Smartbar is selling a multi-day pass for this weekend’s blockbuster events
The annual tribute to Frankie Knuckles, Gilles Peterson, Louie Vega, Ron Trent, Hercules and Love Affair, Soul Clap are among the multitude of guests this weekend at Chicago's home for house music, Smartbar.
DJ Cent mix / 5 Mag RISE vol 40
A 120 minute house music work out from Detroit's DJ Cent for this week's RISE mix from 5 Mag.
LAUNCH: 5 Mag Meets Antonne
Continuing to shine a light on new and upcoming artists and DJs on the horizon, 5 Mag meets Manila promoter, DJ and first time producer Antonne for our LAUNCH series.
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.
![Premiere: Richard Earnshaw & Sabrina Chyld - Better For Me (Original Mix) [Artworx]](https://5mag.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/richard-earnshaw-better-for-me-324x235.jpg "Premiere: Richard Earnshaw launches a new label with the irresistible “Better For Me” ft Sabrina Chyld")
Premiere: Richard Earnshaw launches a new label with the irresistible “Better For Me” ft Sabrina Chyld
The irresistible soulful house jam "Better For Me" is out now in promo release on Traxsource and available worldwide on 19 December 2025.
“Inside My Love” is one of the overlooked soulful house gems of 2025
Santonio, the Echols Brothers and Makeda Rose with an incendiary cover of the Minnie Riperton classic "Inside My Love."
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.
Say Who: Exquisite deep house from Luca Olivotto & Small Great Beats
Luca Olivotto creates blissful, euphoric deep house music - everything you want in an EP, four times over - on Say Who?! released on vinyl by Small Great Beats.
Crooked Man turns a disco classic to the dark side
From the excellent Vicious Charm label comes a typically bold musical statement from Richard "DJ Parrot" Barratt aka Crooked Man in the form of a mid-tempo dark, distorted, deep house remake of disco classic "Don't Leave Me This Way."
Detroit’s Jon Dixon drops the sublime Paradise Valley EP
Bad ass tracks on black wax from Jon Dixon and No Speakers, featuring remixes from LA Synthesis and El Prevost.
5 Magazine presents The Legend of Paul Johnson
A 5 Mag special issue on the life & music of a beloved Chicago House Music pioneer.
Deep house maestros Abacus & Haf S collab on Analogue Stories Vol 4
The unmatched "Analogue Stories" series jumps back home to Re/Think on this four track EP of gorgeous deep house tracks.
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.
Ron Trent, Skepta, Disclosure among 2026 Grammy nominees
Kaytranada, Fred again..., Skepta, Disclosure, Ron Trent and more top this year's electronic music categories for the 2026 Grammy Awards.
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.
Ralph Session & Juliet Mendoza go Mad Deep on Quintessentials
Following up on their sensational 2024 Freaknik EP on Freerange, Ralph Session and Juliet Mendoza return with Mad Deep, a four track EP marking the latest release from Quintessentials.
trackID: Gene Tellem on the making of “Phantom Vibrations”
Gene Tellem takes us into the studio for the making of Phantom Vibrations, her new track with Love Injection and one of the best tracks of the year.
Demuir reissues TruSkool on black wax for Purveyor Underground
Demuir's album, first released in 2016, gets a double vinyl release and it sounds better than ever.
Collective Rhythm Network
James Duncan meets Geoff Adamson & Marc-Andrew Bird, the duo behind Collective Rhythm: a label and a radio show broadcasting from Canada since 1998 and still going strong.
House Again: Ten City introduces The Next Generation
The new album from Ten City opens a new chapter in the original house band's four decade history.
MUST READ!
Ardalan: Inside the New 5 Mag
5 Mag profile of Ardalan, plus LOVEFOXY cover mix and interview, Oliver Dollar album of the month, Richard Earnshaw's new bag and more inside 5 Mag Issue 223.
