Industry experts have warned that the UK's summer festival season is under threat from a "perfect storm" of issues. The CEO of the UK's leading...
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The fallout from Brexit and a supply chain crisis are among key concerns
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“Without intervention, it’s expected that the UK could see over 100 festivals disappear in 2024"
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Brian Welsh's new film, Beats, captures the excitement of those early rave days, without resorting to cliche or over-the-top nostalgia
Beats, the new film from director Brian Welsh, tells the tale of two Scottish teenagers attending their first rave in 1994, just as the Conservative...
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The average strength of pills tested at last weekend's Parklife festival was 1.5 times that of the typical tablet
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One of the first legal UK mega-raves to bring dance music culture to the masses was Fantazia. With its emphasis on spending big production budgets...
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Digital Holdings is the Bermondsey studios that's had artists including Headie One, Harlem Spartans, Zone 2, Carns Hill and SL all record music within its...
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A Darker Electricity is out next year through Velocity Press
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Some of the most important DJs in the development of the UK scene are children of the Windrush generation. DJ Mag's editor-in-chief, Carl Loben, speaks to Black and mixed-race foundation DJs about their parents, racism, culture, and being pioneers in our beloved scene
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The summer of 2021 has seen a perfect storm of drug-related risks hit the UK dance scene: from an abundance of first-time ravers who turned...
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The organisation wants mandatory annual pay gap reporting to be published alongside commitments to address disparities
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With the vast majority signed to major labels
Just 0.4 percent of artists in the UK make a living from streaming plays of their music, according to a new study.
The research —...
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The UK government announced the new restrictions yesterday (22nd September)
The Music Venue Trust (MVT) has responded to the UK government's new coronavirus restrictions, calling for a furlough extension and continued support for grassroots music...
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"Moshing is allowed"
A 10,000 capacity COVID pilot festival will take place in the UK next month as part of the government's Events Research Programme.
Last week, it...
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Social distancing measures will remain in place
Scottish music venues and festivals will return next month.
As coronavirus lockdown restrictions begin to ease in Europe and beyond, it has been announced that...
The government has launched a series of initiatives designed to help British music companies break into the US market. It could help Brit dance music...
The Government has announced plans to help British artists break into the US market.
Although the new initiatives are mainly aimed at major record companies...