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MHYSA’s thought-provoking work looks toward a post-binary, post-male-dominated future. It’s also some of the most atmospheric, beautifully immersive music around

“I am not grappling with notions of identity and representation in my art. I’m grappling with safety and futurity. The black diva is an archetypal...

LSDXOXO and Eartheater team up on new single and video, ‘Demons’: Watch

LSDXOXO says the second taste of his upcoming debut album "is an ode to dark, all-consuming love"

LSDXOXO has shared another preview of his upcoming debut album, a track called 'Demons', featuring Eartheater. Watch the video below. 'Demons' follows the pop-punk-inspired April...

Premiere: Shinedoe ‘Wake Up’ 

Dutch techno legend Shinedoe imagines “a world where there is peace” on her fifth album, 'Freedom Riders'

Shinedoe will release her fifth album, ‘Freedom Riders’, via her own MTM Records this week. Listen to ‘Wake Up’ below. The Amsterdam-based DJ and producer’s...

Premiere: Lyric Hood 'Hard 2 B N Love’

Lyric Hood returns to M-Plant with four cuts of hard-hitting techno. Hear ‘Hard 2 B N Love’ now

Lyric Hood will release her new EP, 'Woman-Hood Chapter 1', via M-Plant this week. The Detroit producer, and one-half of Floorplan alongside her father Robert...

Visa fee increase for international touring musicians delayed by US government

Petiton fees could leap from $460 to approximately $1,655 

A proposed increase in visa petition fees for artists touring the US has been delayed amid mounting pressure to reconsider the 250% price hike. According...

DJ Mag takes a look at legendary cosmic jazz adventurer Sun Ra

A HUNDRED years ago a man named Herman Poole Blount was born in Birmingham, Alabama. Although he would have disputed that, for not only did...

On Cue: DJ IC

DJ IC demonstrates Afro house mastery for the On Cue mix series, and speaks to Tice Cin about his evolution through London’s club scene, growing up on the Aylesbury Estate, celebrating togetherness, and championing young talent

London artist DJ IC’s productions brim with lessons learned from his deep engagement with Black British music throughout his life and career. When you hear...

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...

We ask DJs about their best holidays!

We've all had a memorable family holiday. Often remembered for all the wrong reasons. This correspondent will never forget one week spent in Herodsfoot (Cornwall). The only attraction was a red phone box; it rained constantly and the highlight was my sister yelping with ecstatic joy when someone landed on Old Kent Road, playing Monopoly.

Rian Treanor and Ocen James announce collaborative album on Nyege Nyege Tapes

'Saccades' was born from an artist residency that Treanor undertook at Nyege Nyege's studio in 2018

Rian Treanor has teamed up with acholi fiddle player Ocen James for a new collaborative album, called 'Saccades'. Out on 20th January through Nyege Nyege...

Sicaria Blood Sweat and Self Remixes

Four fresh takes on the dubstep star's debut EP

London dubstep star SICARIA has unveiled a new remix package of her 'Blood, Sweat & Self' EP. Landing on her freshly-minted imprint, Club Confi:DANCE, the...

Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA drops new album: Listen

'Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theatre' was produced by DJ Scratch

Wu-Tang Clan's RZA has dropped a new album in collaboration with Grammy-winning producer DJ Scratch, 'Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater', which is out now on...

96 Back announces new album, 'Cute Melody, Window Down!', on Local Action

"This record is a labour of love truly"

96 Back will release a new album later this month. Titled 'Cute Melody, Window Down!', the 10-track album follows two full-length records that the artist...

Yung Lean and FKA Twigs team up for new music video, 'Bliss'

It includes a nod to the infamous Microsoft Excel moment from Nelly & Kelly's 'Dilemma' video

Yung Lean has collaborated with FKA twigs on a new track called 'Bliss', which appears on his just-released mixtape 'Stardust'. The two artists have shared...

Daft Punk wax figures go on display at Madame Tussauds New York

Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo's waxy likenesses are fully covered by their signature helmets

Daft Punk are the latest stars to get the Madame Tussaud wax figure treatment in New York. Like their real-life Daft Punk personas, the French...