• Calvin Harris Beats Avicii, David Guetta for Best Electronic Artist at EMAs

    Calvin Harris beat out some tough competitors like Avicii, David Guetta and Hardwell for the title of Best Electronic Artist at MTV's European Music Awards Sunday, Nov. 9. The EMA win was his first after four previous nominations. The network announced prior to the show that Harris would not be able to perform at the event: "Hey #MTVEMA fans — we have some really sad news. Calvin Harris has taken ill and will not be able to perform at tomorrow's show. He sends his sincere apologies. Get well soon, Calvin!" According to BBC News, the cancellation was due to some heart issues, which Harris revealed in a tweet that has since been deleted. "No EMAs for me this weekend. Got some heart problems. Heading home to see if it can be fixed x," the electronic dance music artist reportedly wrote.

  • Calvin Harris Cancels EMA Performance Over Health

    Another day, another DJ down with a sickness. Avicii has been in the news because he has had to take extended time off from touring due to lingering health concerns. Now Calvin Harris, on the eve of the MTV European Music Awards in his home country of Scotland, has to cancel his performance due to health concerns, according to "Billboard." MTV confirmed the news yesterday via its Facebook page, saying, "Hey #MTVEMA fans — we have some really sad news. Calvin Harris has taken ill and will not be able to perform at tomorrow's show. He sends his sincere apologies. Get well soon, Calvin!" Harris did not confirm himself. He is nominated for the best U.K./Ireland act and the best electronic act.

  • Recruiting for the New "Do They Know It's Christmas?": One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Adele and More

    Bob Geldof stirred up some interest in the music community on Monday when rumors began spreading that he was making calls in an attempt to recruit participants for a 30th anniversary edition of Band Aid, the charitable super group that came together to record the classic "Do They Know It's Christmas?," which raised huge amounts for those struggling from famine in Ethiopia. The new rendition will benefit the fight against Ebola.

  • Ellie Goulding, Kendrick Lamar & Calvin Harris Perform In Bermuda Triangle

    This past weekend, Bacardi flew 1,862 (the number is significant to the date that Bacardi was founded) people down to a small island off of the coast of Puerto Rico called Palomino that lies within the infamous Bermuda Triangle. Ellie Goulding, Kendrick Lamar and Calvin Harris joined the revelers for a Halloween weekend to remember with parties from dusk until dawn in one of the most mysterious and serene areas of the world.

  • Calvin Harris Sets Electronic/Dance Chart Records with 'Motion'

    With the release of his latest studio album Motion, Calvin Harris has managed to break even more chart records than before. According to "Billboard," "Calvin Harris becomes the first act to place three songs simultaneously in the Hot Dance / Electronic Songs top 10, as 'Outside,' featuring Ellie Goulding, debuts at No. 7. It joins 'Blame,' featuring John Newman (No. 2) and 'Summer' (No. 9) in the upper tier."

  • Calvin Harris Hires Haim to Add Vocals on New Track Release "Pray to God"

    The line between critical claim and alternative disdain is thing when it comes to electronic dance music, so hip kids were forced to debate the merits of music and their own conservative values (more conservative than you'd think) when Haim performed with Calvin Harris for the newly released track "Pray To God."

  • Spotify and Echo Nest Indicate Dutch Listeners Strongly Prefer EDM Music Versus Other Countries...Although Not Necessarily Its Own

    It's a big week for electronic dance music news. For one, the highly hyped DJMag Top 100 DJs list just hit the web this weekend. More importantly, the Amsterdam Dance Event has occurred over the last five days in the titular city. Consider it something like a SWSW exclusively for electronic music performers, with more than 2,200 acts hitting the largest city in the Netherlands for a swinging five-say stretch. Spotify and its Insights blog took the event into consideration to see just what those wily Dutch were listening to in the lead-up to the event.
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