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Underground and Overwhelmed: Pop-Up Rave Culture Is Losing Control of Its Own Revolution

Once upon a time, throwing a rave required genuine connections to and knowledge of the underground scene. Today, all you need is a TikTok account, a patch of pavement and…

Inside Avant Gardner’s Yearlong Payment Crisis That Led to $155 Million Bankruptcy

When Avant Gardner filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, it marked the end of a slow-motion financial collapse that had been unfolding for over a year. It seems the company…

Tomorrowland Shatters TikTok Livestream Record With 74 Million Viewers

Tomorrowland’s 2025 livestream has officially broken TikTok‘s all-time viewership record, drawing more than 74 million unique viewers across both of its weekends to become the platform’s “biggest ever live event,”…

Changes to TikTok’s Music Terms of Service Just Made It Nearly Impossible for DJs to Stream Live

During the pandemic, the TikTok LIVE platform became a hub for bedroom DJ sets and spontaneous music discovery livestreams. But recent changes to TikTok's Music Terms of Service are now forcing many…

Developers Who Code to EDM Earn More Pay Raises and Promotions, Study Suggests

A new survey of 1,000 programmers found that those who listen to electronic dance music while coding report higher rates of promotions and salary increases than their peers who prefer…

Spotify Publishes AI-Generated Songs on Profiles of Dead Artists: Report

Spotify is facing fresh scrutiny after AI-generated tracks were uploaded to the official profiles of several deceased musicians with no warning or permission granted to those managing their legacies, according…

Bipartisan Bill Targets AI Companies for “Leaving Artists, Writers, and Other Creators With Zero Recourse”

Senators Josh Hawley, Republican of Missouri, and Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, have introduced legislation that would prohibit artificial intelligence companies from training their models on copyrighted works without explicit…

Legendary Pacha Ibiza Club Switches to 100% Renewable Energy in Sustainability Push

Pacha Ibiza, the storied nightclub that has defined Mediterranean nightlife for more than five decades, has achieved a milestone that would have seemed incongruous in its hedonistic heyday: operating entirely…

Inside Signal, Brooklyn’s Intimate New Club With a Strict No-Phones Policy

An ambitious new player in New York's club scene is raising the bar in East Williamsburg.Signal is an intimate club on Morgan Avenue where everything is designed around one thing:…

This Artist Makes Terrible “Anti-Bangers” to Sabotage AI Music Training Models

A musician's tongue-in-cheek war against AI music platforms has birthed a track so magnificently awful that it makes Rebecca Black's "Friday" sound like Beethoven.Tucson-based musician MattstaGraham has launched a new social…

Underground and Overwhelmed: Pop-Up Rave Culture Is Losing Control of Its Own Revolution

Inside Avant Gardner’s Yearlong Payment Crisis That Led to $155 Million Bankruptcy

Tomorrowland Shatters TikTok Livestream Record With 74 Million Viewers

Changes to TikTok’s Music Terms of Service Just Made It Nearly Impossible for DJs to Stream Live

Developers Who Code to EDM Earn More Pay Raises and Promotions, Study Suggests

Spotify Publishes AI-Generated Songs on Profiles of Dead Artists: Report

Bipartisan Bill Targets AI Companies for “Leaving Artists, Writers, and Other Creators With Zero Recourse”

Legendary Pacha Ibiza Club Switches to 100% Renewable Energy in Sustainability Push

Inside Signal, Brooklyn’s Intimate New Club With a Strict No-Phones Policy

This Artist Makes Terrible “Anti-Bangers” to Sabotage AI Music Training Models

A Grateful Dead Rubber Ducky, Air Freshener and 8 Other Deadhead-Inspired Christmas Gifts

In Canada: Warner Music Canada Lays Off at Least 24; Tate McRae & Shaboozey Top Year-End Charts

Stocks Tumble as AI-Linked Tech Sells Off | The Close 12/12/2025

‘Love Island’ Stars Ace & Chelley Break Up: Watch Their Last Appearance as a Couple Here

Hailee Steinfeld Reveals She’s Expecting First Baby With NFL Quarterback Husband Josh Allen in Sweet Home Video