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This artist has turned track waveforms from Daft Punk, Massive Attack, Aphex Twin, more into beautiful art

Your favourite tracks reimagined

An artist is creating beautiful images so you can visualise your favourite tracks.

Alex Szabo-Haslam is a Sheffield-based creative who manipulates soundwaves from music to...

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Police issue statement over Moodymann arrest at gunpoint

Police claim they were "conducting a proactive patrol regarding possible illegal scraping" near the property before arresting him...

The police have issued a statement over Moodymann's arrest, which shocked the dance music world last week.

The legendary Detroit DJ, real name Kenny Dixon...

Screenshot of Sammy Virji's set from DJ Mag HQ with the Hep Musicians and DJ Mag logos attached

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Help Musicians & DJ Mag announce Electronic Music Award to support emerging UK artists

The 12-month accelerator programme will provide funding, opportunities and mentorship to 30 promising electronic music artists

Help Musicians and DJ Mag are launching a new programme aimed at supporting emerging UK artists in electronic music. The Electronic Music Award in Association...

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New music marketplace launches that allows artists to keep 100% of their revenue

AC55ID is a new Bandcamp-style website that works via subscription

A new music marketplace called AC55ID has launched that allows artists to sell their music, merch, physical releases and more, all for free, with no...

Drill artists removed from Rolling Loud festival line-up at request of NYPD

Sha Ek, Ron Suno, and 22Gz have all been taken off the bill for the weekend-long hip-hop festival

Several artists associated with New York's drill scene have been removed from the Rolling Loud festival line-up at the request of the New York City...

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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...

New Berlin event series, Soy&Synth, celebrates South Asian and South American diasporic artists

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New Berlin event series celebrates South East Asian and South American diasporic artists

Soydivision, L_KW and Midnight Shift come together to highlight emerging experimental artists through a series of improvisational performance and discourse events, plus a live compilation

A new event series in Berlin aims to celebrate emerging experimental artists from the South American and South East Asian diasporas. South by South Sonic...

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SHERELLE details workshops for BEAUTIFUL x AIAIAI academy for queer and BIPOC artists

PinkPantheress, Lil Silva, Mura Masa, LCY and more will guest in the workshop series

SHERELLE has unveiled further details of the recently launched academy initiative by her BEAUTIFUL label and Danish audio firm AIAIAI. Announced back in May, the...

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TikTok launches music distribution platform, Sound On, with most royalties going to artists

Artists will also pay no fees, and have access to promotional tools and professional support

TikTok is launching a music distribution platform, Sound On, with the promise of giving 100% of royalties directly to artists for their first year, and...

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Open source spreadsheet of Ukrainian artists and labels shared as direct support avenue

The list also encourages people to continue to support national and international humanitarian aid organisations as a priority

An open source spreadsheet has been shared widely on social media, collating ways to purchase music directly from, and support, Ukrainian musicians and record labels...

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Plastician’s guide to Web3, and re-writing the rule book for artists online

Upstart tech like blockchain has been dominating discourse around the music industry's next steps and has become one of the most divisive trends of the past 12 months. Declan McGlynn speaks to Plastician about why he believes it's the future for independent labels, promoters and artists

Plastician is a name synonymous with grime, dubstep and bass pressure in all its forms. He built his sound and rep as a host on...

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99 techno artists contribute to compilation in aid of Colombian social justice movement

Marcel Dettmann, DJ Nobu, DJ Rush, Dasha Rush, Sunil Sharpe and more have contributed tracks to the release

A number of techno's biggest names have contributed new and unreleased tracks to a new compilation from Planet X which aims to spread awareness about police...

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Charlotte De Witte invites artists to send demo submissions for her KNTXT label

The label is accepting demos for one week only

Charlotte de Witte has invited artists to submit demos to her techno imprint, KNTXT.

For one week, Belgian DJ, producer and label head, Charlotte de...

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The weight of oppression: Artists share their stories about racism and mental health

The past few years have seen mental health pushed to the forefront of conversation in electronic music; however, the effects of racism are still not...

Nilaari (meaning self-worth or value) is a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community-based charity, delivering culturally appropriate counselling, social care support, advice and advocacy...

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Teenage Engineering is launching a revenue-share scheme for Black and POC artists

The hardware company will implement the changes from the 1st September

Teenage Engineering is launching a revenue-share scheme for Black and POC artists.

The Swedish hardware company, known best for the OP-1 synthesizer, has announced that...