Dance Music News
Drum and Bass Is Back on the Beat
The genre is resurging in clubs and festivals, and here’s how to ride the wave.
9 Sep 2026
Stories
Dance music, festivals and the Detroit scene. Updated daily.
Around the scene
Headlines from the dance music press. These open at the source.
DJ Mag
Denon DJ announces four-channel all-in-one unit, PRIME 4 G2
Meet the new PRIME 4 G2, a four-channel beast with massive jog wheels and upgraded performance pads that could reshape your sets.
We Rave You
Roland releases Melody Flip, a free AI melody generator built with Sony CSL
Turn your next rave anthem into a collaborative jam with Roland's free AI melody buddy.
Magnetic Magazine
10 Essential House Music Tracks That Changed the Club World
Discover the ten timeless house anthems that still ignite any rave floor.
Magnetic Magazine
Reason Free Opens the Reason Rack to Every Producer
Get the entire Reason rack for free and load your DAW with 15 fresh instruments and effects
Magnetic Magazine
Osterhouse Sounds Note Sampler Turns MIDI Ideas Into a Playable Keyboard Sketchpad
Capture a piano riff and replay it instantly with Osterhouse's Note Sampler, the plug-in that turns ideas into playable loops.
DJ Mag
Sub Focus to donate £1 per ticket from upcoming arena shows to grassroots music
Sub Focus is turning his arena gigs into a lifeline for grassroots talent, pledging a pound per ticket to the scene.
We Rave You
Nibirii Festival launches first-ever app and reveals full 2026 timetable
We Rave You
Nibirii Festival 2026 sells out with waitlist opening for last-minute fans
DJ Mag
Avicii’s final show to be marked by special Stockholm event on 10th anniversary
DJ Mag
Celebrating the unsung heroes of Black British music with Escaping Babylon author, Jesse Bernard
Mixmag
New nightclub with 5:AM licence to take over former cinema in Bristol
Mixmag
Long-running Scottish venue Club 69 to close this autumn
DJ Mag
Miami artist sets Guinness World Record for completing an ultramarathon while DJing
DJ Mag
Sub Focus to headline DJ Mag Presents party at Montreal’s New City Gas
Mixmag
Barcelona's SOUNDIT is a glorious antithesis to the big festival complex
Mixmag
"Letterboxd for clubbing": New app allows you to rate DJ sets after a night out
We Rave You
Carl Cox soundtracks ‘Skintown’, new film set in the ’90s Northern Irish rave scene
We Rave You