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When two-thirds of Swedish House Mafia step into the studio, the result is rarely just another track. With their latest collaboration, "No Enemies," Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso deliver not only a forward-thinking standalone release, but the first major strike in a new creative chapter powered by their alliance with SUPERHUMAN. The new single finds its voice with Swedish singer-songwriter Namasenda, whose ethereal yet commanding vocals float above a relentless tide of industrial synths a

What if a stage wasn't just a place to watch live music, but a portal that pulled you right into the heart of it? That's the promise of Bonnaroo's new Infinity Stage, which will transform the festival's Centeroo atmosphere in 2025. The innovative stage, which Bonnaroo claims is "the world's largest 360° spatial audio experience," will tower over the other six preexisting structures in the festival's central hub. However, Brad Parker, Festival Director at Bonnaroo's organizer C3 Presents, describ

Deep in the eastern Coachella Valley, where the suburban landscape dissolves into the arid, sand-covered grounds, thumping basslines echo through the night sky as glowing lasers emerge in the distance. This vignette may sound like a description from a renegade Southern California desert party in the late 90s, but it's actually a portrayal of a current post-Coachella event series, Framework in the Desert. Daniela Becerra

Two years can be an eternity in electronic music, but Claude VonStroke has returned as if he never left. The Dirtybird label founder flew the coop back in 2023, announcing a hiatus from his VonStroke project to focus on his bass music alias, Barclay Crenshaw. But he's now back in full force with a new house EP, I Was the Wolf. Released independently today, the project marks VonStroke's first original music since the fall of 2023. Featuring two tracks, it reaffirms why he remains an essential voi

Don Diablo is "entering a new era" of his influential record label, HEXAGON. Today's release of his new single "Freek Like Me" doesn't just commemorate 10 years of HEXAGON. His revitalized label signals an evolving shift in direction, musically, creatively and culturally. What once started as a future house imprint built from a #1 Beatport remix has now matured into a full-scale reset, one Diablo dubs "HEXAGON 2.0." "This is a new chapter where every release is more intentional, more meaningful,

The electronic music community is constantly evolving with new sounds inspired by the scene of yesteryear. EDM.com's weekly Fresh Picks series discovers new music and unearths influential tracks that help define the underground dance scene. You can find the below tracks on EDM.com's Fresh Picks Playlist. Follow to stay up-to-date and submit tracks for consideration here. EDM.com Fresh Picks Pocket - Knot Fox Stevenson - Memories JEV - Doses rüüdy. - for my old me Sam Silver, informal., Babsy. -

Festival season is rapidly approaching liftoff, and "Air," the new collaboration from Gryffin, Excision and Julia Michaels, feels like its first moment of weightlessness.  Out now via 10K Projects, the track leans into its emotional core rather than chasing the extremes on which Excision is known to hang his hat. Built on Gryffin's signature cinematic textures, "Air" opens with bright piano chords and luminous synths that swell like a rising tide. Michaels’ momentous vocals land with real weight

A striking survey presented at this year's International Music Summit in Ibiza indicated that 61% of emerging DJs believe social media numbers carry more weight than actual musical skill when it comes to career success. The data comes from a 15,000-person survey conducted by the Pete Tong DJ Academy, per Mixmag. It illuminates growing concerns of a music industry so saturated and insular that breaking through often depends less on artistry and more on whether or not you can strike fool's gold wi

Tiësto, Clean Bandit and Leony serve escapism with a side of dance music therapy in their new collaboration, "Tell Me Where U Go." The track seamlessly fuses Tiësto's masterful trance sensibilities with Clean Bandit's orchestral pop prowess, creating something greater than its already formidable parts. The latter's candid admission about dissociation provides a psychological depth that resonates against the record's euphoric flourishes. In other words, it makes the body move while the mind wande

With great beard comes great responsibility, and Hairitage wields both to unleash "Lemons," a track born from nostalgic cartoon villainy. The new single is built on a sample from a fictional organization in SpongeBob SquarePants called E.V.I.L., an acronym for Every Villain Is Lemons. Consisting of antagonists like Plankton, Man Ray and The Dirty Bubble, the group is a goofy parody of classic supervillain tropes and first appeared in the Season 3 episode titled "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V."

In the pantheon of timeless film scores, Clint Mansell's haunting Requiem for a Dream theme stands alongside the giants. Scott Benson Band's famous rock adaptation gave it new life back in 2015, and now tyDi has reimagined it yet again, with results that are nothing short of spectacular. The influential DJ and producer's stunning rework is part of a new remix bundle called Requiem for a Dream Rewired. It's releasing in celebration of the 10-year anniversary of SBB's original track, which charted

Somewhere between midnight champagne and sunrise regrets, Damon Sharpe, AXON and Kristen Collins' new single "Gucci Lemonade" finds its perfect listening hour. An unabashed celebration of bottle service and caviar dreams, the house track is the 100th release on Sharpe's record label, Brainjack Music. Collins serves as its sultry narrator, her unapologetic vocals sliding between the pulsing bassline like a black card through a platinum reader. The production, meanwhile, is polished and pumping. T

Supertask is turning his crowds into participants for a unique psychological experiment designed to study group dynamics at live shows. The upcoming concert experience in Denver will examine behavioral patterns like conformity, collective attention and interaction, George Sideris, Supertask's manager, tells EDM.com. The data collected will ultimately contribute to published academic research, offering a deeper understanding of how we connect and behave at concerts. As the DJ performs live, inter

ESSE is back with a new single, "Detroit," proving that echoes of Motor City's machine soul still have new stories to tell. Out now via Tchami's Confession imprint, the new single follows ESSE's "Block Rockin Beats," a bold reinterpretation of The Chemical Brothers' 1997 breakbeat classic of the same name. With "Detroit," the mysterious producer is quickly proving his ability to rework timeless dancefloor staples without stripping them of their spirit. Sampling Fedde Le Grand's 2006 classic "Put

The open sea is calling, and it sounds like techno, trance and house beats deep enough to anchor a cruise ship. Whet Travel's beloved floating festival, Groove Cruise, just dropped the lineup for its 2026 sailing. It's once again taking place on Wonder of the Seas, the kind of ship that looks like a small city and somehow fits a nightclub on every deck. John Summit leads the bill, followed by a slew of influential house artists the likes of Chris Lorenzo, Cassian, Green Velvet and Cloonee. The l

Some DJs drop bangers. Meanwhile, Marten Hørger dropped everything to save a pizza. The Beatport chart-topping DJ and producer recently revealed that he broke his foot, not jumping behind the decks or crowd-surfing, but chasing down a pizza delivery guy. According to the "hangry" Hørger, the employee was about to walk into the wrong hotel, so he sprinted to intercept him and ultimately paid the price by fracturing foot. The silver lining? "Yes, I saved the pizza," he wrote in an Instagram post,

The new Seven Stars Festival, the brainchild of electronic music superstar GRiZ, is seeking volunteers in exchange for admission to the sold-out event. Scheduled for October 10-12 in Arrington, Virginia, the festival has partnered with Clean Vibes, a sustainability-focused event services company, to provide waste and recycling management services. The organization is now recruiting individuals to volunteer during and after the three-day event in exchange for access, according to its onsite coord

Alison Wonderland makes a welcome return to trap music with her new single, "Get Started." Out now on Casablanca Records, the track reintroduces the high-intensity sounds that first put her on the map. Only this time, it hits even harder. "Get Started" will appear on a new album dropping this fall, according to a press release shared with EDM.com. It opens with a pulsing arpeggio sequence atop Wonderland's intoxicating, layered vocals before plunging into a drop driven by heavy kick drums and di

Once pitched as an elite escape of music and luxury, Fyre Festival's notorious collapse in 2017 became a case study in viral hype gone wrong. Now, the ill-fated event that launched two documentaries in its wake is officially up for sale. Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland, who served four years in prison for wire fraud related to the 2018 debacle on the Bahamian island of Great Exuma, has announced he intends to step away from the brand while inviting potential buyers to place bids on its ful

EDM artists now comprise 18% of lineups across the top 100 festivals worldwide, according to the 2025 IMS Business Report, the annual study of the electronic music industry by MIDiA Research. That figure marks a steady upward trajectory with a two-point increase since 2023 and a five-point bump since 2021. Nearly 10% of the top 100 festivals are now exclusively dedicated to electronic music, per the report, a testament to its robust market demand and loyal fanbase. EDM.com last week reported tha

The line between "I made this" and "an algorithm made this while I watched TikTok" continues to blur as the latest IMS Business Report reveals a startling 10% of consumers used generative AI to create music in 2024. AI-powered music apps attracted a combined total of 60 million users last year, according to the annual study of the electronic music industry by Mark Mulligan and MIDiA Research. The data highlights an increase in the use of audio modification tools, with tempo adjustment emerging a

After lighting up Coachella from a stunning spaceship stage, iconic trance trio Above & Beyond are preparing for liftoff again, this time for an expansive North American tour. The beloved group will launch a 13-date summer tour in support of their long-awaited fifth studio album, Bigger Than All Of Us, due out July 18th on Anjunabeats. It will be Above & Beyond's first North American album tour in seven years, according to a press release shared with EDM.com. They're bringing along their

If BREAD was SOFI TUKKER's riskiest album yet, their next one, butter, is the slow melt that follows. The duo today announced a new album, a breezy, jazz-inflected counterpart to 2024's steamy BREAD. Due out May 16th, butter reimagines SOFI TUKKER's signature sound through the lens of Brazilian bossa nova and samba, and incorporates worldly influences like bolero, bachata and reggae, according to a press release. Where BREAD was vibrant, brash and burning hot, butter smooths things over with str

REZZ has reimagined one of her earliest fan-favorites, "Contorted," a dark and hypnotic dive back into the shadowy depths of her signature sound. Originally a SoundCloud-only release, “Contorted” resurfaces with sharpened production that updates its gritty edge without losing the raw, midtempo pulse that first defined REZZ's sound. The track spirals inward and outward with eerie energy, layering ghostly synths, pulsing percussion and menacing bass. It’s ominous but also electric, like stepping i

Coachella, one of the world's most iconic music festivals, has been curating "you had to be there" moments for nearly three decades. But behind these Instagram-worthy moments lies a troubling new reality: for the majority of attendees, the experience is only attainable through monthly installments. According to a recent Billboard report, a staggering 60% of general admission ticket-holders used payment plans to help fund their Coachella trip in Indio, California this year. Attending Coachella ha