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...
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If you’re telling people to “keep politics out of music”, you’re missing the point. Here, DJ Mag’s Harold Heath explains why politics are an integral...
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For 20 years, Simon Dunmore's Defected has been dedicated to the finest in house music, from its label and numerous associated imprints, to its events...
“I’m a collector of labels. My ambition was for people to have a Defected rack in their collections in the same way they'd have a...
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I want my Club MTV...
MTV UK recently launched a new “electronic dance music” channel called Club MTV. Introduced last month, the new channel replaced the MTV Dance network on...
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It first happened at a media dinner about five years ago. I was sandwiched rather uncomfortably between two older international journalists — one from Amsterdam...
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He owes it all to Tiësto apparently...
Martin Garrix has revealed that he was inspired to pursue a career in dance music after watching Tiësto’s iconic set during the Athens Olympics opening...
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Ever since the revelations in Hollywood about film producer Harvey Weinstein, and the subsequent #MeToo stories of sexual misconduct, the dance music world has been...
THE DJ
“To be honest, it’s easier to come up with a time something sexist DIDN’T happen. There are so many instances I don’t know...
With Miller Genuine Draft
What do the next twelve months have in store for dance music?
Make sure you are 2017-ready with our month by month guide to the...
Drum & bass veterans speak out on Metalheadz original's passing...
Mark Goodings of pioneering Metalheadz duo Hidden Agenda has died.
Together with his brother Jason, Goodings was part of the label's first wave of acts...
RIP The Loft founder, record pool creator and DJ culture legend...
David Mancuso, founder of legendary New York party space The Loft and a pioneer of dance culture, has died. He was 72 years old.
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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...
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The genre has accounted for about 25% of weekly top 10 singles this year
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"Uniting the rave scene" to raise funds for Ukraine