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16% of British adults have listened to more music in the last 12 months (opens Mixmag in a new tab)
New data from YouGov suggests that Gen Z listeners make up the lion's share of increased music consumption in British adults
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Inside Galactica's first-ever Ibiza residency at Eden (opens Mixmag in a new tab)
The Italian hard techno brand has welcomed slam experts including 999999999, Cera Khin, Holy Priest and NIKOLINA across its 15-date run on the White Isle this summer
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fabric partnership with St Paul's Cathedral labelled "insult to Nelson's memory" by relative (opens Mixmag in a new tab)
The Farringdon nightclub will hold the first event in its new four-year deal with the cathedral on October 29
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New music on our radar this week: Saoirse, UNIIQU3, Folamour (opens Mixmag in a new tab)
All the biggest releases on our radar
Mixmag
Festival line-ups you might have missed: Seismic Dance Event, ADE, Fabrika (opens Mixmag in a new tab)
Rounding up festival news from across the dance and electronic world
Mixmag
10 perfect b2b records selected by dj sweet6teen & Gene On Earth (opens Mixmag in a new tab)
In preparation for their upcoming appearance at London's Waterworks, dj sweet6teen & Gene On Earth put their heads together to pick out their favourite tracks for a b2b DJ set
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UK music industry calls on government to tackle "damaging" EU export fees (opens Mixmag in a new tab)
The EU introduced new fees for small packages this summer, dramatically increasing the cost of sending music products such as vinyl records and merch
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US CD sales were up almost 60% in the first half of 2026 (opens Mixmag in a new tab)
Compact discs have helped boost physical music revenues, which are estimated to be valued at around $731.5 million
Magnetic Magazine
Best Hardware Synths for First-Time Buyers: 6 Synths I’d Actually Start With (opens Magnetic Magazine in a new tab)
Alright, so this article is pushing 4k words, so I won’t launch into prose that sets the stage or describes a situation you’re in… let’s just break right into the information you came here to find. If I were buying my first hardware synth in 2026, I…
DJ Mag
Roland announces its first standalone US store to open in New York (opens DJ Mag in a new tab)
Roland's new flagship store features its first dedicated grand piano showroom
Magnetic Magazine
“No More” Brings Ivye Into Rosica and Maas’s Collaboration (opens Magnetic Magazine in a new tab)
Enrico Rosica told me that “No More” began as a song with a different tone, then changed after a conversation with Ivye and the arrival of her vocal. That detail stayed with me because it says something specific about the collaboration: the singer…
Magnetic Magazine
Nick Warren On Why DJs Should Stop Doing Everything Alone (opens Magnetic Magazine in a new tab)
Nick Warren (@djnickwarren) has been around long enough to know that careers are rarely built by music alone. Records matter, taste matters, and a DJ still has to be able to stand in front of a room and make the hours feel like they belong together…
Data Transmission
Hospitality Weekender reveals its 2027 lineup (opens Data Transmission in a new tab)
Hospitality Weekender has announced its full lineup for 2027, with Andy C, A.M.C, Kings of the Rollers and Dillinja among the names heading to Butlin’s Bognor Regis. The indoor Drum & Bass festival comes from Hospitality, the events arm of…
Magnetic Magazine
Alice Youngling Explains How House History Shapes Her Sound (opens Magnetic Magazine in a new tab)
Alice Youngling (@aliceyoungling) returns to Non Merci Music with “May I Please,” out September 25. The Swiss-born, Barcelona-based DJ and producer has been building a name through groove-heavy tech house, a residency at Tunnel, appearances…
Magnetic Magazine
The Indiigo Child On No Phones, Word Of Mouth, And Memories (opens Magnetic Magazine in a new tab)
The Indiigo Child’s (@theindiigochild) Memories EP arrives on Waveform Entertainment as a two-track release about the tension between honoring the past and staying present enough to feel the life directly in front of you. Daniel Knott, the San…
Magnetic Magazine
SAM SHI Makes The Slow Part Sacred (opens Magnetic Magazine in a new tab)
SAM SHI’s (@samshi.music) “Comfort Zone” lands at a strange point in the technology conversation because the song is not really about production software at all. It is about the places people hide. Relationships, jobs, achievement loops, external…
DJ Mag
Listen to Madonna and Charli xcx’s collaborative single, ‘Danceteria Afterhours’ (opens DJ Mag in a new tab)
The pair have reworked Madonna’s recent track ‘Danceteria’, which appeared on her “CONFESSIONS II’ LP
Magnetic Magazine
Jemma Bolt and LoopDeeLoop Hit Urbana (opens Magnetic Magazine in a new tab)
Jemma Bolt and LoopDeeLoop’s “Love Drug” lands on Urbana Recordings with a club-first attitude that doesn’t need much over-explaining. The track is out September 25 on David Penn’s label, and it arrives with a useful early stamp of approval: Carl…
Magnetic Magazine
SUAHN Builds a Distorted Album From Fear (opens Magnetic Magazine in a new tab)
SUAHN’s new album does not treat distortion like decoration and if you’re expecting just a touch or warmth or a dash of grit, you’re going to be caught severly flat footed. So buckle up, cause this album has some teeth on it. Because distortion…
DJ Mag
Macklemore announces Free Palestine benefit concerts in London, Dublin and Paris (opens DJ Mag in a new tab)
“So, as you all know, my schedule freed up a bit”
DJ Mag
Fred again.. speaks out against AI music: “The process is the magic” (opens DJ Mag in a new tab)
The UK artist shared his thoughts in a series of Instagram stories
DJ Mag
Photographing counterculture and community in the UK free party movement with Alan Lodge (opens DJ Mag in a new tab)
In his new exhibition, Common Grounds: Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976, photographer Alan Lodge, AKA Tash, looks back on the decades he spent documenting free festivals, raves and anarchic parties across the UK. From early years spent in…
Data Transmission
Cut Face share ‘Upgrade (Body Hook Remix)’ ahead of UK live debut (opens Data Transmission in a new tab)
Anglo-French electronic duo Cut Face have released ‘Upgrade (Body Hook Remix)’, a rework of their spring single by one half of the pair. It lands five days before their first London show. The duo will open for producer and DJ 1-800 GIRLS at Village…
DJ Mag
The Prodigy’s ‘Breathe’ set for 30th anniversary vinyl reissue (opens DJ Mag in a new tab)
The release includes the original track, an instrumental version, and two remixes
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