Orsay is kicking off the year on a high note. Fresh off the buzz of last summer’s breakout hit Natura, the rising talent has partnered with electronic music heavyweight Maxi Meraki for a track that’s as personal as it is powerful. Titled Amado, this heartfelt collaboration lands on Adriatique’s Siamese imprint and has already been[…]
Rampage has shared the first wave of artists set to play the Belgian bass promoter’s Rampage Open Air festival in 2025. With an extra day added to this year’s festivities, the four-day camping event, billed as “the biggest drum & bass and dubstep festival in the world,” is expected to draw close to 20,000 bass[…]
ZiXS is making a bold entrance into the scene with his debut single, Street Talk. Emerging from the underground realms of tech house and dance music, this track marks an impressive beginning to his journey. The foundation of Street Talk is rooted in a groovy, laid-back tech house vibe, but it builds into peak-time intensity[…]
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has warned of the “concerning” state of the “deeply fragile” UK nightlife industry, ahead of April’s expected tax increases. New figures from the industry body reveal a loss of 405 nightlife venues since 2020, with the NTIA suggesting that upcoming tax hikes in April – when Autumn Budget policies[…]
UK music sales hit a record-breaking £2.39 billion in 2024, according to statistics from the Digital Entertainment and Retail Association (ERA). Beating the previous record of £2.22 billion at the height of the CD era in 2001, figures reveal that last year saw spending on music soar largely as a result of streaming service subscriptions[…]
A police officer has been sacked for punching a man in the face at a “freshers” club night. According to BBC News, an off-duty officer, PC Brett Spruce, assaulted the man at Leeds’ O2 Academy in the early hours of September 22, 2023. BBC News reported that the officer, who worked for West Yorkshire Police,[…]
A Belfast nightclub is among a number of venues in the city trialling a single-use plastic ban. Reusable cups are set to replace the two million single-use plastic cups used every year across Belfast’s gig and entertainment venues. Read this next: How dance music can limit its environmental impact According to The Irish News, the[…]
Table of Contents Image C/O Rimas Entertainment LLC Bad Bunny’s “Baile Inolvidable”, is a record he’s described as his personal favorite from Debí Tirar Más Fotos. The song tells the story of a man who can’t forget the woman who taught him to dance, blending nostalgia, love, and loss into something that feels both deeply[…]
Table of Contents Images Credit To Daughters Of Cain Records Ethel Cain’s Amber Waves, the closing track from her project Perverts, is haunting in its exploration of addiction, loss, and numbness. It’s a song that feels both intensely personal and eerily universal, weaving together imagery that lingers long after the music fades. Using my background[…]
Table of Contents Images Credit To Daughters of Cain Records Ethel Cain’s “Pulldrone” feels like a bold turning point—not just in her music, but in the way she tells stories. It’s a 15-minute descent through emotional and spiritual chaos, structured as twelve numbered sections that play like a dark, unsettling liturgy. Taken from her sophomore[…]
The UK government has announced plans to introduce a cap on ticket resale prices for live events, proposing a “30% above face value or less” limit. Announced today (January 10), the move comes as part of UK Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Lisa Nandy’s plans to end the “misery” endured by fans at the hands[…]
TikTok has confirmed that it will cease operations in the US by January 19 should a ban of the app be upheld. The Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding the streaming platform’s appeal against the ban today, just nine days before the law is supposed to take effect — and the day before Donald Trump[…]
Dante shares A powerful return via UK label Bad Parrot From the first note, “Need You” from German artist Dance means business. layered with modern experimental flourishes that sound straight out of an Overmono or Bicep rulebook, it’s a two-step bass-rich piece of electronica with influences across jungle & dubstep. Guided by meticulous production, Dante[…]
Sherry Z represents the diversity of Taiwan’s music scene Some genres, styles and musical feelings are able to transcend borders – and take a grip with artists and creatives across the globe. Based in Taiwan, the new album from Sherry Z sounds exactly like it could have been concieved in the soulful hotbed of Brooklyn,[…]
Marlon Hoffstadt paused his set at Australia’s Wildlands Festival to urge festivalgoers to “drink water” and “chill a fucking bit”. The DJ and producer, also known as DJ Daddy Trance, was undertaking his second set at the Adelaide-based festival on Sunday evening (January 5), when he paused the music to address the crowd. “As much[…]
Public Enemy frontman Chuck D has spoken out against people playing and referencing the track ‘Burn Hollywood Burn’ in a taunting, celebratory fashion amid the fires that are devastating Los Angeles. The wildfires have caused significant destruction to the city. The official death toll currently stands at 10 people, while tens of thousands of acres[…]
We’re excited to debut the Adam Stark remix of Nihil Young’s Alone Again on our SoundCloud, available exclusively a week ahead of its official release on January 17th via Magnetic Magazine Recordings. Stark’s remix builds on the emotional intensity of Nihil Young’s original, mixing in his own refined production style to create a version that’s[…]
Jody Vukas releases his latest Melodic House single, ‘Fade,’ featuring vocalist Ariana Celaeno: displaying his signature sound once more, offering a track punctuated by his bold energy and refreshing style, Jody Vukas aims to continue connecting with genre lovers around the globe, building on his momentum with this brand-new release via Future House Cloud. With[…]
Audioscenic’s pursuit of redefining audio technology has reached an exciting milestone with the unveiling of the world’s first AI-enhanced QD-OLED monitor. This 31.5-inch monitor, created in collaboration with a global leader in personal computing, pairs advanced QD-OLED display technology with Audioscenic’s revolutionary Amphi® Hi-D® 3D sound system. The result is a seamless blend of stunning[…]
GRAMMY Award-winning rapper and producer, Lupe Fiasco, is set to become a professor of hip hop in a new undergraduate degree course. The hip hop Bachelor’s course, which has been launched by John’s Hopkins University’s Peabody Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, will take in its first students in Autumn, 2025. It’s the first ever hip hop[…]
Tupac Shakur murder suspect, Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis, has filed a motion to dismiss his homicide case. According to The Associated Press, the request to dismiss the indictment arrives ahead of a trial that’s due to take place in March. Read next: Tupac’s brother shares suspicions over Diddy’s denial that he was involved in the[…]