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DC's hottest and largest new venue, Echostage has taken charge of the nation's capital...

It might be home to the White House, but in recent years Washington has lacked strong leadership in terms of its club scene. That all...

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Flowdan has become the first UK MC to win a Grammy

Skrillex and Fred again..'s 2023 collaboration with Flowdan, 'Rumble', has won Best Electronic/Dance Recording at the 66th Grammy Awards. The trio's track was named the...

Pedro Winter plays us his landmark Ed Banger cuts

It’s a very special version of Take 10 this issue. Usually we ask people to talk about the 10 tracks that have influenced them over the course of their lives, but seeing as pioneering French electro label Ed Banger is 10-years-old this month — and releasing a big comp to celebrate — we thought we’d get Ed Banger boss Pedro Winter, aka Busy P, to talk about 10 landmark Ed Banger releases.

Photo of Vybz Kartel holding up his fists and wearing a baseball

The Dancehall star was sentenced to life in prison in 2014 for the murder of an associate

The murder conviction of Jamaican dancehall artist Vybz Kartel has been overturned this week following an appeal. On Thursday (14th March), the Privy Council in...

Use of drill lyrics in criminal trials to be reviewed by the crown prosecution service

Research shows more and more court cases involve "creative expression" used as evidence 

The use of drill lyrics in criminal trials is to be reviewed by The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the UK. New research by the...

Jesse Rose tells us about his favourite recent gigs

Jesse Rose has served as part of UK house music royalty for over a decade. He's initiated a handful of labels — Front Room, Made...

‘Grey Area’ is the most raw and direct record yet from Little Simz. DJ Mag talks to the MC and visionary about being in the...

As listeners to the best music in 2019, we’ve become used to the fact that the stuff we dig probably won’t find its way into...

Nearly $50mil ain’t a bad year...

Calvin Harris tops all EDM earners in the recent ‘Highest-Paid Celebrities’ list produced by Forbes. Diddy tops the list at $130 million, nearly tripling...

Club's owner chooses 12 tracks ahead of hosting a stage at Electric Fields...

Ahead of hosting a festival stage at this year’s Electric Fields, the main man behind Scottish clubbing institution Sneaky Pete’s has selected twelve tracks for...

Hot Creations' young new talent

Groove is a word that keeps cropping up whenever the name Robert James is mentioned. Handy that when you just so happen to be one...

Mister Cee, legendary New York DJ, dies aged 57

The DJ, producer and radio icon leaves behind an incredible hip-hop legacy

Legendary New York DJ Mister Cee has died at the age of 57. NYC hip-hop radio station Hot 97 broke the news on Wednesday 10th...

This month Seth Troxler has been put in the hot seat...

Spending half an hour in the company of Seth Troxler’s sparking imagination is always an exhilarating ride. Buzzing with ideas, theories and analogies when we...

Ed Banger's newest and brightest star!

Breakbot’s music career spans an extensive list of remix credits longer than your arm, combining French flair with a discerning ear for creating well-crafted pop-style dance tracks that have a definite musical song-based architecture. This means ‘By Your Side’ as an album sits nicely on the dancefloor, but also has a radio-friendly character that makes listening to Breakbot’s long-awaited debut an aural pleasure.

Tom Trago - one of Amsterdam's freshest underground house and techno producers - recommends the coolest new artists breaking through and putting the Dam firmly...

It's no secret that Amsterdam is a great music city, particularly where dance music is concerned. Host to a rich mix of hip and legendary...

Photo of Benny the Butcher wearing a black t-shirt and hat with gold chains and a watch

A key member of highly respected independent label, Griselda Records, Buffalo rapper Benny the Butcher has just stepped up to the majors with his new album ‘Everybody Can’t Go’ for Def Jam. He speaks to DJ Mag about listening to his fans and mentorship in the hip-hop scene

When Benny Blanco first appears in Brian De Palma’s 1993 cult classic, Carlito’s Way, he comes with a warning. “He’s gonna make trouble,” the eponymous...