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  • Eric Prydz Releases 'Prydz x Olander' Essential Mix [LISTEN]

    BBC Radio One's Essential Mix is one of the greatest platforms for DJs and electronic acts to showcase their music in the mixed music format. 2014 saw some outstanding mixes from the likes of Ten Walls, Bonobo, Porter Robinson, Grum, Deep Dish and the Essential Mix of the year from Caribou. 2015 did not let up one bit as 2013 Essential Mix of the year DJ Eric Prydz, ushered in the new year with the show's first back-to-back edition with his label mate Jeremy Olander.

  • Ty Dolla $ign Reveals Kanye West, Paul McCartney, Rihanna Collab Coming Soon

    Just when you thought it couldn't get any stranger/better after Kanye West and Paul McCartney released a surprise collaboration "Only One" out of the blue on New Year's Eve, it appears there may be more where that came from. This is all according to Ty Dolla $ign, who was featured on "Only One." The Los Angeles artist told Billboard in a recent interview that there was more music between himself, Kanye West, Paul McCartney and even Rihanna — if you can wrap your head around all of that.

  • Zedd Reveals New Year's Resolutions for 2015

    Zedd's rise to one of the preeminient crossover pop/dance producers has been remarkable since the release of "Clarity," but it has not totally seemless. When you pick up the level of fame and fortune Zedd has in the past two years, you are inevitably going to have some "haters" who want to criticize your every move. Zedd has grown a massive fan base, with over seven million fans on his social networks, but has inevitably picked up some detractors along the way there to offer their two cents on his life and career. He offered some wisdom on how to block out the haters and his New Year's Resolution for 2015.

  • See How Drake Celebrated New Year's Eve At Marquee Las Vegas [WATCH]

    If you wanted star power for your New Year's Eve parties, Las Vegas had it. With Iggy Azalea, Alesso, Calvin Harris, Drake, Snoop Dogg, Steve Angello and others in town, any venue across town was going to have something everyone. As Calvin Harris took over mega-club Hakkasan and Iggy Azalea headlines new club, Drai's, Drake was at Marquee doing his thing in a tux leading clubbers into 2015. It was caught on camera and put into an official recap where you can see the highlights of the night including a short performance of several big tracks from Drake's landmark 2014.

  • Unreleased Rihanna Song 'World Peace' Leaks

    Fans are patiently, or impatiently, waiting on a new album from Barbados pop star, Rihanna. It is widely believed and speculated that the follow up to 'Unapologetic' will arrive in 2015, after a three-year drought in album releases. The "Diamonds" star is kicking off 2015 with fresh speculation about new music as an unreleased track, "World Peace," has leaked out onto the web. It is unknown whether or not this is actually album material or just an unreleased demo that has managed to make its way out of the Rihanna camp.

  • London Club Plastic People Shutting Down

    Clubbers in London are being jolted with some sudden, saddening news. Revered Shoreditch venue, Plastic People, has announced after reports started to circulate last night that it would be shuttering its doors this weekend. The news was confirmed by the club's owner, Charlotte Kepel, to Resident Advisor, telling the website, "We will not open again in 2015. Plastic People had great runs both on Oxford Street and Curtain Road." She added: "A fabulous time was had and it felt right to move on."

  • Avicii Remixes Avicii: 'The Nights' [LISTEN]

    Avicii has had a restful end of 2014 after taking the last few months of the year off to recuperate from lingering health issues. This has given the Swedish superstar producer plenty of time to work in the studio and make new music. He is working on the follow up album to his 2013 album True, titled Stories and has given us a peak at what the Avicii brain trust has been creating over the past few months with several different releases. One of those releases, "The Nights", which was included on the FIFA '15, just got a remix by Avicii, as he continues the trend of remixing himself.

  • Flux Pavilion and Yellow Claw Echostage Concert Cut Short After Attendee Falls from Balcony, Sustains Serious Injuries

    Tragedy has struck Washington, D.C. Last night, Jan. 1, at one of Washington, D.C.'s concert venues, Echostage, during a New Year's Day concert with a lineup that included Flux Pavilion, Yellow Claw, Snails, Slander and Doctor P, a man fell from a balcony and was seriously injured. He was then quickly taken out by police and paramedics to a nearby hospital. The incident occurred during Yellow Claw's set, reportedly around 12:15 a.m. The rest of the concert, promoted and hosted by Club Glow and Steez Promo, was halted and canceled after the fall. According to one eye-witness account, the police were organized and efficient at getting the man medical help and removing all attendees out of the venue.Artists who performed reacted on Twitter and provided their own account of what happened:

  • Lil Wayne and Migos in the Studio Together

    Lil Wayne has been embroiled in a public and heated battle with his label YMCMB over the release of his album "Tha Carter V," but that has not stopped him from continuing to record music. According to several Instagram posts — surely not by accident — Lil Wayne has been in the studio with various different producers and rappers working on new music in lieu of his album getting released, via "Hot New Hip Hop." The latest picture he posted on his Instagram puts him and Atlanta trio Migos in the studio together after a night out at LIV nightclub in Miami, Florida. With the caption "No sleep s-t," they might have just gone straight from the club to go record.

  • Finnish Pop Star Isac Elliot Records One Direction Demo 'Just Can't Let Her Go' [WATCH]

    One Direction fans heard the demo for "Just Can't Let Her Go," given the fan name at the time "I Just Can't Let Her Go," last summer and exploded in excitement. The minute and a half version that leaked out sounded rough but still kept fans satisfied for a brief moment until they received further world about "Midnight Memories." The song did not make the cut for the album, but apparently it was recorded by a teenage pop sensation from Finland named Isac Elliot Lundén, known professionally as Isac Elliot, via "Popcrush."

  • Deadmau5 Announces Remix Contest For Dillon Francis's Remix Of 'Some Chords' From '5 Years Of Mau5'

    This one is a little meta, but bear with us -- it is deadmau5 and Dillon Francis, so anything is possible. Deadmau5's label, mau5trap is inviting producers to remix Dillon Francis's remix of deadmau5's classic 2010 track "Some Chords." The grand prize winner will take home a large pile of loot that includes a large stack of modular synth modules, some software, an official mau5trap release and other goodies. The remix contest ends on Jan. 19, 2015, so get your DAW open ASAP and get working on this remix for the chance to impress deadmau5 and his team.

  • A-Trak Looks Back on Hip-Hop in 2014 with New Op-Ed

    A-Trak has become associated with the dance music scene over the past few years, but his roots in hip-hop are deep. He started out as a hip-hop DJ, winning the DMC DJ Championships at age 15. He was Kanye West's touring disc jockey in 2004 and has been a frequent collaborator with other DJs and rappers like DJ Craze, Wale and Cam'ron. He recently penned a new editorial on Medium on the state of hip-hop and how he thinks the genre has shifted so rapidly over the past year in new and fascinating ways.The main shift has been the fact that the status quo in hip-hop has been challenged and it is being broken down. He uses "Yeezus" as his primary example, as "it broke formats of song structure and challenged the industry. One year later, the left field seeped out of the margins and into the mainstream."One of the primary ways the genre has shifted directions is a move online and how new types of sounds and artists are able to get a voice."More than ever, rap and tech go hand in hand. 2014 was the year of SoundCloud rap — why hasn't anybody pointed that out?" he said.His best example is Drake, who has found OVO rappers on SoundCloud and releases the bulk of his music through the platform.

  • Aphex Twin Answers 25 Questions from Skrillex, Richie Hawtin, Nicolas Jaar and Others

    The enigmatic and at times odd Richard David James, better known as Apex Twin, shocked the world when he released an album this year after being silent for the previous 13. Using some rather ingenious marketing techniques, including an Aphex Twin Blimp over the London skies and Aphex Twin logos graffitied onto the streets of New York. The release of "Syro" has impressed his fans and music critics alike, earning plaudits and landing in the top spots of most end-of-year rankings. In honor of his 2014 and the 25th anniversary of "Groove" magazine, he fielded 25 questions from other highly touted DJs, including Skrillex, Caribou, Ben Klock and Richie Hawtin and answered them in kind. Below are some of the highlights, via "FACT."

  • Did Ultra Music Festival Lineup Phase 1 Leak?

    Ultra Music Festival, one of the largest and most renowned of its kind, has a potential leak on its hands. Someone posted a picture online of the first phase of artists who will be potentially playing the festival this upcoming March. The festival has not confirmed the lineup, but MAKJ posted the same lineup on his Facebook saying that he will be playing at the festival, so it is looking like a done deal.

  • Fabolous Says Drake Apologized For Rolling Stone Diss

    In February, Drake was quoted by Rolling Stone saying some controversial off-the-record comments about other rappers like Jay Z, Kanye West and Fabolous. The fallout from those comments has since died down and all parties have kissed and made up since they were all friends before and remain friends after. Fabolous never spoke on those Drake comments, until he was posed the question by MTV and he brushed off the whole ordeal, revealing that it was taken care of privately.

  • deadmau5 Trolls Camera Wielding Fan In Uruguay On Twitter

    As Azealia Banks is to twitter beef in hip-hop, deadmau5 is to twitter tolling (and sometimes beefs) in dance music. Life is much more interesting with them around, not to mention the quality music they have released. The "Strobe" producer is slated to play a gig tonight in Uruguay and as he was sitting down to some dinner, a fan in the same establishment decided to take a photo and post it to social media. Always aware of what his fans are tweeting about him, deadmau5 saw the picture and was a little unnerved by the picture, in turn taking a picture of the fan eating dinner

  • The Prodigy Tease New Single 'Nasty' Release Date From Upcoming Album

    U.K. electronic band The Prodigy appear to be breaking their studio silence at last and are ready to release some new music very soon. Very little information has emerged about the new album except that Liam Howlett was busy writing and recording, but sometime in the spring of 2015 the album was tentatively scheduled for release. Now they have provided more details about possible new music by teasing the cover art of their new single "Nasty Nasty" on Instagram. The song will apparently come out, according to the caption, sometime in January, though they will not reveal the exact date.

  • Action Bronson Attempts to Apologize to Azealia Banks: 'Chasing Time' Rapper Calls Him a Coward

    Azealia Banks and Action Bronson are back at it again. Hip-hop's foremost Twitter beefer, Banks, first got into it with Action Bronson on Dec. 19 after the "Easy Rider" rapper was prompted to discuss Banks on the social media platform. That 140-character battle went back and forth before simmering and Banks turned her attention back towards her favorite target, Iggy Azalea. Today, tensions renewed between these two after Action Bronson apparently tried to apologize over the whole ordeal through a mutual friend of theirs and Azealia Banks did not appreciate the lack of forwardness from Bronson and called him out on Twitter.

  • Bet On What Song Above & Beyond Will Play At Midnight This New Year's Eve

    Las Vegas has taught us that you can bet on just about anything, especially when it comes to sports. How long the national anthem will be during the Super Bowl, what side of the coin the coin toss will result in, weight loss, treadmill challenges and everything in between. This New Year's Eve there will be a pretty outrageous bet surrounding UK based trance super-trio Above & Beyond and what they might play for their final gig of the year. You can bet on what song Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness, and Paavo Siljamäki will play when the clock strikes midnight in Australia.

  • YG & DJ Mustard Are Beefing On Instagram

    Apparently YG and DJ Mustard did not get the message about being kind during the holidays. The rapper and producer are now sending jabs back and forth on Instagram over purported payments that DJ Mustard alleges he never received for YG's debut album My Krazy Life. DJ Mustard executive produced the album that was released in March. YG posted an expletive-laden comment on a now deleted DJ Mustard post rebuffing those claims, making his own claims of not being paid for Mustard's recent album and the two have been going back and forth since then.

  • RiFF RaFF Is Hulk Hogan's New WWE Tag Team Partner

    RiFF RaFF revealed a few months ago that he would be started a "Versace strength training" regimen and has posted pictures on his Instagram to catalog his progress of bulking up. He also claimed that he was going to abstain from any alcohol or drug use for 100 days, an admirable feat if he kept to his word. Now we know why he has been doing this.RiFF RaFF is about to enter the ring and with the legendary Hulk Hogan at his side. According to several social media posts by the pair, Hulk Hogan is training Jody Highroller in the ways of WWE and they will be tag-team partners at some point in the near future.

  • Lil B & Frank Ocean Are In Studio Making Music Together [PHOTO]

    Lil B is a man who will always keep you guessing. Whether it is giving speeches at world-renowned universities like NYU or M.I.T., or using social media to vent his frustrations about societal ills, Lil B is always doing something interesting. The "based god" has now revealed a new "rare" musical collaboration with Frank Ocean via a post on Instagram. Lil B shared a "rare photo" of the pair in the studio working together. According to the former Pack member, there is new music coming soon.

  • Joey Bada$$ Shares Debut Album 'B4.DA.$$': Production Credits Featuring J Dilla, Statik Selektah

    Joey Bada$$ has dished more details about who will be appearing on his upcoming album "B4.DA.$$." He has revealed a more detailed tracklist that names the artists who contribute production to the highly anticipated album, in addition to the previously named features like Action Bronson, Raury and Kiesza. The album features some big-name producers like Statik Selektah, DJ Premier and, most notably, J Dilla alongside The Roots, which is a testament to how much people believe in Bada$$ and his debut album.The most intriguing track may be No. 7, with forward-thinking "A Tribe Called Quest" producer J Dilla, who has been deceased for close to a decade. It is not uncommon for productions and verses written by dead artists to be used after they have died, but for someone like Joey Bada$$ to have the honor of a Dilla production speaks to what his family thinks of him.Check out the full tracklist below via "2dopeboyz" and listen to the Statik Selektah produced "Curry Chicken" on audiomack.

  • 10 Artists to Watch in 2015: Ryn Weaver, Vince Staples, Years & Years and More

    Can you believe it? 2014 has come and gone just like that, and that means another year of music is in the books. We have recapped the year with a bevy of lists, and now it is time to look ahead to what 2015 has in store for us. It is impossible to predict everything that is going to happen in 2015 and all of the viral trends that seem to pop up out of nowhere — "NaeNae," "Selfie," "Shmoney Dance" — but we can look into our crystal balls to see who is set to be successful in 2015. Looking toward the halfway point of this decade, we tab 10 artists who are poised for a breakout year in 2015. Some are hot, up-and-coming names like Goldlink, ZHU and Kygo, while others you may not know just yet. These are in no particular order.

  • Skrillex Delivers Inspirational Speech at Solaris Festival on Future of EDM [WATCH]

    Sonny Moore, known to most as Skrillex, has always been one who preaches about the positivity found in dance music, even when he was enemy No. 1 for many dubstep fans as he first became popular. The star DJ and producer performed at the Solaris Festival in Toronto, Canada, and turned down the music to give an inspiring speech on love and acceptance and his vision for dance music in 2015.The speech comes at a fitting time, since there had been a brawl in the crowd the night before at the same festival. Solaris Festival hosted disc jockeys like Kaskade, Skrillex, Boys Noize, Tchami and Adventure Club over the two-day event this past weekend.He will be performing on New Year's Eve at Madison Square Garden alongside Diplo, which you will be able to stream live into your living room.Watch the full video and read the transcript of what was said, since the audio is not that great, via "YourEDM."

  • Spinnin' Records Teases 2015 Plans with New Mix Featuring Martin Solveig, Oliver Heldens and More [LISTEN]

    Dutch dance music label Spinnin' Records has become one of the largest independent electronic labels in the world and has used its growing influence to help define trends within the genre. It is the label home for DJs like Martin Garrix, Oliver Heldens, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, DVBBS, R3hab, Nervo and more. It is the parent label for Sander van Doorn's Doorn Records, Afrojack's Wall Recordings, Tiësto's Musical Freedom and Showtek's Skint Records, in addition its own specialized sub-labels.The record label has released its 2015 outlook in a 73-minute mix that features 34 unreleased songs from various artists on its roster. Each song is given about a two-minute preview and maybe half have the artists or track names confirmed. The rest are IDs and just rumored titles at this point, including some of Garrix's unreleased tracks, but have some level of logic to them.Stream the mix below on Spinnin''s SoundCloud page and check out the rumored tracklist, via "YourEDM."

  • Eli Young Band, The Chainsmokers Announced for Official Super Bowl XLIX Pre-Parties

    The final week of the National Football League is underway, and the teams that will be headed on the road to Super Bowl XLIX will be decided over the next few hours. Only two will survive the gauntlet of the playoff tournament to get to Glendale, Arizona, where the Super Bowl will be played Sunday, Feb. 1. Surrounding the biggest sports event in the United States are a whole slew of parties, concerts and various events thrown by companies and media outlets with celebrities, athletes and socialites all looking to join the action for Super Bowl week. In the week leading up to the big game, there will be five days of free concerts by artists, including country stars Eli Young Band and pop-EDM upstarts The Chainsmokers.The five days of concerts will bring together a variety of styles, including some high-energy dance music, country and 1980s classics from Dramarama, Bow Wow Wow, Gene Loces Jezebel and Naked Eyes.Each night will span four hours, starting at 6 p.m. and ending at 10 p.m., with the headliner taking the stage at 8:30 p.m.

  • Listen to the Taylor Swift 'Blank Space'/'Style' Mashup She Is Raving About [LISTEN]

    Making it in today's music business can be hard. Trying to get heard through all the millions of other YouTube cover artists, mixtape rappers and SoundCloud producers can be nearly impossible without a well-oiled machine backing you with connections and financial support. For those who do get lucky, though, it is generally a mixture of luck and hard work that gives them their break. Two country/folk artists — Louisa Wendorff and Devin Dawson — may have just gotten that break after Taylor Swift tweeted out a mashup cover of her songs "Blank Space" and "Style" from her hit album "1989."OBSESSED. @louisawendorff http://t.co/gXrXYEZx1B — Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) December 27, 2014The pair put an acoustic spin on the tracks and expertly mesh the vocals together for a mashup that does not sound forced at all. The pair have noticed the love Swift has given them and reacted in kind on social media.YOU GUYS!!!! I'm so overwhelmed by what's happening!!!! Thank you all so much for all your encouragement and support and @taylorswift13! — louisa wendorff (@louisawendorff) December 27, 2014WHAT IS LIFE?!?! pic.twitter.com/ddQ3KiIoer — louisa wendorff (@louisawendorff) December 27, 2014

  • Lil Herb Releases 'Pistol P Project' Mixtape [LISTEN]

    Chicago MC, Lil Herb is capping off the year with a brand new 10-track mixtape, 'Pistol P Project.' The follow up to his February tape, 'Welcome To Fazoland,' Herb builds on his hard-hitting sound with 'Pistol P Project.' Lil Herb explores a range of personal issues dear to him and issues facing Chicago, including the gun violence that plagues the city and the struggle to grow up in that environment as a 19-year-old black man.
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