Artists The evolution of A. G. Cook After breaking through as a 'disruptor', the PC Music founder is now a scene figurehead and experimental pop pioneer. This summer he's further embracing the limelight with the release of two 'debut albums'
Artists Shimza is using house music to connect South Africa with the rest of the world From the 011 to BBC Radio 1, South Africa’s DJ Shimza continues to break new ground for afrotech’s legacy
News Move D declares 'Your Time Is Up' with remix of Will Saul's track All profits go to the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust
Scene reports The beautiful chaos of Amapiano, South Africa's emerging house movement Amapiano was born in townships and is now taking off as an international phenomenon
News Banksy loses copyright to West Bank artwork after refusing to reveal identity The anonymous street artist lost a legal battle with a UK card company
News Listen to Shimza in the mix for Mixmag's BBC Radio 1 residency The South African house star delivers an hour of his signature style
Blog A new era of creativity: Watch Eva Lazarus and Swindle collaborate over 5G Ericsson's 5G network means artists can now collaborate in real time, from anywhere
News Dillon Francis keeps the spirit of summer rolling with ‘The Coconut Nut Malibu remix’ "'The Coconut Nut' is a perfect lighthearted anthem for summer vibes,” says Dillon Francis
News Ten Erick Morillo accusers share their stories of rape and sexual assault In this exclusive report, Annabel Ross hears accusations against Erick Morillo that span the last 27 years
News Team behind Griessmuehle opens new Berlin club, Revier Südost An outdoor area of the venue called Baergarten is now open
News Notorious B.I.G.’s crown is being sold at auction The auction also includes love letters written by Tupac
Lists Listen to a euphoric trance-inspired playlist curated by E L L E The London-hailing artist shares some transcendent tracks
News Drum ‘n’ bass pioneer Krust announces first album in 14 years ‘The Edge Of Everything’ comes out via Crosstown Rebels in November
News LA-based SOS MUSIC launch their label with a charity compilation featuring rRoxymore, Violet and LCY Proceeds will be split between three different charities providing for women and transgender people
News Gorillaz will release their 'Song Machine' collaborations as an expanded album and add a glittering list of collaborators to the tracklist They will also be performing a live show in December with songs from ‘Song Machine: Season 1 - Strange Timez’
News Amelie Lens, Paulette, Sama' and more team up for a 12-hour livestream in aid of Beirut It will open with two minutes of silence in commemoration of those who lost their lives
News Qrion, Lane 8 and Yotto contribute to an ambient compilation on Anjunadeep It’s entitled ‘Reflections Vol. 1’ and will be the first in a longer series
News Colombian producer Verraco announces debut album 'Grial' It’s being released on his own Insurgentes imprint
News Micachu & The Shapes rebrand as Good Sad Happy Bad for upcoming new album 'Shades' The new record will be out in October
News US vinyl sales surpass CDs for the first time in more than 30 years Revenues from vinyl sales in the first half of 2020 account for 62% of physical sales, according to a report from the RIAA
News Pa Salieu introduces 'My Family' on new single Annie Mac premiered ‘My Family’ as her Hottest Record in the World on BBC Radio 1
News Hyph11E has an ace in the hole with debut album ‘Aperture’ The 10-track LP is out on SVBKVLT next month
Video Blog Kano highlights police brutality in performance of his single 'Teardrops' The rapper was performing 'Teardrops' as part of the virtual GRM Rated Awards
Artists Latin American culture is the driving force of Nicola Cruz's music Ecuador's Nicola Cruz makes electronic music that has Latin American heritage at its core
News Kool & the Gang co-founder Ronald ‘Khalis’ Bell has died Bell wrote some of the group's biggest hits, including 'Celebration' and 'Jungle Boogie'
Tech Pioneer DJ steps up a level with the CDJ-3000 The new CDJ model is more advanced than ever before
Features RIP Simeon Coxe: An electronic music inventor who defied time The homemade electronic instrument used in Silver Apples' psychedelic rock / proto krautrock made Coxe a musical revolutionary
News You can now take a graded music assessment in DJing Graded certifications for DJing have been laid out in a new syllabus
News Silver Apples co-founder Simeon Coxe has died The synth pioneer made revolutionary electronic music with Silver Apples
News Ida Engberg: “We should not glorify rapists” The Swedish artist spoke out following tributes made to Erick Morillo
News Drum 'n' bass artist DJ Empress details alleged sexual harassment by Erick Morillo The DJ says Erick Morillo sexually harassed her when she worked at a record store in New York
News MUTEK Montreal returns with over 100 artists for 2020 MUTEK brings together international and local acts, as well as hosting the MUTEK Forum
News Listen to Nicola Cruz in the mix for Mixmag's BBC Radio 1 residency Nicola Cruz goes in with a selection spanning Karima F, Evil C, Astral Travel and more
News A UFO hunter spent 30 years trying to contact aliens by playing Kraftwerk into space His story is told in new Netflix documentary John Was Trying To Contact Aliens which is available to stream now
News Kamixlo bares all on debut album 'Cicatriz' The title of Kamixlo's debut LP is the Spanish word for 'scar' and is full of his signature take on reggaeton
News J Hus, George The Poet and Little Simz are nominated for the fifth annual Rated Awards The annual celebration of the best in Black British music returns for its fifth birthday
News Level Up DJ and production tutorials for women and non-binary people will conclude next week with Jess Bays and Jaguar The sessions have been running throughout August
News Lex Amor and Bel Cobain kick off a new singles series with The Silhouettes Project It will culminate in an album release in December
News The Jazz Cafe will return from mid-September It will be fully operational as a socially distanced and seated venue
News Jasmine Infiniti launches new QTPOC-focused label New World Dysorder It’s first compilation is called ‘WW1’
Shygirl throws it down again on 'FREAK' Shygirl returns with a hot new single produced by Sega Bodega
News Joseph Capriati releases long-awaited third album 'Metamorfosi' 'Metamorfosi' arrives on the Italian producer's label Redimension
News Mixmag partners with BBC Radio 1 for month-long residency Nicola Cruz, Shimza, Nazira and Dee Diggs will present DJ mixes throughout September
News Swing Ting enjoy ‘Business & Culture’ with PERiiSU The track arrives from Reform Radio’s ‘Co-Lab Theory’ project
News Evian Christ finally gives the people what they want with 'Ultra' Evian Christ's new single is out now on Warp
