Defected

LP Giobbi has launched her new Yes Yes Yes imprint with Defected Records, and announced a new EP, ‘Time Expands’, out later this month on...

A new documentary explores the life and musical journey of Afro house DJ Kitty Amor.

Sub-titled A Story About Identity and Expression, Who's Kitty Amor? ...

Honey Dijon has released a new EP, ‘Slap!’, featuring remixes from her sophomore album, ‘Black Girl Magic’. Check it out below.

The EP, released on...

Defected Records has announced a new fundraising partnership with UK housing and homelessness charity, Shelter.

Beginning in July 2023, the year-long campaign will feature a...

Sam Divine has released a new single through Defected, featuring the vocals of Josh Barry, called 'Take My Hand'. You can listen to it below...

This Thursday (6th July) we welcome Oden & Fatzo to DJ Mag HQ for a 60-minute livestream.

The French trio will be spinning their regular...

Tomorrowland has revealed the stage hosts for its 2023 flagship Belgian festival, which this year runs over the weekends of 21st - 23rd and 28th - 30th...

Defected will return to Ibiza club Eden once again next summer for another residency.

The label and club brand will take over Fridays at the...

Thakzin has released a new track, ‘The Magnificent Dance. Check it out below. 

Out now through Defected’s Sondela Recordings, the track marks the first...

Defected Records is the new shirt sponsor for South London football team Dulwich Hamlet for the 2022/23 season.

The record label and football team have...

“This festival is right up your stream,” someone purrs down the phone in a voice note to a friend. It’s the third and final day...

Defected and Glitterbox have revealed the full line-up for their respective takeovers of London's Printworks this New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Handling the...

Simon Dunmore has stepped down as CEO of Defected Records following a management buyout.

Defected's former Managing Director and now-CEO Wez Saunders, who joined the...

Defected has announced the full line-up for its debut festival in Malta.

Taking place from the 7th - 9th October 2022 in St Paul's Bay...

Defected has revealed the line-up to its October takeover of the Warehouse Project in Manchester.

Groove Armada, Crazy P, Dan Shake, Jamie 3:26, Bob Sinclair...

In 2020, if you were maxing out on DJ mixes in the Covid pandemic’s first wave, it would have been hard to miss Kirollus. The...

Ibiza is getting its first Afro house residency, helmed by Defected's Sondela label at beach club Bora Bora.

Label heads Sef Kombo and Louie Dunmore...

The year was 1977. The disco scene was peaking, bringing with it unprecedented levels of euphoria. A specific set of sociological conditions (post-Stonewall riot, post-onset...

Defected has announced its line-ups for this year's Ibiza season. The UK-based house music institution will host events at two iconic clubs on the White Isle...