Apple Music Tests Lyric Sharing Features in iOS 14.5 Beta

Apple Music has shared beta versions of iOS 14.5 with developers, who say the software update now includes several new lyric sharing related features.  The iOS 13.5 update allowed for the sharing of Apple Music songs within Instagram’s Stories feature. Today, Apple Music is doubling down, allowing users to now share song lyrics from within the …

Kate Hudson says controversy around Sia film ‘Music’ is “an important conversation to have”

Kate Hudson has spoken about the controversy sparked by Sia casting a non-autistic actor to play an autistic role in her film Music. Maddie Ziegler plays Music, a young autistic woman, in the movie, whose guardian is her half-sister Zu (played by Hudson). Director Sia has faced a huge backlash for her casting choices in …

Ultra Music Festival officially cancels 2021 dates

by: David Klemow Feb 20, 2021 After waiting on an official announcement in an effort to secure its 2022 dates, Ultra Music Festival has been forced to cancel for a second year in a row. Generally seen as the commencement of festival season, Ultra’s 2021 cancellation effectively signals another gutted spring events circuit. Ticket holders …

Winter Music Conference is Going Virtual

As COVID-19 vaccinations continue on a convoluted path to distribution, the future of events and public gatherings in 2021 still remains uncertain. Many promoters and organizers have already postponed their events or move them to the digital space for the year. Winter Music Conference was the latest event to be reformatted for the virtual event space …

Virtual Edition of Winter Music Conference Coming This May

Winter Music Conference (WMC) is expected to take place in a virtual space this May. Last year would have marked the event’s 35th anniversary had it not been for the coronavirus pandemic, making WMC the longest-running conference of its kind. As the music industry pushes forward, WMC’s virtual edition is setting up to rebuild, rethink, and innovate …

Man Tracks Down Mysterious Fisherman Who Inspired Legendary Electronic Music Producer’s Tattoo

Raidió na Gaeltachta broadcaster Cian Ó Cíobháin has been intrigued by the story behind the late legendary producer Andrew Weatherall‘s tattoo, and the Cork fisherman that inspired it. In an interview with Dummy, Weatherall recounted exactly how his tattoo, which read “Fail we may, sail we must,” came to be.  On the way to a gig in Cork, …

Disco Fries to Perform First Live Electronic Music Performance at Area 15

Las Vegas got a whole lot cooler when Area 15 came to town. The immersive art and entertainment complex opened to the community just minutes from the strip back in September 2020. The brainchild of Michael Beneville, a 10-year Burning Man veteran, the venue has been five years in the making and is sure to …

Diplo and Sonny Fodera ‘Turn Back Time’ in mind-bending music video – Dancing Astronaut Diplo and Sonny Fodera ‘Turn Back Time’ in mind-bending music video

by: Rugby Scruggs Feb 17, 2021 Back in November of 2020, Diplo partnered with Sonny Fodera for their unforgettable debut collaboration, “Turn Back Time.” Now, three months after its release, the tune is back in the spotlight, thanks to the release of its accompanying visual. The “Turn Back Time” music video tells the story of …

Big Hit, Universal say new joint venture will mark “a new chapter in music history”

Big Hit Entertainment (BHE) and Universal Music Group (UMG) have announced a joint venture that they say will “mark the beginning of a new chapter in music history”. The announcement was made in a global press conference stream earlier today (February 17) by UMG chairman and CEO Lucian Grange, BHE chairman Bang Si-hyuk, Interscope Geffen …

Odesza Reassure Fans They’re Working On New Music

Odesza’s last release was in August 2020, when they teamed up with Golden Features for the debut album of their collaborative project, BRONSON. Before that, in November 2019, they finally dropped their remix of “Waited 4 U” by Slow Magic (at least, on Spotify). It’s been a little under four years since they dropped their …