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Or:la digging for records in London's Phonica

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Watch Or:la dig for techno, house and garage records at Phonica for DJ Mag's Crate Diggin' series

Or:la is the next artist to feature in our DJ Mag Originals series, Crate Diggin’. In the series, in which we take some of the...

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NIkki Nair, AK Sports, Sha Ru, more contribute to Gimme A Break Records' Ukraine fundraiser compilation: Listen

The release is raising money for Kyiv-based club ∄'s K41 Community Fund

Leeds-based Gimme A Break Records has released a new fundraising compilation for Ukraine's cultural community. 'Solidarity With Ukraine' takes in 17 tracks in total from...

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Death Row Records to reissue classic albums from 2Pac, Snoop Dogg, more on cassette for 30th anniversary

The LA-based label was founded in 1992

Death Row Records will reissue classic albums from the likes of 2Pac and Snoop Dogg on cassette this year.

LA-based label Death Row Records, founded...

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LGBTQ+ clubbing history podcast, Memories From The Dancefloor, returns for second season

The run of four podcast celebrates Welsh LGBTQ+ venues

Memories From The Dancefloor, a podcast that explores and LGBTQ+ clubbing scenes and history, is returning for a second season. The relaunch of the podcast...

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Bronski Beat’s ‘Smalltown Boy’ gets 40th anniversary reissue with ABSOLUTE. rework: Listen

The iconic track will be reissued on limited-edition fluorescent pink vinyl and other formats

Bronski Beat’s ‘Smalltown Boy’ is being reissued for its 40th anniversary and has been reworked by ABSOLUTE. Check out the video for the revamped version...

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Skrillex announced as special guest DJ at Porter Robinson’s Second Sky festival

It marks the American DJ and producer's first festival appearance of 2022

Skrillex has been announced as the special guest DJ at Porter Robinson’s Second Sky festival this weekend. Five months on from cancelling a couple of...

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Vinyl overtakes Playstation games as UK’s second best-selling physical entertainment format

Only sales of Nintendo Switch games have brought in more money than vinyl in 2022 so far

Vinyl has overtaken PlayStation games as the UK's second best-selling physical entertainment format. As reported by Complete Music Update, the UK's Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA)...

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Boomtown bar staff report poor treatment, discrimination and neglect at 2022 festival

Workers subcontracted through Freemans Event Partners say the were threatened, neglected, overworked and suffered invasions of privacy at the Winchester festival earlier this month

This story was updated on 25th August 2022 to include statements from Boomtown concerning Freemans Event Partners and its share sales to Live Nation, SJM...

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Live music revenue fell by almost 30% in 2021, new report shows

Despite the partial return of concerts in 2021

Live music revenue fell by almost 30% in 2021, according to a new report published by the UK’s Performance Rights Organisation PRS for Music. Some...

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86,000 jobs lost due to Covid in nightlife sector, new report finds

The Night Time Industries Association also revealed the value of the UK’s night-time cultural economy

86,000 jobs have been lost in the nightlife sector due to COVID-19.

As revealed in a new report by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA)...

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DJ equipment is more expensive and in short supply, new report finds

DJ Tech Tools have outlined why supply is low and prices are rising

Due to a number of significant developments over the past 18 months, DJ equipment is proving harder to get, and is costing more. That’s the...

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1 in 3 have experienced discrimination on the dancefloor, new report finds

Ballantine's ‘Resetting The Dancefloor’ report calls for the music industry to fight discrimination on the dancefloor

One in three music lovers globally have experienced discrimination, while a further 84% have witnessed it on the dancefloor, new research from Ballantine’s has found.The...

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Vinyl sales contributed £86.5 million to UK recorded music revenue in 2020

UK labels are expecting to earn more from vinyl than CDs for the first time in three decades

Vinyl sales contributed £86.5 million to the UK’s recorded music revenue in 2020, a new report from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has revealed.

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Erick Morillo’s death ruled as accidental drug overdose in preliminary autopsy report

A preliminary autopsy report ruled that Morillo died of "acute ketamine toxicity"

Content warning: This article contains information relating to sexual assault.

Erick Morillo’s death has been ruled as an accidental drug overdose in a preliminary report...

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UK festival scene facing collapse due to the impact coronavirus, report finds

The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) is calling on government aid for businesses that face devastating costs due to cancellation

The UK's independent festival industry faces collapse due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic without government aid, a new report has shown.

The Association...