Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
SABC pays 35% artist debt to SAMRO ATTENTION: SABC pays 35% artist debt to SABC, it might snow it’s so unbelievable. Finally, some good news is coming from the SABC. To the thousands of authors and composers of music played on SABC TV or radio, you will be paid your dues. It’s no secret that […]
DJ Mag’s Alternative Top 100 DJs 2019 a house/techno dream DJ Mag’s Alternative Top 100 DJs 2019 is powered by Beatport, your one-stop dance music shop. Last month DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJ list was announced, heavily dominated by EDM, which is fair considering it’s a vote and sale-based operation. But, despite chart positions being […]
Facebook and Instagram are censoring sexual emojis Facebook and Instagram are censoring sexual emojis when used on grounds of solicitation. Social media giants Facebook and Instagram are censoring sexually-charged fruit and veggie emojis, including the peach and eggplant. This stems from Facebook’s July update of its Facebook Community Standards language regarding acceptable sexual expression on […]
Red Bull Music Academy releases free digital content archive ahead of closure As a final goodbye, Red Bull Music Academy is giving all their digital content away for free. Earlier this year we reported on the miserable news that RBMA and Red Bull Radio was gearing up to close by the end of the year- […]
Music genres with the most drug references Despite its reputation, EDM features less drug references in its tracks than most popular genres. Artists have been singing about alcohol and drugs for as long as alcohol and drugs have featured in our culture- so probably forever. But which genres feature the most drug/alcohol talk? Despite having […]
Ban facial recognition is the call from major music festivals The ban facial recognition initiative was started by Fight for the Future. Facial recognition is upon us. With major companies investing in it and venues already experimenting with it, it’s a matter of time before your face is in some sort of database. But this […]
Bridges For Music ADE2019 Cycle tour raises £25,000 Funds raised during the ADE2019 Cycle tour will go towards sponsoring 40 students in 2020. Powered by Pioneer DJ, the 2019 Bridges for Music ADE cycle tour was a huge success seeing as they smashed their team target of raising £25,000 in sponsorship funds. Starting in Paris, […]
Anti-rave legislation passes in French Senate Anti-rave legislation will just push the rave scene underground, where it thrives. When will they learn that you can’t stop people from raving? It didn’t work back then and it most certainly won’t work today, especially considering how popular it is. But hey, they’re going to try. On Tuesday, […]
Dope St Jude track features in new Apple TV show trailer Dope St Jude has a great track called ‘Grrrl Like’ and it features on a trailer for an upcoming show about Emily Dickinson. READ: Dope Saint Jude – pioneering original twists on local Hip Hop [Interview] The show, titled Dickinson, is slated for release on […]
SA poet and rapper The LazarusMan makes a track for the deaf The LazarusMan has tailor-made a track for the deaf community to enjoy. Listening to music is a universally loved past-time. It unites, it heals, and it brings immense enjoyment to all who can experience it. Unfortunately, there are millions of deaf and hard […]
