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Trailer for new docuseries about 2Pac and Afeni Shakur, Dear Mama, released: Watch

The five-part series will debut later this year

A trailer for the new docuseries 'Dear Mama', about 2Pac and his mother Afeni, has been shared online by broadcaster FX. The short teaser for...

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Dizzee Rascal given community order after conviction for assaulting ex-fiancée

The grime artist is required to wear an electronic tag and observe a 24-week curfew

Content warning: This article contains information relating to assault. Dizzee Rascal – real name Dylan Mills – has received a community order after being found...

Here are the DJ Mag Best Of North America Awards 2019 winners

DJ Mag’s annual Best of North American Awards poll gives our readers the opportunity to show their love to their favorite DJs, producers, labels, clubs...

Richie Hawtin is one of the most pioneering artists in electronic music, and a true proponent of techno’s future-focused ideology. As the winner of DJ...

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Tiffany Calver: no requests

Tiffany Calver is redefining the role of the rap DJ. As well as helming the influential Rap Show on BBC Radio 1Xtra, she hosts club nights, runs her own label, and DJs for superstars. But, as she reveals to Christine Ochefu, her journey to the top hasn’t always been easy

When Tiffany Calver was a child, her mother made sure she knew exactly who she was. “It was a standard in my house; my mum...

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39% of vinyl records sold in 2023 were independently released, BPI reveals

Independently released music also made up 29.2% of UK recorded music consumption last year

Over 39% of vinyl records sold in the UK last year were independently released, according to new analysis shared by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI)...

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Fatboy Slim DJs tiny venue Hot Box fundraiser: “Anything I can do to help”

Norman Cook lent his star power to support the struggling Chelmsford venue with a sold-out rare intimate gig last week

Fatboy Slim played a rare intimate gig last week as part of the effort to save Essex venue Hot Box from closure. Norman Cook headlined...

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Vybz Kartel murder conviction overturned following appeal

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...

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Heaven club in arbitration dispute with landlord over alleged £320,000 rent increase

Club owner Jeremy Joseph has already spent nearly £10,000 in legal fees

London's iconic Heaven club is going into arbitration with its landlord over an alleged £320,000 rent increase. Club owner Jeremy Joseph – who is also...

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Dukeyman, Baltimore club pioneer and DJ, has died

The news was first shared on social media over the weekend

Dukeyman, the pioneering Baltimore-born producer, club DJ and sound engineer born Ronald Hall, has died. The news was confirmed on Saturday (18th February) in a...

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I. JORDAN announces debut album, ‘I AM JORDAN’ on Ninja Tune

Watch the video for the first single, ‘Real Hot n Naughty (feat. Felix Mufti)’ now

I. JORDAN has announced their debut album, ‘I AM JORDAN’, on Ninja Tune. Check out the video for the first single, ‘Real Hot n Naughty...

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Black Lives In Music call for MPs intervention on gender and ethnic pay gap in UK music industry

The organisation wants mandatory annual pay gap reporting to be published alongside commitments to address disparities

The founders of Black Lives in Music (BLiM) have called on UK politicians to intervene and level out gender and ethnicity pay gaps within the...

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Martin Garrix crowned The World’s No. 1 DJ in DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs 2022

Garrix marked the win by performing the first ever DJ set atop the Empire State Building

Martin Garrix has been crowned The World’s No. 1 DJ in this year's DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs poll. The Dutchman is still only 26...

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Fatboy Slim & Eats Everything’s pop-up rave in Bristol shut down due to overcrowding

After police forced the party to switch location, a decision was made to pull the entire event just over one hour after it started

A free pop-up event in Bristol featuring Fatboy Slim and Eats Everything was shut down last night, Wednesday 12th October, due to overcrowding and concern...

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Selections: SPFDJ

In this series, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, SPFDJ spotlights hard, fast and hallucinatory techno

SPFDJ’S ascent in the years prior to the Covid pandemic was as hard and fast as the music she plays. From becoming a Herrensauna resident...

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Irish electronic artists to speak on importance of club culture at Berlin embassy

Sunil Sharpe, Cormac and ELLLL will all take part in the panel

Berlin's Embassy of Ireland will host a special panel event focused on the importance of club culture this week. The event will take place on...