Dance music is now the UK's second most popular genre according to new analysis shared by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Data shared by the...
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The genre has accounted for about 25% of weekly top 10 singles this year
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DJ and writer Ash Lauryn’s three-part documentary will air on BBC Radio 4 this month
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Body Movements, the UK’s first queer electronic music festival, took place in London’s Hackney Wick last weekend. Helmed by DJ Saoirse and Clayton Wright, and...
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The rise of the jungle and drum & bass breakout star continues
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Every era of British dance music has its myths and over-simplified narratives — hell, even little known local scenes have urban legends. Below, Matt Anniss...
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There will also be a live Q&A as part of the workshop
Jamz Supernova, NAINA and Jaguar will take part in a DJ Mag live workshop on Instagram next week.
On Tuesday next week (13th), BBC Radio 1Xtra...
With Marc Romboy, Jules Buckley, Max Richter, Carl Craig and more...
At first glance, we’re led to believe that the worlds of classical and electronic music are galaxies apart. But there are more parallels and crossovers...
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The report uses quantitative data from radio airplay and streaming as well as roundtable discussions with key figures
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Kelly Lee Owens kicks off the residency on the veteran DJ's New Music Fix programme this Friday morning
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2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the biggest and the most infamous illegal rave that ever took place: Castlemorton – a week-long, 20,000-person party deemed so anarchistic that it shook Middle England to its core. Here, photographer Alan Lodge tells his story of capturing a week changed UK dance music forever
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Sexual harassment is a widespread problem that remains prevalent in our supposedly progressive dance music scene. A number of new initiatives have proposed a solution...
In the year since the #MeToo movement, those who were previously unaware have, at last, been waking up to the horrifying pervasiveness of sexual harassment...
BBC Radio 1 dance veteran honoured in new year’s list
A piece of news you may have missed over the festive period is that long-standing Radio 1 dance chief Pete Tong was made an MBE...
BBC Radio 1 man's May column for DJ Mag
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“It’s that time of year when we’ve all got one eye on Ibiza, what parties are happening and which of our favourite...
Annie Mac from BBC Radio 1 hosts new TV documentary series
Electronic music has never been so central within our society as it is today. In a new Channel 4 series starting this Wednesday (June 25th)...
BBC Radio 1 DJ launches weekly night on the White Isle
Champion of UK urban and electronic music, Mistajam, is bringing the sounds of Speakerbox to the White Island this summer, launching a weekly club-night at...