News Sales of wired headphones rise as listeners look for reliability and sound quality The revival mirrors the return of other retro technologies such as DVDs, cassette tapes and tube TVs
News DJ Reza, influential Los Angeles rave scene pioneer, has passed away Family members announced the news, writing “Our beloved Reza’s heart stopped beating and he is gone”
News New production competition Make It 2026 launches with €20,000 prize pool Edmwarriors launches the 2026 edition of its Make It contest. The first round for tech house submissions is open until March 15
News Lou Nour retires her SICARIA alias After years at the forefront of 140 and dubstep, she steps forward under her own name
Features Kozlow: “A good dancefloor is a good dancefloor, no matter where it is” We caught up with Kozlow and discussed how ANTHR FCKNG PARTY evolved from a basement party into a label, the curatorial thinking behind AFP releases and what the current New York club sound means to him
News Hady Tarek is back with new music after a 2-year hiatus Hady Tarek returns with the two-track EP ‘The Road Ahead / Memories & Dreams’ released on his Kollectiv imprint
News Wave of sexual misconduct allegations sees multiple hard techno DJs removed from festival and club line-ups Shlømo, Odymel, CARV, Basswell and Fantasm removed from multiple line-ups amid an outpouring of allegations, which is being dubbed as the genre's "#MeToo" moment
News Toka Musik appoints YokoO as Head of A&R The MENA grounded platform expands its global outlook as YokoO steps into a key A&R role
News Desert rave film Sirāt arrives in UK cinemas after Cannes success Set in southern Morocco, the film follows a father searching for his missing daughter within a desert rave community
News Dwson’s sixth studio album ‘Nothing To Lose’ is streaming now Listener response grew early with the release of the album singles ‘New Day’ and ‘Can’t Wait To See You’ in 2025
News DJ GAWAD links up with James Massiah for new ‘Contact High’ EP The four-track EP represents the first official collaboration between the pair
News SoundCloud shares 2026 Music Intelligence Report on emerging music trends In 2025, uploads hashtagged “#DJSET” on the platform increased by 39% year over year
Scene Reports Winter Is Coming brought electronic music to Turkiye’s high-altitude Erciyes across two weekends The gathering took place at Mirada del Lago Erciyes over January 30-31 and February 1 and 6-8
News Freaks of Nature cancels Freakyard edition in full as organisers unable to proceed with event This follows the festival’s week one cancellation
News Palestinian-founded ticketing platform Tzkrti opens fund for artists, collectives and organisers Focusing on projects in SWANA and the Arab diaspora, the biannual initiative awards two $3,000 microgrants per cycle