This was the year many dance music scenes, industries and communities started to claw back everything that was lost in 2020. Elusive and secretive UK...
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We've switched up our end-of-year coverage this year. Instead of ranked countdowns, we've asked 40 contributors to pick their favourite albums, tracks and compilations from...
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Leeds-based rapper ATO uses music to reflect on his life and show an alternative side to the London-centric perception of Black Britishness. Ahead of his...
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Thirty years on from first opening its doors, Cavo Paradiso is a true destination club. Having made its name during the peak of progressive house, this Top 100 Clubs staple now caters for an international crowd. Martin Guttridge-Hewitt hears about the ups, the downs, and the secret to Cavo’s longevity
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Soul II Soul helped give Black British music and UK club sounds a truly unique identity. Collective founder Jazzie B talks about their ground-breaking debut, ‘Fairplay’, and traces his journey from London soundsystem culture to global star with Ben Osborne
Dutch electro team Showtek have created this month's killer new DJ Mag download card
Gordon Phillips is the big cheese, top dog, club impresario behind the success story of BCM, also known as Planet Dance, on the Balearic isle...
Croatia's original UK dance fest
With Croatia the choice destination for discerning dance heads looking for a holiday with decent music, we head to The Garden Festival, where it all started...
Exit Festival is the gem of the Eastern European festival circuit
It’s the evening before Exit Festival in the north Serbian city of Novi Sad, and the alleyways that line the far end of the city centre are rammed with people, bustling in and out of the numerous bars stacked alongside each other.
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He.She.They is a globetrotting party devised by Steven Braines and Sophia Kearney, aiming to bring together ravers of all genders, sexualities and ethnicities. DJ Mag joined them...
Steven Braines and Sophia Kearney of The Weird & The Wonderful are perhaps one of the most admirable success stories in the music industry. As...
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The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From tripped-out rap and laid-back house to rapid-fire breakbeats and more, here's April 2022's list of upcoming talent you should be keeping track of
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Detroit's DJ Minx has been championing the electronic sounds of her hometown since day one, but has flown under the radar for much of her...
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On Cue is our newly relaunched flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both...
When we decided to relaunch our flagship mix series, one artist remained at the top of our hit list to kick things off from the...
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Detroit Swindle's live show has become renowned as one of the silkiest and funkiest electronic music live shows on the circuit. Growing from a simple...
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DJ Mag travels to the closest land mass to Antarctica on the planet to meet Gorillaz’s lead guitarist, Noodle, as the band’s bassist remains incarcerated...
People travel the immense distance to Patagonia for all manner of reasons: its jagged glacial peaks, untouched rivers and trekking on the scale that made...
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In life’s messier moments, it’s only natural to seek out a place of comfort. On her new ‘Home Music’ EP, the violinist and producer known as Bad Snacks tells the story of how she regained a sense of belonging through soaring instrumentals and a soothing spin on upbeat house