Music industry feel they’ve been dealt a “No Deal Brexit”, but call on government to “take it seriously and fix it”

With the row over who is responsible for the Brexit touring fiasco between the UK and the EU rumbling on, artists and music industry insiders are calling on the UK government to take swift action to rectify the situation. After Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal failed to secure visa-free travel for artists wishing …

Half An Orange to Perform Live on Pro Esports Organization Team Liquid’s Twitch Stream

Pro esports’ Team Liquid are not only one of the world’s foremost multigame teams, but they also consistently bridge the gap between the worlds of gaming and electronic dance music. On January 14th, Team Liquid will host a fully music-centric livestream on Twitch for the first time ever with a performance from electronic duo Half An Orange.  During …

Feather makes auspicious entry with wide-ranging debut EP, ‘Becoming’ – Dancing Astronaut

by: Ross Goldenberg Jan 14, 2021 Melodic dubstep is a more-than-rivalrous musical space in this day and age, but with only two originals to his name, Feather has clearly yet to struggle with convincingly setting himself apart. The Nashville resident is setting out to permanently instate his now-burgeoning standing within electronic music, and these efforts …

A second study finds that music venues “are not places of infection” for COVID-19

A second study conducted in Germany has reportedly shown that there is minimal risk of Covid-19 being transmitted at an indoor concert venue. The study, which took place at Dortmund’s 1500-seat Konzerthaus, was carried out over three days in November to analyse the movement of airborne particles in an indoor environment. Led by the Fraunhofer …

Porter Robinson Shares Preview, Announces Release Date of “Look At The Sky”

Porter Robinson is one step closer to the release of Nurture.  Fans can now breathe a sigh of relief after Porter announced that the hotly anticipated Nurture cut “Look At The Sky” will officially drop on January 27th, 2021. He debuted the track back in May 2020, when he unveiled it during his riveting Secret Sky Music …

Lane 8 makes grand entrance in 2021 with Julia Church-assisted ‘Oh, Miles,’ from ‘Winter 2020 Mixtape’ – Dancing Astronaut

by: Ross Goldenberg Jan 14, 2021 Lane 8 is already pursuing back-to-back seats at Dancing Astronaut‘s Artist of the Year table. Our 2020 Artist of the Year put the finishing touches on an overflowing, 12-month bid of musical feats with his fourth and final seasonal mixtape in mid-December, and after a well-deserved holiday intermission, Lane 8 …

Donald Trump reportedly awarded Toby Keith and Ricky Skaggs with the National Medal of the Arts during his impeachment

Donald Trump reportedly awarded the National Medal of the Arts to both Toby Keith and Ricky Skaggs while his impeachment hearing in the US House of Representatives was taking place yesterday (January 13). Trump became the first US President to be impeached twice after he was charged with “incitement of insurrection” over last week’s deadly …

Claude VonStroke, Charlotte de Witte, Tchami, More to Perform at Seismic Dance Event 2021

As we kick off 2021, the shred of hope for things to go back to the way they were has already begun to fade. However, there are still some music festivals who are persevering, including Seismic Dance Event. After postponing their spring and fall festivals in 2020, they are gearing up for their triumphant 2021 …

Anjunadeep disseminates second volume in ‘Reflections’ series featuring Kidnap, Luttrell, and more – Dancing Astronaut

by: Rachel Narozniak Jan 13, 2021 After securing the title of Dancing Astronaut‘s 2020 Label of the Year, Anjuna is speeding forth into 2021 with the second volume in its Anjunadeep-hosted Reflections compilation series. Following its October 2020 installation a la Reflections Vol. 1, an ambient amalgamation of selects from storied Anjunadeep personalities such as …

Kendrick Lamar’s pgLang announces creative project featuring Baby Keem, Brent Faiyaz and more

Kendrick Lamar’s company pgLang has launched a creative project in partnership with Calvin Klein, announcing a list of participating musical collaborators. One Instagram post, shared by both the agency and the label, announced the partnership and shared a list of project names and their corresponding artists. Musicians participating in the collaboration include Lamar’s mentee and …