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Photo of Ms. Mada wearing a black suit in a green room

She completes the bill alongside previously announced artists ANOTR, AQUTIE, Chloé Caillet, Joseph Capriati, and Louie Vega

Ms. Mada has been announced as the final artist performing at DJ Mag’s 2024 Miami Pool Party. The Filipino-born, Miami-raised artist joins an already stacked...

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The house and techno festival will return to Chicago’s Union Park this Labor Day Weekend

Chicago’s ARC Music Festival has announced the line-up for its 2024 edition. The house and techno festival will return to Chicago’s Union Park this Labor...

Electronic music industry value rose to $6 billion in 2021, IMS report reveals

Other key findings from the report include a "permanent" shift in expectation around diversity within the industry

The value of the electronic music industry grew to $6 billion in 2021, according to the International Music Summit's annual Business Report. That's up from...

Photo of UFO95 crouching down wearing black trousers and a white vest

Parisian producer UFO95 debuts on Tresor Records with six cuts of pared-back techno tackle. Hear the metallic heater ‘Wallon’ now

UFO95 will debut on Tresor Records this week with a new six-track EP, ‘Backward Improvement’. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Wallon’ below. Maintaining the...

groundsound

Working Progress' is a one-hour dive into "dub, broken beats," and "futurist dancehall" 

groundsound have unveiled a new album for Equiknoxx Music. Out now, 'Working Progress' is a one-hour dive into "dub, broken beats," and "futurist dancehall" that...

Recognise is DJ Mag's monthly mix series, introducing artists we love that are bursting onto the global electronic music circuit. This month, we catch up...

Our world can sometimes feel like it’s closing in on us — political attitudes diverging into ideological extremes, we’re pummeled with tailored ads for things...

Neneh Cherry announces memoir, A Thousand Threads

The Swedish singer, songwriter and rapper has a focus on her musical and artistic family for her first book, out later this year

Neneh Cherry has written a memoir, titled A Thousand Threads, to be published later this year. The legendary singer, songwriter and rapper's first book will...

Photo of aya wearing a black hoodie with enlarged eyes

Hyperdub affiliate aya returns to her’s and BFTT’s YCO label with four bonkers bangers. Hear the acrobatic opener ‘Essente!’ now

aya will release a new EP, ‘Lip Flip’, on YCO later this week. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Essente!’ below. Building on the free-wheeling...

The Amsterdam Dance Event is Europe's premier dance music meeting. Here's DJmag.com's guide to this year's event.

Amsterdam Dance Event, what's that then?

It's an annual dance music event taking place between 19th and 21st October, slap bang in the centre of...

NikNak announces new album, ‘Ireti’, on Accidental Records

The Leeds-based turntablist describes her new album, out in May: "If there was a Black Blade Runner, this would be the soundtrack"

NikNak is releasing her next album, 'Ireti', in May. Listen to the single 'You Were Supposed To Be Good', featuring Grifton Forbes Amos and Cassie...

BXKS releases new mixtape, ‘One Time’: Listen

The Luton MC is back with eight new tracks: "I'll be honest, making this tape almost killed me"

BXKS is back with a new mixtape, titled 'One Time'. Listen to it below. The Luton MC's eight-track release, out now via Play Piem, includes...

Dweller

Actress, Theo Parrish, rRoxymore, Josey Rebelle, and many more will head to New York later this month

Dweller festival has revealed the full line-up for its 2024 edition, which is taking place from 20th February until the 25th in New York. The...

Selections: NIKS

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, NIKS spotlights ‘90s techno, vocal house and percussive club bangers

NIKS is the co-founder of the Black Artist Database — a website and initiative that promotes Black musicians around the world in all genres, and...

Composite image of Ariel Zetina, Klein Zage and Joey G ii

Spoken-word vocals meet shimmering beatscapes on the new EP from Klein Zage and Joey G ii for Rhythm Section. Hear Ariel Zetina’s trippy rework of ‘Folks Not Guys’

Klein Zage and Joey G ii have joined forces for a new EP, titled ‘New Cross to Ridgewood’ on Rhythm Section, accompanied by three eccentric...

One of the Internet’s most talked-about acronyms — which stands for non-fungible token — is redefining digital ownership. But could NFTs really revolutionise the music...

Most people’s first experience with NFTs most likely happened within the past few months. It was also, most likely, met with confusion. As GIFs of...