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Jamie Roy’s ‘Organ Belta’ reaches No. 1 in Beatport House charts after friends and fans campaign

All proceeds from the recent sales will be donated to the late DJ's family

Jamie Roy’s track ‘Organ Belta’ has reached No. 1 in Beatport's House chart, following a campaign by friends, label mates and fans. The much-loved Scottish...

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How Rui Da Silva’s progressive house hit ‘Touch Me ft. Cassandra’ broke the pop mould

Twenty years after it first lit up dancefloors around the world, Rui Da Silva and Cassandra Fox's No. 1 hit ‘Touch Me’ is transcending generations...

The UK chart’s first No. 1 single of 1981 was the saccharine ‘There’s No One Quite Like Grandma’; in 1991, it was Iron Maiden’s turbo-charged...

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How X-Press 2 and David Byrne's 'Lazy' became the timeless house ode to doing nothing

Released in 2002, a dream collaboration between UK house heroes X-Press 2 and Talking Heads' David Byrne, ‘Lazy’ lit up clubs and the pop charts alike. Here, Dave Jenkins talks to the group’s Ashley Beedle, Rocky and Diesel about how the track transcended generations and genres to become a timeless hit

“Who even writes a bloody dance tune called ‘Lazy’?” laughs Ashley Beedle. Fellow X-Press 2 founders Rocky and Diesel chime in with the chuckles, as...

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Vintage Culture is The World’s No. 1 House DJ in DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs 2022

The results from this year’s Top 100 DJs poll were announced tonight (27th October)

Vintage Culture is The World’s No. 1 House DJ in DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs 2022. As well as climbing to No. 11 in this...

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Children of the Windrush Generation: the pioneering DJs who paved the way for UK dance music

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

This feature was originally published in 2018, at the height of the Windrush scandal, and on the 70th anniversary of the Windrush ship's arrival in...

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Beyoncé samples Robin S' house classic, 'Show Me Love', on new single, 'Break My Soul': Listen

The track is the first preview of her forthcoming album, 'Renaissance'

Beyoncé's new single, 'Break My Soul', includes nods to a '90s house classic in Robin S' 'Show Me Love'. 'Break My Soul', which is out...

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Eliza Rose and Interplanetary Criminal’s ‘B.O.T.A (Baddest Of Them All)’ hits No. 2 in UK charts

Sound of the summer

Eliza Rose and Interplanetary Criminal's 'B.O.T.A. (Baddest of Them All)' has hit number two in the UK singles chart. The track began building momentum earlier...

DJ Sneak talks Ibiza politics, Chicago house and why he's taking a step back from social media

The Chicago-based DJ is famous for speaking his mind and continues to be the flag-bearer of underground house...

He’s known for speaking his mind on social media but Chicago-born house legend DJ Sneak is on the road to redemption. We meet him during...

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Lady of the House founder to “take time away” from role following bullying and harassment accusations

Former associates of LOTH founder Laila McKenzie have come forward with accusations

Update 27/10/2022: This story has been updated to include Laila McKenzie's statement Laila McKenzie, co-founder of collective and record label Lady of the House (LOTH)...

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The Weeknd announces Halloween haunted houses inspired by ‘After Hours’ album

"Halloween has always been significant to my music, so this is a total dream come to life"

The Weeknd is set to launch two haunted houses inspired by his 2020 album 'After Hours'. According to Entertainment Weekly (EW), the Canadian singer-songwriter has...

Or:la digging for records in London's Phonica

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Watch Or:la dig for techno, house and garage records at Phonica for DJ Mag's Crate Diggin' series

Or:la is the next artist to feature in our DJ Mag Originals series, Crate Diggin’. In the series, in which we take some of the...

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Don Diablo is The World’s No. 1 Future House DJ in DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs 2022

The results from this year’s Top 100 DJs poll were announced tonight (27th October)

Don Diablo is The World’s No. 1 Future House DJ in DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs poll 2022, appearing in the top 10 this year...

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LF System’s ‘Afraid To Feel’ becomes longest running dance track at UK No. 1 in a decade

"Life's good man"

LF System's 'Afraid To Feel' is officially the longest running UK number one dance track of the decade so far, with seven weeks at the...

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GAIKA addresses London members' club and charity The House Of St Barnabas' links to slavery in new project

"What I want is to try and tip the scales back a little bit."

GAIKA's new project addresses London members' club and homelessness charity The House Of St Barnabas' links to slavery.

As part of Black History Month in...

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Horse Meat Disco: 20 years of queer joy on the dancefloor

Horse Meat Disco held their first party at what would become known as The Eagle pub in Vauxhall, London on New Year’s Day 2004. As their weekly Sunday night queer party grew, so did their international reputation, and they haven't stopped since. Here, Andy Thomas charts the soaraway success of the disco house collective over the last two decades

“It’s Princess Julia stretching across the stage in smoky mascara and emerald green stockings. It’s classic Amanda Lear videos playing on the wall as three...