Sony Music Sues Napster Over $9.2 Million In Unpaid Royalty Fees

Whatever ownership is at the helm, Napster and lawsuits go together like peanut butter and jelly.  Now under its sixth different owner since the infamous peer-to-peer file sharing platform revolutionized the music industry, illegally, in 1999, the present iteration of Napster has been hit with a lawsuit from Sony Music Entertainment over $9.2 million in […]

ODESZA To Headline Official U.S. Open Tennis Afterparty

ODESZA is set to headline the official afterparty for the 2025 U.S. Open tennis tournament. The beloved electronic duo will return to NYC to play a DJ set at the 14,000-capacity Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens on September 6, as part of post-match celebrations for the Grand Slam tennis tournament’s annual return to the city. […]

Tomorrowland CORE Festival To Make U.S. Debut In Los Angeles In 2026

Tomorrowland is bringing its world-famous CORE stage to the United States for the very first time. The European festival giant today unveiled a series of 2026 festivals under its globetrotting CORE house and techno event series, with debut stops in Los Angeles, California, and Melbourne, Australia, and a return to Medellín, Colombia, set to mark […]

Sold-Out Swedish Festival Way Out West Offers Ticket Giveaway For Organ Donors

Would you give your kidney for a festival ticket? Well, now you can. Sort of. In a nod to the well-trodden FOMO phrase, “I’d give my kidney for a ticket,” Sweden’s Way Out West festival has launched a limited ticket giveaway for hopeful attendees who join Sweden’s National Organ Donor registry. Featuring star-studded acts like […]

Plans Begin For New Direct, High-Speed Train Between London & Berlin

Plans for a new high-speed train offering direct service between two of the world’s top clubbing cities, London and Berlin, are reportedly in the works as part of a treaty between the UK and Germany. Signed by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on July 17, the bilateral treaty will create […]

Twitch DJ Innovators Talk FestiVAL: The 24-Hour Party Where IRL Meets URL

When festivals were canceled and clubs closed their doors during the COVID-19 pandemic, DJs took the party online. Hunting for alternative revenue streams with their primary income vanished, the world’s touring selectors launched record labels, sold production tutorial videos and sample packs, and, without a crowd to play for in-person, gigged from their living rooms, […]