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UK rap and drill Youtube video takedown requests by Met Police increased 300% in 2021

Nearly 97% of requests to remove clips were approved by the Google-owned video giant, according to a new VICE report.

London's Metropolitan Police sent YouTube triple the number of UK rap and drill video takedown requests in 2021 than in the previous year. A new...

cover image for the most recent episode of the Therapy podcast with cut outs of Jayda G, Logic 100 and Helena Star's faces in black and white

The DJs chat about “what to expect as a parent, and how women have to prepare their lives and careers when potentially starting a family"

Jayda G has joined Logic1000 and Heléna Star for the latest episode of their podcast, titled Therapy. Stream part one of the two-part episode below...

Crossbreed Klub Verboten

An "outdated and moralistic license condition" is being used to "prohibit nudity and semi-nudity in safeguarded venues"

London sex-positive and queer club nights Crossbreed and Klub Verboten have been threatened with legal action by Tower Hamlets Council. Authorities are "relying on an...

As part of our special edition on fighting racism and racial injustice in the dance music industry, we have collated alphabetical lists of collectives, organisations...

We will be updating this as a live directory, so welcome recommendations for additions. Please send to [email protected] Organisations working to benefit the Black and...

Double O and Mantra stand side by side on a dark, green-light background, Mantra's arm on Dubz shoulder

More than a club night and record label, Rupture has become a nexus point for the global jungle/drum & bass community, helping to galvanise a new generation while re-energising seasoned heads. Founders and life partners Mantra and Double O tell DJ Mag’s Ben Hindle about its evolution, and the importance of championing inclusivity and musical freedom

It’s early April and nearing 8am at East London nightclub, FOLD. The spirited vocal of DJ Vibes & Wishdokta’s ‘Midsummer Mist’ is cutting its way...

Using the power of tunes to tap into the power of love 

A new dating app, POM, has been unveiled, which promises to match users based on their taste in music. 

The application's full name is Power...

J Dilla press shot

J Dilla changed music with his unique production style and wonky beat patterns. Ahead of an expansive new book on his life and art, Marke Bieschke talks to author Dan Charnas about the enigmatic artist’s impact 

D is for Detroit. D is for Dilla. D is for ‘Donuts’, the legendary 31-track collection that James Dewitt Yancey — aka Jay Dee, aka...

German DJ/producer tINI has been running her famed tINI & The Gang parties in Ibiza for seven years now, adopting several different island homes before settling on...

tINI is one of Ibiza’s biggest cheerleaders. She lives on the island full-time in the summer, throwing her local tINI & The Gang parties at...

New festivals to join the cause include Big Day Out, Field Maneuvers, JazzFest Berlin, more...

Over 100 festivals have joined the Keychange pledge, which encourages “festivals to sign up to a 50:50 gender balance pledge by 2022,” according to the...

Saffron's second annual 7 Days Of Sound returns this month

Bristol-based organisation Saffron has revealed details of its second annual 7 Days Of Sound event, designed to connect people of marginalised genders (trans and cis women...

Duck Sauce

Boosted by "underground power with syncopated rhythms destined to fill dancefloors globally"

Armand Van Helden and A-Trak have have joined forces once again under their Duck Sauce alias to release 'Clap Your Feet / 2 Da Face’...

Larry Heard and Robert Owens via Traxsource

The copyright has been returned to the Chicago duo after a decades-long battle

Larry Heard and Robert Owens have won their legal case against Trax Records, The Guardian reports. In 2020, Chicago house innovators Heard (AKA Mr Fingers)...

DJ Fresh has had a life of vertiginous highs and crushing lows — from his time in drum & bass supergroup Bad Company, to having No.1...

DJ Fresh still vividly remembers where he was the moment he knew his health was in trouble. “I was sitting in traffic on the Hammersmith flyover, driving home from the...

Tony De Vit DJing. He's wearing an orange sweater with his left harm held high over his head, with a big smile on his face.

Flawless DJ, frequent hitmaker, dedicated mentor: Tony De Vit was a true hero of UK dance music. The most high-profile resident at hedonistic queer club Trade, he helped create the hard house sound, and was renowned not only for his impeccable mixing, but his compassion and care for others. Ahead of a new documentary, and with hard house at large once more, Stewart Who? reflects on his legacy with those he was close to, and those he influenced

In case you hadn’t noticed, hard house is back. Though for some, like the ill behaviour, it never went away. A new generation of DJs...

In DJ Mag's April music columns, Joe Roberts, Carl Loben, Shiba Melissa Mazaza and Layla Marino spotlight topical sounds from around the world

Joe Roberts asks, will the resurgence of rave provide the soundtrack to a post-COVID summer of love?“It looks like old skool raves will be the...