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Has Grimes’ new album title surfaced on Wikipedia?

‘It Me’, alongside a release date of 2017, now shows up on Grimes’ Wikipedia page

Hessle Audio announce world tour for 10th anniversary

To celebrate 10 years in operation, Hessle Audio are heading out on a world tour….

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Glacial techno from the UK producer

Gala Festival is bringing the best in disco to Brixton

Gala, the one-day festival located in Brixton, returns this year. Bringing together a music lineup…

Carla dal Forno pierces through the noise in Bristol

The Surrey Vaults, Bristol 3 February
Sleaford Mods

Beat-Herder Festival announce Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and Sleaford Mods for 2017

The initial lineup has been shared for Beat-Herder Festival. Located at Ribble Valley in Lancashire,…

Aretha Franklin announces her retirement

Soul legend Aretha Franklin has announced that her next album will be her last. The…

M.I.A., Kamasi Washington and more added to Melt lineup

Meltdown 2017 curator M.I.A., Brainfeeder jazz explorer Kamasi Washington and Sampha have joined the lineup for…

A Tribe Called Quest, The xx and Pet Shop Boys announced for Bestival

The initial lineup is in for Bestival 2017. The xx, A Tribe Called Quest and…

The Grammys confirm Prince and George Michael tributes

The 59th Annual Grammy Awards will feature tributes to two icons we have lost in…

Tale of Us, Sasha & Digweed and more announced for Kappa FuturFestival

The initial lineup has been announced for Kappa FuturFestival. Carl Cox, Sven Vath, Jamie Jones,…

Lineup announced for Strange Sounds From Beyond

Coming back after a successful inaugural offering last year, Amsterdam event Strange Sounds From Beyond…

US judge asks lawyers to explain the lyrics to Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’

A US judge asked lawyers to explain some lyrics to Michael Jackson’s Thriller in a…

Nina Kraviz © Vivek Vadoyila

Nuits Sonores share lineup for Nina Kraviz-curated day

Following lineup announcements and the confirmation of Jon Hopkins, Nina Kraviz and The Black Madonna…

JME, Giggs and Damian Marley added to Wild Life Festival

A new round of names has come in for Wild Life Festival, the Brighton event…

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds announce European tour

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have announced a tour across Europe. Performing in the…

Ex-Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse is retiring to become a DJ

BBC Sport are reporting that former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse is officially retiring from the sport and…

Lil Yachty and Carly Rae Jepsen cover Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock’s ‘It Takes Two’

Carly Rae Jepsen has teamed up with previous Crack cover star Lil Yachty for a…

Grace Jones, Jeff Mills and more announced for Dimensions 2017

The initial lineup for Dimensions Festival has been revealed. For their usual opening concert this…

New wave of names announced for Houghton Festival

Following up on a first announcement last year, a new wave of names have been…

Lineup revealed for inaugural Sónar Hong Kong

The lineup has been unveiled for the inaugural edition of Sónar Hong Kong, the Spanish…

Crack Magazine is now stocked worldwide with Carhartt WIP

We’re incredibly proud and excited to announce that Crack Magazine is now available worldwide. Our…

M.I.A. to curate Meltdown 2017

M.I.A. has been announced as the curator for the 24th Meltdown festival from 9 –…

The Brian Jonestown Massacre

The Brian Jonestown Massacre announce new album, share track – listen

The new album ‘Don’t Get Lost’ lands 24 February, but you can hear the Tim Burgess-featuring track, ‘Fact 67’, now

The KLF announce new book

Following the emergence of some mysterious posters, The KLF have confirmed the first element of their…

Orbital, Pixies, Warpaint and more announced for Bluedot Festival

The lineup has been announced for Bluedot Festival, a science, music and arts festival which…

Check out the list of David Axelrod samples in hip-hop

Earlier today (6 February), news emerged that David Axelrod, the pioneering composer and musician, had…

Lady Gaga Superbowl

Lady Gaga opens Super Bowl halftime show with Woody Guthrie protest song

Just how political did Lady Gaga go in the Pepsi-sponsored bonanza?

Drake teases OVO Fest London at O2 Arena show

Drake played the fifth of eight dates at London’s O2 Arena tonight (5 February) and…

Kraftwerk 3D

Kraftwerk 3D, Moderat, Paula Temple and more confirmed for Neopop Festival

The 12th edition of the Portuguese festival for electronic music and culture is shaping up nicely.