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Shygirl can do anything

Jemima Skala speaks to Shygirl about split personas, filthy diction and taking inspiration from Aphex Twin and Missy Elliott

Aluna: "I get asked daily to be exploited by a white DJ"

Aluna and Conducta discuss being Black in dance music, how to build a better future, and why you should sometimes bite the hand that feeds

We need to end sexism, misogyny and violence in dance music

Zab Mustefa talks to Rebekah, DJ Empress and Dave Clarke about fighting sexual harassment and assault in the dance music industry

"A glass ceiling with razor wire": The harsh reality for women working in dance music

A woman with over 20 years experience in the music industry talks about the coercion, bribery and harassment she's faced in her career

7 DJs tell us why they're so excited about Pioneer DJ's CDJ-3000

Honey Dijon, Benji B, Eats Everything, Monika Kruse, Pan-Pot, Josh Newsham and Etapp Kyle discuss Pioneer DJ's new piece of kit

A guide to Blackout Week

Check out all of the features published during Blackout Week

Overmono is allowing Tessela and Truss to break the mould

Joe Muggs talks to brothers Tessela and Truss about Overmono, the collaborative project that's letting them be spontaneous and free

Marshall Jefferson: Why I quit DJing

House music originator Marshall Jefferson on how the rise of EDM has whitewashed dance music and crippled Black artists

RIP Benji Espinoza, an unsung hero of house music

From its earliest days, the DJ International Records co-founder (left) was a tireless champion of house music

José Padilla embodied the original spirit of Ibiza

Bill Brewster celebrates an original Balearic pioneer

Ty and the history of UK rap

A brief history of UK hip hop, rap and MC culture told by a linchpin of the scene, Shortee Blitz

From the dust: The rise of Pa Salieu

Aniefiok ‘Neef’ Ekpoudom meets Pa Salieu, the Coventry MC on the frontline of UK rap

Why didn't UK funky break the mainstream?

Kwame Safo talks to some prominent figures of UK Funky about why the sound didn't crack the mainstream market

20 Black UK house music acts you should know about

Kwame Safo picks 20 Black UK house acts who are pushing things forward

The gentrification of jungle

Kwame Safo talks to Marc Mac, Bryan Gee, DJ Flight and Junior Tomlin about the futuristic Black art form and why its Black roots should never be forgotten

Nightclubs aren't utopia for every Black raver

Joseph 'JP' Patterson details the discrimination that runs throughout clubland

The roadmap to change

Kwame Safo sets out a plan for real change in the music industry

No Signal is the future of radio

Yewande Adeniran explores the impact of No Signal, the radio station celebrating Black British culture and communities

Kevin Saunderson: “Black people don’t even know that techno came from Black artists”

Jaguar talks to Kevin Saunderson and Idris Elba about their Inner City collaboration, the roots of techno and the future of dance music

The exploitation of Black women vocalists in house music

Chanté Joseph talks in depth to five artists about their experiences of racism and misogyny in the music industry

Simon Dunmore: “I’ve had to re-educate myself”

Kwame Safo talks to Simon Dunmore about his responsibility as a record label boss in the age of Black Lives Matter