DJ Mag accused of corruption

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DJ Mag have been accused of corruption as well as taking bribes and secret payments from musicians.

There had been controversy recently surrounding their annual ‘Top 100 DJs’ poll, with many artists allegedly using “illegal methods” to gain votes.

One DJ, Switzerland’s Miss Diamond, was disqualified earlier this month after she was deemed guilty of this.

But now the magazine itself is on the receiving end of criticism.

Allegations include accepting cash donations in exchange of favourable coverage for certain DJs.

EDMSnob blog claim that Paul Van Dyk has paid the publication £15,000 over the past year, while others have also been found to pay similar amounts.

DJ Mag have replied with the following statement on the matter:

“The invoices that have been published are for legitimate advertising and CD covermount deals. This can easily be verified by checking the magazine issues mentioned. They are not ‘secret documents’ but are confidential company invoices and have been obtained without our consent. We cannot stress enough that as guardians of the Top 100 DJs Poll we take the integrity of the Poll extremely seriously.”