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Celebrating the birthday of Brian Eno, acclaimed electronic music producer Lawrence Lui is paying homage to the godfather of ambient music with a cover of 1992's "Fractal Zoom."  Lui dials up the dissonance on his rework of the track, which appeared on Eno's 11th studio album, Nerve Net. It's out now to align with both AAPI Heritage Month and Eno's 77th trip around the sun. Awash in atmospheric density, Lui's production somehow feels both spacious and claustrophobic as ghostly samples hover atop

As nearly half a million ravers prepare to descend on the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for EDC, the festival's organizers at Insomniac are making sure its signature sounds and colors travel far beyond Nevada’s borders. North America's largest electronic music festival is returning to Las Vegas from May 16-18, and it's delivering an expansive livestream offering across Insomniac TV and YouTube. The stream begins each day at 6:45pm PT, capturing the full play-by-play of EDC's neon-drenched dreamscape.

Motor City's storied Movement Electronic Music Festival is getting a boost of endorphins over Memorial Day Weekend with the launch of the "Detroit Techno 5k," a new event blending running with techno. Scheduled for Sunday, May 25th, the 75-minute run will take participants along the scenic Detroit River and through the historic grounds of Fort Wayne. As the first-ever fitness-focused event tied to Movement, it’s both a race and a celebration of techno culture in the genre's birthplace. The event

Champagne Drip and Linney have reunited to release Story Arcs, a genre-bending EP out now via Liquid Stranger's Wakaan imprint. The three-track project masterfully oscillates between future bass, house, dubstep and drum & bass as Champagne Drip threads his dreamlike production through the emotive vocals of Linney, a recent inductee to the EDM.com Class of 2025. The duo last teamed up in 2021 for "In My Dreamz," and their latest once again strikes a compelling balance between storytelling and

Remixing dance classics requires both reverence and audacity, qualities John Summit wields with finesse in his new remix of Delirium and Sarah McLachlan's turn-of-the-century trance hit, "Silence." Summit's official remix is out now via Tomorrowland Music, the record label launched by the iconic EDM festival of the same name. The Chicago-born electronic music superstar manages to inject his anthemic sound while preserving the spiritual quality that made the original a genre-defining moment back

Twitch is throwing it back to the turn of the century to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Britney Spears' generational album Oops!...I Did It Again with an all-day DJ tribute, a representative of the streaming platform tells EDM.com. A group of DJs will be Slaving 4 U with 12 hours of the pop icon's biggest hits as well as brand-new remixes and interactive moments via the Twitch chat. Whether you prefer the bubblegum brilliance of her ...Baby One More Time era or the robotic glam rebellion of h

Iconic EDM festival brand Tomorrowland is expanding its reach beyond the dancefloor after announcing its first-ever retail store in Ibiza, set to open this summer in the heart of the legendary party island. Located in the new Ibiza Gallery retail and lifestyle complex near the famous Ushuaïa and Hï Ibiza clubs, the 478-square-meter shop is an ambitious fusion of retail, hospitality and entertainment that mirrors the immersive experience of the festival itself. Designed by Tomorrowland's in-house

Marshmello has signed on to voice a character in Paramount’s forthcoming Smurfs movie, Variety reports. The film, a hybrid of live-action and CGI, was written by Pam Brady (South Park, Team America) and directed by Chris Miller (Puss in Boots, Shrek the Third). The story follows Smurfette as she leads the beloved blue characters on a mission into the real world to save Papa Smurf after being mysteriously taken by a pair of evil wizards, Razamel and Gargamel. Smurfs already boasts an impressive c

Bringing the mainstage action to mobile screens globally, Insomniac has officially launched its Insomniac Radio app, a free 24/7 streaming platform. The app offers wall-to-wall coverage of all things EDM, including exclusive artist shows and live broadcasts from some of the world’s biggest festivals. Landing just ahead of EDC Las Vegas 2025, Insomniac Radio aims to deliver an always-on soundtrack to the global dance music community. With no subscription fees and no barriers to entry, the app is

Electronic dance music is emerging as a lifeline for Americans battling depression, suggests a new study shared with EDM.com by healthcare technology company Tebra. The research, which surveyed 1,000 Americans and analyzed over 110,000 tracks from mental health-themed Spotify playlists, found that 14% of respondents turn to EDM as their "go-to genre" when feeling depressed. Arriving during Mental Health Awareness Month, the data expands on a similar study in late-2024, further positioning the ge

EDC, one of the world's most prominent EDM festivals, will launch in Colombia in October 2026, its organizer Insomniac Events announced today. Transforming Medellín's Unidad Deportiva Atanasio Girardot sports complex, the festival is primed to continue EDC's global growth following successful editions across Asia, Europe and the Americas. The city offers what Insomniac founder and CEO Pasquale Rotella described as the perfect backdrop for EDC's blend of dance music, art and community engagement.

As AI continues to challenge the boundaries of creativity and copyright in the music industry, SoundCloud has found itself in the crosshairs of a growing conversation about trust, transparency and technology. This past week, a clause buried in SoundCloud’s updated terms of service captured the artist community's attention. First flagged by Futurism, the clause suggests that music uploaded to the platform could, in some cases, be used to “inform, train, develop or serve as input to artificial int

Planet 13, the world's largest cannabis dispensary, is poised for what its executives are calling the busiest weekend of the year: not New Year's Eve and not 4/20, but EDC. The cannabis giant is celebrating the festival's return to Las Vegas by giving away 20 three-day passes to lucky visitors as it launches a slate of EDC-themed offerings in collaboration with RNBW, the Insomniac Events-affiliated cannabis brand. "EDC has become the busiest weekend of the year at Planet 13 Las Vegas," said Brya

If you've ever been to Lightning in a Bottle, you know it's just as much a festival as it is an adult playground disguised as one. The team behind Do LaB continues to treat staging like sorcery. The genius of their curation lies not just in their genre-spanning lineups, but in their understanding that context transforms sound. Watching a DJ spin beneath intricate geometric structures as desert winds carry notes across the water creates memories that streaming services could never replicate. Ligh

Portola, which is quickly establishing itself as the Bay Area’s premier electronic music festival, returns to San Francisco's Pier 80 this September with an electrifying 2025 lineup and a wave of rare performances. Presented by Goldenvoice, the two-day fest from September 20-21 follows a sold-out 2024 edition and promises a genre-spanning bill that includes dance-punk icons LCD Soundsystem and Australian house music superstar Dom Dolla in headlining slots. In one of the festival's most surprisin

In the perpetually evolving ecosystem of Ibiza nightlife, certain moments signal a shift in the island's cultural aesthetic. Francis Mercier's newly announced eight-week residency at Chinois is precisely one of those moments. The Haitian DJ and producer is poised to plant his flag at Chinois with "Solèy," a unique DJ residency that treats global rhythms not as exotic accessories, but as essential ingredients. His choice of Chinois, nestled within the Ibiza Gran Hotel and rapidly establishing its

11 years after "Sleepless" sent shockwaves through high school aux cords, Ekonovah has stepped in to give Cazzette's 2014 dance classic a glossy, high-octane facelift. For those who have ever felt that house music can be a time machine, his official remix is your first-class ticket. Ekonovah takes the original's haunting, vocoded vocals and supercharges them into a euphoric sprint, transforming a nostalgic house anthem into a cinematic beast for 2025's dancefloors. The arrangement builds like a

Reinvention is ritual in Ibiza, and its newest nightlife destination, [UNVRS], arrives not merely as another venue but as a game-changer poised to reshape what club culture looks, sounds and feels like on the legendary party island. Set to open its doors at the end of this month, the hi-tech [UNVRS], the latest venture from Yann Pissenem's The Night League, is readying a launch of epic proportions. Equal parts club, arena and immersive installation, the venue will make its long-awaited debut wit

Back in 2012 inside a Toronto penthouse, a domestic shorthair cat once gazed out over Yonge–Dundas Square, his own face beaming back at him in LED glory from a billboard below. "Do you even fucking know? Do you care?" Joel Zimmerman, better known as deadmau5, recalls asking him of the massive album ad featuring his face. The cat didn't. Typical. But in true deadmau5 fashion, where innovation meets self-deprecation, Meowingtons' indifference didn't stop him from becoming a muse. And now, posthumo

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 salute, Rina Sawayama - saving flowers Keenan Mathias - Get Over Arlo, fknblnde - Full Moon Eyes informal

Atlantic Records has lifted the hood on F1: The Album, the forthcoming soundtrack to Apple Original Films' Formula 1 movie, and it’s a turbo-charged celebration of EDM's tightening grip on the motorsport world. The genre has long flirted with Formula 1's flair for spectacle, but the relationship goes full-throttle with this soundtrack. Dom Dolla leads the charge with “No Room for A Saint," marking another milestone in his own F1 crossover journey following his headlining performance at LIV on th

Galantis is set to bring a touch of folkloric terror to Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre with a Midsommar-themed concert, the DJ announced today. Midsommar is a traditional Swedish festival celebrating the summer solstice by virtue of vibrant communal gatherings with maypole dancing, feasting and Scandinavian folk music. Often associated with pagan roots, it symbolizes renewal and community, though its depiction in Ari Aster's spine-chilling 2019 horror film of the same name casts a darker, fic

What more can we say about Breakaway Festival? The barnstorming brand, the nation's fastest-growing traveling music festival, has been unstoppable. Organizers have now revealed their latest high-profile lineup. Breakaway, which in late-2024 was named by EDM.com as the year's top event organizer, is heading back to Charlotte this year for its Carolina edition and bringing along a slew of electronic heavy-hitters. True to form, the Breakaway team brought the heat with the headliners. Dance music s

Eli Brown has dropped a new single, "Wavey," a blistering techno weapon that serves as the official EDC Las Vegas 2025 anthem. Out now via Insomniac Records, the 137 BPM track charges full-speed ahead into techno’s underbelly, powered by searing acid synths and Brown’s signature thunderous basslines. "Wavey" perfectly encapsulates the energy of a producer who’s made his name by defying genre expectations and refusing to play by the rules. The track dials up the velocity with a bold and brazen vo

Mortgage payments and morning meetings have long been the sworn enemies of nightlife, until now, thanks to a new series of "30 Over Raves" in Austin. The paradox of adulthood—yearning for the carefree nights of youth while treasuring your sleep schedule—finds its resolution May 31st in the Live Music Capital. If you're too old for the afters but too young to justify binging Netflix and frozen mochi on a Saturday night, the new series offers the perfect compromise: party like it's the 2010s golde