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  • Lightning In A Bottle 2015 Lineup: Flume, RL Grime, Odesza Headline

    Getting set to celebrate its 10-year anniversary, California festival Lightning In A Bottle has announced its complete lineup of acts who will be joining the five-day event this Memorial Day Weekend. The festival is primarily dance acts, but it also had some electronic-leaning indie acts that fit nicely. It is headlined by an eclectic group of DJs like Flume, Odesza, RL Grime, SBTRKT, John Digweed, Tycho and Griz.

  • Grammys 2015 Best Dance/Electronic Album, Who Should & Will Win: Aphex Twin Completes Comeback

    Entering its 11th year, the Best Dance/Electronic Album category has an interesting group of nominees. Past winners have included everyone from Madonna to Daft Punk -- Bassment Jaxx to Skrillex and this year provides a varied group of five newcomers, veterans and comeback kings. It appears to be a two-horse race, but when it comes to the Grammys selecting a genre they aren't very familiar with, you never know for certain what they might do.

  • Junk Mail: Fifth Harmony 'Reflection' Album Review

    As a debut album, Reflection is a success. Fifth Harmony show they are able to conquer the radio-friendly anthems that will elevate them to superstar level, but also have a more thoughtful side that empowers women. It may be a little top heavy, but the A-list tracks carry those that may not stand the test of time. The production is sleek, vocals well-executed and choice pop culture references pack an extra punch to the album.

  • More Complete Version of Kanye West's "All Day" Leaks

    Yeezy season is upon us. Kanye West has already dropped two songs out of the blue, "Only One" and "FourFiveSeconds," out of the blue on iTunes. Though we do not have another full official release from Yeezus -- praise be to thee -- a better quality, more complete version of his song "All Day" has leaked out onto the Web.

  • John Mayer Interviews Katy Perry's Left Shark and Andy Cohen on 'Late Late Show'

    Ever since Craig Ferguson left the "Late Late Show" on CBS, the network has had a patchwork of different hosts that have included actors, comedians and musicians like Wayne Brady, Sean Hayes, Thomas Lennon and now John Mayer. Mayer hosted the episode last night, Feb. 4, and after a monologue, kicked off the show with the two Katy Perry Super Bowl halftime show sharks on the program. Unfortunately, they were not able to speak for themselves because they are sharks, but an interpreter and agent was there to spray them down with a small spray bottle and express what they were thinking in human tongue. He interviewed Left Shark and Andy Cohen.

  • Mariah Carey Caught Lip-Syncing 'Fantasy' in Cringe-Worthy Video [WATCH]

    Mariah Carey has had a tough go of things lately. A video has surfaced, much to the chagrin of Mariah Carey's camp, of the "Touch My Body" singer lip-syncing some of her biggest hits ("Fantasy" and "Always By My Baby") at the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival this past Friday night Jan. 30. It is even more painful to watch because she is clearly missing her cues and seemingly forgets the words to some of her biggest songs, making it even more obvious and embarrassing. Watch the video here of her rather egregious fail.

  • Skrillex Shares OWSLA Stereosonic Video Recap [WATCH]

    Skrillex's record label, OWSLA, hosted its own stage at Australian touring electronic music festival, Stereosonic, at the end of December 2014. They decided to put together a recap video of what happened down under in the studio for the Triple J mixes, on stage during various sets and of Skrillex "interviewing" some of his friends. The video is stacked with guest appearances with artists who are loosely affiliated with OWSLA or Skrillex in some way like Diplo, DJ Snake, Foreign Beggers, RL Grime and others.

  • deadmau5 Guvernment Closing Party Live Set Hits the Internet [WATCH]

    Legendary Toronto music venue Guvernment shuttered its doors a week and a half ago, and for the closing party it called upon local superstar Joel Zimmerman, known to the public as deadmau5, to close it out. The final hour was left to long-time resident Mark Oliver, but for the three hours leading up until that point, deadmau5 was given total control of the venue. Some intrepid fan recorded the full set on a device resulting in decent visual footage but excellent audio.

  • Kaskade Releases 'I Remember' Compilation for Free on Google Play: Iconic Tracks Like "Eyes," "Atmosphere," "Raining" Included

    American DJ and producer Ryan Raddon, professionally known as Kaskade, is giving back to his fans. He is giving away for a limited time only a free copy of his recent greatest hits compilation on Google Play titled "I Remember." It has the greatest hits from Kaskade over the last six years of his career, including tracks from the past four albums "Strobelight Seduction," "Dynasty," "Fire and Ice" and "Atmosphere" like "Eyes," "Dynasty" and "Raining." Some may view this as a cop out release just to make an extra buck, but with dance music's growing popularity coinciding with Kaskade's, this compilation serves as an entry level understanding of his music and will allow fans to dig deeper into his discography.

  • Spring Awakening 2015 Lineup: Zedd, Hardwell, Tiësto, Eric Prydz Included

    Chicago's largest, pure electronic music festival, Spring Awakening Music Festival, has announced the lineup for the 2015 edition this summer. Taking place in historic Soldier Field, where the NFL's Chicago Bears play their football, React Presents will be welcoming a large and diverse group of DJs to their flagship event in June. Spring Awakening will be hosting your typical group of headlining acts in Zedd and Eric Prydz Friday, Hardwell and Diplo Saturday and Tiësto and Afrojack Sunday with a surprise headliner still to be announced.

  • Action Bronson Eats Healthier in 'F**k That's Delicious' Episode 8 [WATCH]

    Action Bronson -- real name Arian Asllani -- and Vice's food network Munchies are back with Episode 8 of Asllani's food show "F**k That's Delicious." He heads to the West Coast to escape the New York City cold and catch some rays in the dark depths of the Northeastern winter. Bronson also takes this opportunity to eat a little healthier, Los Angeles style, and shows his viewers just how it is done in his kitchen.

  • Grammys 2015 Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Nominees, Who Should and Will Win: Eminem, Kanye West Duel

    Predicting hip-hop at the Grammys has been notoriously difficult, but the best Rap/Sung Collaboration category has been one of the easiest. Like the other categories in Best Rap Album and Best Rap Song, the Grammys go for star power, but with Rap/Sung Collaboration, they do not deviate from what the charts and the radio say is what the kids are listening to. The 2015 nominees are a little different, with inclusions from Common, Schoolboy Q and ILoveMakonnen with the assist from Drake, but otherwise star power rules the day. The argument of who should win and who will win will rage on long after the Grammys are over and is always divisive, but we took our best crack at it.

  • Aphex Twin Has Uploaded Another 40 Songs to user48736353001

    Aphex Twin -- real name Richard D. James -- has been dumping unreleased demos onto an anonymous SoundCloud account over the past 10 days, which in total came to 110 demos. It was thought that after all of them had been put online and made available for free download that the uploading was over and he had exhausted his store of available music. Thankfully, we were wrong. As of this writing James has uploaded another 40 songs onto user48736353001's account, and there may be more going up as the day goes on.

  • Cashmere Cat Announces Tour Dates Alongside Ariana Grande 'Honeymoon Tour' [FULL SCHEDULE]

    Norweigan electronic, R&B producer Cashmere Cat, real name Magnus August Høiberg, is readying to go on tour later this month as a support act for Ariana Grande on her Honeymoon Tour across North America and he has announced dates of his own to coincide with hers. While Grande will be taking over arenas across North America in Los Angeles, New York City, Miami and elsewhere, Cashmere Cat will be hosting his own events in concert halls and theaters later that night in the same cities, while also making a few festival stops at Ultra Music Festival and Coachella. The Grande, Tinashe and Ludacris collaborator has developed a diverse and potent career on his own and the side tour will give him the chance to spotlight his own productions in a way he might not be able to opening for the "Break Free" singer's crowd.

  • Dillon Francis Reveals Upcoming Projects: Galantis, Kygo Collabs, Remixes For Madeon and Kygo in Works

    Los Angeles producer, DJ Dillon Francis took to Instagram, his favorite medium of communication with fans to unveil his to do list for the foreseeable future. Francis is getting ready to head over to Europe to wrap up his 5-month tour with a few shows in Paris, London, Amsterdam and elsewhere in support of his debut album Money Sucks, Friends Rule. That does not mean he does not have a long laundry list of items he has to get taken care of with deadlines, like remixes for Madeon and Kygo and working on collaborations with the Norwegian tropical house producer and Galantis. See the full list below.

  • Ratatat Announce 2015 US Tour: 'Drugs' Band Playing at Coachella, Governors Ball and on West Coast

    Enigmatic electronic-rock duo Ratatat, comprised of Evan Mast and Mike Stroud have announced that they will be going on tour this spring. The duo have been noticeably quiet since they released their last album LP4 on XL Recordings in 2010, but it appears they are making a comeback of sorts in 2015. The pair will be doing a few regular shows on the West Coast at the Fox Theater in Pamona, California, the Odgen Theater in Denver and other shows in Las Vegas, Tulsa and San Diego. The west coast run will be capped off with their two-weekend stint at Coachella.

  • Missy Elliott Reportedly Tabbed by Diplo and Skrillex on Jack Ü 'Take Ü There' Remix

    Is it 2002 again? Gas is under $2 a gallon and Missy Elliott is back in the charts. Ever since the Super Bowl, the "Lose Control" rapper has become one of the most talked about figures in music, overshadowing Katy Perry at her own halftime show, despite the excessive fireworks, massive lion and left shark. According to a report by Hot 97 presenter and industry insider, Miss Info, Elliott will not be letting this opportunity pass by without having a say in the matter. According to the report, Elliott did something a little different this time, remixing Diplo & Skrillex's single as Jack Ü "Take Ü There" featuring Kiesza.

  • Electric Daisy Carnival UK 2015 Lineup: Tiésto, Hardwell, Steve Aoki, Pendulum Headline

    The United Kingdom outpost of Insomniac's flagship festival, Electric Daisy Carnival, has announced its 2015 lineup. Entering its third year, the festival will be bringing back its cast of superstar international DJ talent to the famed Milton Keynes Bowl for a one-day celebration of electronic music. The festival will feature your standard DJ headliners in Hardwell, Tiësto and Steve Aoki, while the addition of Pendulum adds a nostalgic feel to the festival even if it is just a DJ set.

  • Buku Music & Art Project 2015 Lineup Complete: Empire of the Sun, Bassnectar, A$AP Rocky Headlining

    Buku Music & Arts Project has completed its lineup for the artists who will be making the trip down to New Orleans in a little more than a month's time. The second and final phase of artists includes acts like RL Grime; DJ Windows 98 (Win Butler of Arcade Fire's DJ side project); Claude vonStroke; Lil B, back from a near death experience; BadBadNotGood alongside Ghostface Killah; Hudson Mohawke; one of our 2015 artists to watch; Zella Day; and 2015 festival favorite ILoveMakonnen. Empire of the Sun, A$AP Rocky and Bassnectar will be headlining.

  • Grammys 2015 Best Dance Recording, Who Should Win & Who Will Win: Disclosure, Clean Bandit, ZHU Battle It Out

    The Grammys have never been known to get hip-hop right, but when it comes to electronic music, they have arguable been even worse. The category of Best Dance Recording was just created in 1998, even though the genre was invented in the United States in the late 1970s, early 1980s. Pop artists like Cher, Jent Jackson, Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears have dominated the category over producer, DJs like Moby, Fatboy Slim, Justice, Daft Punk and Bassment Jaxx who have been snubbed by songs like Baha Men "Who Let The Dogs Out."2015 hold promise as the Grammy committee decided to make up their past transgressions and shocked the world with a surprising and deserving batch of nominees.

  • Giorgio Moroder, Kylie Minogue Unveil "Right Here, Right Now" Music Video [WATCH]

    Renaissance man Giorgio Moroder continues to show that age is just a number as he unveils the music video for his latest track "Right Here, Right Now" alongside Australian pop star Kylie Minogue. The song was released two weeks ago on Jan. 2, with a teaser clip for the video being released at the same time. The full piece is out and it captures the essence of the song with a throwback to the 1970s, but also remaining sleek and modern with a kaleidoscope of fast-moving images. Kylie looks incredible as she dances around the black-and-white set, with Moroder shrouded in the background appearing to be DJ-ing on a set of turntables -- a newfound passion he has picked up since his resurgence.

  • Skrillex Shares 'Groundhog Day'-Inspired "Doompy Poomp" Video [WATCH]

    Skrillex has teamed with "Vice's" The Creators Project, known in the electronic music world for their work doing profiles on the Daft Punk "Random Access Memories" collaborators, to present his latest music video. The video revives possibly the least-heralded song "Doompy Poomp" from Sonny Moore's LP "Recess" in the manner one might expect Skrillex to do. Fittingly released on Groundhog Day, the 3 minute 18 second video celebrates the 1993 film starring Bill Murray, where the main character has the same life events happen to him over and over without fail.

  • Dust La Rock, Fool's Gold Records Co-Founder, Dead at 38

    Fool's Gold Records Co-Founder Dust La Rock, real name Joshua Prince, is dead. He was just 38-years-old. Prince co-founded the influential hip-hop and electronic music label Fool's Gold Records with A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs and worked as the art director and designer for the label, A-Trak and his Duck Sauce projects. He also did work for other artists as well. He was responsible for building the image that Fools Gold developed and its album release and physical designs. He also did work for major brands like Nike and Scion.

  • 'Breaking Bad's' Walt Jr. DJing At B.B Kings in New York City

    You probably were not expecting to read that headline tonight, but the show is happening. RJ Mitte, best known for his role as Walt "Flynn" Jr. in the hit AMC drama Breaking Bad, is taking his talents beyond the big screen and will be stepping behind the DJ booth for a special DJ set in New York City at B.B Kings on April 10.

  • Nero's Album Almost Done: 'Welcome Reality' Follow Up Being Mastered Now

    Nero is not the most public trio, but when they do make some sort of announcement it comes with importance. The UK dubstep outfit have been working on an album for a long time and when the months came and went on 2014, fans were disappointed to know that they were going to go a third straight year without an album. "Satisfy," the lead single from the album, did anything but, only stoking the fire of want for the follow up to 2011's Welcome Reality. There are positive signs however that a new album will be on its way a lot sooner then fans might have imagined.

  • Tomorrowland Brasil 2015 Lineup Phase 1: Hardwell, Armin van Buuren, Steve Angello, David Guetta Headlining

    ID&T gets ready to kick off the third location of its renowned festival, Tomorrowland in Brazil in just over three months and to get the fans who sold out the festival in three hours excited, organizers have announced the first phase of artists who will be headed to Sao Paulo. Tomorrowland delivers the kind of lineup you might expect with heavyweight names that we have grown accustomed to seeing on festival lineups like David Guetta, Hardwell, Armin van Buuren and Steve Angello. Tomorrowland continues its commitment to supporting artists from its home country of Belgium with additions of residents Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Yves V plus Coone and Netsky.

  • Spotify Given Valuation of $5.7 Billion, According to New Report

    The news of Spotify's growth continues to roll in seemingly every week. The streaming giant just announced a deal with PlayStation and Sony that would launch a revamped service PlayStation Music across and PlayStation Network by connecting users's Spotify accounts to their gaming accounts. With all of the expansion that company has gone through in the past year or two, it has become one of the darlings of the music industry and tech startup world, where money flows like water. Spotify is seeing the payoff of that expansion with increasing valuations of its company, despite not being able to turn a profit. The latest valuation, according to a report from market research company Manhattan Venture Research, according to "Billboard," now has the Swedish streaming service sitting at $5.7 billion.

  • Rick Ross Unveils Big Sean "IDFWU" Remix [LISTEN]

    Big Sean's "IDFWU" has become ubiquitous in pop culture not just for the Big Sean verses and the DJ Mustard beat, but also for the phrase "I Don't F**k With You." It should come as no surprise that other big-name rappers would want to hop on the bandwagon and get a piece of the action with a remix, official or unofficial, of the song. Maybach Music founder and the biggest boss the world has seen thus far, Rick Ross, decided he wanted in on the action and laid down a verse on "IDFWU" to call the track a remix of his own.

  • One of Katy Perry's Dancing Sharks From Her Super Bowl Halftime Performance Did an AMA

    The Northeastern and Northwestern sections of the United States wake up in different moods this morning, but for the rest of us without a stake in the fight, we have been left with some interesting images from the Super Bowl. Many will remember Darrell Bevell's terrible call on the goal line to call quick slants when Marshawn Lynch could have punched that in, but Katy Perry's halftime show had some interesting visual pieces that will make forgetting Bevell a little easier. One of the most iconic members of her halftime show were the two sharks that flanked the "Roar" singer as she sang "California Gurls" with a playful, tropical backdrop of palm trees, beach balls and, infamously, two dancing sharks. One of the sharks just did a brief Reddit AMA -- which is below -- and answered a few of the burning questions fans have for the veteran of the Katy Perry crew.
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