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Donald Trump won the U.S. Presidential election today, beating Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton eight years after the Unites States of America elected its first ever...

Blames dance music’s demise on “spineless” hipsters...

One week on from his final rave, Bloc co-founder George Hull had some choice words for the “spineless” hipsters who he blames for the demise...

With Miller Genuine Draft

The remix is an essential part of dance music tradition. Whether it is creating live edits in front of a crowd or preparing bootlegs to...

DJmag chats to My Favourite Robot ahead of their London debut at Supernature

Few labels truly balance coolness with ultimate credibility, fulfill a dedication to crate-digging geekery while attracting admiration from demure, slicker-than-slick hipsters. Toronto’s My Favourite Robot...

DJ Mag chats to Egyptian trance duo Aly & Fila

Egypt. Heralded for its mystical history and pyramidal landmarks, it's the cultural jewel of North Africa. Hardly the epicentre of the trance universe...

It has been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and if that's the case, David Bowie has it sorted.

Following on from Bowies 60th birthday and Rapster's success with the 'Exit Music' album, which featured adventurous new covers of Radiohead's back catalogue, !K7 decided...

The dates have been announced for Amsterdam's massive Dance Event. The music conference is a major dance music meeting.

The Amsterdam Dance Event will take place this year on 19th, 20th, and 21st October.

Over 50,000 clubbers and dance fans are expecting to attend...

IMS 2024 Business Report

Strong growth across live and recorded reflects rocketing demand, but artists are finding bookings harder to get, and gender inequality remains widespread 

The 2024 IMS Business Report was published yesterday, Wednesday 24th April, and shows the dance music industry is now valued at $11.8 billion, up 17%...

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In this excerpt from Ears To The Ground: Adventures in Field Recording and Electronic Music, author and DJ Mag contributing editor Ben Murphy explores the use of found sounds in dance music as a means of examining and expressing cultural heritage in our surroundings

At its most cutting edge, dance music is a laboratory of sonic experimentation. Field recordings, foley and samples from the real world have long been...

Dance music is the UK's second most popular genre, BPI reveals

The genre has accounted for about 25% of weekly top 10 singles this year

Dance music is now the UK's second most popular genre according to new analysis shared by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Data shared by the...

Underground4Ukraine

"Uniting the rave scene" to raise funds for Ukraine

Underground4Ukraine, a new fundraising initiative to support Ukraine in the wake of the Russian invasion, has launched to 'unite the underground against war'. Various European...

New London festival, Risen, celebrates the ‘divine feminine’ in dance music

Sicaria Sound, Girls Don’t Sync, Ambient Babestation Meltdown, Hannah Holland and Tash LC are among the many acts confirmed to play

A new one-day festival, Risen, will take place in London on 9th April. Running between midday and midnight across a number of venues in Hackney...

The exhibition will feature workshops, panels and a book reading 

Lady Of The House is hosting an exhibition celebrating women in dance music from 8th - 12th March.

Commencing on International Women’s Day, the Lady...

A brand new digital resource packed with archive mixes, radio shows, documentaries, and written articles 

The Dance Music Archive has gone live, documenting 30 years of club and rave culture online. 

A huge resource, visitors to the website can sort...

The man also known as Gabriel Mustaqim, DeepHouseSociety and Jeneral Kai leaves a lasting legacy behind 

Kuala Lumpur dance music pioneer DJ Gabriel Chong has died, aged 48. 

According to an obituary in the Malaysian lifestyle publication UNRESERVED, Chong —...