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The findings come as a report is published into the UK's live music scene...

The UK's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee has published a report that says grime musicians are facing increased challenges to share their music...

The island's coronavirus alert system has moved to the medium risk category in line with the other Balearic Islands

Ibiza has lifted coronavirus restrictions on night-time social gatherings.

The change is part of a new line of measures, as the island reduces its COVID-19...

The organisation believes PCR tests offer an appropriate level of safety in the current climate

Berlin's dancing ban is being contested by the city's Clubcommission, which is calling for the policy to be revoked and replaced with mandatory PCR testing...

For our 2018 Best Of British awards, DJ Mag teamed up with the Young Urban Arts Foundation charity, which aims to make a positive change to the lives of...

“I can’t go to my other studio ’cause I’ll get shanked,” says Mike, who proves to us that he can sing Afro-swing melodies as well as he raps...

A clubber died of a drug overdose during DJ Tiësto's recent high-profile concert in Jakarta, Indonesia.

DJ Tiësto's recent tour of Indonesia was struck by tragedy after a clubber died of a drug overdose at his concert in the capital city...

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The Association of Independent Music (AIM) have called the voluntary code “a milestone”

Musicians in the UK are to be offered protections and “transparency” around streaming royalties under a new code published today (31st January). Created by the...

Ibiza

Non-EU passport holders entering Spain as tourists are required to show proof of accommodation 

Tourists arriving in Ibiza without proof of accommodation could be fined up to €10,000, according to a new rule set by Spanish authorities. Non-EU passport...

The Labour Party's Shadow Business Secretary is also a sometime house/garage DJ too...

Chuka Umunna is one of the highest profile young politicians in the UK. But did you know that he's also a part-time DJ, these days...

Former Mixmag editor Dom Phillips missing in Brazilian Amazon

The respected journalist was last seen Friday in one of the country's most remote regions

Concern is growing over the whereabouts of Dom Phillips, a highly respected British journalist and former-editor of Mixmag, and Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Araújo Pereira...

One of the world’s great party cities, Berlin is facing up to the COVID-19 pandemic in its own unique way. How are the clubs getting...

It’s a Sunday afternoon in early October, and the trees in Berlin are clinging onto their leaves. Soon, they’ll fall away, revealing the graffiti-strewn yellows...

Crowd shot from Standon Calling festival at night with lights beaming from the stage

“Without intervention, it’s expected that the UK could see over 100 festivals disappear in 2024"

21 UK festivals have now cancelled, postponed or permanently dissolved ahead of 2024's season. The research, published by the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) also...

SWU.FM Closure

The platform launched in 2020, and hosted Love Saves The Day, Conducta, Addison Groove, LCY, DJ Die and We Out Here, among others

Bristol's independent electronic music station, SWU.FM, has announced it will cease operations and close as a result of rising costs and soaring energy bills. The...

Our quarterly update following our pledge last year, addressing how we can tackle racism and diversity issues within the electronic music industry as a publication

DJ Mag has started working closely with Xilhu Ayebaitari, the AZ Mag grantee. We have been offering support and mentorship in this initial period by...

The relationship between dance music and British politics has often been fraught and confrontational. But in the last five years, promoters and politicians have started...

Ever since the late 1980s, UK dance music’s interactions with politicians, police officers and mainstream public opinion have been defined by suspicion, misunderstanding or outright...

Windrush ship

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...