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More than half of UK grassroots music venues failed to make a profit in 2025

Despite the figures, Music Venue Trust’s report did find that GMVs saw the lowest rate of decline since 2018 last year

Berlin's Renate to hold "soft reopening" this month

The long-running nightclub confirmed it will relaunch this year after securing an extension on its lease

Mural planned honouring legendary Stoke-on-Trent nightclubs and DJs

"No disrespect to Rochdale but Stoke-on-Trent has given so much to the world”

Hip hop most downloaded genre on Splice for third year in a row

Afro house saw a 778% rise in downloads on the sample library with 6.7 million downloads in 2025

Development begins on Lewisham venue Sister Midnight, plans autumn completion

It comes almost three years after the team behind the community space secured its lease

Recap on all the action from the Burn Energy Tour 2025

Our high-energy club tour and community spotlight returned in 2025, throwing parties and exploring dynamic subcultures in a new host of European cities

Miami nightclub under fire after DJ plays Kanye West's ‘Heil Hitler’ for right-wing attendees

Andrew Tate and Nick Fuentes were amongst guests at Vendôme in South Beach

Second US Sphere to open near Washington, D.C.

Developers say the live music and events venue will be a "smaller-scale" version of its Las Vegas counterpart

Sweden's biggest track of 2026 so far banned from charts following AI revelation

Despite racking up millions of streams, ‘I Know, You’re Not Mine – Jag Vet, Du Är Inte Min’ doesn't qualify to be included in the Sverigetopplistan singles chart

New music on our radar this week: Fcukers, Shy One, KAVARI

All the biggest releases on our radar

Festival line-ups you might have missed: Docklands, C2C NYC, Paradise City

Rounding up festival news from across the dance and electronic world

Adelaide festival says it won’t pull Sama’ Abdulhadi from bill following calls from pro-Israel campaign

The group reportedly called for the Palestinian DJ to be “urgently removed” from the festival’s 2026 line-up

Music streams grew by almost 10% to 5.1 trillion in 2025

Entertainment data specialist Luminate's study also revealed that over 120 million tracks had 10 streams or under last year

Steve Aoki sued over influencing purchases of “worthless” NFTs

A class action lawsuit alleges that he promoted NFTs without disclosing endorsements

New club space to open within historic former power station in Shoreditch

The Timber Loft takes over the famed '90s and '00s party spot, once the setting for David Mancuso’s London iteration of The Loft

The Green Party is throwing a rave in London this month

Leader Zack Polanski will be "on the mic" at the fundraising event, alongside sets from Mixtress, Lobsta B, DJ Love and more

A never-before-heard Tupac recording is going up for auction

Thought to be taped between 1987 - 1988, it’s the “earliest known” recording from the late rapper

PinkPantheress, Skepta, and Jim Legxacy among 2026 MOBO Awards nominees

This year's ceremony will take place at Manchester's Co-op Live on March 26

Plans unveiled for 4,000-capacity events venue in Milton Keynes

Set to host "larger-scale music performances and live experiences", the new venue could be completed by 2029

Bandcamp bans AI-generated music: "We’re putting human creativity first"

Any music found to have been generated "wholly or in a substantial part" by AI tools will no longer be permitted on the music distribution platform

Lawsuit challenging Ticketmaster's fee practices given green light by Quebec court

The complaint argues that the ticketing platform's pricing model is “excessive and unreasonable”