SXSW Sydney explained: how will the Austin festival work in Australia – and who is it for?

The music, screen and tech worlds will converge for the festival’s first staging outside the US – but tickets are pricey for an event that’s hard to get a handle on

From hate speech to AI music: the YouTube chief trying to leap tech’s biggest hurdles

Alison Lomax, London chief of the video platform, says it is committed to embracing artificial intelligence – but ‘responsibly’

‘Dancing femininely is the most metal thing’: the young women turning Slipknot into feminist anthems

With videos that are part thirst trap, part protest, gen Z is changing the image of the nu metal fan

People’s behaviour at music gigs is getting worse. I have three rules to solve that

Live shows should allow for self-expression, catharsis and abandon. It’s the boorishness and selfishness that need to stop, says music writer Simon Price

Welcome to ‘the robot soundscape’: Australia’s music industry braces for the rise of music AI

The spectre of intelligent technologies is looming over Australian artists, and dominating the chatter at Brisbane’s Bigsound music conference

Lost in a crowd: why phone signal is still so scarce at UK music festivals

Big events place a strain on networks but when 6G arrives, many of today’s problems will evaporate

‘The night is literally in my hands’: what it’s like to attend an acid house rave – in virtual reality

Using VR and haptic vests to transport users to a sweaty club in 1980s Britain, In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats is so realistic that you might need a lie down afterwards

Google and Universal Music working on licensing voices for AI-generated songs

Early stage talks are expected to include a potential tool fans could use to make AI-generated songs

Elon Musk reinstates Kanye West’s Twitter account after ban

Social media platform rebranded as X lifts ban on rapper-producer imposed after swastika tweet

Spotify increases premium price plans as streaming services feel strain

Change comes after streaming giant attempts to boost margins with job cuts and restructure of podcasting unit

Las Vegas lights up with dome billed as world’s largest video screen

The Sphere’s fully programmable LED screen houses concert venue built to host tens of thousands of people

‘TikTok is age-agnostic’: how Kylie and Fleetwood Mac found new young fans

Musicians, some well into their 70s, are engaging with the platform to discover gen Z just value a good tune

‘Don’t stop us now’: tribute acts protest against Facebook ban

A Freddie Mercury act is among the performers protesting as a Meta ban on impersonators threatens their careers

Paul McCartney says there’s nothing artificial in new Beatles song made using AI

Musician clarifies how artificial intelligence was applied to vocals by John Lennon, amid anxiety over how the technology will affect music

Music publishers sue Twitter for $250m citing Elon Musk’s copyright stance

Sony Music Group and Universal are among 17 publishers pursuing legal challenge against company