Freaks of Nature cancels Freakyard edition in full as organisers unable to proceed with event

This follows the festival’s week one cancellation

Palestinian-founded ticketing platform Tzkrti opens fund for artists, collectives and organisers

Focusing on projects in SWANA and the Arab diaspora, the biannual initiative awards two $3,000 microgrants per cycle

Freaks of Nature opening week cancelled after approval delays

Alesso, ARTBAT, Hot Since 82, Eric Prydz, MEDUZA and MORTEN were due to headline the first week, while the status of the second-week programme on February 12-13 remains unclear

Abdullah Miniawy reunites with Simo Cell on new album, ‘Dying Is The Internet’

Abdullah Miniawy describes the album as “a playful prophecy about the triggers of a new global revolution”

Darius Syrossian pulls out of US tour plans citing Trump’s “race and nationality-based” travel restrictions

He shared concerns around current travel restrictions, which "target, exclude, and marginalise people based on who they are and where they're from"

Deezer demonetises 85% of AI-generated music following fraud detection

Saudi Arabian businessman Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud is among the company’s investors through Kingdom Holding Company and Rotana Audio Holding

Iranian artist on living under crackdown: “We are not okay, we are alone”

Iranian DJ/producer Proyal offers a personal perspective on Iran’s ongoing crisis

Amro Zidan drops first single of the year, ‘catch me’

Alexandria-based producer continues to push his familiar experimental approach on his first release of 2026