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Sadiq Khan proposes "London-wide" nightlife licensing overhaul

The overhaul would require local licensing bodies to take factors such as economic growth and social and cultural value into consideration

Deadmau5 slams artist using his likeness in AI-generated video: “Scary as fuck”

The Canadian DJ said that an artist deepfaked his image to promote their own music

Free parties now make up 15% of all UK dance music events, report finds

While nightclub attendance is on the decline, interest in dance music is “not declining” — with unlicensed events growing by 34% last year

Jyoty, HAAi and Jaguar sign open letter calling for gender equality in club and festival line-ups

Launched by Not Bad For A Girl, the letter points to examples of gender disparity — including one UK festival with a line-up featuring "80% men"

New York party HEADS KNOW launches fund for independent artists

The fund will also support promoters and journalists facing “urgent financial hardship”

Artists threaten to leave Wasserman after founder mentioned in Epstein files

salute, A Hundred Drums, and Chappell Roan have declared their intention to leave the talent agency unless Casey Wasserman leaves his role as CEO

“Rave culture is a statement”: Istanbul nightclub makes dark clothing compulsory

74 Hall stirred a mixture of responses with its newly-enforced rule, with some asking whether it’s “a joke”

Apple Music says it demonetised two billion “fraudulent” music streams last year

VP Oliver Schusser says it accounts for $17 million in royalties that could have gone toward real artists

55% of UK music fans can't spot social media ticket scams, survey finds

26% of respondents to a survey said they've bought tickets on social media that turned out to be fake, losing £258 on average

Celebrated Ghanaian producer and musician Ebo Taylor has died aged 90

The highlife pioneer received multiple Lifetime Achievement awards for his contributions to Ghanaian music

Majority of Europe’s biggest music festivals owned by four companies, study finds

More than 150 festivals come under companies including Live Nation and KKR-owned Superstruct

Use of rap lyrics in criminal court cases to be debated in House of Lords this week

An amendment to the Victims and Courts Bill could limit police's ability to utilise lyrics unless they are “literal, rather than figurative or fictional”

Suspected mass overdose at Sydney music festival leaves one dead

Six people were also hospitalised after attending trance and techno festival Dreamstate over the weekend

New music on our radar this week: EsDeeKid, Roger Sanchez, Ella Mai

All the biggest releases on our radar

Festival line-ups you might have missed: C2C Festival, doof in the park, We Out Here

Rounding up festival news from across the dance and electronic world

South Africa could allow possession of over 2,000 joints-worth of weed

Under new draft rules, those living in the country could carry up to 750g of cannabis at a time

Legal challenge initiated over Northern Ireland nightlife licensing review

Free The Night called the government’s recent review “a wasted opportunity”

London's FOLD criticised for delayed response following death of 23-year-old man

Staff at the Canning Town nightclub reportedly waited "over an hour" to call an ambulance, which a coroner claims "decreased" the man's chance of survival

Wasserman Group CEO issues public apology after being mentioned in Epstein files

Casey Wasserman was found to have corresponded with Epstein's associate and convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell in 2003

Soulwax to host first-ever "rave" at London's Abbey Road Studios

Featuring a DJ set from the Belgian duo under their 2manydjs moniker, Abbey Road After Hours will see Studio One transform into a rowdy dancefloor this month

The Glove That Fits secures 4:AM licence and reveals “major transformation”

The Hackney venue will now feature a new layout, upgraded soundsystem, and new lighting