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Mochakk is a fully-fledged dance music phenomenon

After shooting to viral fame in 2022, Mochakk has asserted he has the range and the vision to earn his place in the top-tier of electronic music. Ana Yglesias joins him on his much-hyped, ice-cream-filled New York takeover, seeing his boundless creativity, non-stop schedule, and the many fans who idolise him first-hand

Get to know James Massiah, the DJ, poet, rapper and producer who's mastering the art of self-expression

Jamaal Johnson speaks to multi-hyphenate James Massiah about his latest project ‘True Romance’, as well as his philosophy, influences, upbringing, and the process of opening up and accepting himself

Cezar on Romanian minimal: “No other cultural movement from Eastern Europe has achieved such global recognition”

Jamaal Johnson speaks to Ro-minimal pioneer Cezar Lazãr about the globe-conquering impact of the sound, mentoring the next generation, and making his debut at the Romanian edition of UNTOLD Festival this summer

On their comeback, the Sugababes are getting their clubland flowers

Dance music has always been a part of the Sugababes. Now the original trio have reunited, they’re dominating dancefloors, getting booked alongside hyped DJs, and asserting their credentials in the contemporary club scene. Patrick Hinton reports

An interview with drum 'n' bass DJ Ros Atkins

Ahead of the debut set at Glastonbury, Aneesa Ahmed speaks to drum 'n' bass DJ Ros Atkins - who's also a BBC News presenter - about raving in the '90s, running club nights, and the contemporary d'n'b scene

“We like to take our time”: Why musclecars won't get caught up in the dance music rat race

Brooklyn DJ and production duo musclecars, AKA Brandon Weems and Craig Handfield, take influence from New York's rich dance music legacy and bring it into the present with a genre-bending sound that's connecting on both sides of the Atlantic

Smokin' Jo's life story isn’t the usual glossy superstar DJ biography

Smokin' Jo's autobiography 'You Don’t Need A Dick To DJ' is an inspiring and at-times brutal tale, detailing a turbulent adolescence and rise to become one of UK's most legendary DJs. She speaks to Manu Ekanayake about her remarkable life and challenges along the way

RIP MC Conrad: A peerless performer who became one with the music

MC Conrad is one of the most recognisable voices in drum 'n' bass who played a pioneering role in evolving the sound. Marcus Barnes pays tribute

Welcome to Hyperdrama: Justice’s cinematic venture into a brand new world

The world around Justice may have changed but dance music’s unshakeable stars have the same nonconforming approach as when they started

Uncle Waffles: “When a stage requires me to go big, I always think ‘how big can I go?’”

Uncle Waffles' international success represents an exhilarating era for southern African music. As her groundbreaking career continues its ascent, the Eswatini DJ, producer and performer speaks to Natty Kasambala about the ancestral power of log drums, the universal language of dancing, and touching grass

From footwork to infinity: Jlin is an era-defining artist

Since first emerging with some of the loudest, fastest, most powerful music on record, Jlin has ascended well beyond the realms of 160 BPM. Her new album ‘Akoma’, featuring Björk and Philip Glass, is the work of a one-off composer

DJ Python is ready to enjoy the milestones

Ahead of his appearance at Simple Things this weekend, rhythm master DJ Python talks celebrating milestones, moving to London and the generational lineage of soundsystem culture

As LAVURN, Cassius Select explores his experimental, introspective side

Lavurn Lee is best known for crafting bone-rattling rhythms as Cassius Select. Now with a new self-titled project, he's incorporating a lifetime of music influence to reach what feels like his final form

Manga Saint Hilare is grime's realest storyteller

Manga Saint Hilare speaks to Manu Ekanayake about his days in Roll Deep, keeping it real, and approaching different genres from a grime perspective

How tinnitus affects DJs' life and work in music

7 DJs discuss their experience with tinnitus and share advice for dealing with it

J Dilla’s music will always sound like the future

On what would have been the late Detroit beatmaker’s 50th birthday, Thomas Hobbs writes about J Dilla’s unparalleled genius and how he inspired generation-after-generation of producers to move at their own pace

Bar Italia just want to have fun

Initial question marks about Bar Italia grabbed attention across musical worlds, while their output since has held it. They emerge from a cloud of hype to speak to Patrick Hinton about following vibes, dance music, and their popular appeal

DJ Paulette has always been one step ahead

DJ Paulette's new book - Welcome to the club: The life and lessons of a Black woman DJ - documents her illustrious, pioneering career and wisdom gained along the way. Ahead of its release, she speaks to Kamila Rymajdo about highs, lows and breaking glass ceilings

The Top 25 Artists To Watch In 2024

Spanning DJs, producers, live acts and rappers, these are the artists you need to check out next year

The Top 25 Producers Who Defined The Year 2023

The creators who brought joy to dancefloors and kept the evolutionary wheels of dance music turning

The Top 25 Breakthrough DJs Of The Year 2023

The new generation of DJs taking over dance music