Features From Chicago to the world: How footwork crossed the globe The originators of Chicago footwork rewired and dominated local dancefloors — then together, they moved the world. Tracy Kawalik explores the unshakable legacy and unifying power of Chicago footwork with the master architects who carved out the blueprint
Global News Fela Kuti becomes first African artist to receive GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award The Afrobeats pioneer is being awarded by the US Recording Academy some 30 years after his death
Global News Spotify and "big three" major labels are suing Anna's Archive for $13 trillion A court filing claims that the internet activist group has engaged in the "brazen theft" of 86 million audio files from the platform
Global News Deezer says it has demonetised 85% of all AI-generated music due to fraud The French streaming service is now making its AI-detection tool “commercially available”
Galleries In pictures: capturing the neon-lit carnival of EDC Thailand The technicolour takeover of Phuket came with drones, daisy wheels & four stages of massive global names
3,5 hours of deep grooves from Theo Parrish at The Mixmag Lab Bali Pure connection comes alive on the La Brisa dancefloor with sounds of dusty funk, soulful jazz & more from the Detroit icon
Global News Robert Pattinson: “I had my headphones over the bat ears, making electronic music” The Batman star spoke about his love for 100 Gecs and making "ambient" music in a new interview
Tech KORG reveals phase8 acoustic synthesizer with vibrating steel resonators Based on Acoustic Synthesis technology, it generates sound through real resonators paired with analogue wavefolding, audio-rate modulation & a built-in sequencer
Features Festivals in Asia to look forward to in 2026 Your annual festival run starts here—from destination raves to massive main stages, these are the region’s unmissable events of the year
Asia News Bad Times Records finds a new home inside La Cabane Hong Kong Ani Phoebe shares on how the relocation builds on community, vinyl culture, & collaboration
Premiere Premiere: DJ MARIA. remixes Sunju Hargun’s ‘Silverhaze’ into a techno ripper Originally released two years ago, the ambient track gets a breath of fresh air in the final instalment of ‘Extans Mantra’
Global News Music tech company Native Instruments enters preliminary insolvency The company’s assets will be “sold off in some form” as a result of the proceedings, according to reports
Global News Kanye West apologises, links antisemitism to 2002 brain injury The musician purchased a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal to apologise for his offensive actions
Global News Funko launches Daft Punk collectibles celebrating duo’s iconic looks The robots are the latest artists to join Funko’s Pop Rocks line, arriving as vinyl figures from their Alive & Discovery era
Global News Sadiq Khan's Nightlife Taskforce share 23 recommendations for London's night-time economy Recommendations include licensing reforms, a review of late-night transport links, and a "Nightlife Future Fund" to support new nightlife projects from underrepresented communities
Global News Chad Hugo is suing former The Neptunes' partner Pharrell Williams for unpaid royalties The lawsuit claims Williams owes Hugo "over $1 million" for his work on 2017 N.E.R.D album 'No One Ever Really Dies Alone'
Asia News Elle Shimada’s CHALANT collective hosts femme-led discussion & event in Tokyo Taking over ORD and SALOON in Daikanyama, the event coincides with the release of Shimada’s second album, ‘Lullaby For The River In My Body’
Asia News Labubu-shaped combination pills seized in Koh Phangan Last April, the Ramathibodi Poison Centre warned about toy-shaped drugs spreading during Songkran
Events Laidlaw leads Intergalactic Global x Mixmag Asia pop-up takeover series at wappo & The Shady Pig The event also includes local heroes on the line-up in an intimate 360° setup, a Void soundsystem, and late-night afters at Shady Pig
Features Artists exciting us in 2026 / January Our monthly round-up of names from Asia & the diaspora, making major noise & moves everywhere that matters
Global News Sydney’s lockout laws scrapped after 12 years of nightlife restrictions The controversial laws prohibited Sydneysiders from partying past 3:30AM, and limited the number of drinks bought per person
Global News Fred Again.. unveils new “immersive” exhibition in New York ‘Boris Acket - Secret Life Exhibition’ has taken over Queens' East End Studios
Film & TV New documentary sheds light on Berlin's "disappearing" nightclubs ‘Danced Out?’ explores the “increasing pressure” on the German capital's world-famous nightlife scene
Global News Hip hop most downloaded genre on Splice for third year in a row Afro house saw a 778% rise in downloads on the sample library with 6.7 million downloads in 2025
Features A peek inside Le Cirque; home of The Mixmag Lab Jakarta’s debut Prepare for a tightly-balanced line-up in a space designed for immersion in the world’s largest metropolis next weekend
Asia News Dguru launches Sangsu Records with 9-track compilation The first release showcases "leftfield electronics, experimental forms, and club-informed approaches that are sometimes functional and sometimes deliberately not"
Music Daijo looks ahead with debut album rooted in emotional melodic house & techno The Vancouver-based artist continues to build on the success of ‘Goodbye’ on Revealed Recordings
