Nazar is releasing a new sci-fi and anime-inspired album, ‘Demilitarize’, via Hyperdub on 25th April. You can listen to the first single, ‘Anticipate’, below.  The follow-up to his acclaimed 2020 debut ‘Guerrilla’, ‘Demilitarize’ was written at a time of new romance compounded by serious illness for the Belgium-born Angolan producer, …

Avalon Emerson’s new project is called Perpetual Emotion Machine. Watch the video for debut single ‘Don’t Be Seen With Me’ below. The American DJ and producer is following up her dream pop band Avalon Emerson & The Charm‘s 2023 self-titled album with her first solo dance release for Indiana-based label …

Tour-Maubourg will release a new EP, ‘Panorama Sessions Vol. 2’, next month. Listen to ‘Just Believe (Panorama Version)’ below.  The six-track release follows last years ‘The Panorama Sessions’ and, like that EP, finds the Paris-based jazz house producer reinterpreting previously-released tracks with the help of saxophonist Ismael Ndir and drummer …

Albania’s UNUM Festival has revealed the first wave of acts playing its 2025 edition. Returning to its idyllic home of Rana e Hedhun from 5th-10th June, the festival will this year take in sets from the likes of Ricardo Villalobos, Dixon, Carlita, Seth Troxler, Sonja Moonear, Quest, Damian Lazarus, Rhadoo …

DJ and vocalist Charisse C has released a new single, ‘Siren’s Interlude’. Merging elements of South African house and amapiano with alternative R&B, the Kinder-produced track follows her debut EP, ‘EVERGREEN’, which was released last year. ‘Siren’s Interlude’ is out now via Charisse C’s own Abantu label and can be …

HoneyLuv is heading out on a tour around the US next month. The London-based Cleveland artist will be taking her Luv N’ Spring Tour to eight venues in March and April, plus a return to Miami Music Week from 26th to 30th March. HoneyLuv will kick the tour off on …

Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) has revealed the line-up to its 2025 festival in Las Vegas. Insomniac will take over the Las Vegas Motor Speedway to host the major US EDM weekender from 16th May through the 18th. The line-up features more than 250 artists from the US and around the …

DJ Mag has teamed up with Confidence Man to share a special recording of their recent headline show at the 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin, the final night of their sold-out UK and Ireland tour. Taking place on 10th December 2024, the show rounded out what was a monumental year for the Australian …

Tomorrowland has revealed the schedule for its upcoming Winter festival next month. The fifth edition of the Belgian festival giant’s week-long event in the French Alps runs from 15th March to the 22nd. More than 150 artists are set to play across seven stages at the Alpe d’Huez ski resort …

Steve Angello and Modern Tales have linked up on a new single called ‘Darkness In Me’. Watch the video below. For the Swedish House Mafia member’s first solo release of the year, he’s collaborated with the Swedish producer-vocalist duo on the new track musing on themes of desire and temptation. …

Armin van Buuren, Ben Hemsley and Lucy Pullin have teamed up for a new single called ‘Is It Beautiful?’. Listen to the trance track below. The world’s No. 1 trance DJ and 2023’s DJ Mag Best of British Best Producer‘s first-ever joint production features the key trance vocalist and Simon Patterson-collaborator …

“I’m super excited to be the 2025 Meltdown festival curator! My team and I are preparing eleven days of art, music, workshops and more,” said Simz. “So many incredible artists have curated this festival so it’s a true honour to be a part of it. Thank you to the Southbank …

A new UK Artist Touring Fund (UKATF) has been launched by the Musicians’ Union, Featured Artists Coalition and Music Managers Forum.  Applications are now open for support which will focus on “reconciling” shortfalls in touring budgets, overcoming the increasing significant financial obstacles artists face when considering whether to go on …

Africa Rising Music Conference is teaming up with AlphaTheta to host two pre-conference roadshows in Nairobi and Durban. The Nairobi event will take place from 18th-21st February at the venue The Mist. It will take in panel discussions featuring key local industry figures, as well as free DJ workshops hosted …

Ahadadream is to headline a fundraising event at AAJA Deptford tomorrow (Thursday, 13th February). All proceeds from the event will be donated to AAJA, a grassroots radio station and event space that is currently under threat from closure amid pressure from property developers and spiralling operational costs. Ahadadream will be …

Sonique is celebrating 25 years of her debut album ‘Hear My Cry’ with a live UK tour this year. The iconic British singer and DJ, famous for the now-classic single ‘It Feels So Good‘ that opens ‘Hear My Cry’, will visit 10 cities in the UK to perform the LP …

The Barbican is turning one of its car parks into a temporary club this spring and summer. The transformation will take place as part of a new multi-sensory exhibition at the London cultural institution titled Feel the Sound, which is based on the idea that “frequencies, sound, rhythmic patterns and …

Barker has announced his next album, ‘Stochastic Drift’, which will arrive via Smalltown Supersound on 4th April. ‘Reframing’, the LP’s first single, is named after a psychological technique for “reinterpreting a situation in a positive way” and is available to stream below. Barker explained that the “challenge for this record” was …

Azzecca has released a new single.  Out now on Three Six Zero Recordings, ‘Holding Back’ is a high-energy piano house tune with a tripped-out progressive streak. Listen to it below.  “The vocal on this track felt so anthemic, I just wanted to take a swing at making something light and …

A street in Detroit has been named after J Dilla. The unveiling of the street sign took place on what would have been the beloved hip-hop producer’s 51st birthday, today (7th February). As the Detroit News reports, Dilla was one of five people chosen by Detroit City Council to be …

Burning Man has introduced a new tiered ticket pricing model for its 2025 edition that intends to make the festival “accessible to all who wish to participate”. With tickets now priced at $550, $650, $750, $950, $1,500 and $3,000 (plus taxes and fees), the gathering’s new pay-what-you-will system will enable ticket-buyers to …

What’s sweet, circular, and often coated in layers? James “J Dilla” Yancey’s ‘Donuts’, of course. The final album to be released during the Detroit hip-hop producer’s lifetime — landing on 7th February 2006, his 32nd birthday, three days before he passed — it is baked in an atmosphere of tragedy and …

A controversial planned Prince documentary for Netflix has been officially scrapped. Production of the six-part Prince series was originally greenlit in 2018, but subsequently stalled over disagreements between the Prince estate and the documentary’s director Ezra Edelman, who also directed O.J.: Made in America, over what they described as “dramatic” factual inaccuracies and “sensationalized” versions of events in his life.  …

Wu-Tang Clan are releasing a new album with long-time producer Mathematics. ‘Black Samson, the Bastard Swordsman’ features appearances from all nine surviving Wu-Tang members: Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Cappadonna, U-God, Masta Killa, Inspectah Deck, GZA and RZA, Variety reports. The group’s first full-length album following 2017’s ‘The Saga Continues’ also features …

Max Richter has spoken out against a UK government proposal that would update the law to allow AI systems to be trained using copyrighted music.  Last December, the UK government published a consultation on its proposals “to change the way in which UK copyright applies to the development of artificial …

The full line-up for DJ Mag Present 2025 Miami Pool Party has been announced.  Returning to the Sagamore Hotel on South Beach from 26th to 30th March, this year’s five-day Miami Music Week Pool Party series will kick off with DJ Mag Presents’ legendary annual showcase. Alongside a headline set …

In this series, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Baalti spotlight some of the projects that inspired their forthcoming EP, ‘Mela’, from heart-in-mouth house and hypnotic qawwali, to adventurous electro, leftfield club and more

A portable vinyl record player has been created by the Zig-Zag rolling paper company.  The suitcase-style product is being marketed as “a harmonious blend of the brand’s rich musical heritage and modern audio technology”, and comes with built-in speakers as well Bluetooth connectivity. The three-speed turntable also includes a USB …

Dialled In has launched a new initiative for South Asian talent in creative industries. Dialled Industry’s debut conference will take place next month, with an artist residency programme following in March and a mentorship scheme later this year. Dialled in, which started in 2021 as a London festival by the …

Kiara Scuro are readying the release of their debut EP, ‘Night Crush’, on Faux Poly later this week. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Zeki’s Dream’ below. On the back of a formidable run of singles and remixes for labels like Armada Music and Ritmo Fatale, the London-based DJ and production duo – …

Houghton festival has revealed the first names on its 2025 line-up. Craig Richards’ four-day Norfolk event will return to Houghton Hall from 7th August through the 10th. The initial line-up announcement features festival favourites like Ricardo Villalobos, SHERELLE, Ben UFO, Carista, dBridge, Mala, Joy Orbison, Batu, Helena Hauff, Zip, Palms …

Emotive was about to become one of the great New York house labels of the early ’90s — another influential yet underrated New York house community member, Hector Romero, served time there as well — but it wasn’t exactly glamorous. “The Emotive office was about 10 feet long and eight …

Jeff Mills has released a new EP under his Millsart alias. Titled ‘Star Child’, the four-track record is the latest instalment in his Axis Expressionist Series of releases and is themed around embracing imperfections. You can listen to the full EP below. ‘Star Child’ follows on from Mills’ last Millsart …

A new report has exposed the “unsafe” working conditions experienced by festival staff in the UK. In the survey by entertainment union Bectu, which collated the experiences of 100 music festival workers, around half of the respondents said they felt unsafe at work, while a third had experienced a risk to …

Roska has linked up with vocalists Kristie Killick and Manga Saint Hilaire for a new single, ‘Kingdom’. Out on his own Roska Kicks & Snares label, it’s the first in a series of releases set to come from the UK producer this year. Killick has previously contributed vocals to Roska’s …

Jubilee has released a new EP, called ‘Jump Start’, through her own Magic City label. It’s the first in a series of records scheduled for the upcoming year from Jubilee and her label as it marks its 10th anniversary. The EP takes in two new tracks, ‘RIGHT TURN ON RED’ …

SHERELLE is bringing her SHERELLELAND tour concept back to the UK this spring for seven dates. As ever, the line-ups will be curated by the DJ, featuring sets from herself and others. Ticket prices for every event are also capped at £10, with SHERELLE saying: “It’s for the bocats on …

Vybz Kartel is marking the 10th anniversary of his album ‘Viking (Vybz Is King)’ with a reissue featuring seven additional new tracks. Out today (Friday, 31st January), the reissue arrives in the run-up to the 2025 Grammy Awards, for which the legendary dancehall artist has received his first nomination. It …

Detroit label and promoter Interdimensional Transmissions is putting on a fundraising event in support of esteemed techno DJ and producer Anthony “Shake” Shakir. Set to take place at Tangent in Detroit on Saturday, 1st March, the line-up will bring together a number of key figures from Detroit’s techno scene, including …

aya has shared details of her second album, titled ‘hexed!’ Due for release on Friday, 28th March, the 10-track record “confronts the desperation and dysfunction of addiction”, according to a press release. It marks aya’s return to Hyperdub after debuting on the label with 2021 LP ‘im hole’. Writing on …

Joy Orbison has collaborated with vocalist Joe James on a new single, ‘Bastard’. Out now, the track follows Joy Orbison’s 2024 club hit ‘flight fm’ and builds on ideas explored on 2021 mixtape ‘still slipping vol. 1’. Writing on Instagram, the UK DJ and producer said: “We made ‘Bastard’ in a …

Amnesia Ibiza has announced the line-up for its 2025 season opening party.  Taking place on 10th May, 18 artists will play across Main Room and Terrace of the legendary superclub, which was voted No.8 in DJ Mag’s Top 100 Clubs poll in 2024.  In the Terrace, sets will come from …

Standing in a DJ booth amidst a 6000-strong dancefloor, Jennifer Loveless is in her element. Mixing tracks that span multiple decades and styles, she bops along with her enraptured crowd, an effortless cool in her demeanour against the heat of Boiler Room’s Sydney 2023 edition. Acid-tinged synths give way to …

“I’m really surprised at some of the people who’ve been playing it, but it’s great. Great records should be beyond the scene. At the end of the day, ‘flight’ has like three notes in it, maybe not even three!” he laughs. “It’s not about being a virtuoso, which I definitely …

Lucrecia Dalt is back with a new single ‘cosa rara’, featuring English artist David Sylvian, on RVNG Intl. Listen to the track below.  This is the first new music from the Berlin-based Colombian artist since her acclaimed 2022 album ‘¡Ay!‘, also released by the storied experimental New York label. Today’s …

Atlanta rapper, producer and DJ Unk, real name Anthony Leonard Platt, has died aged 43. News of the ‘Walk It Out’ and ‘2 Step’ hitmaker’s death was shared on social media by his wife Sherkita Long-Platt and one of his former record labels, Atlanta imprint Big Oomp Records on Friday, 24th January. “Please respect …

Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) have unveiled a new multi-year licensing deal for recorded music and music publishing, which claims to focus on “growth, innovation and the advancement of artists’ and songwriters’ success.” In a statement published by UMG yesterday (26th January), chairman and CEO Sir Lucian Grainge described the …

ANNA has released a new single through Tomorrowland’s record label. Titled ‘Future Hearts’, the club-ready track makes heavy use of the handpan and calls back to her Afterlife-released cut ‘Cosmovisión’. It appears on the single release alongside two alternate versions of the song: an ambient version and a ‘Guided Meditation’ …

SSL has announced a new audio interface designed to be the centrepiece of your setup, the SSL 18. The new unit is a rack-mounted interface with 26 inputs and 28 outputs in total, including eight dedicated SSL preamps, two high-current headphone outs, and a built-in Listen Mic Compressor, the famous …

FKA twigs has released her third studio album, ‘EUSEXUA’. The long-awaited follow-up to 2019 LP ‘MAGDALENE’, and 2023 mixtape ‘CAPRISONGS’, is out today (Friday, 24th January) following months of teaser singles, including the title cut, ‘Perfect Stranger’ and ‘Drums Of Death’. Released via twigs’ long-time label home of Young Recordings, the album …

FKA twigs has released her third studio album, ‘EUSEXUA’. The long-awaited follow-up to 2019 LP ‘MAGDALENE’, and 2023 mixtape ‘CAPRISONGS’, is out today (Friday, 24th January) following months of teaser singles, including the title cut, ‘Perfect Stranger’ and ‘Drums Of Death’. Released via twigs’ long-time label home of Young Recordings, the album …

ROLI has announced a new music-learning product called Piano. The keyboard features 49 full-sized keys, with ROLI’s BrightKey light-up system. And, because it’s ROLI, each key features per-note pitch bend and polyphonic aftertouch, meaning you can bend individual notes within a chord, a feature of their famous Seaboard products. ROLI’s …

Adiel has released a new single, ‘Bolingo Malenbè’. Featuring guest contributions from Guinean vocalist and percussionist Falle Nioke, the track is out via [PIAS] Électronique and forms the first of a number of upcoming single releases due in the coming months from Adiel. The various singles will ultimately form a …

Phase — the company behind the DVS remote that’s become an industry standard for timecode DJs — has announced a flagship new product called Phase Pro. The new wireless remotes now feature built-in OLED touchscreens that can display everything from MIDI controls for your DJ software like FX amount and …

FiiO has announced the Snowsky Retro Nano. The unit is a combination of a music player, wireless headphone amp and high-quality digital-to-analog converter (DAC), despite costing only £60. On the surface, it mimics classic cassette players from the ’80s and ’90s, but it’s packed full of modern features like high-quality AptX …

New York nightclub Paragon is closing down. The announcement was made yesterday, Wednesday 22nd January.  A post on social media explained that the venue’s operators “simply cannot afford the financial reality of this industry in 2025.” The 5,000 square-foot, multi-tiered space is expected to shut in April “It is with deep …

There are few artists spinning as many plates as London luminary NAINA. From helming Hooversound Recordings alongside SHERELLE and co-hosting the label’s hit show on NTS, to spotlighting underground club sounds with Apple Music and tearing up dancefloors in Canada, Croatia, Ibiza and beyond. Now, the multi-hyphenate is entering her …

Hï Ibiza has announced its first resident for 2025: Joseph Capriati. Kicking off on  4th July, the Italian house and techno titan’s METAMORFOSI party will take over all three rooms at the world’s No.1 club every Friday until 3rd October. Capriati will be joined by a host of guests during the 14-week …

Roland has launched a new pair of “high-fidelity” studio headphones called the VMH-S100. The cans, which Roland call a “new standard for music creation and production”, feature a flat sound profile for a more honest representation of your track with no hype in the lows or highs, plus a very wide …

Suzi Analogue will debut a new audiovisual piece and live electronic score at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this week.  ‘BY ANY MEANZ SONICALLY’ is a new performance that “shines a spotlight on the profound contributions of Black women to the evolution of electronic dance music”, according to BAM, intersecting …

Nightmares On Wax is readying a new remix package to mark seven years of his ‘Shape the Future’ album. Have an exclusive first listen to DJ Fitchie’s remix of ‘Typical’ below. To celebrate the occasion, the legendary Leeds DJ and producer has recruited three heavyweight artists to reimagine ‘Typical’, a fan …

TSHA has announced a new remix EP, ‘Sad Girl Remixes’. Listen to the first two tracks below. Arriving next month via Ninja Tune, the seven-track project will feature remixes of music from her latest album, ‘Sad Girl’, by Alan Dixon, St. David, Paul Sirrell and icykof. TSHA shared the announcement on Instagram …

Hamdi has announced a four-week residency at Chicago’s Cermak Hall. House Warming will run every Friday throughout March, and promises multi-genre line-ups with guests including Taiki Nulight, Kettama, MPH, and local hero LYNY.  Oxford-born Dubstep producer Hamdi relocated to Chicago in 2024 “with the goal of immersing himself in the …

Kuduro trio Blacksea Não Maya have released their final album, ‘Despertar’, via Lisbon label Príncipe. Spanning nine tracks, the record was largely made by one-third of the group, DJ Kolt, with contributions from other members DJ Perigoso and DJ Noronha. It draws on kuduro, tarraxo and trap. ‘Despertar’ follows on …

Marie Davidson has shared a new track, titled ‘Demolition’. Made in collaboration with Soulwax and Pierre Guerineau, it’s the fourth song to be released from forthcoming album ‘City Of Clowns’, which Davidson announced last month with the unveiling of lead cut ‘Sexy Clown’. Built around a chugging electro beat, ‘Demolition’ finds …

Ahadadream has teamed up with Champion and grime MC Logan for a new collaborative single, ‘Big Boy Tracks’. Out now on Ahadadream’s More Time label, the new cut is firmly rooted in UK club music, drawing on elements of UK funky, grime and UK garage. In a statement, Ahadadream said: …

An exhibition dedicated to Detroit techno is coming to Michigan State University Museum. Techno: The Rise Of Detroit’s Machine Music will run from 4th February through to 30th April, and explores the evolution of techno, its importance to Detroit, and its connection to Afrofuturism. Admission to the exhibition is free. …

The Prodigy have announced their first headline show in the US since 2017. On Monday, 14th April, the group will head to San Francisco to play at The Warfield Theatre. Tickets will go on sale for the show on Wednesday, 22nd January at 10am PT, and you can sign up …

No name is quite as synonymous with the birth of house music as that of the late, great Frankie Knuckles, who was born on 18th January 1955. Of course, the evolution of house from the DNA of disco — and, to lesser extents, electro, industrial, Italo and new wave music …

Nuage is gearing up to release his new ‘Mystery’ EP later this week. Have an exclusive first listen to the title track below. Following releases on coveted imprints including Anjunadeep, 20/20 Vision and This Never Happened, the Armenia-based DJ and producer debuts on Sasha’s Last Night On Earth label with his latest intrepid electronic …

Jay Lumen is readying a new two-tracker under his Avalon Child alias, ‘My Beat’. Listen to the title track below. Launched last summer with a debut EP on MOXY MUSIK, the project signals a return to the Hungarian DJ and producer’s house roots, prioritising big-room beats, stomping percussion and terse, techy grooves. …

De La Soul have announced the re-release of a rare 1994 EP featuring a collaboration with A Tribe Called Quest. Originally issued in a limited pressing of 500 copies, ‘Clear Lake Auditorium’ was distributed exclusively to selected DJs as part of the promotion of De La Soul’s third album, 1993’s ‘Buhloone …

John Glacier and Sampha have collaborated on a new single, ‘Ocean Steppin’. Listen to it below.  The track is set to appear on John Glacier’s forthcoming album, ‘Like A Ribbon’, which is due on 14th February via Young.  Produced by Kwes Darko, ‘Ocean Steppin’ sets the understated cool of John …

Four Tet has curated another party with his friends under a bridge in Brooklyn. Kieran Hebden is hosting a rave at Under the K Bridge Park, located in the industrial event space adjacent to the Kosciuszko Bridge, on 17th and 18th May. He’s invited Joy Orbison, Nia Archives, Champion, Hamdi, …

Discogs is donating all revenue from sales on 17th January to help people affected by the severe Los Angeles fires.  The recording collecting and discovery platform will share the day’s earnings with Recording Academy nonprofit MusiCares, whose efforts are currently focused on supporting artists and music industry workers with evacuation, …

Kampala’s Nyege Nyege Tapes have released a new mixtape from Nigerian “freebeat” pioneer DJ Tobzy Imole Giwa. ‘Lagos City Unloaded’ comprises two hyperactive side-long mixes that bring together Eurodance, R&B and local street rap while showcasing the Nigerian freebeat movement. Boosted by dances on TikTok, the music — which blends …

Blossom Hill has released a new remix EP on Loose Fit Records. Listen to ‘Home Colours Remixed’ below. Following the release of his emotionally-charged debut EP, ‘Home Colours’, in July, the Berlin-based DJ and producer returns with four club-centric remixes that “reimagine the tracks for the dancefloor.” The project – released on …

European culture channel Arte has shared a new documentary on trance and Eurodance. The 16-minute film is called Trance Revival: Von wegen Trash-Musik! and explores both genres’ respective histories, as well as their recent resurgence as popular sounds on dancefloors. The documentary takes in interviews with the likes of French …

The UK government has announced plans to cap the price of resale tickets in an attempt to clamp-down on ticket touts. The cap was one of the Labour government’s election promises, in response to complaints from event-goers that touts were bulk buying tickets and then reselling them for huge profits. …

TikTok is to appear before the US Supreme Court today (10th January) in a final attempt to block its imminent ban in the US. The move, which would require tech giants such as Apple and Google to remove the the social media platform from their app stores and inhibit updates, …

Anyma has collaborated with Ellie Goulding on a new single, ‘Hypnotized’. Marking the first time the two artists have teamed up on record, Goulding contributes vocals to the melodic techno cut. Its lyrics explore the struggles of trying to hide internal feelings for someone, only for those emotions to grow …

TOKiMONSTA has shared the third single from her forthcoming new album, ‘Eternal Reverie’. Listen to ‘Feel It (ft. grouptherapy.)’ below. The track – out today (10th January) – follows previous singles ‘For You’, featuring Kaelin Ellis, and ‘Switch It’ featuring Cakes Da Killa and R&B duo GAWD. TOKiMONSTA pairs her ethereal production with the avant-garde …

Hï Ibiza and Ushuaïa have announced details of their 2025 opening parties. The award-winning Ibiza clubs will usher in the summer season on Saturday 26th April with two day-to-night events. Speaking about the event, the team behind the World’s No.1 club, Hï Ibiza, said: “It’s happening. Spread the word and mark your calendar… …

Nora En Pure will release a new single, ‘Protected’, this week via Enormous Tunes. Have an exclusive first listen to the track below. The Swiss-South African artist chases her December single, ‘Polar Lights’, with another warming, progressive house heater to kick off 2025. Steeped with starry-eyed piano grooves, tropical sounds …

Tresor.West is offering free entry to its parties on Saturdays throughout January as part of the Dortmund venue’s efforts to get back to its roots in the underground.  Sister to the legendary Berlin institution, the German venue opened in 2019 inside a historic factory building. Despite initial success, on Friday …

The lawyer of Duane “Keefe D” Davis, the man charged with Tupac Shakur’s murder, has filed a motion for case dismissal on constitutional grounds. Carl Arnold, Davis’ lawyer, argues that the 27-year delay in prosecution and a “failure to honour immunity agreements” violates his client’s constitutional rights. Writing in a …

The lawyer of Duane “Keefe D” Davis, the man charged with Tupac Shakur’s murder, has filed a motion for case dismissal on constitutional grounds. Carl Arnold, Davis’ lawyer, argues that the 27-year delay in prosecution and a “failure to honour immunity agreements” violates his client’s constitutional rights. Writing in a …

KI/KI has released a new single, ‘Getting Ready For The Party’, in collaboration with vocalist Storm Mollison. Listen to it below.  Known for her invigorating take on techno, trance and acid, the Dutch star’s new single has been a staple in her recent DJ sets. KI/KI pairs Mollison’s smooth but …

FEMME HOUSE has revealed its free production, DJ, activism and discussion workshop programming for the first half of 2025. Founded by LP Giobbi and HERMIXALOT in 2019, the New York-based non-profit organisation dedicated to creating equitable opportunity and amplifying women, gender-expansive, BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ creatives is offering a number of …

Awakenings’ Upclose festival has revealed the complete lineup for 2025. The second edition of the Dutch festival promoter’s smaller-scale event will return on the weekend of 17th and 18th May at Houtrak (Spaarnwoude-park) in Halfweg. The line-up features DJ EZ, Jeff Mills, SPFDJ, Fumi, Benny Rodrigues, KI/KI, Bae Blade, 999999999, …

Chromeo are putting out a limited-edition tape of their new album, ‘Album Contemporary’ alongside a chrome cassette player. The tape player, which boasts updated features such as rechargeable batteries, is available via French cassette company We Are Rewind while the LP comes equipped with two exclusive bonus tracks. It is …

MoMA Ready has dropped a new 20-track collection. Check it out below.  The successor to last January’s 12-track ‘BODY 23’, ‘BODY 24’ spans the spectrum of dance music from house to drum & bass across 20 tracks. “A Collection of music for the people that support me. If you’re new here, …