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No cause of death given for artist whose track We Are IE had a huge impact on the breakbeat-driven, bass-focused sound of jungle, drum'n'bass and dubstep ...

The music tracking site runs a reduced service these days, but still offers an alternative to AI-generated slideshows and made-up genres that's useful - and genuinely revealing ...

On the eve of his retirement, the much-loved musician revisits his rise to stardom and his evolution as a gay man in a flashback-filled documentary ...

Their rhythms push and pull between destruction and creation, frontman Tunde Adebimpe is as magnetic as ever: this is no cynical anniversary cash-in ...

In this week's newsletter: Lawyers are now involved in the most explosive rap feud of the century. A look at the potential cultural and commercial impact, and how hip-hop became big business ...

Fatboy Slim, Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy, DJ Paulette and Sherelle offer tried-and-tested tips for making sure your festive do goes off with a swing ...

It eventually got turned into an Ikea, but for over a decade this warehouse unit galvanised hard dance, grime and more. At a big reunion, former ravers recall the magic ...

Rapper says the plaintiff's attorney has made 'a terrible error in judgment' but the opposing side say Jay-Z is 'orchestrating a conspiracy of harassment'

Bryn Terfel, Lucy Worsley, Isata Kanneh-Mason, Eleanor Oldroyd, Angel Blue, Charlotte Ritchie, Courtney Pine and more share their festive favourites ...

A Mercury prize winner, a host of fresh collaborations and a posthumous release of a much-lauded live performance are all among the year's standouts ...