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Billie Ray Martin's new electro pop group The Opiates

The gorgeous tones of www.billieraymartin.com Billie Ray Martin first came to prominence on Electribe 101's monster Balearic house hit 'Talking to Myself' and have since...

How an adult version of Tetris kickstarted multiple musical revolutions 

How much credit can you give a tool for creating art? Surely it's like praising the paintbrush for a great painting, or the typewriter for...

MS in a pool float

Delivering explosive, quick-witted lyricism over beats that blend kwaito, amapiano and gqom with grime, punk and pop, South Africa's Moonchild Sanelly has become a global sensation. Here, she speaks to Makua Adimora about freedom of expression and her new album, 'Phases'

“I always describe myself as ‘Snow White turns 21 and then the seven dwarfs become her strippers’,” Moonchild Sanelly says matter-of-factly, when speaking to DJ...

While clubs have been closed during the pandemic, there has been an abundance of excellent dance music documentaries to fill the void left by their...

Whether celebrating individuals and movements that helped shaped where dance music culture is today, or commemorating everything coronavirus took from us in spring 2020, the...

Paranoid London are on a mission to bring back the rawness of old house, with their skeletal acid tracks and Chicago-influenced beats. We head to...

It’s not just the scorching temperature that’s causing us to sweat, as we wander around the back streets of Hackney trying to locate Paranoid London’s...

The trap phenomenon explained

Trap is the slow-rolling, synth-heavy, snare-snappin' sound that's swept underground dancefloors and stadiums alike across the US and Europe. But what is trap? Is it a genre of its own? Where does it come from? Why's it so popular — and why's it hated in equal measure? Does it have a future? Danna Takako investigates...

Having laid the groundwork last year, here are the five essential acts set to make 2019 their own...

 

KETTAMA (from Galway, Ireland)

Key tunes: 'Body', 'Kilt', 'Raw Cuts'

For fans of: DJ Haus, Mall Grab, Lone

Evan Campbell talks at about a...

With just the touch of a piano key, Kygo is trailblazing a diversion in dance music with his tropical house vibe and infectious hits that...

It's no coincidence Kyrre means "peaceful" in Norwegian. The given name of tropical house star Kygo, he maintains a seasoned calmness far beyond his years...

DJ Mag investigates the cynical money-making practice of digital music piracy...

Music piracy used to be a bit of home-taping of the Top 40 chart off the radio, or some guys selling illegal live bootleg tapes...

DJ Mag delves into the history of dance culture’s Woodstock...

In 1992 there was a festival in the UK that changed the course of dance music history. A culmination of the acid house explosion, it...

Long-time disco and house producer and DJ Moon Boots recently revamped his tour to incorporate a full live show. We go behind the scenes...

On the eve of his latest album 'Bimini Road' on Anjunadeep, Moon Boots was hard at work re-imagining his latest release into a seven-person live...

Photo of Black Coffee performing at Hï Ibiza

The Ibiza superclub has topped our annual readers’ poll of the world's best clubs for the third year running

Hï Ibiza has been voted the World’s No. 1 Club in our annual Top 100 Clubs poll for the third year running. Top 100 Clubs...

Ariel shot of Coachella at sunset

The festival returns for its second weekend with a slew of electronic acts on the bill

Coachella 2024 returns for round two of its 2024 festival this weekend. For those of you not headed to the desert, you can check out...

"Game-changing" new app generates music from text prompts

AI tool Udio has launched with the backing of musicians will.i.am and Common

A new AI tool which can generate music from text prompts has launched online. Udio, which is currently in its beta testing phase, was developed...

Reprezent Radio launches crowdfunder to continue operating

“There is now a very real risk that we will have to stop broadcasting,” the programme has shared

London’s Reprezent Radio has launched a crowdfunder to help it continue operating. Citing a major funding crisis, the youth-led community radio station announced yesterday (7th...