BLiM's CEO Dr. Charisse Beaumont told a London Assembly committee of a "culture of silence" and "fear" where artists and promoters avoid speaking up in the face of police and bureaucratic discrimination London's night-time economy is discriminating against Black and Brown artists and promoters in its event licensing, Black Lives in Music told a [...]
I Was There: The Rise of House Music in Chicago tracks the impact of DJ Ron Hardy before his untimely death in 1991 at age 32 A new documentary highlights the late Chicago DJ Ron Hardy's pioneering contributions to house music history. I Was There: The Rise of House Music in Chicago tracks the impact [...]
Danny Tenaglia shares the story behind one of dance music’s most treasured tracks, ‘Music Is The Answer’ Danny Tenaglia shares the story behind one of dance music’s most treasured tracks, ‘Music Is The Answer’. In this episode of our Making Of A Dance Classic series, the legendary New York DJ recalls how he [...]
NYC’s Tedd Patterson and The Illustrious Blacks join forces for a celestial house heater on SoSure Music Tedd Patterson and The Illustrious Blacks are releasing a new collaborative single, ‘Let The Music Set You Free’, later this week. Have an exclusive first listen below. With the grooves still reverberating from his March single, ‘Piece of Me’, featuring Inaya Day, NYC luminary [...]
Robert and Lyric Hood make house that’s clear in its sanctified intentions — but whatever your beliefs, the music that the father-and-daughter duo create as Floorplan is some of the most joyous club material you’re likely to hear. Their new album, ‘The Master’s Plan’, came out on Classic Music Company last month, and Bruce [...]
World-class house label Defected Records is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Carl Loben corners CEO Wez Saunders for some insights about its inner workings, and asks a selection of associated artists what the secret is to the brand’s lasting success Almost a quarter of a century ago, DJ Mag popped over to Defected [...]
Brown was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer late last year Glitterbox is releasing an album to raise funds for Kathy Brown's chosen cancer charity, Macmillan Cancer Support. The legendary house vocalist was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, which has since spread to her brain, late last year. A GoFundMe has since been set up by Brown's daughter [...]
"I hope the visitors discover what liberation sounds like" Honey Dijon is curating a jukebox installation for the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center in Manhattan. Part of a new exhibition marking the 55th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, the installation recreates the original jukebox and music playing at the now-iconic Stonewall Inn gay bar [...]
The label will release a new three-track EP in July Legendary Chicago house artist Mike Dunn has announced he will relaunch his influential Danca Mutha imprint after three decades. Founded by Dunn back in 1988, the label released music by artists such as MD Connection, Gershon Jackson, and I-ROC-T. Dunn also co-founded seminal [...]
Sam Divine is the Queen of Defected, and she’s helming the UK house music brand’s first season at Ushuaïa Ibiza this season as its weekly resident and key figurehead. For the the first of DJ Mag's 2024 Ibiza cover stories, Divine speaks candidly about her difficult upbringing, falling in love with house music, lifestyle [...]