One third of UK nightclubs closed by end of 2022, report shows
One third of UK nightclubs closed by the end of 2022, according to a new report. The finding came from the Hospitality Market Monitor by AlixPartners & CGA Powered by…
Wide Awake confirms new batch of names for 2023
Wide Awake has announced more acts for its 2023 festival – see the line-up below. The event, which won the Best Small Festival award at the BandLab NME Awards 2022, will…
Dua Lipa Receives European ‘Excellence Award’
Dua Lipa has accumulated quite the collection of trophies, from Grammys to Brit Awards, Guinness World Records and now, and the European Excellence Award. The pop superstar received the Excellence…
JPEGMAFIA says he will release three albums in 2023
JPEGMAFIA has said that he intends to put out three albums this year. Earlier this month the US rapper announced that he would be releasing a collaborative album with Danny…
Spotify confirms 6% reduction to its global workforce
Spotify became the latest tech firm to announce a significant downsizing of its workforce yesterday, with a plan to cut about 6% of jobs within the company. This will likely…
Knotfest Japan announces second wave of acts for 2023
Knotfest Japan has announced the second wave of artists for its 2023 edition – check out the line-up below. Last month, it was confirmed that the delayed instalment of Slipknot’s…
XXXTentacion estate releases Lil Uzi Vert collaboration on late rapper’s birthday
The estate of XXXTentacion has released a new song called ‘I’m Not Human’ featuring Lil Uzi Vert. READ MORE: What I learned about XXXTentacion from making a documentary of his…
Niall Horan teases third album with song snippet and cryptic website
Niall Horan has teased the release of his third album with an acoustic song snippet and a new website. READ MORE: Niall Horan – ‘Heartbreak Weather’ review: a great voice…
Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers’ Stands Tall on Midweek U.K. Chart
Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” (via Columbia) is sowing the seeds for a second week atop the U.K. chart. Based on midweek sales and streaming data captured by the Official Charts Company,…
The Doors sell exhaustive branding and catalogue rights in “monumental acquisition”
Primary Wave Music have acquired an exhaustive slate of rights to The Doors’ publishing catalogue, master recordings, trademarks, merchandising options and even income, in what the indie publisher has dubbed…