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Photo of the late Shigeichi Negishi, inventor of Karaoke

The world’s first karaoke machine, which Negishi named the ‘Sparko Box’, went to market in 1967

Japanese engineer Shigeichi Negishi, inventor of the karaoke machine, has died aged 100. News of his passing was shared last night by Tokyo-based reporter Matt...

Migos rapper Takeoff shot dead in Houston, aged 28

The Georgia rapper was killed in a shooting at a bowling alley in Houston early Tuesday morning. Quavo was also at the scene but was unharmed. 

Migos rapper Takeoff has died, aged 28. The Georgia rapper was killed in a shooting at a bowling alley in Houston early Tuesday morning, 1st...

Q Lazzarus, 'Goodbye Horses' musician, dies, aged 59

She was best known for the 1988 track, which featured in 'The Silence Of The Lambs' and was covered by Jon Hopkins and others

Q Lazzarus, the musician who penned and recorded the 1988 single 'Goodbye Horses', has died, aged 59. The musician, who was once anonymous and led...

Mighty Mouse, Glitterbox-affiliated DJ and producer, dies

Matthew Ward suffered an aortic aneurysm in his sleep last week, Defected said in a statement

DJ, producer and Glitterbox affiliate Mighty Mouse has died. Defected Records announced the news on social media Tuesday, 25th October, saying the DJ, real name...

"He could not go on any longer. He wanted to find peace."

Avicii’s family have today (26th April) come forward with a new statement, implying that the EDM star died by suicide. 

Last Friday (20th April), news...

Jersey Club pioneer Tim Dolla has died

"He saved lives with Jersey club. He definitely changed mine," fellow Newark artist UNIIQU3 shared on Twitter

Tim Dolla, Jersey club pioneer and co-founder of Newark collective Brick Bandits, has died. News of Tim Dolla's death spread on social media last week...

The legendary UK DJ and radio host passed away on Sunday morning after a long battle with cancer...

Stalwarts of the UK dance scene have been paying tribute to Paul ‘Trouble’ Anderson, who has passed away after a long battle with cancer.

He...

Dez Parkes, tastemaking London soul and rare groove DJ, has died

In addition to reigniting the rare groove revival with a beloved late-'80s compilation series, Parkes was also known for his deep knowledge of music with a rumoured 50,000+ collection to back it up

London record collector, compiler and DJ Dez Parkes has died. Fitzroy Facey, co-founder of The Soul Survivors magazine, shared the news to Facebook last Friday...

Om Unit aka Jim Coles discusses his genre defying label Cosmic Bridge and their brilliant new compilation 'Cosmology'

Journalists and musicians tend to chase genres like toddlers do pigeons. It’s often a dizzying and frantic flap around in circles. So when history screams...

The young Swedish EDM DJ/producer was a hero to millions, but struggled with his demons while on tour. DJ Mag’s digital editor Charlotte Lucy Cijffers...

At the end of April, the news that Avicii had died rocked the dance music world. The Swedish DJ, producer and songwriter passed away in...