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Ahead of his performance at Portola Music Festival in San Francisco and a 3-night run at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, Fred again.. has officially announced his next mixtape. Actual Life 3 is out October 28 and the first single, “Danielle (smile on my face),” is out now. The new single samples “Nice To Have” by 070 Shake, whose real name is Danielle Balbuena, thus the song title. It has been updated slightly from when Fred played it during his Boiler Room set, but it still rema

Thanks in part to his popular edit of “Pink Soldiers” (from Squid Game) x “Do It To It,” Zedd was tapped to be the house DJ for the Emmys in Los Angeles last night at the Microsoft Theater, hosted by Kenan Thompson. Responses to Zedd’s role last night, from Twitter, vary wildly from supportive of his career trajectory to questioning what he was doing there and how his bank account was looking. No matter how you slice it, Zedd was seen and heard in millions of households across the US, despite s

In the visual art world, the term “folk art” refers to a type of outsider art that’s usually home made and serves a practical purpose, but doesn’t necessarily refer to the mediumor genre. Being quite far from anything definitively “folk” in terms of music, London-based indie pop duo Sparky’s Magic Piano seem nonetheless a sort of muiscal version of folk art. From their quirky name to their eclectic style to the fact that their music is sort of sewn together from home using any and all available

Yesterday marked the beginning of a new, season-long collaboration between ESPN and Marshmello with a new remix of “Heavy Action,” making the masked artist the first to remix “Heavy Action,” a song originally composed in 1970 and heard for almost 50 years on Monday Night Football. “Our goal was to take the classic Monday Night Football music and add a contemporary vibe to it,” explained Kevin Wilson, ESPN Creative Music Director. “To get there, we wanted to enlist an artist, a move we have neve

Global sensation Bleu Clair has become one of the fastest rising artists in modern house culture. The Indonesian born DJ and producer consistently answers the most burning desires of EDM enthusiasts with his new age house tracks, captivating dance floors wherever he goes.  Once again, Bleu Clair is pushing the limits of his one-of-a-kind sound with his track “Sand Dunes”.  Prior to “Sand Dunes”, Bleu Clair has released songs on Insomniac Records and collaborated with the likes of AC Slater, Mat

Madeon’s Good Faith Forever show was already a stunning visual experience before, but with the new production at Brooklyn Mirage, he and the team took things up a notch last night in New York. Updating the visuals for the massive wide screens at the venue made the whole show that much more immersive. Check out photos from Madeon and videos from fans below!   Photo via Yasi This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Madeon Brings Immersive Good Faith Foreve

We’re always happy to report on artists and teams taking their releases into their own hands and going independent. Cultiv8 Artists, who works with a number of artists and vocalists like Highlnd, OMAS, Dani King, TINYKVT, Gracie Van Brunt, Nikademis, and more, just launched Cultiv8 Records. For the label’s first release, Sentient and Nina Sung team up for “Undercover Runaway.” While the track gradually heightens in energy, Nina’s passionate vocal line floods in with a hypnotic prowess. Then, Se

The Brooklyn based DJ/producer Mike Nasty flexes his creative genius and demonstrates how he is leading the new wave of the underground dance movement in NYC with his latest album Deep Into the Sun on label Nasty tracks. Expect a diverse range of musical talent from jazz to soul sounds to deep ear catching grooves and funky basslines. This 5 track deep house album influenced and inspired by 90’s house music. Speaking on the creative process behind, ‘Deep In the Sun’ Mike Nasty comments: “I wa

Budding 18 year old producer born and raised in Seattle, Arshawn aka AILOW has released a new gem for us just as the summer wraps up. Arshawn who now resides in LA uses his classically trained ears to create an extremely unique crisp and clear sound in his unique productions. Hot off of his last release ‘Noise’ on Austin Kramer new imprint record label TBD which also came with a limited copy NFT release on RCRDSHP. Ailow is joined by LA-based rapper SPLASHWOE for his latest independently releas

Hardwell is officially back. After taking a hiatus in 2018, and seven years since his debut album, the king returns with REBELS NEVER DIE, a blistering 14-track, 54-minute journey through techno and dance. With most of the tracks on the album having already been released as singles, diehard fans will likely find new enjoyment in the album as it was made to be listened to, though some tracks might feel a bit stale as a result. For the rest of us, especially if the extent of our Hardwell listeni

Zeds Dead and Blanke have worked together for a while now, be it the latter releasing on Deadbeats and touring, or even remixing “Bumpy Teeth” with Subtronics. But now they’ve finally officially teamed up on a collaboration and it’s everything we could have wanted. “The Machines” hits that midtempo sweet spot, managing to escape the tired trend of 2017-2018 when the genre was first picking up steam. Nowadays, midtempo has been evolving and with Zeds Dead and Blanke at the helm, this is perhaps

A true representative of Future Rave in Brazil, the São Paulo-born DEADLINE brings a unique sound, which combines the energy of the Mainstage Future Rave with elements of the underground scene, well illustrated by his remix of “Shout” by Tears for Fears with the hitmaker DJ Antoine. Recently, Thiago, the name behind the project, got a lot of support from the Future Rave godfather, David Guetta. The French superstar has been playing many tracks from DEADLINE in his sets during the Hï Ibiza nights

One of the biggest NYE festivals in the country returns this year with one of its biggest lineups ever. Decadence NYE in Denver is shaping up to be the all-star Red Rocks festival of the season with nearly 60% of its lineup featuring past headliners like Flume, Porter Robinson, GRiZ, Dillon Francis, Zeds Dead, Ganja White Night, and more. ENTER TO WIN: 4 VIP 2-Day passes for Decadence 2022 in Colorado Even though many might equate Denver with bass music, there’s still plenty of other acts to c

It’s been almost a decade of NGHTMRE as we’ve known the project. Through plenty of hits and big moments, nothing tops a debut album at the end of the day, and that moment has finally come — DRMVRSE is officially out today. “I’ve wanted to write an album like this for my entire career! I’m really excited to have had the time to put this much thought and effort into all the details of the album and creating something with a “Hero’s Journey” storyline. DRMVRSE and the upcoming tour and live show a

New York City’s Premiere electronic music festival Electric Zoo just wrapped up this past Labor Day weekend. The 3-day zoo themed festival went off without a hitch. Electric Zoo knocked it out of the park this year with the talent selection they chose to book. There were a plethora of insanely talented artists that performed at Electric Zoo and its respective after parties this year. Notably Of The Trees, Diesel, Subtronics, Gordo, and CloZee stole the show. Of The Trees performance on the Brow

ILLENIUM released his fourth, latest album, Fallen Embers, last year. Following the trend of a new album approximately every two years, we’re right on track for the next project to drop next year… and the producer has all but confirmed it’s on its way. So far in 2022, ILLENIUM has released two singles (not counting his collaborations with Dillon Francis and Said The Sky), “Shivering” with Spiritbox and “All That Really Matters” with Teddy Swims. His next single is out next Friday, Sept 16, w

Back when Swedish House Mafia first revealed their forthcoming collaboration with IKEA last September, the response from fans was… lukewarm. The timing was definitely awry, as fans expected the announcement to signal the release of “Moth to a Flame” with The Weeknd — which we did eventually get — but instead were met with yet another merchandise collaboration. A year has passed since then, and the sting has mostly dissipated as the collection officially launches next month, October 2022. Accor

Since releasing “TIDES” nearly a full year ago, the hype for Whyte Fang, Alison Wonderland’s indie project from 2011, has grown steadily. Now, as we approach the end of this year, her next single is here: “333.” Apart from her main project, Alison Wonderland has been creating more industrial electronica for years but hasn’t felt the time was right to release any of it until now. She says “I have decided to release this music separately to Alison Wonderland because I want these beats to live in

During the final day of the Electric Zoo festival in New York City I got the opportunity to sit down with one of the hottest rising dance music DJ’s globally. SIDEPIECE the duo comprised of Party Favor and Nitti Gritti played Electric Zoo’s Morphosis stage before the closer AC Slater shutdown the stage on the final day of the festival later that night. I spoke with the duo 1 hour before they were set to perform and without further a-due we jumped right into it. You guys are going on your US tou

Over Labor Day Weekend in New York City, I got the incredible opportunity to sit down and speak with Atlanta-based gut music pioneer, Canvas. Canvas opened up CloZee’s Odyzey stage takeover on the final day of Electric Zoo. We spoke about a variety of topics from discussing what imposter syndrome is, her relationship with CloZee and much more. Canvas just released her latest single “Feelin’ for You” on CloZee’s imprint record label Odyzey music. Tell me more about gut music. Is that what you

Many people know Ultra Music Festival as simply an annual music event in Miami that hosts scores of DJs and producers and tens of thousands of attendees. What many people don’t know is that UMF also has a sustainability and community program that aids local objectives. The program focused on five objectives – Waste Reduction, Pollution Prevention, Nature Preservation, Community Engagement and Climate Action – and has now received awards and verifications at the international, state and local le

GRiZ has released nearly an album a year, with nine albums since his debut End of the World Party in 2011. With such a constant and consistent output, not to mention touring schedule, you’d think he would take some time to slow down every once in a while. But no, his next album is already on its way with the first single, “Your Light,” out today. Chasing The Golden Hour returns for Part 4, the second in the series to come out as an album. (Pt 1 released in 2015 as a mixtape, while the second mi

Unless you’ve been living under a rock this past weekend, you’ve seen or heard “Cbat” by Hudson Mohawke popping up again after 11 years. HudMo is having his own sort of Kate Bush moment as his song “Cbat,” which has been more or less forgotten in the general musical zeitgeist, is seeing a huge viral moment thanks to some unlucky Redditor who claimed to use the song in his love making playlists to … set the rhythm. To understand why that’s so absurd, listen below. The post on /r/tifu is curre

With Jamie Jones’ ‘My Paradise’ a clear front-runner as summer 2022’s Ibiza anthem, receiving support across the board from underground tastemakers to daytime radio, Brazilian superstar Vintage Culture now steps up to remix the track and continue its unstoppable ascent. While Jamie Jones explored disco influences with his signature high-energy groove on the original, Vintage Culture’s clear-cut trademark sound gives a distinctly tougher feel, as a chugging bassline, rolling synths, and melodic

Fresh off his latest hit “Day N Night,” Afrojack is back with an amazing new progressive house tune, “Feels Like Home.” Teaming up with longtime collaborators DubVision, Afrojack fans are sure to recognize a track that has become a mainstay in his sets. “Feels Like Home” is also set to become the first ever Dutch Grand Prix anthem. Afrojack will join other prestigious DJs such as Tiësto and Armin Van Buuren who have performed at an F1 race. Fellow Dutchman Max Verstappen is one of the premier F1