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Insomniac Events has revealed the lineup for the 2025 HARD Summer festival in Los Angeles. Heading to SoCal for this year's event are Dom Dolla, Sara Landry, Gesaffelstein, Four Tet, Nico Moreno, Crankdat, Kaytranada, I Hate Models, James Hype, PEEKABOO, Sean Paul and many more. The fest also features a handful of compelling b2b sets, among them Tape B b2b Mersiv, Walker & Royce b2b VNSSA and Adam Ten b2b Mita Gami. Insomniac in 2023 moved HARD Summer to a combination of venues in downtown L

LSZEE are back with "Lost," a track that feels untethered to the physical world entirely, floating between the stars and your subconscious. The collaborative alias of CloZee and LSDREAM emerged in a blaze of creative fire within a matter of months, debuting at Electric Forest in June 2024 before releasing a self-titled album and headlining Red Rocks in one of EDM.com's best performances of the year. But if those milestones suggested a whirlwind of maximalist ambitions, "Lost" reveals a different

Those attending Miami Music Week in 2025 might want to include in their plans E11EVEN Miami, the downtown hotspot known for never closing its doors, who have announced five consecutive days of dance music mayhem. Running from March 26-30, the venue's lineup features Diplo, Marshmello and Gordo, among others taking command of the decks. Steve Aoki's Dim Mak label will close out the week with a showcase featuring electronic music vets Laidback Luke and Flosstradamus alongside rising stars like Nos

The official EDM.com Class of 2025 has been revealed. For the unfamiliar, our annual Class isn't a stale, archaic "artists to watch" feature, but a list of 10 musicians with transformative skill sets who are on the cusp of changing the fabric of electronic dance music. Through their workhorse mentalities and defiance of industry standards, these groundbreaking future headliners have already proven their volcanic potential in the scene—and they're now ready to erupt. The members of the EDM.com Cl

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 barking continues - herz Lonely Computer, Montgomery - Blindfold Art School Girlfriend - Is It Light Where

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 Ben Böhmer, Oh Wonder - The Sun Låpsley - 4AM Ascension Day Samuel T. Herring, Kennebec - Leaving the Cany

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 IMANU, KROY - Hush Mild Minds - I NEED U DRKTMS - All of Me Giorgio Fazio - It Felt Like Fire (But I Think

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 Know Good & Aaron Page - Bag Shallou - Gone LUPO.THEBOY draytone - Turn Around OSPHOR & Boy Apocal

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 NXSTY - Real Bad Man DVNK - FREAKY MXLAN & Too Martian - Freefall (feat. Kris Jana) N3WPORT - Forever

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 Øneheart, Scarlxrd - running xut xf dxubt Jaxon Wild - Badman Dub Hidden Face - Not so bad phritz - Pods C

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 Skrillex, Zacari, Starrah - MOMENTUM (feat. IIykimchi) Byegone, shy tea - Boiling Point whoisinnocent - th

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 TWO LANES, Recondite - Luna BIJOU & Bexxie - Nowhere to Hide Sigurd K - track 5 milk., Search Party An

In the wildest crossover since Chardee MacDennis met beer pong, electronic music fans across the country are preparing to dance their nights away at "SUNNY RAVE," a tour inspired by It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Organized by Austin-based electronic artist dj pressed, the tour is taking the absurd and chaotic energy of "The Gang" to new levels. "My personality is pretty much a string of Always Sunny references, loud electronic noises and desperate cries for attention, so the 'SUNNY RAVE Tour

Kaskade and Lipless have reunited for a stunning progressive house track, "State Of Mind," out now via Colorize. The producers' creative history traces back over a decade to an unlikely origin story: a teenage Lipless cold-messaging Kaskade on MySpace with demo submissions. The Chicago-born dance music icon replied, and a working relationship quietly took shape. By 2014, Kaskade helped Lipless relocate to Los Angeles, where the two went on to release a Grammy-nominated remix of RY X’s "Only" fol

Eptic and Space Laces have reunited to release a new collaboration, "Crash Out," a chaotic track primed to bring uncontainable energy to dancesfloor this festival season. Brimming with surgical sound design and unfettered bravado, the track opens in menacing fashion with a barking dog sample and the wail of a siren. As the beat rises to a rolling boil, a distorted voice snarls, "Kicks and the snares might give you whiplash" before the producers deliver a ferocious blitz of bass. "Crash Out" is d

Sometimes, the loudest voices don’t need to say a word. ESSE is a name currently enshrouded in mystery, but their sound is unmistakable—there’s little need for an introduction when the music already speaks volumes. At the center of the intrigue is ESSE's "Block Rockin Beats," a bold rework of The Chemical Brothers' seminal classic. With coiling analog synths, deep grooves and a throwback energy that feels both nostalgic and fresh, it’s an interpretation with a modern edge, honoring the track’s r

What would Ultra be without Carl Cox? It's a fair question, considering the techno legend has performed a staggering 19 times since the festival's inception back in 1999. A lynchpin of Ultra's storied RESISTANCE MegaStructure, Cox didn't appear last year but is now returning in 2025 and once again shaping the event's future by debuting an ambitious live show, "Evolution." The performance will harken back to the ethos of 2022's scintillating Electronic Generations album, Cox's first-ever body of

The Tim Bergling Foundation, founded by Avicii's family in the wake of his tragic death by suicide in 2018, is calling on young people to share their stories for a new book. The initiative aims to collect over 1,000 messages from individuals under 25, which will be featured in the second edition of the organization's series, This Is What We Need – For A Better Day. Inspired by Avicii’s track "For A Better Day," the project was developed to amplify youth voices in conversations around mental heal

Amid a festival landscape increasingly shaped by consolidation and corporate takeover, four independent trailblazers have banded together to flip the script by offering a "golden ticket" designed to make the 2025 festival season one to remember. The founders of four of California's most celebrated independent music festivals, Desert Hearts, Same Same But Different, Northern Nights and Joshua Tree, have announced the launch of the indepenDANCE Pass, an unprecedented $599 general admission ticket

Landing on his own Catch & Release imprint, FISHER is back with a new single, "Stay." With a nostalgic sample and his club-ready production, the soulful track is both a nod to classic dance music and a fresh take on contemporary house. FISHER interpolates elements of Exile's 1978 soft-rock classic "Kiss You All Over," weaving its vintage vocal fragments into a tapestry of driving basslines and crisp percussion. "Stay" gradually builds tension before FISHER releases it in a euphoric drop coup

As if yesterday's release of a 34-track album wasn't enough, Skrillex has announced a five-hour performance at Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The marathon DJ set follows his first-ever five hour performance at the legendary open-air venue, a scintillating show he called "one of the best nights in my entire 35 years on planet Earth" back on April 29th, 2023. He's now poised to make lightning strike twice on May 13th, returning to Red Rocks after releasing his long-awaited fourth album, F*CK U

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a flash flood warning on Sunday afternoon for eastern Miami-Dade County, an area that includes Ultra, one of the world's premier EDM festivals. At 3:57pm, Doppler radar detected thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the region. Between one and three inches of rain had already fallen, with another one to three inches expected. The weather service warned of possible flash flooding, with standing water already reported in parts of downtown Miami. U

Flosstradamus and Lil Jon have reunited for "IDGAF," a festival crunk eruption that follows their timeless trap track "Prison Riot." It’s a fitting reunion. "IDGAF" feels like the natural successor to "Prison Riot," doubling down on the mayhem and delivering a rager engineered for the summer’s biggest stages. They take the reckless energy of that 2016 anthem and supercharge it with even bigger bass, sharper synths and an unrelenting hardstyle finale. Out now on Dim Mak, the track is an open invi

What if the key to electronic music production lies in a single, forgotten word: fun? Flux Pavilion and Doctor P are bringing mischief back to the music, and they're not playing by the numbers. After two decades of collaboration, the British dubstep pioneers are finally releasing an album, which serves as both a time capsule of their teenage jams and a middle finger to the data-driven dourness creeping into today's scene. Wobble meets whimsy in the duo's self-titled album, due out March 27th to

A former neo-Nazi who once spread hate through violent music has revealed an unexpected path to redemption: rave culture and electronic dance music. Arno Michaelis was once the lead singer of a neo-Nazi metal band and a prominent member of Hammerskin Nation, one of the most dangerous white supremacist skinhead gangs in the US. Today, he works as an anti-hate activist with organizations like Parents for Peace, helping to deradicalize others caught in extremist movements. Michaelis recently appear