"It's almost like being in a House Music Hall of Fame." Marshall Jefferson is the latest artist to receive a Defected Records 'House Masters' compilation. Out on 29th May, the Chicago house pioneer will release a 40-track retrospective that will highlight Jefferson's solo hits, production credits, remixes, and underground favourites from his 50 year [...]
The museum showcases both visual art and music from “prominent Italian artists” Italy’s “first-ever" disco museum is set to open in Riccione this month, Museo Discoteca (MUDI). The museum sits inside Riccione’s famous pyramid-shaped music venue, Cocoricò, and is due welcome visitors for the first time this Sunday (May 19). MUDI will showcase both visual art [...]
TO MARK THE ostensible 40th anniversary of Chicago house music, Derrick Carter and DJ Heather will headline a free event at Chicago’s Daley Plaza, which begins at noon on May 29. House Music 40 has teamed with the ARC Music Festival to produce the event, which Mother Diva will host. It’s the first of several events the city is [...]
The legendary imprint is the latest in a string of acquisitions by the label's investment arm New York house music label King Street Sounds is being relaunched through Armada Music's investment arm. Home to an expansive and influential catalogue of independently-released house music, the label was launched in 1993 by Hisa Ishioka, who named it after the [...]
A new print magazine is documenting queer dance music scenes around the world. Based in Amsterdam, No One Magazine aims to spotlight communities and collectives who promote connection and identity building through electronic music. The first edition focuses on the Amsterdam scene, covering topics such as the city's oldest queer-run club, squat parties and [...]
Customers could soon be paying for more services, according to reports Spotify has officially demonetised all tracks with under 1,000 streams. The new policy came into effect for all artists in 1st April 2024. The revised revenue scheme was announced last year, and means music will only be included in the royalty pool calculation if it [...]
Karizma, Anané, Tony Touch, Ash Lauryn, Jana Rush, Johnny Fiasco, Andrew Emil, DJ Slugo, Lori Branch, Wayne Williams, Alan King, Carla Prather and more are among the incredible number of artists booked for the 2024 Chicago House Music Festival, marking its return to Millennium Park and the Jay Pritzker Paviliion this June 2, 2024 from [...]
Great news for all the music enthusiasts and Music industry professionals out there! The Winter Music Conference is finally making a comeback in 2025 after an extended hiatus. The event, one of the nation’s leading electronic music summits, was founded in 1985 and is estimated to attract roughly 100,000 people. Marking the brand’s 35th anniversary, [...]
The storied UK house label celebrates the late Chicago house legend on the tenth anniversary of his death with a new vinyl pressing of his 2015 compilation Defected is releasing a collection of the late Frankie Knuckles' classics and remixes in a new vinyl set. Part of the storied UK label's 'House Masters' compilation series [...]
MyHouseRadioShowcase.jpg There are pool parties, and then there is the My House Radio Showcase Pool Party! The My House Radio Showcase Pool Party features an over-the-top stellar lineup of talent: Block and Crown, Georgie Porgie and Jason Walker, Saliva Commando, James Deron, Mr. Realistic, Bryan Peroni, Mike NYCE, David Ohana Aviance, Marshall [...]