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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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Black Lives In Music call for MPs intervention on gender and ethnic pay gap in UK music industry

The organisation wants mandatory annual pay gap reporting to be published alongside commitments to address disparities

The founders of Black Lives in Music (BLiM) have called on UK politicians to intervene and level out gender and ethnicity pay gaps within the...

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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Carl Cox wins DJ Mag Top 100 DJs 2018 highest techno award

The awards ceremony took place at Amsterdam ArenA on Saturday (20th October)...

Carl Cox has won the Highest Techno award in this year’s DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll. The British icon landed the No.53 spot overall...

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I. JORDAN announces debut album, ‘I AM JORDAN’ on Ninja Tune

Watch the video for the first single, ‘Real Hot n Naughty (feat. Felix Mufti)’ now

I. JORDAN has announced their debut album, ‘I AM JORDAN’, on Ninja Tune. Check out the video for the first single, ‘Real Hot n Naughty...

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Dukeyman, Baltimore club pioneer and DJ, has died

The news was first shared on social media over the weekend

Dukeyman, the pioneering Baltimore-born producer, club DJ and sound engineer born Ronald Hall, has died. The news was confirmed on Saturday (18th February) in a...

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Solid Gold: How Prince's iconic album 'Purple Rain' influenced electronic music

DJ Mag’s Solid Gold series revisits and examines the ongoing influence of seminal albums throughout history. Here, DJ Mag's Digital Tech Editor Declan McGlynn examines how Prince's...

As the chorus for ‘Purple Rain’ rang out of First Avenue in downtown Minneapolis on a humid August evening in 1983, no one sang along...

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DJ Mag's top 25 compilations of 2019

2019’s best compilations celebrated innovative styles and fusions from across the globe, as well as some of underground dance music’s formative sounds. Below, you'll find...

As styles and sounds establish themselves in the ever-expanding electronic and dance music landscape, there are few better crash courses than a good compilation. In...

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DJ Mag: diversity & equality report Q2 2021

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

We continue with our partnership with AZ Mag and AZ Mag grantee Xilhu Ayebaitari with the launch of her Queer Rave project. Queer Rave is...

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DJs Kim Ann Foxman and Cora injured following apparent hate crime attack in Berlin

"We can’t help but feel how being a visibly affectionate queer Asian female couple played into this", the pair wrote in a statement

Content warning: This story is about an assault and photos show blood. DJs Kim Ann Foxman and Cora were attacked in an apparent hate crime...

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Album of the Month: 96 Back ‘Love Letters, Nine Through Six’

The adventurous producer moves beyond the dancefloor on his latest album for Local Action

The rapid metamorphosis of 96 Back from club-geared dance producer to risk- taking experimentalist has been thrilling to witness. Manchester-based artist Evan Majumdar-Swift grew up...

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Daniel Avery announces new album, ‘Ultra Truth’, shares single: Listen

The record includes collabs with Kelly Lee Owens, HAAi, SHERELLE and more

Daniel Avery has announced a new album, 'Ultra Truth', and shared the first single, 'Chaos Energy'. The track is out now, and comes complete with...

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Capitol Records severs ties with AI rapper FN Meka amid backlash over racial stereotyping

The major label has issued a statement offering its “deepest apologies to the Black community”

Capitol Records has severed ties with the "AI rapper" FN Meka amid backlash over racial stereotyping. The major label announced the signing earlier this month...

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Fashion | Brand Focus: 1 of 100

In the most recent Brand Focus DJ Mag catches up with 1 of 100, the Scottish brand reinventing and rebuilding the meaning of limited edition

GLASGOW-BASED brand 1 of 100 celebrated its third birthday in December. What started out as a creative side-project for founder Richard Hume is now his...

GLOR1A stands in a blue suit in front of the album artworks of releases she has chosen

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Selections: GLOR1A

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, GLOR1A picks futurist rhythms, amapiano/funky fusions, heart-touching beats, hard dance and more

GLOR1A is a multidisciplinary artist with multifaceted tastes. In her music, she explores theories and concepts surrounding Black futurism, sci-fi and technology with a striking...