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Fiction, non-fiction and poetry will all be considered for publishing contracts with the grime MC's literary imprint

Stormzy’s #Merky Books has announced the second edition of its annual New Writers’ Prize. 

The publishing imprint, launched in 2018 by the UK rapper and...

Danger Mouse & Black Thought: cheating the system

Although it features guests like A$AP Rocky, Run The Jewels and Raekwon, the best moments on Danger Mouse and The Roots legend Black Thought's new LP are in its filmic rhymes, woozy psychedelic loops, soul snippets and jazz and blues rhythms. Here, Ben Murphy speaks to them about their long-awaited collaboration

Hip-hop is ingrained in the work of American musician and producer Danger Mouse. Though he’s made records with Beck, Karen O, Gorillaz, Michael Kiwanuka, Adele...

“I would like to remind you all that this awareness of racism in the industry should not last for one day, or one week, or...

Keith Harris has penned an open letter to the music industry, urging those involved not to let the recent industry-wide Blackout Tuesday become a "false...

The travelling party kicks off in Florida in July...

Diplo’s Mad Decent Block Party has announced its calendar for 2016, with the annual show taking in 15 stops across the United States and Canada...

Initial reports to the contrary were incorrect...

Reports surfaced in the dance music media earlier this week that SoundCloud were preparing to block all DJ mixes that aren’t fully cleared, but the...

Bloc Weekend eyes up new Central London location

Bloc is the quintessence of the British underground dance scene. Exploring household greats and emerging starlets subverting the electronic waves at its yearly home, Butlin's...

Abandoning another project file after a few hours, thinking everything sounds s**t, feeling like you should be finishing more tunes. A lot of counterproductive, negative...

When life gets in the way — particularly for those of us working other jobs at the same time — trying to keep our music...

Drum & bass futurists Blocks & Escher promised an album four years ago through Goldie’s Metalheadz label. Now it’s finally arrived, but what caused the...

Bust ups. Car park fist fights. Prison sentences. Vicious acrimonious splits resulting in major High Court settlements. Six-day self-finding mushroom binges in the Highlands. Tabloid...

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A new online archive compiling resources about Black music history has launched.

The Black Music History Library was created by journalist Jenzia Burgos and aims...

All flights from London to Amsterdam were cancelled...

The Black Madonna is not one to miss out on a gig. Last weekend when all flights from London to Amsterdam were cancelled, the quick-thinking...

Hot Chip Prince tribute, Roger Sanchez, Mr G (Live) & so much more...

Glastonbury has announced the full line-up for its Block9 area, the festival’s apocalyptic haven for underground house and techno, which runs from Wednesday 22nd to...

On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their...

“My parents were really big record collectors and they were serious about it — so much so, that they had separate collections,” deep house innovator...

Colorado and their hometown Philadelphia...

Mad Decent Block Party is celebrating the 10th anniversary this summer, but maybe not in the way you’d expect.

The 2017 edition of the touring...

The South African DJ will perform Saturdays.

Hï Ibiza, the club formerly known as Space (R.I.P.), has just announced the line-ups for Black Coffee's Saturday night residency. The multi-platinum South African producer...

One of the most exciting new digital projects to emerge this year, Black Band Camp (blackbandcamp.info) is a volunteer-run, community-driven database for showcasing and directly...

Who runs Black Band Camp?“Black Band Camp began with a core group of friends of DJs, producers and underground electronic music enthusiasts, but we have...