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Major labels should 'build their own pressing plants', says Jack White

His comments come as a global backlog of vinyl pressing is causing severe delays

Jack White has called on major labels such as Sony, Warner and Universal to build their own pressing plant for vinyl releases. The comments come...

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LimeWire is returning as an NFT platform

The once-defunct file sharing service will now be a music-focused NFT marketplace

LimeWire is returning as an NFT (non-fungible token) platform. The peer-to-peer file-sharing software, which was used largely for downloading illegal MP3s in the '00s, is...

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Bandcamp bought by Fortnite developer Epic Games

Bandcamp co-founder and CEO Ethan Diamond released a statement today (2nd March)

Bandcamp is joining Epic Games. CEO and co-founder of the music streaming platform, Ethan Diamond, published a statement today (2nd March) via Bandcamp's blog to...

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Watch Dance System live from DJ Mag HQ, this Friday

Dance System will play a live stream from DJ Mag HQ this Friday from 17:00 (GMT)

This Friday (4th March) we welcome Dance System to DJ Mag HQ for a 60-minute livestream. Ahead of the release of his new album, ‘In...

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Funk icon Betty Davis dies, aged 77

RIP to a trailblazing artist

Betty Davis, a pioneer of the late-1960s and 70s funk scene, has died aged 77. According to Rolling Stone, close friend and ethnomusicologist, Danielle Maggio...

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Clubs in Brussels plan to reopen regardless of permission this month

"We cooperated: first for two weeks, then for a few months and finally we closed for two years, but enough is enough"

Clubs in Brussels plan to reopen, regardless of whether they have permission and with normal running times, on 18th February. Flanders and Wallonia venues have...

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Tomorrowland announces new two-day festival, CORE, in May

The festival is made in collaboration with Rock Werchter

Tomorrowland is teaming up with fellow Belgian festival Rock Werchter to stage a brand new event, CORE. The two-day event will launch this May, and...

RANE'S PERFECT ALL-ROUNDER

The MP2015 is the new mixer from Rane that promises to get DJs in a spin...

When it comes to club mixers, there are only a handful of names that make it on the selection list for those who are serious...

TRIBAL ENERGY

Scottish dance pioneers Finitribe reboot

Finitribe started off as an experimental guitar band in the mid-'80s but they soon embraced electronic music and sample culture and set up their own Finiflex label.

Having a field day!

Headlining festival acts have us drooling at the mouth...

It's gonna be one of the greatest years yet for dance music festivals with some of the world's biggest live acts and DJs converging on...

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12 emerging artists you need to hear this August

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From UK funky fusions and ferocious techno to celestial house and EBM...

Logic1000

Over the years, enigmatic Sydney-born DJ and producer Logic1000 has been Australia’s best-kept secret. Her self-titled debut release, released on Melbourne-based label SUMAC, married...

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Glitterbox's new documentary is a moving love letter to the dancefloor

Defected's Where Love Lives documentary is a moving journey through self-acceptance, expression and the power of community

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Selections: Louisahhh

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their Bandcamp...

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their Bandcamp collections...

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Man says learning to DJ “awakened his brain” after serious injury

David Wilson, who is also a drum & bass MC, says he can now learn songs "word for word", describing it as his "superpower"

David Wilson, a 38-year-old man from Basingstoke has said that learning to DJ has "significantly" contributed to his recovery after experiencing a brain injury following...

Marshall Jefferson poses in front of a brick wall wearing a black backwards baseball cap and a black long-sleeve t-shirt that says "move your body"

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Marshall Jefferson announces 40-track Defected House Masters compilation

"It's almost like being in a House Music Hall of Fame."

Marshall Jefferson is the latest artist to receive a Defected Records 'House Masters' compilation. Out on 29th May, the Chicago house pioneer will release a...