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Black creatives are encouraged to create a profile and share their portfolio through the new project

Black Artist Database has launched a new platform, called Black Creative Database.

With Black Artist Database having initially launched as Black Bandcamp in June 2020...

The platform, formerly known as Black Bandcamp, relaunched on 5th May with a new website

Black Artist Database (B.A.D.) has relaunched as a significantly expanded platform, with a number of new initiatives to help people search for, contact and directly...

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...

The database is the project of Manchester artists DJ Soyboi and Hardcore Harry

A database platforming non-binary artists and creative figures has been shared online to mark Non-Binary Awareness Week.

Posted over the weekend, and available as a...

A Discogs user has compiled store suggestions from other forum members

Discogs are creating a digital directory of Black-owned record stores.

Launched in the Discogs forums, Forum user bekessler (aka Ben Kessler from Washington, D.C.) asked Forum...

Black-owned music organisations, radio stations and record labels are helping to create vital platforms for Black producers and DJs who’ve been held back by systemic...

Though all genres of Black music have been subjected to exclusion, commodification and whitewashing, Black ownership in music varies. While rap and hip-hop are largely...

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After nearly five decades in music, nobody could blame François Kevorkian for taking it easy. But that’s not in the France-born, NYC-based polymath’s DNA. Shortly after celebrating his 70th birthday, Bruce Tantum hears his story, and learns about the curiosity and drive that keeps him going

As soon as he sits down for a long conversation with DJ Mag, François Kevorkian, the NYC-based dance-music polymath universally known as François K, brings...

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The London music force and art curation collective present an audiovisual installation — featuring Nia Archives, Loraine James, Roska and more — at 180 The Strand next month

London art curation collective fynn studio and SHERELLE are putting on an exhibition that celebrates Black and LGBTQI+ artists, activists and creatives. The audiovisual installation...

One of the most exciting new digital projects to emerge this year, Black Band Camp (blackbandcamp.info) is a volunteer-run, community-driven database for showcasing and directly...

Who runs Black Band Camp?“Black Band Camp began with a core group of friends of DJs, producers and underground electronic music enthusiasts, but we have...

Direct discrimination, battling assumptions, lower pay, and a lack of opportunity are just some of the problems laid out by the survey

A new study by Black Lives In Music has revealed that the majority of Black artists and music professionals have faced racism and discrimination in...

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A new online archive compiling resources about Black music history has launched.

The Black Music History Library was created by journalist Jenzia Burgos and aims...

October is Black History Month in the UK. Ria Hylton spotlights a range of electronic music-related events on and offline taking place throughout the month...

Black Artist Database (B.A.D.) will host its first in-person event at Hackney Wick’s Colour Factory. Set for Friday 1st October, B.A.D. Presents... includes a stellar...

New creator fund and training programme for young Black artists launched by Voltage Revolution

60 young Black creatives between the ages of 18-24 will be supported in reaching their creative goals

A new creator fund and training programme for young Black artists has been launched by Voltage Revolution. Aimed at 18-24 year-olds from London and Glasgow...

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Opening this spring, the Beyond The Bassline exhibition will explore the people, spaces and genres that have defined the landscape of Black British music

A new major exhibition documenting 500 years of Black music in Britain is opening at the British Library. Running from 26th April to 26th August...

Revisit mixes from Sheba Q, Jordan Nocturne, Nammy Wams and Sherry S

Every mix from DJ Mag’s foundation.fm takeover is now available on Soundcloud. 

Last November, DJ Mag hosted a five-hour takeover at Peckham-based station foundation.fm. Hosted...