Once pitched as an elite escape of music and luxury, Fyre Festival‘s notorious collapse in 2017 became a case study in viral hype gone wrong. Now, the ill-fated event that launched two documentaries in its wake is officially up for sale. Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland, who served four years in prison for wire fraud […]
The line between “I made this” and “an algorithm made this while I watched TikTok” continues to blur as the latest IMS Business Report reveals a startling 10% of consumers used generative AI to create music in 2024. AI-powered music apps attracted a combined total of 60 million users last year, according to the annual study […]
Coachella, one of the world’s most iconic music festivals, has been curating “you had to be there” moments for nearly three decades. But behind these Instagram-worthy moments lies a troubling new reality: for the majority of attendees, the experience is only attainable through monthly installments. According to a recent Billboard report, a staggering 60% of […]
The intellectual property of Fyre Festival has been acquired to launch a new music streaming platform, Deadline reports. Capitalizing on one of the most infamous brands in modern entertainment, Shawn Rech, an Ohio-based media entrepreneur known for producing crime documentaries and launching the streaming platform TruBlu, has reportedly acquired IP linked to Fyre Festival, including […]
Petit Biscuit once made soundtracks for golden hours and quiet heartbreaks, but the boy wonder of chillwave is now entering his rave era with his new EP, Movement I. Long beloved for his ethereal soundscapes that drift like pastel clouds, the French electronic music virtuoso pivots toward a more club-focused sound without sacrificing the emotional intelligence […]
Imagine walking into a concert where the lead synth is a barcode scanner and the rhythm section is powered by a television from 1983. That’s the world of ELECTRONICOS FANTASTICOS!, a Japanese collective rewiring the obsolete into the operatic. At the center of the imaginative collective is Ei Wada, a Japanese artist whose life’s mission, […]
Dirty has never sounded cleaner in M42’s new single, “Gimme That Dirty,” a sleek and snarling drum & bass track. The emerging duo’s moniker nods to the Orion Nebula, Messier 42, an “enormous cloud of dust and gas where vast numbers of new stars are being forged,” per NASA. In Mayan mythology, it was revered as the […]
The minds behind Miami’s III Points are hoping to save even more lives in 2025. Between the music, comedy and easter egg hunts at this weekend’s III Joints event—III Points’ one-day offshoot to celebrate cannabis culture—there will be a bone marrow donor registration drive. The beloved festival brand shared an informational post on social media explaining their public health […]
Some artistic combinations are simply written in the stars, and they don’t lie when they pair visionaries. After taking us to the moon back in 2009, Kid Cudi is returning to orbit, this time with Dom Dolla steering the spaceship. The duo today released “Forever,” one of the year’s biggest dance music collaborations. If “Day […]
Boys Noize has revived Human Resource’s “Dominator,” honoring the 1991 rave classic while reanimating it with menace, swagger and a fresh coat of chaos. Joey Beltram’s seminal remix set the bar high over three decades ago, but Boys Noize was clearly up for the challenge. He weaponizes the original’s snarling hoover synth, a sonic war […]
