After being immersed in the Afro house scene during a decade living in Ghana, Mimmo Falcone launched MoBlack Records to help promote the sound internationally. Nearly 10 years and over 500 releases later, the label is a crucial outpost for the sound. Alongside a mix from its catalogue, Kitty Amor learns the label’s story [...]
PRESS RELEASE December 6, 2022 Apple Music expands its world-class lyrics experience with a new feature for fans to easily sing along to tens of millions of songs Apple Music Sing will allow fans to sing along to their favorite songs and will be available to subscribers worldwide later this month. CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced [...]
PRESENTING Mr. Realistic (USA), SylvioN (NL), DJ Q (CUR),Carmelo Carone (IT), Antonio Deep Scarano (IT), Bryan Peroni (USA), Feline (UK), Louie Balo (USA), Blayne (USA), Radikal Roy (NL), Tony Moses (IT), Tim Susa (GER), Miss Chief (UK), Kavita (UK), Wahine (USA), Greg Middleton (UK), Mercedes Martinez (USA), Lady Lago (NL), Danney Canova (NL), Fleur [...]
As Beyoncé and Drake take on the genre, legends from Robin S to Jesse Saunders reflect on its resurgence and my phone started pinging,” explains Robin S, the powerhouse vocalist behind Show Me Love, one of the most successful house records ever made. “I stayed half asleep. Then very early in the morning, my son called. [...]
Last month, Robbie Williams took to the stage at new White Isle venue 528 Ibiza where he performed his first ever DJ gig alongside dance group Lufthaus. Just weeks later, the former Take That frontman scrapped his electronic project after claiming that the show was “so awkward”, and that he didn’t actually know what he was doing. "So I turned [...]
Interview ‘It gives me peace’: house legends Larry Heard and Robert Owens on winning their Trax legal battle Lauren Martin ‘I know how things can seem insurmountable’ … Larry Heard (left) and Robert Owens. Composite: PYMCA/Universal Images Group/Getty Images; Boaz Arad A successful copyright action against their former label means the celebrated producers can reclaim their back catalogue [...]
Wez Saunders takes over Defected with full acquisition Wez Saunders has acquired dance label and music group Defected, Music Week can reveal. The independent label was launched in 1999 by Simon Dunmore. Following the management buyout by the MD, Saunders has now become CEO of the group. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Documents lodged at Companies [...]
When disco music fell out of favour at the dawn of the 1980s, jazz prodigy Patrice Rushen became pivotal in ushering in a new era of post-disco and boogie — offshoots of the cast out genre that James Mtume, Reggie Lucas and Kashif also had a hand in moulding. Under Elektra Records, Patrice would release a string of albums that pushed R&B forward [...]
200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time - Do You Agree? From Chic to Skrillex, from Chicago house classics to festival rave anthems, from songs that filled the floor at the Loft and the Warehouse to ones that blew up on TikTok. WHAT DO WE mean by “dance songs”? Good question. In a sense, any [...]
The world’s biggest Black stars have turned to the genre not to pander to white tastes – but to remind fans where it came from. Michelle Kambasha This week, Drake treated fans to a surprise drop of his new album Honestly, Nevermind. Its release, just nine months after his last record, Certified Lover Boy, received lukewarm [...]
