Nicole Moudaber & Club Space’s Alan T Work Magic in ‘The Volume / The Music’ EP [LISTEN]

Nicole Moudaber is a name that needs no introduction — and she recently dropped an enthralling new EP she describes as “the most important of her career.” Featuring Club Space icon Alan T, “The Volume” and “The Music Is Mine” transport our minds into the thick of the night, to a time and place where …

Recording Academy Working to Include More Women in Music

The Recording Academy has teamed up with Berklee College of Music and Arizona State University to work on equal representation of women in the music industry. As a first step, the Recording Academy is publicly reporting gender representation for the first time ever. All the 63rd annual Grammy nominations have been analyzed, revealing 23% of …

Alan Walker Launches New Gameplay Challenge to Find Next Music Video

Alan Walker and Republic of Gamers are joining forces in order to find the perfect fan-made video for Walker’s recent collaboration, “Fake A Smile,” alongside salem ilese.  The “For Those Who Dare” gameplay animation challenge encourages all creatives to develop a video for “Fake A Smile” through the lens of their favorite video game characters …

A YouTuber Performed Daft Punk’s Music Live On Melodic Calculators: Watch

In what’s likely the most dexterous performance you’ll see this week, Korean YouTuber 차커 Chaco recreated the music of Daft Punk like we’ve never heard or seen before. That’s because the YouTuber’s instrument of choice is the AR7778 desktop calculator. Believe it or not, this common household device has its own music function, which can …

Drinks On Me Unveils ‘Movies’ Music Video via Noir Sur Blanc [Watch]

Prolific UK producer Drinks On Me takes to tastemaker label Noir Sur Blanc for his third release of 2021. A warm, euphoric blend of UK flavored garage and house, Drinks On Me debuts his “Movies,” out now via the French imprint. A reflective ode to love, “Movies” was born out of gray, reminiscent night of lockdown. Serving as an introspective look …

Excision Announces Lost Lands Ticket Launch Date, Shares Update on Other 2021 Music Festivals

As the live music industry slowly inches toward reopening amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Excision is eyeing a safe return. The superstar bass music producer and DJ took to Twitter today to share a lengthy statement about the immediate future of Lost Lands, Bass Canyon, and other music festivals navigating the impact of the virus. “Even though we …

New Study Finds Trance Music Listeners to Be Among the Happiest

We’ve learned that techno was found to be the least relaxing form of music, but a recent study has now uncovered what genres tend to inspire the happiest listeners.  The findings arrive from an independently conducted survey hosted by the OnBuy online marketplace. The in-depth language study analyzed over two million Reddit comments from 27 of …

Pioneering Women of House Music Celebrated in New Coffee Table Book

Music promoter Laila McKenzie and writer Ian “Snowy” Snowball have joined forces for a new hardcover coffee table book titled “Lady Of The House,” the first of its kind to celebrate women in house music. The authors have been hard at work over the last year to bring the project to life and have launched a …

Charli XCX says she’s thinking about revisiting her unfinished pre-pandemic music

Charli XCX has said that she’s considering returning to unfinished music she started before the coronavirus pandemic. The popstar released the record ‘How I’m Feeling Now‘, which was written and recorded entirely during lockdown, as her fourth album in May last year. That project took the place of what was originally planned to be her …

Grammys partner with Berklee College and ASU for study on women in music

by: Austria Masim Mar 10, 2021 The Recording Academy announced their intent to partner with Berklee College of Music and Arizona State University to complete a study focused on promoting equal representation of women in music. Prompting a timely move for International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, the organization’s annual Grammys award ceremony has …