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On Cue is our newly relaunched flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both...

Mr. Mitch is enjoying making people dance.

A move away from the delicate aesthetics of his last EP, October 2018’s ‘Primary Progressive’, Mr. Mitch’s latest...

DJ Katapila, Ghanaian producer and mobile party-starter, has died

The artist reportedly passed away earlier in January following a brief illness

Ghanaian artist DJ Katapila, real name Ishmael Abbey, has died. News of his passing was confirmed in a social media post on Friday (26th January)...

Nipsey Hussle posthumously honoured with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

The late rapper's birthday, 15th August, will now be celebrated as Nipsey Hussle Day in LA

The late Nipsey Hussle has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in his hometown of Los Angeles. The Crenshaw rapper...

John Peel collection

Featuring radio-played test pressings and personal correspondence 

Rare items from John Peel’s archive are set to be auctioned next month. Among the items are an annotated mono pressing of John Lennon and...

Trailer for new docuseries about 2Pac and Afeni Shakur, Dear Mama, released

The five-part series will debut later this year

A trailer for the new docuseries 'Dear Mama', about 2Pac and his mother Afeni, has been shared online by broadcaster FX. The short teaser for...

Dizzee Rascal

The grime artist is required to wear an electronic tag and observe a 24-week curfew

Content warning: This article contains information relating to assault. Dizzee Rascal – real name Dylan Mills – has received a community order after being found...

Classic photo of De La Soul posing in front of a blue curtain

The hip-hop landmark will be repackaged with bonus material, while a live stream and a Rough Trade New York event are also planned

De La Soul have announced a 35th anniversary digital edition of their debut album, '3 Feet High and Rising'. Set to land on streaming services...

Happy Mondays bassist Paul Ryder dies, aged 58

Tributes are being paid across the music industry for the influential musician

Happy Mondays bassist Paul Ryder has died, aged 58. A statement shared by the band confirmed the musician died on Friday morning (15th July). No...

Louie Vega announces new album, ‘Expansions in the NYC’

Honey Dijon, Moodymann, Kerri Chandler and Robyn all feature

House legend Louie Vega has announced a new album, 'Expansions in the NYC'. It will be released on 29th April via New York's Nervous Records...

TikTok launches music distribution platform, Sound On, with most royalties going to artists

Artists will also pay no fees, and have access to promotional tools and professional support 

TikTok is launching a music distribution platform, Sound On, with the promise of giving 100% of royalties directly to artists for their first year, and...

EBM is back, and in a big way. Below, the artists peddling the industrial dancefloor clatter on more discerning dancefloors choose their favourite tracks that...

EBM has been simmering on the underground in recent years, but is now back in full force as DJ and producers look to the roots...

Techno would not exist as it does today without Kevin Saunderson. Some of the Detroit techno architect’s most revolutionary work has been released under the...

Techno is the language of machines speaking to each other, the vocabulary of shiny circuitry, the sound of the future in the here-and-now. But when...

With an IRL event impossible this year, the team behind Belgian mega-festival Tomorrowland created a revolutionary interactive virtual world in under three months. Here’s how...

Tomorrowland has never been one for subtleties. As the Belgian festival scaled up from more humble beginnings in 2005, the Boom location became an array...

Kneecap

Belfast’s Irish language rap trio Kneecap have created a serious buzz with their fiery, politically-attuned lyrics and chaotic live shows. Their Toddla T-produced debut album, ‘Fine Art’, and forthcoming feature film are set to catapult them even further onto the global stage. But as Brian Coney learns, their commitment to their native tongue, doing things their own way, and reshaping the narrative of modern Belfast remains their top priority

"I think we have a weird kink for making things really hard for ourselves," says Móglaí Bap, seated with his fellow Kneecap members Mo Chara...

DJ Screw

In his new book, Lance Scott Walker tells the story of DJ Screw, the maestro of Houston’s chopped ‘n’ screwed ‘90s rap scene. Here, Marke Bieschke speaks to the author about this unique moment in hip-hop history, and Screw's incredible legacy

Why did hip-hop slow down to a syrupy crawl in Houston, Texas, three decades ago? There are many theories, but Houstonians, who had come late...