Youth Music and Beatport have announced the recipients of their new joint funding initiative, awarding £60,000 across four grassroots organisations supporting young people within electronic music culture across the UK. The programme was created to strengthen youth-focused projects working at community level, with four organisations each receiving £15,000 alongside additional editorial and marketing support from Beatport. The selected organisations are Bubble Club, Loft Music,

Kings Of Leon’s Matthew Followill steps into ambient and folktronica territory on solo project ‘If We’re Apart...’

Segesta Music Experience returns to Sicily with Ellen Allien and Anthony Rother at the Temple of Segesta.

Quantize Recordings welcomes UK soulful connoisseur Ronnie Herel back to the label with a fresh and uplifting single titled ‘The Mood’, featuring the outstanding London based vocalist Haifa Jordan. ‘The Mood’ is a soulful house cut built on warm musicianship, rich textures and a seductive vocal that brings instant heat to any dance floor. Haifa delivers a performance that glows with soul and sensuality, giving the track a magnetic centre while Ronnie shapes a groove that feel

PRE-ORDER 'ARTLAB 10TH ANNIVERSARY PART 1' HERE Recognised as a site of Cultural Interest in 2023, Artlab celebrates a decade of boundary-pushing work with a series of four 12”/Digital releases featuring the likes of Voigtmann, Cristi Cons, and Jorge Savoretti, among established local talent. The first drop, comprising Barem, Solimano, Janeret, and Random Factor, lands on 25th May, with the following editions arriving in July, September, and November, each encapsulating a dec

PRE-ORDER 'SHAKE THAT BODY' EP HERE Spain’s Rafa Barrios arrives on Sound D’Elite with his ‘Shake That Body’ EP, with the three-tracker set to drop on 22nd May. Having released on labels such as Intec, Hottrax, Toolroom, and Repopulate Mars, with multiple Beatport Top 10 hits across his catalogue, Rafa’s productions have become ubiquitous amongst top selectors like Carl Cox, Marco Carola, Jamie Jones and more. Away from the studio, the BANDIDOS and Rewards. label boss continu

PRE-ORDER 'STEP BY STEP' HERE Colombia’s Nic Vesperi joins forces with Brazilian DJ/producer Freenzy Music for their latest collaboration ‘Step By Step’, arriving on 22nd May via Loco Dice’s renowned Desolat imprint. Picking up residencies at The Lab Club, Spain, and for Space Of Sounds, Vesperi has made a fast impact on the Spanish house scene, while Freenzy’s outings on Solid Grooves, elrow Music, and Moon Harbour, plus support from Jamie Jones, ANOTR, The Martinez Brothers

Blakey enters club-focused territory on ‘Touch’, blending speed garage grooves with emotive vocals.

Ataxia return to Planet E with ‘The Whistles’, delivering two hardware-driven cuts rooted in Detroit energy.

Mind Enterprises return with ‘Negroni Love’, an 11-track album blending Italo disco and nostalgia.

Lee Ann Roberts begins a new chapter with ‘IN THE SHADOWS’, the first release from her ‘TAKE CONTROL’ project.

Rafa Barrios rounds off his latest EP with ‘Burn For You’, blending groove, funk and old-school energy.

Premiere: Lottie Jones returns with ‘Surrender’, a rich and emotive liquid DnB release on Make Your Era.

Maurizio Cascella Italy’s Concrete Records are back with a refined journey of deep and hypnotic techno on Disegno Remix Vol. 3, which is a thoughtful reinterpretation of Maurizio Cascella’s “Disegno 2” original track. Rather than pushing for dramatic reinvention, the release focuses on subtle shifts in texture, rhythm, and atmosphere, allowing each artist to gently reshape the original into something uniquely personal. Maurizio Cascella has steadily developed a sound rooted i

Heard Immunity and Preet (IN) blend Indian vocals and African rhythms on Organic House cut ‘Katha’.

Beranger discusses Rio club culture, remixing Robert Owens, residencies and shaping Brazil’s underground scene.

Bruno discusses Cas Gayatí, Ibiza culture, heritage, community and creating space for a new generation of island artists.

Ketoots share 10 tracks shaping their sound as new single ‘Thought I Should Go All The Way’ lands on Paranormal.

Ahead of Godskitchen Birmingham this weekend, Paul Thomas revisits five records that shaped his sound and career.

Julian Glas joins the latest guest mix series with warm grooves, garage influences and a sound rooted in soul.