DJ Maphorisa has announced that he is shifting his focus back to afro house, returning to the style that first shaped his career DJ Maphorisa has announced that he is shifting his focus back to afro house. The producer recently shared an unreleased afro house song on his social media and confirmed the move with [...]
The ticketing and event management platform announced a sale to Bending Spoons, notable for their acquisition of declining apps and platforms. Yet another alternative to TicketMaster and Live Nation’s dominance of the ticketing field is changing ownership. Ticketing and event platform Eventbrite is being sold to an Italian company that specializes in acquiring distressed brands, according [...]
Premiere: Richard Earnshaw & Sabrina Chyld - Better For Me (Original Mix) [Artworx] 5 MAG PREMIERE: Richard Earnshaw launches a new label ARTWORX with the sultry voice of Sabrina Chyld — the irresistible soulful house jam “Better For Me” is out now in promo release on Traxsource and available worldwide on 19 December 2025. Introducing the latest imprint from the [...]
Look, we know. Another piece about phones ruining club culture. The think pieces have been written, the surveys conducted, the hot takes delivered. But here’s the thing: most of that conversation has been happening in the abstract, with commentators theorising about what might be happening while the actual architects of nightlife, the people building [...]
Global nightlife phenomenon Glitterbox heads to one of the world’s most famous club terraces every Friday in Ibiza, Amnesia. We have announced a major move for 2026, shaking things up on the island as we head to Amnesia, taking over the lauded club every Friday night from 15 May – 9 October. A characteristically [...]
Happy New Year! It seems that 2026 will start with a bang, as BKMAG is reporting that on January 1, 2026 the now-infamous Brooklyn Mirage and its parent Avant Gardner were sold to the group behind Pacha, FIVE Holdings. Five Holdings, the parent company of Pacha, made its deal with Axar, the longtime lender that acquired most of the Mirage’s assets [...]
The meagre financial returns of streaming for artists has been a point of controversy since its inception. Now substantial investments in AI weaponry are causing musicians, labels, and consumers to further question their relationship with streaming giant Spotify When Michail Stangl learned about Spotify CEO Daniel Ek's initial €100m investment in Helsing — a German company specialising in [...]
With 15,000 flyers from the golden age of UK rave and acid house in his possession, and countless others from around the world stored on the Phatmedia website he’s run since 1998, collector Dave Nicholson has built an essential archive of dance music’s visual history. His new book on Velocity Press, UK Rave Flyers 1988–1989, [...]
Ron Trent, Todd Terje and many more will play the venue's next season. Ministry Of Sound has detailed the first events of its 2026 programme. The London venue, which celebrates its 35th anniversary next year, will kick 2026 off with a New Year's Day edition of Peach Club's House of Peach, featuring sets [...]
The event will go ahead on New Year’s Day, featuring a bill of Brooklyn DJs Words: | Photo: Kara McCurdy 16 December 2025 Brooklyn nightclub Paragon is set to host an inauguration party for the Mayor-Elect of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, on New Year’s Day. The venue will open its doors to the [...]