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As the conversation about how artists can best navigate the streaming economy develops, many musicians and labels are moving towards more independent platforms, selling their...
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“Never has it been more important or urgent to protect and prepare marginalized and underserved communities — those who will be hit hardest by this...
Rihanna's non-profit organisation has donated $5 million dollars to coronavirus relief.
The Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF) was founded in 2012 by the artist, and funds groundbreaking...
Tech
Their new project is called Nova
Sample and education platform Splice and streaming giant SoundCloud have teamed up to find the next generation of artists. Their new platform – called Nova – aims...
Tech
The streaming company are adding buttons for Bandcamp, Patreon, PayPal and more
SoundCloud has announced $15m worth of initiatives to assist artists who are struggling for income during the coronavirus crisis. The initiatives include direct "fan-support" buttons...
Tuff Gong is Jamaica's last vinyl factory...
Bob Marley's vinyl factory Tuff Gong is set to start pressing wax again thanks to a new investment from American company, Sunpress Vinyl.
Founded in...
Coming to a screen near you!
Northern Disco Lights is the secret story of the Norwegian disco scene as told by UK record label Paper Recordings.
Featuring interviews with dance...
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Sets from the Main Stage will be available to watch live in 4K UHD and HD
This year's Tomorrowland Winter is set to be live-streamed.
As with its inaugural outing last year, performances from the Main Stage will be...
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It's the first time the platform revenue has exceeded $200m
SoundCloud have announced that in 2019, they turned over more than $200m for the first time.
This means that the platform have beaten their own...
Zac Efron's EDM epic suffers one of the worst openings in movie history
We Are Your Friends opened to some of the lowest box-office figures in movie history over the weekend, debuting to a dismal $1.8 million...
Loads of new mixers from Ecler and plenty of top acts at BPM
Distributor Henley Pro look after Ecler and Ortofon in the UK and will be at BPM with their new Nuo 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 DJ...
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Independent record labels are thriving by adapting to new models and branching out into management, distribution, publishing and clothing. DJ Mag finds out more...
If there’s any sector in dance music that has had to be genuinely run ‘for the love’ and ferociously adapt to survive the music industry’s...
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He was 88 years old
British sound system culture pioneer Count Shelly has died.
Count Shelly, real name Ephraim Barrett, has passed away aged 88, a relative confirmed.
Barrett moved...
The Dutch duo give DJ Mag listeners an exclusive first listen to their new EP
Detroit Swindle — aka Lars Dales and Maarten Smeets — are back with their first new material in a year, and it’s great!
The two...
New digital download platform goes live
Words: Bianca Mitchell
Warp Films, the producers behind such titles as This is England and Dead Man’s Shoes, have unveiled their new digital...