Although Manchester has a long, proud history in music, growing up in the North West as an aspiring MC is not without its barriers. The...
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After first breaking through over a decade ago with bassline hit ‘Manny Man’, Manchester MC Murkz has returned revitalised with a new sound. Ahead of a...
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Meet the MC is DJ Mag's interview series, getting to know emerging MCs on the electronic music scene. This month, Felicity Martin catches up with...
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British-Ghanaian MC ShaSimone has had a whirlwind two years, featuring on a number one album, dropping her debut EP, and becoming a regular face on GRM Daily. She speaks to Rahel Aklilu about being impulsive, the influence of East London on her sound, and working with Mercury Prize-winning rapper Dave
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It's the label's first ever festival on the White Isle
Defected has announced the lineup for its brand new four-day festival in Ibiza.
The inagural Defected Ibiza Festival is set to feature headline DJ sets...
They join an already stacked line-up featuring Ben Klock, Nina Kraviz, The Black Madonna, Honey Dijon and many many more...
Melt Festival has revealed the full line-up for its 2018 edition, with new names added to the bill inlcuding a Modeselektor b2b Apparat DJ set...
Set to do battle in Las Vegas
We are now just one month away from the Miller SoundClash finals in Las Vegas. The 10 DJs here, each representing a different country will...
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Meet the MC is DJ Mag's new monthly interview series, getting to know emerging MCs on the electronic music scene. This month, DJ Mag’s Amy...
Master Peace is settled into a booth at The Courthouse Hotel in Shoreditch. Nestled amongst bare bricks and leather seats, the South London MC oozes an infectious...
Our festival guide looks to Europe...
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Meet the MC is DJ Mag's new monthly interview series, getting to know emerging MCs on the electronic music scene. This month, DJ Mag’s Amy...
Huddled in a circle on the dark, smoke-filled dancefloor at Corsica Studios, the four MCs that make up Bala Bala Boyz spit over syncopated bass-heavy...
Miller SoundClash, with Miller Genuine Draft
It is less than two weeks until the Miller SoundClash Grand Finale at Marquee Dayclub, Las Vegas. So it’s time to introduce the DJs who...
With Miller Genuine Draft
Miller SoundClash is the annual competition run by Miller Genuine Draft, in association with DJ Mag and Mixcloud, to uncover the very best up-and-coming DJ...
Reviving the sounds of classic clubbing eras
From 29th - 31st of July, London’s Southbank Centre will be transformed into 21 acres of captured past celebrating art, fashion, music, film, design and...
Get to know the artists and curators behind the second edition of Mysteryland USA
The sweet scent of festival season is upon us! Mysteryland USA is returning to Bethel Woods, NY at the historic Bethel Woods Center for the...
Bygrave Woods, Newnham, Hertfordshire
Breaking onto the scene in 2009, Farr Festival has gone from a party in the woods for a few hundred into one of the UK’s most anticipated boutique events...
Organisers plan to return in 2017...
After the news last week that Russian dance music festival Outline Festival had been cancelled, the organisers have today released a statement to clarify...