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Our new DJ Mag Originals video series, Meet the MC, launches today (4th March). As well as telling the stories of this crucial new wave...
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It features 5000 records from the late house pioneer's personal collection
Frankie Knuckles’ record collection has gone on display at a New York gallery
Ahead of the release of four unreleased remixes from the late house...
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To those not familiar, a Music Director can be a puzzling role within the live music industry. In this video, we demystify what exactly a Music Director...
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Heavyweight pressings were also called into question, signalling a potential shift in priorities
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Ever since the revelations in Hollywood about film producer Harvey Weinstein, and the subsequent #MeToo stories of sexual misconduct, the dance music world has been...
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“To be honest, it’s easier to come up with a time something sexist DIDN’T happen. There are so many instances I don’t know...
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Judges including London rapper FLOHIO and star grime director Kaylum Dennis will award projects to five candidates
A new initiative has been launched to create music video direction opportunities for young filmmakers.
Three Minutes is described as 'an essential new incubator scheme'...
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Artificial intelligence, the doom mongers say, will make many human jobs obsolete, and some believe it will destroy the music industry too. But the flipside...
Picture this... It’s 2030, and the DJ Mag Top 100 has just been topped, for the first time ever, by an artist created with artificial...
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Avicii’s death last year shocked the dance community and laid bare the serious problems surrounding mental health in the music industry. Now, his father Klas has set up...
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Grants worth up to £2,500 are once again up for grabs
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Record Store Day: The Most Improbable Comeback of the 21st Century will be published in April 2022
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Records from Daft Punk, Burial, Kraftwerk, Sade and Prince all feature in the celebratory list, which was topped by Lauryn Hill
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Jaguar, Charlie Tee, Sam Divine and Becky Hill will A&R the label’s first releases
These two women are spreading their passion for electronic music and working to level the playing field through a program with Smirnoff that’s taken them...
Chicago’s dancefloors are second to none. One glimpse of the pulsing crowd that packs Smart Bar, the legendary no-frills club two blocks north of Wrigley...
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The major label has issued a statement offering its “deepest apologies to the Black community”
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COVID-19 has rapidly impacted the music industry — leaving thousands out of work. The government dumbfounded many when it was suggested that those from an...