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Just 20% of creators make a living from dance music, despite industry growing by 34% in 2022

The IMS Business Report 2023 also revealed that bookings for women across the sector decreased in 2022

Listen to a playlist of Algerian and North African sounds curated by Sabrina Bellaouel

The best music from the MENA region

Grimes says she will give 50% of her royalties to any AI-generated music using her voice

The artist, who has been outspoken in her support of the technology, says she wants to "kill copyright"

ARKADYAN: ‘It's always cool to have many different ideas combined in one project’

ARKADYAN create an immersive musical experience that transcends cultural boundaries

Petition launched to reopen Armenian nightclub Poligraf following “brutal” police raid

The club compared the raids to those of Tbilisi’s Bassiani and Café Gallery clubs in 2018

Get to know Elif, the Istanbul-hailing artist exuding an electrifying aura

Celebrating the meteoric rise of Elif as the latest featured artist in Mixmag MENA and Little Pink Book's Spotlight Series

T78: ‘All the music I make is based on to make people dance’

T78 uncovers the creative process of his recent EP 'Monster Truck' prior to his show at Istanbul DorockXL Venue on May 6

Syriantal releases debut EP, ‘Avenue De Damas’

The EP is out via STRND Records

BEONIX Music Festival announces first names for its 2023 edition

Black Coffee, Stephan Bodzin, Oliver Huntemann, Maceo Plex, Jan Blomqvist and more head to Cyprus this September

Track featuring AI generated voices from Drake and The Weeknd goes viral

Drizzy has previously voiced his opposition to AI cloning his voice

Apple gears up to launch its first mixed-reality headset

The concept resembles an iPhone designed for your head

Burak Yeter has signed to Ultra Records

The announcement comes along with a brand-new single, ‘Low Lonely’

First track from a video game entered into the US Library of Congress

Queen Latifah also made history as the first female rapper entered into the registry

Sama' Abdulhadi unveils RESILIENCE: A platform empowering voices in the Middle East

The platform will launch with a two-day consecutive free events in Beirut on April 29 and 30

Experience the ‘Melting Motion’: Pengan Records' debut techno compilation

Juri Heidemann, Maxim Bogdanovic, Lawrence Kurt, Rill and Sira are the contributing artists on the Berlin-based label’s debut release

38 million tracks on music streaming services were played zero times in 2022

Is there a risk that streaming giants take a leaf out of Elon Musk’s book?

Thomas Bangalter explains the real reason for Daft Punk’s split

The French producer spoke to the BBC about the pair parting ways in 2021

Marten Hørger teams up with LittGloss and Loud Tiger for new single, ‘Sent From Above’

Marten Hørger, LittGloss and Loud Tiger collaborate on a new radiant house anthem

Listen to Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Nokia ringtone compositions from the mid-2000s

A compilation of ringtones created by the late composer has emerged on YouTube

Ninja Tune's Jamm Pro production app now available for iPhone and Android

Ninja Tune claims it is ‘the most powerful touch-based instrument for all kinds of musical expression’

Culture as resistance: 6 Palestinian DJs you need to know

Alice Austin speaks to six pioneering artists from Palestine about their differing experiences and challenges as musicians