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Our annual update, addressing how we can tackle racism and diversity issues within the electronic music industry as a publication

This is the first of what will now be our annual report on diversity and inclusivity (D&I) at DJ Mag. It follows on from the...

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Our quarterly update, addressing how we can tackle racism and diversity issues within the electronic music industry as a publication

This quarterly update reports on our key D&I activity during Q1 2023, including our successes and areas for improvement. We committed to quarterly reports in...

DJ Mag logo

Our quarterly update, addressing how we can tackle racism and diversity issues within the electronic music industry as a publication

This quarterly update reports on the key D&I activity during Q4 2022, including our successes and areas for improvement. We committed to quarterly reports in...

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Our quarterly update, addressing how we can tackle racism and diversity issues within the electronic music industry as a publication

This quarterly update reports on the key D&I activity during Q3 2022, including our successes and areas for improvement. We committed to quarterly reports in...

DJ Mag logo

Our quarterly update, addressing how we can tackle racism and diversity issues within the electronic music industry as a publication

This quarterly update reports on the key D&I activity during Q2 2022, including our successes and areas for improvement. We committed to quarterly reports in...

DJ Mag: diversity & equality report Q1 2022

Our quarterly update following our pledge in 2020, addressing how we can tackle racism and diversity issues within the electronic music industry as a publication

In Q1 of 2022 DJ Mag and Sable Radio confirmed a second collaborative workshop which will take place in Q3 of 2022, focusing on long...

DJ Mag: diversity & equality report Q4 2021

Our quarterly update following our pledge in 2020, addressing how we can tackle racism and diversity issues within the electronic music industry as a publication

In Q4 2021, DJ Mag partnered with Youth Music for our annual Best of British awards. Youth Music fund youth orientated music projects across the...

The exhibition will open at the British Library in 2024

The British Library and the University of Westminster have announced a new exhibition exploring the history of Black British music. 

The partnership have teamed up...

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

Our partnered project with AZ Mag and Xīlhu Ayebaitari reached its conclusion in July, culminating in the full launch of Xīlhu’s Queer Rave events brand...

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...

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

DJ Mag has started working closely with Xilhu Ayebaitari, the AZ Mag grantee. We have been offering support and mentorship in this initial period by...

Our second quarterly update following our pledge in July, addressing how we can tackle racism and diversity issues within the electronic music industry as a...

YUAFContinuing on from the partnership with the Young Urban Arts Foundation (YUAF), which was started in 2020, all masterclasses have now been completed. A video...

The #ChangeMusic road map sets out steps of action to generate positive change

The racial justice organisation Color of Change has teamed up with The Recording Academy to share the #ChangeMusic road map, an initiative aiming to...

After the murder of George Floyd in America reignited the Black Lives Matter movement worldwide, questions started to be asked about the lack of diversity...

The Manchester-based DJ spoke candidly with Anz about her experiences in the industry in our July issue. How has she fared since?The ‘Dance Music Is...

Our first quarterly update following our pledge in July, addressing how we can tackle racism and diversity issues within the electronic music industry as a...

DJ Mag has partnered with the Young Urban Arts Foundation (YUAF) to create a series of virtual DJ workshops and masterclasses — to inspire hard-to-reach...

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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...

Robert and Lyric Hood channel crucial voices of Black activism into their new split EP on M-Plant. Hear Robert Hood’s rousing techno anthem, ‘The Struggle’...

Robert and Lyric Hood will release a new split EP on M-Plant on 14th August. 

With one track from Floorplan (Robert and daughter Lyric together)...

DJ Mag speaks to Young Urban Arts Foundation about their vital work using music and the arts to help young people from hard-to-reach areas

“I can never understand what someone can get out of hurting another with a word or an object / I never knew at a small...

The past few years have seen mental health pushed to the forefront of conversation in electronic music; however, the effects of racism are still not...

Nilaari (meaning self-worth or value) is a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community-based charity, delivering culturally appropriate counselling, social care support, advice and advocacy...