Arts & Culture

Tixr, a global ticketing leader modernizing live event commerce, today announced a multi-year partnership with Zamna Entertainment Mexico, the internationally celebrated electronic music festival brand based in Tulum. Passes and experience packages for Zamna Festival, the brand’s flagship event, are on sale now exclusively through Tixr. The deal marks one of the most significant partnerships in Tixr’s... Read more »

Beatport, the global leader in music for DJs, producers, and their fans, has just announced the return of the Beatport Awards. The highly anticipated event celebrating excellence in electronic music and DJ culture will take place at IMS (International Music Summit) Ibiza on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at Atzaró Agroturismo at 7:30pm local time. Following... Read more »

Beatport, the global leader in music for DJs, producers, and their fans, is proud to unveil the Beatport Next Class of 2025. Now in its fifth year, the program continues to spotlight rising artists who are shaping the future of dance music. By providing meaningful opportunities for exposure and growth, Beatport reaffirms its dedication to... Read more »

As Defected Records continues to celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2024, the label releases its first-ever coffee table book, ‘DEFECTED: 25 YEARS IN THE HOUSE.’ Covering topics such as the birth of the label, financial struggles in an evolving industry, commitment to community, the enduring power of house music, and global growth, as well as... Read more »

Network Archives 001: A Directory of Inspiration is the inaugural drop from the Network Archives label. This zine is a curated collection of creative experiments, writings, and reflections from a diverse community of creators, listeners, thinkers, and collectors from around the globe, drawn together through a shared love of music and a passion for reimagining creative... Read more »

Resident Advisor (RA), the leading platform for electronic music events, and SoundCloud, the global artist-first platform that empowers artists and fans to connect and share through music, are thrilled to announce a strategic partnership to further connect artists and fans and improve music and event discovery by intermixing SoundCloud and Resident Advisors profiles. The partnership... Read more »

Beatport, the global leader in music for DJs, producers, and their fans, announces the launch of a first-in-the-market human-curated playlist dedicated exclusively to music created by independent electronic music artists. In collaboration with Beatport’s current independent artist distribution partners TuneCore, DistroKid, and MusicHub, the dedicated Best New Independent Artists playlist will amplify the standout creations... Read more »

Today marks the launch of Radiostats. Developed by Songstats, it’s a groundbreaking, AI-powered radio airplay monitoring platform that stands to transform the way artists, labels, and promoters monitor radio plays across the globe. Elevating Airplay Monitoring Standards Radiostats is raising the bar for airplay monitoring solutions. Traditionally it has been very inefficient and costly to... Read more »

Beatport, the global leader in music for DJs, producers, and their fans, today announced the Beatport Next Class of 2024. Building on a rich legacy of nurturing rising stars in the dance music scene, Beatport continues its commitment to fostering the growth of emerging artists through its global development program. Since its inception in 2021,... Read more »

If you thought a bit of snow and negative temperatures would stop Canadians from getting their groove on, think again. Last weekend, Montréal’s iconic festival, Igloofest, invaded the Old Port with a series of outdoor shows and after-parties that kept the city ablaze. This coming weekend, on January 27th,  When We Dip XYZ is proud... Read more »