https://djmag.com/ DJ Mag - living & breathing dance music. en Music / Dance Music DJ Mag Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:16:12 +0100 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:31:16 +0100 https://djmag.com/news/zainab-announces-debut-ep-canal-view-ninja-tunes-technicolor The third single, ‘Banglahore’, is out now Martin Guttridge-Hewitt Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:31:16 BST DJ Mag https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/ZAINAB_%2012.jpg.webp?itok=XTtj45Xj https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/ZAINAB_%2012.jpg.webp?itok=XTtj45Xj https://djmag.com/news/untold-festival-offer-free-hpv-testing-and-breast-ultrasounds-attendees-2026 Complimentary access to professional consultants will be available close to the event site for all wristband-holders Martin Guttridge-Hewitt Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:17:10 BST DJ Mag https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/03-untold-festival.jpg.webp?itok=77duMfNt https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/03-untold-festival.jpg.webp?itok=77duMfNt https://djmag.com/tech/fl-studio-2026-available-now The update to Image-Line’s popular DAW is available as a free download to existing FL Studio users April Clare Welsh Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:43:33 BST DJ Mag https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/fl-studio.jpg.webp?itok=HV51OjFA https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/fl-studio.jpg.webp?itok=HV51OjFA https://djmag.com/news/electronic-artists-share-stories-behind-their-career-changing-records-new-book-breakthrough Donato Dozzy, Richie Hawtin, Jlin, Suzanne Cianni, Max Richter, Moby and more deep-dive into their most celebrated output Martin Guttridge-Hewitt Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:55:17 BST DJ Mag https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/mixcollage-08-jul-2026-11-52-am-9207.webp?itok=mvJeUr2t https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/mixcollage-08-jul-2026-11-52-am-9207.webp?itok=mvJeUr2t https://djmag.com/news/king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-announce-edm-album-and-nyc-rave-shows The psychedelic rockers have been tinkering with a modular synth big enough for all six members to play at once Martin Guttridge-Hewitt Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:20:38 BST DJ Mag https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/Image%2009-07-2026%20at%2016.06.jpg.webp?itok=-aXlj5gp https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/Image%2009-07-2026%20at%2016.06.jpg.webp?itok=-aXlj5gp https://djmag.com/news/franky-rizardo-cancels-pete-tong-remix-collaboration-following-john-summit-theft-claim Summit has accused Tong of "jacking" his work on a remix they worked on together for a release with Rizardo Martin Guttridge-Hewitt Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:47:30 BST DJ Mag https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/comp-john-franky-pete.jpg.webp?itok=OUwaHC8_ https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/comp-john-franky-pete.jpg.webp?itok=OUwaHC8_ https://djmag.com/news/venezuela-earthquake-relief-fundraising-compilation-released-pulso-i The 36-track ‘PUSLO I’ collection will direct donations to Fundación Proyecto Maniapure with two more benefit volumes to come Marissa Cetin Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:33:12 BST DJ Mag https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/a3701381555_10.jpg.webp?itok=4RbYKjT9 https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/a3701381555_10.jpg.webp?itok=4RbYKjT9 https://djmag.com/tech/alphatheta-announces-new-all-one-unit-xdj The new unit includes a number of features from AlphaTheta’s flagship CDJ-3000X multi player and DJM mixers April Clare Welsh Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:16:01 BST DJ Mag https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/alphatheta-xdj-an.jpg.webp?itok=RN5BPiin https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/alphatheta-xdj-an.jpg.webp?itok=RN5BPiin https://djmag.com/news/bonobo-shares-new-single-arooj-aftab-fire-water-listen The track is out now alongside another new single, ‘Drift’, with both set to appear on Bonobo’s forthcoming album James Keith Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:02:04 BST DJ Mag https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/bonobo-arooj-aftab-at-broken-arrow-ranch.jpg.webp?itok=D9eGIAvj https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/bonobo-arooj-aftab-at-broken-arrow-ranch.jpg.webp?itok=D9eGIAvj https://djmag.com/features/recognise-110-gideon From playing the very first track at the 1994 Anti-Criminal Justice Bill protest in Trafalgar Square, to organising some of the UK’s most significant sound system-led protests in recent memory, Gideon Berger has devoted his life to using house music as a political force. A DJ, producer, activist, and event organiser extraordinaire, he’s also the co-founder of Glastonbury’s iconic NYC Downlow and Block9, a respected creative director, and label honcho at HOMO-CENTRIC. Here, alongside a mix of  original releases, remixes and upcoming exclusives, he speaks to Ria Hylton about his dedication to the queer roots of house, kicking against commercialisation, and understanding dance music not as a way of escaping the world, but of changing it Ria Hylton Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:38:46 BST DJ Mag https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/RECOGNISE-110-FEATURE-HEADER2.jpg.webp?itok=3Faj1HTj https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/RECOGNISE-110-FEATURE-HEADER2.jpg.webp?itok=3Faj1HTj https://djmag.com/news/new-los-angeles-club-origin-opens-summer The new club is expected to open in Downtown LA’s Arts District late summer/early autumn this year James Keith Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:36:56 BST DJ Mag https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/Screenshot%202026-07-08%20at%2016.47.11.png.webp?itok=ugdR08_D https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/Screenshot%202026-07-08%20at%2016.47.11.png.webp?itok=ugdR08_D https://djmag.com/news/konflict-announces-festa-do-sol-return-rooftop-party-london Costa Rican sisters Malakita will join KONFLICT. residents Antares and Balzar at Eight Members Club in Moorgate on Saturday 11th July DJ Mag Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:35:31 BST DJ Mag https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/FDS_NUDE_2.jpg.png.webp?itok=KTHlz5Z0 https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/FDS_NUDE_2.jpg.png.webp?itok=KTHlz5Z0 https://djmag.com/news/ministry-of-sound-launches-dj-competition-find-new-resident-djs The 12-hour, audience-voted competition will be broadcast live on Twitch, with contestants competing for the residency and prizes worth £25,000 James Keith Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:10:47 BST DJ Mag https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/ministry-of-sound-the-box.jpg.webp?itok=ho-1zqnC https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/ministry-of-sound-the-box.jpg.webp?itok=ho-1zqnC https://djmag.com/news/watch-john-summit-drop-his-avicii-seek-bromance-remix-debut-stockholm-show The Chicago-born DJ explained he had been waiting for the right time to drop the remix of the 2010 track James Keith Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:54:39 BST DJ Mag https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/john-summit-avicii.jpg.webp?itok=O1_LjeZP https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/john-summit-avicii.jpg.webp?itok=O1_LjeZP https://djmag.com/tech/numark-announces-two-new-controllers-party-mix-iii-and-mixtrack-go "The Party Mix has always been the controller that gets people hooked on DJing" April Clare Welsh Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:39:56 BST DJ Mag https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/Numark_0.png.webp?itok=HHr-0M9A https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/Numark_0.png.webp?itok=HHr-0M9A https://djmag.com/news/explicit-lyrics-popular-music-have-halved-2018-report-says Pop culture data journalist Daniel Parris found that just 13% of tracks in Spotify’s Top 50 were marked as explicit in 2026, compared to 74% in 2018 James Keith Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:27:20 BST DJ Mag https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/parental-advisory.jpg.webp?itok=QAS_1GY4 https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/parental-advisory.jpg.webp?itok=QAS_1GY4 https://djmag.com/news/top-100-djs-2026-voting-now-open Voting is open now until 16th September 2026 at 23:59 (GMT) DJ Mag Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:00:00 BST DJ Mag https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/T100%20DJs%202026%20KV%2016-9.jpg.webp?itok=qCEJmjcJ https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/T100%20DJs%202026%20KV%2016-9.jpg.webp?itok=qCEJmjcJ https://djmag.com/news/berlin-ambient-venue-kwia-will-close-month “Ambient is officially ruined” Marissa Cetin Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:37:36 BST DJ Mag https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/kwia-0.webp?itok=sYVpDR0k https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/kwia-0.webp?itok=sYVpDR0k https://djmag.com/news/evolution-of-drum-machine-charted-new-book-beat-gems The coffee table book by Oli Freke and Kim Bjørn explores the evolution of vintage synths, from their early designs to the iconic instruments used today Marissa Cetin Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:11:38 BST DJ Mag https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/beat-gems-book-drum-machines-kickstarter-fundraiser-photo.webp?itok=ggcL1bSQ https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/beat-gems-book-drum-machines-kickstarter-fundraiser-photo.webp?itok=ggcL1bSQ https://djmag.com/news/darude-sandstorm-run-returns-helsinki-next-month Following the 7K run through locations featured in the music video, Darude will headline a concert at Kaivopuisto Park Marissa Cetin Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:30:37 BST DJ Mag https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/darude-sandstorm-fun-run-helsinki-7k-august-2026.jpg.webp?itok=s5ZimXMD https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/darude-sandstorm-fun-run-helsinki-7k-august-2026.jpg.webp?itok=s5ZimXMD https://djmag.com/news/kelela-and-pinkpantheress-link-new-single-bridge-listen The track arrives ahead of Kelela’s third studio album, ‘new avatar’, out this Friday (10th July) Marissa Cetin Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:46:31 BST DJ Mag https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/Kelela_the_bridge_-pinkpantheress-packshot-single.jpg.webp?itok=IDg4UkW3 https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/Kelela_the_bridge_-pinkpantheress-packshot-single.jpg.webp?itok=IDg4UkW3 https://djmag.com/news/skrillex-ai-songs-can-go-viral-you-cant-have-feeling-of-being-seen-if-there-isnt-human-other The US artist gave his first formal interview in a decade with Berlin-based culture magazine 032c Marissa Cetin Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:21:47 BST DJ Mag https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/skrillex_shotbynaisha.webp?itok=7fUHL5BU https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/skrillex_shotbynaisha.webp?itok=7fUHL5BU https://djmag.com/features/fisher-setting-sail From Gold Coast surfer to Grammy-nominated artist, Aussie DJ FISHER is back at the World’s No.1 Club, [UNVRS] for another residency this summer. Amidst another incredible run of parties, DJ Mag Ibiza caught up with the house star to talk all about his history with the White Isle, balancing family life with touring, and much more Mick Wilson Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:54:10 BST DJ Mag https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/FISHER-IBZ-cover-3.jpg.webp?itok=UcPN0in2 https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/FISHER-IBZ-cover-3.jpg.webp?itok=UcPN0in2 https://djmag.com/reviews/renzniro-no-weapon-shall-prosper Music Reviews ALBUMS Release date: 7 July 2026 | James Keith RenzNiro No Weapon Shall Prosper self-release Formidable grime elevation James Keith Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 BST DJ Mag https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/music_reviews/2026-07/no%20weapon%20shall%20prosper%20%281%29.jpeg.webp?itok=v8B7L6O9 https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/music_reviews/2026-07/no%20weapon%20shall%20prosper%20%281%29.jpeg.webp?itok=v8B7L6O9 https://djmag.com/news/saffrons-artist-development-programme-black-women-and-gender-diverse-music-creators-returns The latest instalment of the mentoring programme will support three artists Christian Eede Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:16:56 BST DJ Mag https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/251203_SaffronRecords_Emerging_ArtistShowcase_AmyFernPhotography-14.jpg.webp?itok=DNgaCX-h https://djmag.com/sites/default/files/styles/djm_23_430x242/public/2026-07/251203_SaffronRecords_Emerging_ArtistShowcase_AmyFernPhotography-14.jpg.webp?itok=DNgaCX-h