"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Billboard Dance catches up with Simon Dunmore, the Defected Records founder is in Ibiza, where he's preparing for the label's closing party later that week following a summer-long residency at… ...

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 ...

Over the past 17 years, Defected has reached several milestones that not many independent labels get to achieve. Having accomplished number one albums, global hit records and a mammoth 17 years within ...

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 birthdays and weddings because we get booked up so far in advance ...

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 ...

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 ...

Defected Records has announced the line-up for its first ever London festival. Hosted at Central Park in East London on September 14, artists playing include Honey Dijon (pictured), Horse Meat Disco, ...