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 ...

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 ...

Five nights. Four days. Three stages. A whole lot of house music. Last weekend, Defected Records brought a lineup of world-class DJs, producers, and performers to celebrate its eighth edition of the ...

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 ...

U.K. house music label Defected Records has been strategically dancing its way across the pond for nearly five years now, programming stateside events and releases in major club scene destinations ...

"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 ...

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 ...

Defected Records has announced the signing of UK dance stars Groove Armada in a long-term single/EP deal. An official press release stated that, following a run of club and festival appearances for ...

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, ...

Defected Records has announced details of its first virtual music festival in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. As the disease continues to spread across the UK, the London label will stream 12 ...