While posing as a defender of artists and the "creator economy," Bandcamp's former owner Epic Games paid the largest fine in history for manipulating users into unwanted purchases and violating rules intended to protect children.

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Molecular Recordings has always had an uncanny ability to identify and amplify up-and-coming techno artists very early in their career. After a decade on hiatus, label head Marco Lenzi returned without skipping a beat.

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The Chicago DJ and producer is undergoing dialysis in the hospital and will need support after discharge for outpatient treatment.

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5 Mag meets Gratts, DJ behind Issue 208's cover mix. Belgian by birth, a resident of Berlin for 8 years and now living in South Australia, his productions over the last few years have truly shined, with a bright and eclectic approach to house music.

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Teri Bristol, who held down residencies in Chicago for more than 30 years, including genuinely iconic nights at Medusa's and Crobar, passed away on September 25, 2023.

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5 Mag speaks to Detroit house music vocalist Diviniti on the making of In Due Time, performing and teaching, and the "grit and glamor" learned & earned as an artist in Detroit.

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CrowdSurge had a nice business helping artists sell pre-sale concert tickets. Then Ticketmaster took an interest in them. This is the story, told through court documents, of how the ticketing monopoly measured up, infiltrated and destroyed a rival.

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We meet Irish deep house producer Martha Dark, whose debut release "Promise" is out now on theBasement Discos.

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Fred Everything takes Will Sumsuch on a studio tour and house music production deep dive.

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A single AI music company claims it has created 14% of the world's recorded music and are flooding streaming platforms. Who, or what, is Boomy?

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