Kudos to The Guardian and the BBC for a stellar piece of journalism, and our thoughts are with the women who have been so brave in coming forward. Westwood has now stepped down from his show on Capital Xtra until further notice, according to the station’s parent company, after allegations were made public. 

Another anniversary – a year ago Soundcloud announced their new 'Fan-Powered royalty' system and we covered it in here – so how's that working out for artists now? Pretty successfully, it would seem.

Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, better known by his stage name Bad Bunny, has been cast as the newest Marvel hero in Sony Pictures’ collection of the super characters — and will lead the standalone comic book film “El Muerto," set to be released in January 2024.

Singer Tom Grennan has been the victim of an unprovoked assault whilst on tour in New York. The chart-topper has been hospitalised after a physical assault in New York City.

Another week, another songwriting lawsuit: this time it's against Justin Bieber and Dan & Shay. Both have been hit with a copyright suit that claims they borrowed the “core portion” of their Grammy-winning hit 10,000 Hours from a comparatively obscure 1980 song called The First Time Baby Is A Holiday. 

He's teamed up with good friend and interior designer Ed Godrich, together spending the last five years creating works deeply rooted in the 1990s rave and music scene.

Spotify dipped its toes in the waters of tips economies in April 2020 when it launched its 'Artist Fundraising Pick' feature. It enabled musicians to add a link to their profiles for fans to donate either to them, or to their chosen charities, though in reality, many artists we know held off declaring themselves as a fundraising pick, given the name of the feature implied it was raising money for an external cause.

An archive’s fabulous treasures, including a Gutenberg Bible, a Shakespeare first folio and the oldest known fragment of the New Testament are to be joined by Ian Curtis’ handwritten lyrics for Joy Division’s She’s Lost Control and a wealth of material that shines light on Granada TV.