2024 is a big year for house music institution Defected. As well as marking 25 years in business, the independent company is looking ahead with its Defected 2.0 manifesto. ...
For a quarter of a century now, Defected Records have operated at the beating heart of the dance music world. To kickstart its 25th anniversary celebrations, CEO Wez Saunders, joined ...
For our latest issue, Music Week is excited to welcome the industry's newest superstar, Tyla, to our cover.
In the wake of releasing her viral smash hit Water in ...
PPL paid out £279.6 million to 165,000 performers and recording rights-holders in 2023.
It marks an increase of £34.9 million (14.3%) on the previous year, and is the highest annual ...
Defected has promoted Melvo Baptiste to director of music, Glitterbox, overseeing the label’s recordings schedule, talent and curation across its global repertoire of events into 2024 and beyond.
Baptiste steps ...
The Circuit Group and Defected have formed a strategic partnership, Music Week can reveal.
Music Week reported on the launch of The Circuit Group – a collective of artist managers ...
Defected Records has partnered with LabelRadar, the demo submission platform within The Beatport Group’s Music Services division.
Through LabelRadar, Defected Records is now welcoming demo submissions from artists worldwide here ...
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 to ...
Defected has hired diversity and inclusion specialist Nathan Jordan as its new head of inclusion.
Currently based in Manchester, Jordan has held roles at Microsoft, Amazon, Dyson and Boots. He ...
