SHAPE+ shares new publication

The booklet features essays and interviews with artists from the platform’s 2022-2023 cohort

Ableton announces Loop Session with machìna

The Korean musician will take part in the online event series on 22 July

Rarelyalways, Mulatu Astatke and Gigi Masin join EFG London Jazz Festival line-up

The city-wide festival takes place in November

A new 15,000 capacity venue is opening in London later this year

DRUMSHEDS will open in Tottenham this September

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Playboi Carti announces Antagonist 2023 tour

The former Crack Magazine: The Collections cover star will play UK shows in London and Manchester this November.

Laurel Halo is releasing a new album, Atlas

The 10-track album – her first in five years – will be released on 22 September via Halo’s new label Awe

Morocco’s Oasis: Into the Wild moves to new location, announces first names for 2023

The festival’s second edition will take place from 27-29 October at the Atlas Film Studios in Ouarzazate, Morocco.

Loraine James, Moin and Nihiloxica to play Simple Things shows this autumn and winter

The Bristol event and promoter is hosting a series of standalone events ahead of its festival comeback next year

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Avalon Emerson & the Charm to play Strange Brew, Bristol

The former Crack Magazine cover star is set to present her new project at the Bristol venue on 14 November

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Evita Manji, k means and Iglooghost confirmed for Station Électronique 2023

The French dance music festival returns on 8 and 9 September

LYZZA, D. Tiffany and Thoom to play Sicily’s Opera Festival

The Sicilian festival returns next month with Erika de Casier, Marie Davidson, Sansibar and more

New 250,000 square foot venue, Diecast, opens in Manchester

The new venue from the team behind Manchester’s Ramona and The Firehouse is open this weekend for the first phase in its grand unveiling

Drake says Childish Gambino’s This Is America is “overrated and over-awarded”

Drake slated the track by Donald Glover at the opening night of his and 21 Savage’s co-headline tour

Bitch, Please! to throw Pride party in Bristol this weekend

The likes of Virginia, Suze Ijó and Daisy Moon will play the two-stage block party at the Christmas Steps this Saturday (8 July)

Marie Malarie, Borai and Coco Bryce join programme for Brighton’s Patterns

The Brighton venue just announced a slew more names for the summer season

MF DOOM’s cause of death has been revealed

The influential rapper passed away on 31 October 2020