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Four Tet sitting in his home studio, smiling at the camera

The UK producer and DJ returns to Finsbury Park for his third All Dayer

Four Tet’s All Dayer festival is returning to London’s Finsbury Park this summer. Set to take place on Saturday 10th August, the one-day festival promises...

New “house and electronic” music club, Virgo, opens in Manhattan

The Lower East Side has a new 3,000-square foot nightclub fitted with a VOID soundsystem imported from the UK

There's a new nightclub in Manhattan aimed at "house and electronic" music fans. Virgo, located at 324 Grand Street on the Lower East Side, is...

Janet Jackson went to London's Corsica Studios this past weekend

She was spotted at an Eglo Records party

Janet Jackson was spotted at London's Corsica Studios over the weekend. The club was hosting a party by Eglo Records, the label founded by Alexander...

Nile Rodgers gets asteroid named after him for his 70th birthday

The potato-shaped Nilerodgers asteroid is located about 300 million miles away from earth

Nile Rodgers has had an asteroid named after him to mark the occasion of his 70th birthday. As Rolling Stone reports, Rodgers' friend Simon Lowery...

Murder trial of Jam Master Jay’s alleged killer rescheduled to February 2023

A judge dismissed arguments by the two men who claimed the large gap in time — it's been two decades since the RUN-DMC DJ's death — would hurt their ability to gather evidence in support of their alibis

The murder trial of Jam Master Jay has been pushed back to next year. Originally set to start this week, on 22nd September, the trial...

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Daniel Avery, Floating Points, Amaliah and more are set for the new 25,000-square-foot venue in Soho

New London club HERE at Outernet has revealed its full opening season programme. Officially opened on Friday, 9th September with Annie Mac's Before Midnight club...

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘We Cry Together’ video qualifies for Oscar nomination

The six-minute short film, co-starring Zola's Taylour Paige, had a limited run at LA's Laemmle Royal Theater earlier this summer, sealing its eligibility for consideration in the Best Live Action Short Film category

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘We Cry Together’ video has qualified for an Oscar nomination following a short run of theatre screenings in LA. The 'We Cry Together'...

Heardle

“We are always looking for innovative and playful ways to enhance music discovery and help artists reach new fans”

Spotify has acquired Heardle, the Wordle-inspired viral online music game which sees players tasked with guessing a song in six attempts based on its opening...

Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five’s Kidd Creole found guilty of manslaughter

The hip-hop pioneer faces up to 25 years in prison following the murder of a homeless man in 2017

Hip-hop pioneer Kidd Creole has been found guilty of manslaughter. Born Nathaniel Glover, Kidd Creole – an original member of the pioneering New York hip-hop...

Afeni Shakur, political activist and mother of Tupac, to be subject of new biopic

The film has the approval of the Shakur estate

A biopic of Afeni Shakur – the late mother of Tupac and a prominent member of the Black Panther party – is in the works...

Black Artist Database announces free music production masterclasses with Suzi Analogue, AceMo, more

Kessler and Zvrra are also involved in the latest series of masterclasses

Black Artist Database (B.A.D.) has unveiled details of its second series of free music production masterclasses. The new series, in association with Ableton, will kick...

RZA shares video for new single, ‘Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater’: Watch

It's the title track from the Wu-Tang Clan leader's upcoming album with DJ Scratch

RZA has shared the video for his new single, ‘Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater’. Best known as the de facto leader of iconic hip-hop group...

Ben Cardew looks back at how Louie Vega and Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez’s rapturous 1997 homage to their musical roots

Two decades before Daft Punk rolled back the technological years on ‘Random Access Memories’, another iconic house duo went back to their roots. Kenny “Dope”...

Photo of Regal86 leaning against a window, with light beaming into the beige coloured room

Monterrey, Mexico producer and DJ, Regal86, has made a splash with his prodigious release schedule and wide stylistic range. Alongside a thundering techno mix for the Recognise series, he speaks to Michael McKinney about relishing imperfections, coming up in the local underground, and the parallels between car customisation and his ever-evolving sound

Regal86’s tour rider is, all things considered, fairly minimal: he wants a pair of high-quality monitors, some water, and a few snacks for the road...

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

“My parents were really big record collectors and they were serious about it — so much so, that they had separate collections,” deep house innovator...