Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The past 12 months haven’t been kind to dance music. On the weekend of March 14 2020, the final club nights ...

"I want to continue the work that made me a fan of Defected," says Saunders, who acquired ownership of the venerable U.K. house label in August. By Krystal Rodriguez On a late summer morning in London ...

One of the most iconic club nights on the planet heads to Marbella. Disco, house and funk lovers on the coast have a serious ...

Saunders succeeds former Defected founder Simon Dunmore, who will stay on at the label as an A&R consultant. By Katie Bain Defected Records, one of the dance world’s leading labels, has a new CEO and ...

The night-time economy was the fifth biggest industry in the UK in 2019 according to the Night Time Industries Association, driven in no small part by clubbers getting hot and sweaty on packed dance ...

"This year I wanted to cut my shows back - now I've got none!" For DJ Sam Divine, 2020 was set to be her busiest one yet - she was fully booked until November. "Last year I missed a lot of friend's ...

Five nights. Four days. Three stages. A whole lot of house music. Set upon Tisno’s breathtaking Adriatic coast, Defected Croatia gathered a global set of 5,000 house heads into an inclusive atmosphere ...

Defected has announced a new partnership with UK charity Shelter. Kicking off this month, the year-long campaign will involve a range of fundraising activities, with Defected’s dance music community ...

Defected Records has announced details of a new 24/7 channel, with the label set to stream radio shows and live events around the clock. The dance label, which was shortlisted in the Live Music ...

WHILE many clubbing fads have come and gone over the last 10 years, Defected Records have always stood by their sound. Since their inception in 1999 by founder and head honcho Simon Dunmore, and the ...

Dulwich Hamlet F.C.’s kits bearing the sponsorship logo of Defected Records are now available for fans to purchase. Back in July, the record label shared details of a new deal with the sixth-tier ...