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The Blessed Madonna pulled out from the line-up of Boardmasters over the weekend, claiming that the festival set “restrictions” on political messaging during performances.
After a successful first event hosted at an intimate studio space in Bow, east London, Art Beyond The Shell grew into a regular club night with a unique concept fusing music with activities, art, and ...
More than 20 artists including Jamie xx, PinkPantheress, and Damon Albarn are billed to play the UK’s “largest ever fundraising concert for Gaza” next month. Together For Palestine is set to go ahead ...
The first nominees for this year’s Independent Music Awards (AIM) have been revealed, including a sweeping number of dance music artists. The 15th edition of the AIM Awards will take place at London’s ...
Bristol pub and music venue The Crofters Rights has announced that it will reopen under a new name, The Croft. Situated in Stokes Croft, the venue announced that it would temporarily close last year, ...
The commitment to advocating for and adding to the cause of diversifying all aspects of dance music production and consumption has been an important reason DESIREE has made the career moves that she ...
Dance music continued to blur the lines between the underground and mainstream this year with the embracing of pop edits and outlandish new stars who look tailor-made to achieve viral fame. Perhaps ...
I’m fascinated by the genesis of music genres and the accidental ways that they sometimes come about. This is a 30 minute live synth jam recorded in 1981 that somehow sounded like house music before ...
Ticketing giant DICE has sold Boiler Room to European events company Superstruct Entertainment for an "undisclosed sum". DICE had acquired the electronic-focused streaming platform in 2021, and will ...
At the start of each year there’s always that feeling of anticipation for the months to come on the dancefloor and which new heroes of club culture will emerge. The mere thought of all the bangers we ...
A grassroots music venue was shuttered every two weeks in 2024, according to figures from the Music Venue Trust (MVT). CEO Mark David presented the findings from MVT's Annual Report 2024 at the Houses ...
Tens of thousands of you voted, and now it’s time for the results. We can now reveal your 50 Greatest Dance Tracks Of All Time.