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Top 10 remixes of 2015...

01. Eats Everything feat Tiga vs Audion
'Dancing (Again!)'
Method White

02. Tensnake
'Holding Back Your Love (Tiger & Woods Remix)'
Running Back 

03. Seven...

DJ Mag ventured into the woodland of Lincolnshire for a weekend of joyful sounds, "anything goes" DJ sets and seamless curation as Lost Village reasserts...

Sometimes, if a festival is organised well enough, it barely feels “organised” at all. The stages, decorations and installations feel as though they’ve always been...

Blurred photo of Bamao Yendé wearing a white frilled jacket and black sunglasses

Bamao Yendé fuses sentimental R&B with bass, garage and afrobeats influences on a new hip-swinging suite for Boukan Records

Bamao Yendé will release a new EP, ‘Polizia Romantico’, later this month. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Tornado 360’ below. On the heels of...

London-born, Berlin-based DJ Juba is behind the video

A new documentary exploring Lagos' music scene and the visibility of women in it has been released.

'Assurance' has been put together by the London-born, Berlin-based...

Fusing the radiant percussion of Afrobeats, kuduro, gqom and amapiano with bass-heavy club sounds and acid, Juba lights up the Fresh Kicks mix series

“Dance is a big part of my expression as a DJ,” says Juba. “I dance behind the decks, and want people to dance very hard...

The news comes in the midst of a flurry of new music from the trio...

Diplo has confirmed that the forthcoming Major Lazer album will be the group’s last.

In an interview with Complex the production superstar said that the...

Selections: DJ Neptune

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Nigeria’s DJ Neptune spotlights his recent favourite Afrobeats, Afropop and amapiano tracks

Lagos’ DJ Neptune has been at the forefront of Nigeria’s music scene for over a decade. The award winning artist rose to prominence as backing...

'Laurent Garnier: Off the Record' screens as part of the Manchester International Festival

A new documentary about the rise of techno is premiering next month as part of the Manchester International Festival (MIF). 

'Laurent Garnier: Off The Record'...

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The book will be released in October

Skepta, JME and Julie Adenuga’s mother, Ifeomagwu "Ify" Adenuga , will release a book in October. 

Co-published by Boy Better Know and Own It!, Endless Fortune will...

The biggest tunes on the underground this month

A lot of water has travelled under the bridge since Art Department delivered 'Without You' on Crosstown Rebels in 2011. Tech house and deep house are still getting chewed up and spat out, with DJs dropping newly evolved forms of the sound as quickly as it's found its way into the charts and been picked up by stadium-filling titans such as Tiësto.

After a humungous 2017, grime star AJ Tracey has deservedly taken away the Best MC gong this time around...

   

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Blackeye MC Jam Baxter Little Simz Sense MC

Those who’ve followed the career trajectories of the likes of Stormzy and other breakout rap...

MOVES Recordings releases compilation spotlighting Nigerian Freebeat, 'Cruise!'

Emerging from Lagos, the sound fuses amapiano, Afrobeats, gqom, house and more

UK label MOVES Recordings has released a new compilation of Nigerian Freebeat music, also known as Cruise music. Titled 'Cruise!', the release collects five tracks...

Album of the Month: Rema ‘Rave & Roses’

Bangers are the order of the day on young Nigerian pop star Rema’s debut album, ‘Rave & Roses’

Rema has won the race for the perfect audio signature. Forget “Cardo got wings”, forget “I love Chris Rich”, forget “Mustard on the beat, hoe”...

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