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The legendary rapper's 18th studio album is also inbound

Snoop Dogg has joined Def Jam as Executive Creative and Strategic Consultant. 

The legendary rapper will "strategically work across the label's executive team and artist...

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Demi Riquísimo’s Semi Delicious imprint turns three with a new V/A 12”. Hear Manami’s ‘Lizard Den’ now

Demi Riquísimo’s Semi Delicious label turns three this month, and is celebrating with the release of a new V/A 12” EP. Hear Bristol DJ and...

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Manchester duo Rae & Christian spearheaded the soul/funk-hop scene of the late '90s. Their Grand Central label released great music by Aim (including chill-out classic ‘Cold Water Music’), Riton, Boca 45 and more, not to mention their own superb two albums. 
‘Northern Sulphuric Soul’ — their fantastic debut opus of sunshine soul grooves and dope beats, which was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize — and follow-up ‘Sleepwalking’ in 2002 featured guests such as Bobby Womack, Jeru the Damaja, The Pharcyde and the Jungle Brothers.

Manni Dee channels the industrial techno experimentalism of his new Perc Trax LP in his high-octane On Cue mix, and speaks to Niamh O’Connor about...

The DJ/producer takes us on a tour of his hometown and nearby Doncaster, and tells DJ Mag how they’ve influenced his music and work ethic...

Ryan Aitchison is stood outside his childhood home in Woodlands, a former “pit village” three miles north of Doncaster, casually posing for pictures. The house...

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From her label to her radio show to her MoodRAW and MoodZONE events, Nicole Moudaber has emerged as techno’s most tireless ambassador. DJ Mag North...

Nicole Moudaber loves to keep moving. Everything about the DJ, producer and label boss evokes constant motion, from her propulsive, percussive music to her trademark...

Born in Jamaica around half a century ago, dancehall music has found fans, artists and chart-topping success all around the globe in the decades since...

Dancehall music has been the driving force in my career. As a DJ, I’ve played most if not all genres of music on radio and...

These are the most exciting amapiano producers right now

Amapiano has become a world-conquering genre since emerging in South Africa over a decade ago, with the sound mutating in recent years to solidify its place as an embedded dance music culture. Here, Shiba Melissa Mazaza asks: who are the South African artists carrying the torch for amapiano right now?
 

Amapiano (also known as ipiano or ’piano) began in the streets of Gauteng, South Africa, in the early 2010s. The now world-conquering sound is a...

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Luminocity, the annual event run by Miller Genuine Draft takes place tonight in the aspirational Uruguan city of Punta Del Este, often referred to as...

Across South-East Asia, a new generation of rappers is emerging. Drawing on the explosion of US trap and contemporary hip-hop sonics, and creating new flows...

Indonesian rapper and producer Ramengvrl makes trap music with a twist. Her skeletal beats feel alive, somehow: squishing, chiming, and bouncing around, as her staccato...

Uncompromising hardcore DJ and producer Miss K8 shares her guaranteed dancefloor obliterators...

Tearing up crowds with nothing but the most banging of bangers, once you’ve experienced a set by Miss K8, you’re unlikely to forget it. She’s...

Lost Frequencies, Charlotte de Witte and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike were the top three performers

Festicket has shared its festival analytics for 2019, including the DJs who played the most festivals last year.

Topping the list with 49 performances was Belgian...

Dedicated to both unearthing lost gems and supporting new talent, record store and label Rush Hour has become a crucial part of dance music culture...

It’s the mid-90s and a teenage Antal Heitlager is on an overnight bus to London. When he arrives in the UK capital he plans to...

Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories' named "most collected release" on Discogs

The original 2013 double-vinyl release of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo's final album together is the most popular release on the record collecting database

Daft Punk's final album 'Random Access Memories' has been named the "most collected release" on Discogs, according to new data. The original 2013 double-vinyl release...