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Yussef Dayes will release a new live album. The Yussef Dayes Experience (Live from Malibu) features music from his debut solo album, Black Classical Music, released last year on Brownswood Recordings, and more. Across 19 tracks, the album was anchored by Dayes’ distinctive drum licks and Rocco Palladino’s bass. Across eight tracks on Live from […]

Doc Sleep, real name Melissa Maristuen, will release a new album on Dark Entries. Cloud Sight Fade is Maristuen’s first album since Birds, her ambient and IDM-leaning debut album. We’re told to expect seven tracks sitting between “muscular New York house, Berlin twilight techno, and funky West-coast breakbeats.” They draw heavily on her years of […]

United States Media Mail rates are going up by about 5% in January 2024, impacting buyers and sellers of records, books and magazines.

The actor and musician are both set for the February 3 episode

Antarctica may very well be the last destination on a booking agent’s radar while negotiating tour dates. Music events aside, very few people get the opportunity to even walk upon the icy, virtually uninhabited landmass. Over the decades, dance music has continued to push the envelope, breaking boundaries while pushing forth into unconventional and inspiring […]

As part of a deal with prosecutors, the rapper had 12 counts against him dismissed and pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act

Within the span of 24 hours, Toronto’s VELD Music Festival has revealed its most extensive lineup to date. Set to take place from August 2 to 4, this annual music extravaganza is making its triumphant return to Downsview Park, promising yet another year of unforgettable moments. True to form, VELD has meticulously curated a lineup […]

The Philadelphia rapper returns six years after Whack World with a project billed as her “debut album”

Three artists with deep roots and human connections in this scene died last week, in what appears to be an unspeakable tragedy.

Moor Mother has unveiled a new album. The Great Bailout is the ninth album that Moor Mother, otherwise known as Camae Ayewa, has released, and her third on ANTI- Records. Across nine new tracks, she dissects the ugly realities of British colonialism. The record features production contributions from Lonnie Holley, Mary Lattimore, Vijay Ayer, Angel […]

The Mean Girls star also sang “Snow Angel” on the NBC program

The pop singer was behind countless hits in the 1960s, including “Leader of the Pack”

The long-awaited lineup for Coachella‘s 2024 edition has finally been unveiled, and Goldenvoice has once again turned in a head-turning electronic billing. From April 12 – 14 and April 19 –  21, Coachella will showcase a strong contingent of dance/electronic acts while still maintaining it’s reputation as the premier multi-genre music festival. When it comes to […]

The pop singer is heading back to the NBC program for the first time in over a decade

Welcoming the new year with Anane, Toribio, Italian DJ legend Beppe Loda, Black Eyes, Danny J Lewis and more inside Issue 211 of 5 Mag.

You may have seen the news that in a recent Serato DJ update – the ability for Serato Stems to work with tracks streamed from TIDAL was removed. The music streaming service has also pulled access to Stems for DJs in new updates to Rekordbox DJ, Virtual DJ, djay Pro, and so on. Many DJs […]

Jlin will release a new album in March. Akoma is Jlin’s first album since 2017’s Black Origami. Across 11 tracks, she “sets a new benchmark” in her personal road map, according to Planet Mu, the label behind it. We’re told to expect a new entry point into her sound and a new approach for both […]

Duval “D.Chamberz” Chamberlain and Kenley “Kass the Producer” Carmenate allege that the Bronx rapper copied their drill song “In That Mood” for her popular Like..? single

“Tell Me,” a collaboration with Boys Noize, is featured on the British musician’s new six-track project

Khruangbin, the group of Laura Lee, Mark Speer, and Donald Johnson will release their fourth studio album in April. A la Sala, which lands on Dead Oceans in partnership with Night Time Stories Ltd., is the “purest distillation” of the Houston trio’s sound, we’re told. The building blocks for the album’s 12 songs were jigsaw […]