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The organizers of the annual Amsterdam Dance Event have revealed the second wave of DJs and artists appearing at the summit's 2024 edition. For fans of dance and rave culture, there exists no place on Earth that stacks up to ADE, the world's leading electronic music summit and business gathering. And the stakes are high after last year's record-breaking conference, which attracted roughly 500,000 attendees. This year's event will span over 1,000 events and is expected to feature more than 3,000

The museum is set to open its doors in 2026 at Smithfield market, across the road from the iconic nightclub Continue reading...

What was once a raging inferno of music tech that flickered out too soon is being rekindled with a spark of innovation and a hefty dose of capital.  Turntable Labs, the brainchild of the original Turntable.fm creators, is back with a new social music app called Hangout. With $8.2 million in fresh funding and lessons learned from their initial venture, they're ready to make a mark on music tech once more.   In the early 2010s, Turntable.fm emerged as a breakout platform that promised to change th

As the sun sets on another epic summer, EDM fans are being treated to a fitting finale: the imminent release of a high-profile collaboration between David Guetta and Alesso, "Never Going Home," with Madison Love. In a monumental first, the two esteemed dance music titans have joined forces for a track that's already become a festival favorite. Their new single, "Never Going Home," is set to release this week alongside vocalist Madison Love, whose voice beautifully complements the song's soaring

In a daring spectacle, ISOKNOCK—the collaborative powerhouse of ISOxo and Knock2—turned heads at North Coast Music Festival this past Labor Day Weekend when they performed from a DJ booth suspended in a shipping container by a crane. The high-flying setup was a perfect metaphor for ISOKNOCK's meteoric trajectory thus far: elevated, risky and absolutely thrilling. It's not merely the audacity of their performance that had fans buzzing at Chicago's Seat Geek Stadium and across social media thereaf

Hardwell and Armin van Buuren will soon show us the way to dance music nirvana with their much-anticipated collaboration, "Follow The Light."  A fitting blend of the superstars' iconic sounds, the powerhouse collaboration is imminently set to arrive after building a steady momentum in the live performance arena throughout 2024. From its debut spin in January, "Follow The Light" has become a staple in the respective DJ sets of Hardwell and van Buuren, like at UNTOLD Dubai, leaving fans eager for

The book, titled HET ALTIJD, is a “visual journey” through De School over the years Continue reading...

New names added to the line-up include Carl Craig, Jane Fitz, Kerri Chandler, Marcel Dettmann, Moodymann, Palms Trax, and more Continue reading...

Continuing his unique project, NINETOZERO, Enrico Sangiuliano returns with a new single ‘Interconnection‘. Together with ‘Can U Feel It‘ it completes the Interconnection EP, which will be released on vinyl later this year. The celebration won’t stop with the release of the EP. Enrico Sangiuliano will play an all-night-long set at Village Underground in London on 7th September. As a producer, Enrico Sangiuliano has done it all. He remixed classics to chart-topping techno tracks that range from

Kendrick Lamar, Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z, and Snoop Dogg will also star in the film Continue reading...

The famed Scottish institution will shut permanently this month after 26 years Continue reading...

Time may have claimed Avicii, but an unprecedented auction organized by his family aims to transform his personal belongings into catalysts for change. Fans of Avicii, whose real name was Tim Bergling, will soon be able to place bids to own a tangible memory of the legendary DJ, who in 2018 tragically died by suicide at the age of 28. 267 of his personal items are set to hit the auction block on October 1st and all proceeds will benefit the Tim Bergling Foundation, a philanthropic organization l

About eight out of ten times, when we listen to new music, our immediate thought and expectation is how the song or the artist makes us feel; and more often than not, the feeling you’re aiming for is – euphoria. Something NOTION has achieved to invoke with every release he has made since his debut. Pushing his ideas with purpose, creativity, and power, the Bristol native has now become one of the leading names of the UK’s dance music’s most prominent new-generation artists.  With a creative

The 2024 festival season is coming to an end. But there’s no time to be sad as Mysteryland has released some serious footage from the 2024 closing ceremony. After a three-day sun-drenched weekend, Mysteryland unveiled an unprecedented finale that left attendees in awe. For the first time ever, a 10-minute choreography seamlessly combined 600 drones, fireworks, 3D video, lights, music, and vocals. This cutting-edge performance was developed in collaboration with TWOFIFTYK DRNS (known for their

Today, Aslice is announcing the closure of its revenue-sharing platform. From its private beta launch in December 2021 to the closure in September 2024, the service gathered around 7,400 playlists from 935 DJs, who collectively shared over $422,000 of their earnings with more than 27,000 music producers worldwide.  Utilizing machine-learning technologies, Aslice achieved an industry-leading accuracy of 99.8% in track matching, delivering the blueprint for traditional rights organizations on

EDM isn’t often a first choice of genre when it comes to soundtracks for films, but there have certainly been some notable instances of it. Here are our picks for the top 5 times EDM has appeared in films. Blade Confusion – New Order (Pump Panel Reconstruction Mix) There are few songs out there that have a more synonymous relationship with a film than that of ‘Confusion’ with ‘Blade.’ This iconic acid techno banger kicks off the film in style and is part of an equally iconic scene, the blood rav

Summer may be over, but the party is not. September is here and it has the best events to start your Autumn festival season. 1. WORLD CLUB DOME – Frankfurt, Germany (6-8 September) Kicking off with Germany’s #1 festival and top 10 ranked festival worldwide, WORLD CLUB DOME is returning to Frankfurt from 6-8 September for one weekend of madness at the Deutsche Bank Park Stadium. Artists like David Guetta, DJ Snake, 3 Are Legend, Chase & Status, Black Coffee and many more are set to take the G

The funds raised by the campaign will help relieve the financial burden of the producer’s "urgent and ongoing" healthcare Continue reading...

It's the second single to be released in a collaboration between her own label, Peach Discs, and London-based imprint Method 808 Continue reading...

Despite having battled with Stage 4 prostate cancer for the last 4 years and received the last treatment in October 2023, UK DJ, producer legend, Ashley Beedle was dealt a devastating blow at the beginning of November 2023. He suffered a brain bleed and seizure due to the rupture of a brain mass and in February 2024, during a 16 hour operation to remove the mass, he suffered a major stroke. This caused the loss of movement in the leg and arm on Ashley’s right-hand side and robbed him of his powe

It took police 13 hours to shut down the party after complaints were made in the early hours of Sunday morning Continue reading...

The Oasis Live ’25 tour sold out over the weekend, with some fans paying more than £350 per ticket Continue reading...

Lucas Estrada joins forces with Paradigm and Oaks to deliver a new single that captures the essence of nostalgia. With an epic melody and a powerful yet tender beat, “Love In Vain” is sure to give you goosebumps. The playful synthesizers transport you to another world, while the heartfelt lyrics and captivating sounds create an unforgettable listening experience, perfect for all playlists. With tracks like “Bloom” and his remix of “Ghost Town”, Stockholm-based Lucas Estrada has captivated the

PillowTalk Music is excited to reveal the first single by Michael Tello, a.k.a. Lil’T. The new release, “Don’t Make Me Wait!” by New York’s Peech Boys, is a fresh deep house take on the famous 1982 hit. Lil’T’s new solo album will come out in the winter of 2024, and this single is the first taste of it. Many people know Lil’T as the beat and bass mastermind behind PillowTalk. Now he’s going out on his own with a project that features his signature sound: an infectious mix of old and new beats.

Tributes have been pouring in for the 53–year–old from the likes of Missy Elliott, Questlove, Ciara, and more Continue reading...