image: Viktor Hanacek A recent report has revealed that six major UK music giants have an average gender pay gap of around 25.3 percent. These companies include Universal Music, Warner Music, Sony Music, Spotify, Apple and Live Nation and the numbers reflect the average pay gap as of April 2020.
Image: Dan Sammons Following in the wake of Apple Music’s recent investment in DJ mixes and technology that supports copyright issues for DJs, Spotify has launched a section for streaming mixes. The section went live last week and features new content from Adam Beyer, Amyelle and Noisia as well as
Image: Village UK ticketing company DICE has acquired Boiler Room, Resident Advisor recently reported. The move comes after DICE has announced plans to host more ticketed live-streamed content. It also comes days after Billboard reported news that DICE has procured about $122 million in investment from capital giant SoftBank’s Vision
