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Boudica Music Conference will return to FOLD on Saturday 24th January 2025. Established as a platform for female, trans+ and non-binary people working within electronic music, the multidisciplinary all-day gathering is divided into panels, workshops and a club event.  Speakers are set to include Nadine Noor of PXSSY Palace, Hannah …

DJ Mag has launched a new playlist series on Spotify and Apple Music. Check it out below. Featuring ten unique playlists, as well as revised versions of longstanding DJ Mag playlists, the series will be updated weekly and monthly with the best tracks from electronic music’s past and present. The initial …

DJ Mag has partnered with Barry Can’t Swim to share a special recording of his sold-out Saturday night show at O2 Academy Brixton in November.  The Scottish DJ and producer sold out three dates at the iconic London venue last month, with 15,000 fans making their way to Brixton over …

Moonchild Sanelly has shared a new single, ‘To Kill A Single Girl (Tequila)’. It’s the fourth track to be unveiled from the South African artist’s forthcoming album, ‘Full Moon’, which will be released by Transgressive on Friday, 10th January. Billed as a break-up song with tequila and alcohol more widely, …

Wookie has released a new track, ‘Salt & Pepper’. The song, which you can listen to below, features vocals by Tom Dunne and combines the skipping UK garage rhythms of classic Wookie material with airy synth melodies. ‘Salt & Pepper’ is the first taste of a wider forthcoming project from …

Cinthie will release a new EP, ‘Rave Baby’, later this week via Aus Music. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘I Warned You Baby’ below. Landing tomorrow (6th December), the project is the third in a run of four releases from different artists to celebrate the 200th outing of Will Saul’s …

Sónar Lisboa has shared the full line-up for its 2025 festival, which will run from 11th to 13th April at Pavilhão Carlos Lopes, Parque Eduardo VII, in the centre of the Portuguese capital.  New additions to the bill include Underworld (live) and Richie Hartin‘s DEX EFX XOX show. DJ Caring b2b …

DJ Mag has partnered with White Claw to offer 2 VIP passes to our Best of British Awards, featuring The World’s Smallest House Party. Winners will be invited to our annual celebration of UK electronic talent on the 12th December, accompanied by an overnight stay in London, White Claw drinks vouchers on the night …

Oscar Farrell will release his debut single later this week. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Why Won’t You Tell Me’ below. Landing tomorrow on Dirty Hit’s electronic sub-label dh2, the release follows a string of big-league remixes from the English producer, including a contribution to DJ Seinfeld’s ‘MIRRORS (REMIXED)’ project and a recent rework of Kelly …

Kneecap have won their case against the UK government over Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch’s decision to block their arts funding earlier this year.  Belfast’s high court found the government acted illegally in refusing to issue a £14,250 arts grant to the Irish rap trio, according to reports by the …

Dj Babatr will release a new single, ‘La Machina’, next week alongside remixes from Hodge and Orieta Chrem. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘La Machina (Hodge Remix)’ below. The project is set to land on Sacrilejio – a Peruvian label dedicated to exploring latin club and global club sounds …

eoin dj is gearing up to release a new EP on Spray’s Punctuality imprint, ‘Ode To Beachball’. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘On Lilac Skies’ below. On the label’s fourth and final release of the year – landing 4th December – the Galway-born, Berlin-based DJ and producer channels the chart-topping trance euphoria of Nalin & …

A new book set to be published in 2025 will explore Spotify’s origins and influence on the music industry. Written by music journalist Liz Pelly, Mood Machine: The Rise Of Spotify And The Costs Of The Perfect Playlist has been pieced together using more than 100 interviews with music industry …

Mu540 has released his new EP, ‘4×4’. Spanning seven tracks, the new record sees the Brazilian DJ, producer and regular Mochackk collaborator fuse baile funk, UK garage and house music, and collaborate with Brazilian vocalist such as MC GW, MC Laranjinha and Cave. The track titles, features and visual imagery …

Sally C and Eliza Rose have joined forces to release their new collaborative EP, ‘DR Pleasure’. Out now via Sally C’s Big Saldo’s Chunkers label, the four-track release marks the first collaboration on record between the duo. It takes in three original tracks and a remix of the title cut …

DJ Koze has announced a new album, ‘Music Can Hear Us’. Set for release via the DJ and producer’s own Pampa Records label on 4th April, it’s preceded by lead single ‘Pure Love’, which features vocals from Gorillaz’ Damon Albarn and can be listened to below. In a statement about …

A new children’s book has been published devoted to Chicago footwork. Elvin Discovers Chicago Footwork centres around a dancing elephant named Elvin and explores both the music genre and the dancing at the centre of the scene. It’s the creation of a partnership between ChicagoFootworkDotCom, Jones Corner Store and Creative …

Leading Chicago footwork figure Traxman has a new album on the way via Planet Mu. Marking his first full-length release with the UK label in a decade, ‘Da Mind Of Traxman Vol. 3’ follows 2014’s ‘Da Mind Of Traxman Vol. 2’, though the producer has been DJing regularly and releasing …

Crazy P have released their latest album, ‘Any Signs Of Love’. Marking the UK project’s ninth studio record, its release today (Friday, 29th November) follows the untimely passing of lead singer Danielle Moore in August of this year. It’s their first full-length album in five years. In a collective statement …

Pendulum have announced a one-off date at Milton Keynes Bowl on Saturday 9th August 2025.  Pre-sale for the resurgent drum & bass outfit’s “biggest ever live show” begins on Thursday 5th December at 10AM GMT. Ticket sales then start at 10AM GMT the following morning, Friday 6th December.  The announcement comes in …

A new online journal, Forward / Scratch, is documenting music and nightlife as tools of political resistance, with a specific focus on their role in the struggle for Palestinian liberation. Launched with support from DJs Against Apartheid and Ravers For Palestine, the publication describes itself as “the resistance music journal”. “We …

Papa Nugs and Ho Gosh have linked up on a new EP for London label Suckerpunch Recordings, ‘Dance Floor Renovations 002’. Listen to ‘132 In A Ford Escort’ below. On the second edition of Suckerpunch’s edit/’90s homage series, label co-founder Papa Nugs goes head to head with elusive producer Ho Gosh on four cuts of sample-laden club …

One of UK rave’s unsung heroes, Kenny ‘Sting’ King, is being celebrated in a new book by Rollo Jackson and Andrew Bravin. STEP IN TIME: Conversations with Kenny ‘Sting’ King is a largely first-hand chronicle of King’s time as a promoter in the ’90s with the Telepathy and Life Utopia raves, among …

CC:DISCO!’s second EP of the year, ‘Touch The Vibe’, is out now. Listen to it below. The Lisbon-via-Melbourne DJ and producer has shared five new tracks via her label Miami Daddy. The title cut features a collaboration with Toronto artist Jennifer Loveless contributing spoken word vocals. ‘Touch The Vibe’ follows …

HiTech have dropped a new music video for the single ‘SHADOWREALM’, featuring Detroit rapper Zelooperz. Watch the video, directed by Cy Abdelnour, aka IGoByCy, below. ‘SHADOWREALM’, out now on Loma Vista Recordings, is the latest single from the Detroit ghettotech trio of King Milo, Milf Melly and 47Chops. It follows …

Ferry Corsten has released his sixth studio album, ‘Connect’. Out now via Flashover Recordings, a subsidiary of Armada Music, the 15-track record fuses various electronic styles of music, including trance, progressive house and breakbeat. It features collaborations with Marsh, 22Bullets, Silva City (the collaborative project of Alan Fitzpatrick and Reset …

A new book is set to celebrate 30 years since the founding of the label Metalheadz. ‘THE BOOK OF GOLDIKUS: VOL. 1 METALHEADZ / THE RUFIGE FILES’ is split across more than 400 pages and tells the story of the drum & bass label founded by Goldie, DJ Storm and …

Sakura Tsuruta will release her new EP, ‘GEMZ’, next week via All My Thoughts. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Obsidian’ below. Set for release on 26th November, the project follows the Japanese DJ and producer’s sprawling debut album, ‘C / O’, originally released in 2022 and reissued in 2023. This time …

DJ Mag Presents is heading to Dallas in January 2025, for a party headlined by Carlita. The Turkish-Italian DJ and producer – who released her debut album, ‘Sentimental’, on Ninja Tune earlier this month – will play at Dallas’ It’ll Do Club on Friday, 10th January. Kicking off at 9pm, the event …

KUKII, fka Lafawndah, has shared her debut single and video. The Paris-raised artist — who is of Iranian, Egyptian and English descent — will release her debut EP as KUKII on 20th February. The project, a collaboration with artists Cecile Believe, Happa and Nightfeelings, is described as “the embodiment of an …

Moth Club has launched an online petition opposing the planning application for new flats in the area. The beloved East London venue is contesting two separate proposals from Hackney Council to develop a block of flats on nearby Morning Lane. “These proposals have been deliberately split into two applications to …

T.Williams has announced a new EP, ‘La Cliqué’, on Local Talk. Listen to the first single below. Set for release on 13th December, the project follows the West London DJ and producer’s debut album, ‘Raves Of Future Past’, released earlier this year. In an announcement post on Instagram, T.Williams described the new EP …

PAWSA is organising an all-day outdoor London show in summer 2025. PAWSA In The Park will take place on Friday 8th August 2025 at Gunnersbury Park with more acts and special guests also scheduled to play. You can sign up for pre-sale access by 12PM on Tuesday 26th November from …

Tommy Bones is readying a new double AA release on Vega Records, ‘Shouldna/Dub Style’. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Dub Style’ below. Over thirty years after his first professional DJ gig in New York City, the house veteran continues to find rich, sonic inspiration in the city that raised him, …

Ell Murphy returns to Berlin-London label Greco Roman this week with a new single, ‘Need It’. Have an exclusive first listen to the track below. The South London-based DJ, producer and vocalist rounds out an abundant year of releases – which included the four-track ‘Pressure’ EP on her Jucey Tunes imprint and …

Marie Davidson has announced her sixth studio album, ‘City Of Clowns’, set for release on 28th February via Soulwax’s DEEWEE label. Co-written and produced with Soulwax and Pierre Guerineau, the album marks a new chapter for the Canadian DJ-producer, blending club-ready energy with experimental pop structures. Today’s announcement is accompanied …

Ultra Music Festival has announced over 50 new acts for its 2025 event, set to take place in Miami’s Bayfront Park from 28th-30th March.  The phase two announcement expands an already stacked line-up with more headline artists, unique performances and collaborative sets. New additions include Dubfire, who will perform his …

There’s a second ‘Acid For Trans Health’ fundraising compilation out now. Listen to it below. The follow-up to 2023’s first ‘Acid For Trans Health’ release features nine new acid tracks. Super Drama’s Papa Jon, Hunter Starkings, Mimoid, Acidulant, Scotia, D9FF09 and Gynoid74, aka Mi$$ Co$mix, make their first contribution to …

DJ AG Online is raising money to support independent artists. Tottenham DJ Ashley Gordon, known for his livestreams DJing on the streets of London, is using his growing platform to help fund emerging artists’ studio time and music distribution via GoFundMe.  “With so many independent artists blessing us with their …

Helena Hauff’s debut release for Tresor Records is out now. The ‘Multiply Your Absurdities’ EP is the Hamburg producer’s first solo release on the iconic Berlin label and features lead single ‘Humanoid Fruit’, for which Hauff released a music video last month, directed by Bahar Noorizadeh. ‘Humanoid Fruit’ was originally part …

London’s queer sex-positive rave Joyride is coming to Dublin. The debut Irish edition of the popular party will soft launch with a social event at Dublin’s Racket Space on 21st November, followed by a rave at The Grand Social on 21st December. The first event on the 21st will comprise …

Body Clinic & Wigs have collaborated on a new EP, ‘Body Wigs’. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘NK Prog’ below. United by a shared passion for ’90s rave culture and killer sound design, the duo – who have been scaling clubland’s ranks in their solo careers – join forces for …

Harm reduction charity The Loop has been granted a licence to carry out onsite drug testing at two of the largest club venues in the UK, London’s Drumsheds and The Warehouse Project in Manchester. Having received new Home Office (HO) licensing to test at music venues, The Loop will provide mobile laboratories onsite at both …

DJ Mag Presents is heading to Miami next month for Art Basel, where we’ll be hosting Uncle Waffles for a headline set at The Ground.  Taking place on Saturday 7th December, DJ Mag’s September cover star, the amapiano champion, will be taking over The Ground – Club Space’s ground-level venue …

Teenage Engineering has released a new instrument, sampler, sequencer and performance instrument called the OP-XY. The new monochrome device from the Swedish designers is made for polyrhythm sequencing, with eight tracks of instruments and eight auxiliary tracks for controlling external equipment, modular gear and effects. Each can run at independent speeds …

Ahadadream and Nikki Nair have collaborated on a new single, ‘Read My Mind’. The bassy club track is out today (Friday, 15th November) via Ahadadream’s More Time label, and features vocals from South London singer PRVNA and rapper Razor. ‘Read My Mind’ is Ahadadream and Nikki Nair’s first collaboration and …

SHERELLE and CLIPZ have teamed up on a new song, titled ‘MEET ME AT THE TEMPLE’. The standalone release, out today (Friday, 15th November) on SHERELLE and NAINA’s HOOVERSOUND label, marks the first time the two artists have collaborated on record. It was first played during SHERELLE’s closing set at …

Zisko is gearing up to release a new EP on Neighbourhood, ‘Speak Your Truth’. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘The Dystopian Paradise’ below. On the heels of his fiery ‘All Or Nothing’ EP for Involve Records, released in April, the Argentinian DJ and producer returns with another suite of deep, dark and …

The British government has backed a voluntary ticket levy on stadium and arena shows to help safeguard the future of the grassroots music sector. The introduction of the levy – recommended earlier this year by Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMS) – would mean that every ticket sold at an …

MJ Nebreda has released her new EP, ‘Corazón Vol.1’. A monument to the hybrid Latin club sounds pulsing through South America, the new EP builds on Nebreda’s reputation for fusing everything from electro and techno to reggaeton, perreo pop, raptor house and much more. The new EP was announced in …

Created in 2011 to platform left-field and interesting electronic sounds that emerge from India, Qilla Records is now setting a global example for what a label can achieve. With a catalogue that spans singles, albums, and compilations from a broad spectrum of experimental electronic and dance music producers across India …

Famed London venue Roundhouse is starting up a new multi-disciplinary festival of its own. Roundhouse Three Sixty will take place at the iconic Camden space throughout April 2025. As the name implies, the festival’s intent is to present a month of programming sharing “music and culture from every angle of …

Kate Stein will release a new EP, ‘Psychworld’, later this week. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Acapulco’ below. Following the launch of her new label, 99FVR, earlier this year with the sizzling lead single ‘SNAFU’, the Australia-born, NYC-based DJ and producer returns with a new EP of heady and hypnotic club material. Spanning two original …

Japanese label TREKKIE TRAX has released ‘On Tweeq’, a new single from Night Slugs co-founder L-Vis 1990, aka Dance System. The full EP, released on Friday 8th November, also comes with six remixes. It includes reworks from TREKKIE TRAX founders Seimei, Carpainter and andrew, as well as label associates K8, …

Marlon Hoffstadt has released an extended remix of Swedish House Mafia and Alicia Keys’s collaborative track ‘Finally’. It features on a 15-track remix album for the single, which was originally released in August earlier this year and is based off Kings of Tomorrow and Julie McKnight’s 2000 house classic of …

Pa Salieu has shared details of his latest mixtape, ‘Afrikan Alien’. Set for release on Friday, 15th November, it features 11 tracks, including recent singles ‘Belly’, ‘Round & Round’ and ‘Allergy’, as well as guest contributions from Byron Messia, Black Sherif and Odumodublvck. The mixtape follows on from 2020’s ‘Send Them …

Coco Em has shared a new track, ‘Kwa Raha Zangu’. Out now via InFiné, the Nairobi-based producer’s latest single was initially intended to be a club anthem, but evolved to become a more introspective cut over the course of its making. It was written after a night at Nairobi club …

Armin van Buuren has shared a live stream showing him putting together his ‘A State Of Trance Year Mix 2024’. Offering a behind the scenes look into how he puts together mixes, the stream from his home studio clocks in at more than two hours. He delves into his creative …

David Guetta has teamed up with K-pop group IVE for a new single, ‘Supernova Love’. The song samples the late Ryuichi Sakamoto’s 1983 single ‘Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence’, and is described by Guetta as “a global anthem that celebrates the strength and beauty of love across cultures”. Speaking further about …

A new documentary celebrating 40 years of Chicago’s house music scene is set to premiere tonight (8th November). House Music: A Cultural Revolution tells the story of the genre’s evolution via archival footage from the scene’s early years and interviews with the people who were there from the start. It …

Swedish House Mafia’s Steve Angello has revealed that the trio “scrapped” the expected follow up to their 2022 album, ‘Paradise Again’. Speaking with Billboard, the DJ and producer was asked about the status of a new album from the trio, which drew an initial response of laughter. He went on …

Colombian label TraTraTrax have announced a new compilation, ‘no pare, sigue sigue 3’. Due for release on 15th November, the third edition of the label’s series features tracks from Coffintexts, Pluralist, Burna, Shapednoise, DJ Plead and Big Ever, and more.  Launched in 2022 by label founders DJ Lomalinda, Nyksan and …

BBC Radio 1 have named re:ni, Tash LC, Tatyana Jane as the Annie Nightingale Pioneers for 2024. Previously known as the Annie Nightingale Scholarship, the programme was launched by the late broadcasting legend in November, 2021 to support women and non-binary DJs, groups she described as “historically underrepresented” in dance music. Speaking …

Bell Curve is set to debut on Moveltraxx later this week with her latest EP, ‘Heart Alarm’. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘A Second Obelisk Appears’ below. A year on from the release of her ‘Deep End’ LP, the Texas-based DJ, producer and co-founder of the recently ended NYC label Worst Behaviour Recs, is …

Luton rapper BXKS has shared the video for her new single, ‘Wagashi’. Produced by El Londo and Kxmel, the track follows her recent debut headline show in Tokyo. BXKS has also released the track’s video, which was directed by LAUZZA. Mixing animation and live action, the video incorporates elements of …

iZotope has released the latest version of its smart mixing assistant tool, Neutron 5. The latest version of the AI-powered plugin adds three new modules as well as other upgrades and faster processing times. The new modules — Clipper, Density and Phase — bring the total number to ten, each …

X-Coast will release his new LP, ‘The Riviera Collection’, later this week. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Desert Storm’ below. Following his floor-filling April single, ‘Marathon Man’, and a run of killer remixes including Shygirl’s ‘4eva’ and DJ Gigola’s ‘La Batteria’, the Brooklyn-based Serbian DJ and producer returns with a genre-hopping …

Revered hip-hop producer Madlib has filed a lawsuit against his former manager, Eothen ‘Egon’ Alapatt, accusing him of being “engaged in rank self-dealing, concealing information from and repeatedly breaching his duties to Madlib.” The suit goes on to allege that Alapatt, who was also general manager of Stones Throw from …

LCD Soundsystem have officially released their new single, ‘X Ray Eyes’, a track that they have now confirmed to be the first of an as-yet-unfinished fifth album, their first since 2017’s ‘American Dream’. The track was first revealed as a worldwide exclusive on NTS Radio on 22nd October. Soon after, …

A new documentary on the legendary New York City-based record label King Street Sounds is set to premiere later this month. House Music Royalty: The Story Of King Street Sounds is a joint production by Beatport Films and Armada Music and explores the house music label’s more than three decades …

Berlin clubbing institution Tresor has relaunched its training and mentorship scheme aimed at supporting new nightclub managers and venue projects. Running from January until June 2025, the Tresor Foundation’s Academy of Subcultural Understanding is available to young people who want to open a venue in the EU, outside of a …

Chris Stussy has released a rework of Moby’s 1991 classic track ‘Go’. Out now as the second release on the Dutch DJ and producer’s CSS label, the remix follows on from the February release of the imprint’s inaugural offering, ‘Desire’. Speaking about the new cut, Stussy said: “This was initially …

Bell Curve has announced a new EP on Moveltraxx. Listen to the first single below. Set for release on 8th November, ‘Heart Alarm’ will feature three new solo tracks from the Texas-based DJ, producer and co-founder of the recently ended NYC label Worst Behaviour Recs, plus a collaboration with Tampa rap duo They …

Creamfields has shared the first details of its 2025 edition, including the addition of the new 360° HALO “mega stage”. The outdoor stage, the festival said, is the evolution of the Runway stage which debuted in 2022. The new set-up will provide festival-goers with an immersive experience, with its overhead …

A new electronic music album celebrating the life of legendary Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna has been released. Taking in 21 tracks, ‘Senna Driven’ spans techno, trance and other sounds, with some cuts taking in inspirational quotes from the late Formula One racer. Among the featured artists are Armin van …

shjva will release a new EP, ‘Metazone’, later this week via Viscera Transmissions. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘You Must Let It Go’ below. In keeping with the late night themes of the labels VTD series, the Warsaw-based Ukrainian producer serves up three cuts of dark and slippery dub techno, alongside a …

Native Instruments has announced a new version of their portable Traktor controller — the Z1. Designed as a portable but one-stop solution for Traktor’s mixing section, it features basic controls for two-channel mixing including a three-band EQ and gain per channel, two long-throw faders, and a crossfader. Mark two of …

Mr. Redley is gearing up to release his debut EP, ‘Running Away’, next month. Have an exclusive listen to ‘Tat For Ticc’ below. Having earned coveted tastemaker status on the airwaves of Rinse FM, where he currently holds down the station’s flagship Monday afternoon slot, the North London DJ and presenter is set to add yet …

Sally C and Eliza Rose have connected on a brand new floor-filler, ‘DR Pleasure’. Described by Eliza as “sassy, powerful, boss bitch and a little bit cheeky”, the new track will feature on their forthcoming collaborative EP of the same name. Due for release on Big Saldo’s Chunkers on 27th …

Paul van Dyk has released a special 30th anniversary double-vinyl edition of his iconic track ‘For An Angel‘. The original version of the 1994 trance anthem is not included, but the famous ‘E-Werk Club Mix’ is now packaged with new remixes by Öwnboss, Julian Jeweil, LOUT and Kolonie, as well …

Kiernan Laveaux and CCL are starting up their own label called Sweet Abyss. The artists’ aim for the label is to channel the DIY collaborative spirit, highlighting a growing roster of residents and friends, with connected events forthcoming. The artwork and visuals will be led by Malzof.  Sweet Abyss’s inaugural …

Dimitri Vegas is set to officially release his surprise vinyl-only set from this year’s Tomorrowland festival in Belgium.  The performance, which was one of several surprise sets to take place on The Gathering stage at the beginning of the World’s No.1 Festival’s second weekend, saw the EDM star spin more …