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New Socially Distanced Music Venue, One Night Records, is Set to Open in London
Later this year, London will open its first socially distanced music venue. The “immersive music event and venue,” called One Night Records, is set to open its doors this coming October with its first event, “Lockdown Town.” The venue will be located in London Bridge at a secret location only accessible through hidden tunnels. “We’re going to do it safely, but we’re going to get people back together and we’re going to give them an amazing night,” said Tim Wilson, Managing Director of One Night Records, in a press statement. “The social distancing is part of the show so guests won’t notice it. We want to give Londoners something to book now and to look forward to.” The organizers of O...
Q-dance Announces “Defqon.1 at Home” Livestream with Over 80 Artists Set to Perform
Q-dance has announced that their world-renowned hardstyle festival, Defqon.1, will take place via livestream this year. Aptly titled Defqon.1 at Home, the festival is set to kick off on June 26th and run through June 28th. Defqon.1 at Home will host over 80 artists across the 3-day livestream event, though exact details on who will be playing and when they will be perform have yet to arrive. Q-dance states that this will be the ultimate online package, as they plan to include scheduled events within the livestream and will also be hosting live, interactive quizzes that will test fan’s knowledge of hardstyle and the history of Q-dance. This marks the first time in 18 years that Q-dance was unable to host a physical version of Defqon.1. Those planning to tune into the ...
The Queen Presents Highest Award for Voluntary Services in Britain to Glastonbury Festival Medics
In the UK, there is no higher honor than that bestowed by the Queen. That is exactly what has happened to the Glastonbury Festival‘s medical team, known as Festival Medical Services (FMS), who have been awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest honor available to a voluntary organization. FMS is the UK’s largest nonprofit registered charity, staffed by volunteers who provide comprehensive on-site medical services to festivals and outdoor events throughout the country. This organization, which has also expanded to other high-profile events in the region,began at the Glastonbury Festival in 1979 and recently celebrated 40 years of service just last year. They have provided doctors, nurses, paramedics, ambulances, x-ray, ultrasound, dentistr...
Tomorrowland Announces “Sound of Tomorrow” Competition, Winner to Perform at 2021 Festival
Tomorrowland has announced a multi-country DJ competition, Sound of Tomorrow. Sound of Tomorrow is looking for the most talented DJs across Europe to perform at the 2021 edition of Tomorrowland. Fedde Le Grand, as well as a panel of Tomorrowland representatives, will be judging the mixes. Mixes must be no shorter than 20 minutes in length and no longer than 25 minutes, and they must be submitted by June 6th. Aside from these guidelines, the rules are fairly loose, as participants can play any EDM genre, submit live performances, and use live instruments. The four artists selected for the second round will then perform live across Tomorrowland’s social channels on July 7th in front of a panel of world-renowned DJs. The winner of this round will then have the ...
Omar Rodríguez-López Announces Triple Vinyl Box Set The Clouds Hill Tapes
A Mars Volta reunion may be in the near future, but in the meantime, guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López is keeping himself preoccupied with a massive new release. This summer, he will put out a triple vinyl box set called The Clouds Hill Tapes. The 3xLP collection consists of 20 past solo songs from Rodríguez-López, all newly rearranged and produced by Johann Scheerer at the famed Clouds Hill Recording Studio in Hamburg, Germany. These new versions were performed by Rodríguez-López with assistance from a variety of guest musicians. Clouds Hill studio is considered to be Rodríguez-López’s “creative second home” and in the past has also hosted acts like The Killers, Nicolas Jaar, and Pete Doherty. The specific Clouds Hill Tapes sessions took place in late 2018 and early 2019, while the At T...
R.I.P. Rupert Hine, Producer for Rush, The Fixx, and More, Dies at 72
Rupert Hine, who produced two RUSH albums, as well as releases from The Fixx, Howard Jones, Tina Turner, Stevie Nicks, and more, has died at the age of 72. No cause of death has been revealed. The veteran UK producer’s passing was reported by the Ivors Academy, a songwriting association of which Hine was a board director. “His passion, wisdom, inspiration and his immense kindness will be hugely missed,” stated the organization. Hine produced RUSH’s gold-certified 1989 album Presto, which included the chart-topper “Show Don’t Tell”, and platinum-certified 1991 LP Roll the Bones, featuring the hit “Ghost of a Chance”. It was in the ’80s new wave scene that Hine really made his mark, producing multiple albums by The Fixx, including the platinum-certified Reach the Beach (highlighted by the si...
Republic Records Will No Longer Use the Word “Urban” to Describe Music
In a move that could be described as woefully overdue, Republic Records will stop using the term “urban” as a synonym for hip-hop, R&B, and other music pioneered by black artists. Republic is the home of such artists as The Weeknd, James Blake, Taylor Swift, and Ariana Grande. In a social media statement, the label indicated that, “Effective immediately, Republic Records will remove “Urban” from our verbiage in describing departments, employee titles and music genres.” The post continued, “We encourage the rest of the music industry to follow suit as it is important to shape the future of what we want it to look like, and not adhere to the outdated structures of the past.” Via Billboard, the term “urban” comes from legendary black DJ Frankie Crocker, who developed the urban ...
Barack and Michelle Obama Host Virtual Graduation Ceremony with Beyoncé, BTS, Lady Gaga: Watch
On Sunday, June 7th, Barack Obama and Michelle Obama will host YouTube’s virtual graduation ceremony “Dear Class of 2020”. Streaming live and for free on YouTube, the festival-style event combines classic commencement day themes with a diverse array of entertainment. Joining the Obamas for “Dear Class of 2020” are Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, BTS, Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Missy Elliott, Justin Timberlake, the cast of Schitt’s Creek, and more. You can find all the details — including when and where to watch, who is performing, and much more — below. “Graduation is a tradition that students and families look forward to and with the current state of the world, YouTube is lending some inspiration in the form of a virtual commencement,” said Susanne Daniels, Global Head of Original Content for YouT...
How music legend Majek Fashek passed on
Legendary reggae artiste, Majekodunmi Fasheke, aka Majek Fashek is dead. The artiste died in a New York hospital after a protracted illness on Monday about 5:45pm. He was aged 71. His manager, Uzoma Omenka, confirmed this in a video uploaded on the late singer’s Instagram handle. “Yes, it is true that the legend has gone to be with the Lord. But this time I want to say we should all celebrate him, his achievements. He has done a lot for Nigeria and for Africa. Whatever the family decides, I will get it to you. This is all I have to say for now.” He said. Fashek, who battled a mysterious protracted illness had been down since 2019 and was at a time on admission at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich in England . Fashek was born in Benin-City, Edo state to an Ijesha father and a Benin mot...
46 Black-Run Electronic Dance Labels You Can Support on Bandcamp Right Now
This week has been hard for anyone with a working soul. The black population in the United States and beyond has taken a strong stand against police violence, only to be met with more unbridled brutality. Here are Billboard Dance, we owe everything about the genres we love to this daring and vibrant community, so, we’ve compiled a list of black-run dance and electronic music labels you can support directly today and every first Friday of the month, as well as June 19th. Black is bass. Black is lofi. Black is jazz. Black is techno. Black is house. Black is disco. Black is kuduro. Black is footwork. Black culture is the origin of electronic music itself. Below is just a small slice of what black-run electronic labels have to offer. If you need more black electronic dance musi...
