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Spotify jacks rates for the second time this year Starting in February, Spotify Premium subscribers will pay $12.99 per month, a price increase to "keep delivering a great experience."

This is the second Spotify rate increase in the last 7 months.

In related news, yachts for coked out tech execs are expensive 🛥

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Hi, Spotify can't figure out how to keep pumping their stock without soaking you so we're increasing our rates from $11.99 to $12.99 per month starting in February.

Next month US subscribers will be getting this email telling them Spotify is raising monthly subscription rates again to "keep delivering a great experience" 😂💰

Featuring Gilles Peterson, Louie Vega, Ron Trent, Soul Clap and the annual celebration of the life of Frankie Knuckles

Come early, come often: @smartbarchicago.com and @metrochicago.com are selling a multi-day pass to this weekend's blockbuster lineup of events

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Bandcamp bans AI generated music Bandcamp users are encouraged to flag any music which appears to be AI generated.

New: @bandcamp.com just banned AI generated music from their platform

Users are encouraged to flag music they suspect was generated via AI or relies heavily upon it for review:

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STOP and put this on!

120 minute house music workout from Detroit's DJ Cent in this week's 5 Mag RISE ☀️ mix

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YouTube video by ABC 7 Chicago 'We Are Da Bears!': Chicago DJ Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk makes new anthem for Monsters of the Midway

Chicago house music legend Farley Jackmaster Funk recorded a new #ChicagoBears anthem called "We Are Da Bears" 👀

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Inside the Tampa Rave Revolution A new book reproduces every issue of the seminal Florida rave zine TRiP MAGAZEEN, spotlighting an overlooked chapter in dance music history.

The latest in the 5 Mag Book Club 🤓

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Gluesticks & Glowsticks = electronic bliss

This is an amazing artifact of the early 1990s rave scene. A new book TRiP MAGAZEEN 1992-1994 reproduces every issue of a seminal Florida electronic music + rave zine and dives deep into an overlooked piece of dance music history.

SoundCloud confirms breach, DOS attacks and member data theft SoundCloud's disclosure of the attack follows a weekend of banned VPN and TOR access and multiple outages.

After users reported outages and VPN + TOR blocks, SoundCloud claims a “purported threat actor group” obtained “certain limited data."

It's never a bad time to change your password:

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NEW: SoundCloud discloses site hack, member data theft and DOS attacks over the weekend:

Twan mix / 5 Mag RISE vol 39 Cueing up a proper Chicago deep house mix from the city's own DJ and producer TWAN for this week's 5 Mag RISE set.

Tracklist and other platforms:

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Twan mix / 5 Mag RISE vol 39 Cueing up a proper Chicago deep house mix from the city's own DJ and producer TWAN for this week's ☀️ RISE mix from 5 Mag. Twan is rapidly emerging as one of the Midwest’s most talked-about house DJs

Listen live on SoundCloud:

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Get happy 😀 cue'ing up a proper Chicago deep house set from the city's own DJ + producer TWAN for this week's 5 Mag RISE ☀️ mix

Richard Earnshaw, Sabrina Chyld - Better For Me Available for download on Traxsource. Introducing the latest imprint from the KMG/Duffnote family...Artworx. Born from a passion for creative freedom, collaboration, and a vision to serve as a platform for artists to explore the art of music across House, Soul, Jazz, R&B, Drum & Bass, Lounge/Chill Out and beyond. Artworx begins its mission with a collaboration between Richard Earnshaw and Sabrina Chyld...'Better For Me', the first release to be taken from Richard Earnshaw's forthcoming EP series entitled 'Different Spaces'. ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE CREATION OF THE MUSIC, THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ALL YOUR CLUB, RADIO AND PLAYLIST SUPPORT Written by Sabrina Chyld, Richard Earnshaw Produced by Richard Earnshaw Vocals - Sabrina Chyld Keys/programming - Richard Earnshaw Mixed & mastered by Richard Earnshaw at Artworx Audio, West Sussex, UK. Published by Duffnote Music/Bucks Music Group Ltd/Westbury Music P&C 2025 Duffnote Ltd Licensing enquiries: licensing@kineticmusicgroup.com

BETTER FOR ME is in promo release now on @traxsource , worldwide release Dec 19 2025

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Premiere: Richard Earnshaw & Sabrina Chyld - Better For Me (Original Mix) [Artworx] 5 MAG PREMIERE: Richard Earnshaw launches a new label ARTWORX with the sultry voice of Sabrina Chyld — the irresistible soulful house jam

The first single from Richard Earnshaw's forthcoming EP series entitled DIFFERENT SPACES, full track up on our SoundCloud:

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5 MAG PREMIERE: @richardearnshaw launches a new label ARTWORX with "Better For Me" — an irresistible soulful house jam featuring @SabrinaChyld 💎

"La Torre Ibiza Volumen Cinco" is one of this year's better Ibiza compilations The fifth installment of the "La Torre Ibiza" compilation series continues to document the sounds championed at Hostel La Torre, lovingly selected and carefully programmed by DJ Pete Gooding and DJ/pr...

"A 15 track comp of Balearic music, that most elastic of genres which in this case includes tropicalia, city pop, UK techno, electronica, soundtracks, deep house & IDM, mostly for listening rather than the club but with moments of dancefloor action too."

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The critical eye of @haroldheath.bsky.social settles on the lush Balearica of La Torre Ibiza vol 5, "one of the better Ibiza compilations released in 2025" ✅

Paxahau reveals the first 19 artists for Detroit's Movement 2026 festival lineup The fine folks at Paxahau have teased the names of the first 19 artists and acts for Movement 2026 in Detroit this May.

Announced today:

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Anna
Barry Can’t Swim
Carl Cox
Carl Craig (Live)
Danny Brown
Dax J (Live)
DJ Harvey
Kevin Saunderson
Ellen Allien b2b DJ Stingray 313
Green Velvet
Hot Since 82
KI/KI
Maceo Plex
Mochakk
Nia Archives (DJ Set)
Richie Hawtin
Voices From The Lake

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Paxahau reveals the first 19 artists for Detroit’s Movement 2026 festival lineup

Bootlegged no more: Rolling Stones clear sample for Fatboy Slim's "Satisfaction Skank" 25 years later One of dance music's most ubiquitous bootlegs is finally getting an official release after Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones finally cleared a sample.

One of the most bootlegged records in dance music history gets an official release after the Rolling Stones clear a sample 25 years later

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New Chicago house residency + day party starting up this month on the Southside 👀

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Jevon Jackson signs a two track EP to Chicago's Fresh Meat Records Veteran of Chicago house's golden age Jevon Jackson is surfacing with two tracks of stripped down and manically addictive house music on Fade / Turnin' for Chicago's Fresh Meat Records label.

Fresh Meat: Veteran of Chicago House Music's golden age Jevon Jackson delivers two thumpin' tracks for Mazi's Fresh Meat Records 🥩🔪

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Congrats to Ron Trent for repping Chicago and Chicago house music at this year's Grammy Awards 👏

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Bledsoe was known for creating many opportunities for DJs at all levels of experience and stature, and many will be on hand to perform in his honor including Gabriel G, Branko, Pat, VJ, Czboogie, Rose Red, Jevon Jackson, Kevin Durkin and Chris Speck.

The memorial is being held at InnJoy, where Mike held his Housebroken residency for many years, on Thursday October 30 starting at 8:30pm.

Friends hold memorial service for Chicago/SF DJ & promoter Mike Bledsoe - 5 Magazine All are welcome to an event honoring and celebrating the life of Mike Bledsoe, the Chicago based DJ and promoter who passed away last week. Known for events in Chicago and San Francisco under the Hous...

Friends are holding a memorial event for Mike Bledsoe, Chicago / San Francisco-based #housemusic DJ and promoter known for his Housebroken events and afterhours. Mike passed away last week at the age of 47.

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ANNOUNCE: The Legend of Paul Johnson 5 Mag's next issue is a big one: a special edition dedicated solely to the story of beloved Chicago house icon Paul Johnson.

Updates:

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YouTube video by 5 Magazine The Legend of Paul Johnson

The Legend of Paul Johnson:
5 Mag announces a special issue dedicated solely to the Chicago House Music icon. Coming this week.

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