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  • Watch Skrillex's Sonár 2015 Live Set feat. Fetty Wap, Jack Ü

    This past weekend, the dance music world had their gaze turned to Electric Daisy Carnival at Las Vegas Motor Speedway outside of Sin City in Nevada. However across the pond fans of less mainstream genres enjoyed music from equally respected, but not as big ticket DJs internationally at 2015 edition of Sonár Festival. One of those, which deviate from that trend, was Skrillex, real name Sonny Moore, and his set was recorded live. As to be expected, the video has made its way onto the web and we have it for you so you can watch all 82 minutes of Moore's live set, which includes selections from Fetty Wap, Jack Ü, his duo with Diplo, which recently released their debut album at the end of February, Wiz Khalifa, Damian Marley.

  • Rick Ross, Lil Wayne Remix, Kanye West-Produced French Montana 'Lose It'

    Rick Ross still remains under lock and keep after being arrested for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting someone who was working on his house, but that does not mean the stream of music has to stop. He has teamed up with Lil Wayne to remix French Montana's track "Lose It," which features production by Kanye West and The Mekanics.

  • Indian DJ Shot Dead For Not Playing Party Guest's Song Request

    The public perception of DJs may be of pampered individuals who are paid to fly around the world and party as a glorified iTunes playlist. Beyond the sleep deprivation, flight delays and time spent producing records required to be a touring DJ (if they do it themselves), things can actually get very dangerous. One Indian DJ, Arun Valmiki found this out while working a private party at the residence of a local businessman in the torn of Bareilly in the Uttar Pradesh state, in Northern India. One guest requested a song titled "Tamanche De Disco," which translates from Hindo as "dancing with an illegal firearm." After Valmiki denied the request, the guest was so enraged that he pulled out a revolver he brought to the revolver and shot the DJ.

  • Kaskade Shares 'Disarm You' From EDC Las Vegas 2015 Live Set

    Kaskade, real name Ryan Raddon, has been relatively quiet on the production front in 2015, but signs are pointing to a swell of new music coming soon. Earlier this year, the "Atmosphere" DJ released his new single "Never Sleep Alone" with an accompanying video. However over the past few months, Raddon has started to tease new music in his major festival sets at Coachella and EDC Las Vegas, including a track with Galantis titled "Mercy" and one from EDC titled "Disarm You" featuring the vocals of Ilsey. Kaskade has uploaded a rip of "Disarm You" from his set at Electric Daisy Carnival this past weekend to his Soundcloud so fans will be able to listen back to the track again and again before its release.

  • Dej Loaf, Young Thug Share Sexual New Song 'Shawty' [LISTEN]

    Dej Loaf and Young Thug have teamed up on a new track titled "Shawty." Loaf burst onto the scene with her sensual R&B jams, but unlike in the past, she has decided to switch mediums to rap for this raunchy sexual track with Thugger. "Shawty" is about a great lover that Loaf has who is able to please her in the bedroom in ways that are explicitly laid out in the track.

  • Electric Daisy Carnival Announces Expansion for Brazil In 2015

    The dust has barely settled over Las Vegas Motor Speedway from the nearly 500,000 pairs of dancing feet at Electric Daisy Carnival and the company who throws the festival, Insomniac Events has already announced a brand new massive which will take place at the end of the year. Insomniac has announced a fresh expansion beyond its traditional base in the United States southward to Brazil for EDC Brasil. The event will take place over two days, Dec. 4-5.

  • Rudimental On Collaborating With Steely Dan, George Clinton [INTERVIEW]

    Normally one looks towards the United States for some of the world's most soulful acts, but recently the music industry has turned its gaze across the pond towards the UK for some of the best new talented breed of acts combining soul with various elements of pop, house and hip-hop. One of those artists leading the way is UK electronic band Rudimental. We recently had the chance to catch up with the group for an interview to discuss their album and who they decided to collaborate with on the project.

  • EDC Las Vegas 2015: Insomniac Comments On 24-Year-Old Attendee's Death

    This past weekend, ravers from all over the West Coast and the United States proper descended on Las Vegas motor speedway to dance from sunset to sun up at Insomniac Events' flagship festival EDC Las Vegas. In total nearly 500,000 people attended the festival over three days. However, a 24-year-old man died overnight on Saturday according to police. The cause of death is still being determined as a toxicology results may take weeks, but the extreme heat is likely to have had an effect. Insomniac released a statement about the 24-year-old attendee's passing late on Sunday.

  • The Chemical Brothers, St. Vincent Share 'Under Neon Lights'

    The Chemical Brothers have unveiled another track from their upcoming album Born In The Echoes. The new track "Under Neon Lights" features the indelible St. Vincent, who was one of the biggest features named on the UK electronic music duo's eighth artist album. "Under Neon Lights" is a vintage lo-fi, trippy and grungy production from Rowlands and Simons, and St. Vincent's haunting vocals mesh right in.

  • Purity Ring Announce 'Another Eternity' World Tour Dates

    Purity Ring has been on the road almost non-stop since April in support of their sophomore album Another Eternity and they have no plans to take a break anytime soon. The Canadian duo announced a new batch of tour dates on their expansive world takeover. The duo will touch down on three different continents over the next six months, hitting countries like Australia, France, Belgium, England and the United States, where they will tour extensively this fall.

  • Deadmau5, Disney Settle Trademark Dispute Over Mouse Head

    The longstanding dispute between entertainment conglomerate Disney and Canadian producer, DJ Deadmau5, real name Joel Zimmerman has been resolved. According to one of Zimmerman's lawyers via The Hollywood Reporter, "Disney and Deadmau5 have amicably resolved their dispute." The terms have not been made public yet, but they will likely be made available via the Trademark Office.

  • Ultra Music Festival Announces Peru, Bolivia Expansion

    Ultra Music Festival has become one of the largest and most successful EDM events in the world. Starting as a one-day event in downtown Miami, Ultra has expanded to 15 different countries worldwide, hosting single and multi-day festivals featuring some of the biggest DJs in the world, with a local flavor. Today, Ultra has announced a new batch of events for South America in Bolivia and Peru.

  • Apple Music Cedes to Taylor Swift, Will Pay Artists During Free Trial

    Ever since it was announced at WWDC In San Francisco on June 8, there has been a new headline about Apple Music seemingly every single day. Some have been good and some have been bad thus far and one of the bits of information that has caused the most outrage from the music industry has been Apple's move to insist that the service pay no royalties, while it runs three-month free trials with new consumers.

  • Stream Vince Staples Debut Album 'Summertime '06' On NPR

    Long Beach, California rapper Vince Staples is gearing up for one of the most ambitious hip-hop debuts in the past several years and we can now the fruits of his labor. Vince Staples's debut major label album Summertime '06 is now streaming in full on NPR through Def Jam.

  • Lupe Fiasco Publishes Letter to White Supremacy After Charleston Shooting

    The recent shooting of nine people in a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina has reignited the discussion about race in America once it became clear that the shooter's motives were racially motivated. There have been calls for the government of South Carolina to remove the Confederate Flag from the state house and individuals from politics, entertainment and music are chiming in on the issue.

  • #FREEGUWOP: Is Gucci Mane Being Released From Prison Next Month?

    It has been over a year since Gucci Mane was sentenced to prison for violating parole stemming from a firearm possession charge. Musically, Guwop has not missed a beat, releasing albums and mixtapes as if he had a home studio in his jail cell. Gucci isn't scheduled to be released from prison until late in 2016, but the #FREEGUWOP movement has been in full voice recently and signs point the Atlanta rapper possibly getting an early release.

  • Drake, Nicki Minaj Reportedly Leaving YMCMB Due To Birdman Says Lil Wayne

    The saga between Lil Wayne and Birdman had gone cold in recent weeks, but there appears to be a fresh development in the lawsuit that is tearing apart the hip-hop powerhouse label that has been so influential over the past two decades. According to new documents filed by Weezy, obtained by TMZ, the "Sorry For The Wait 2" rapper is claiming that Drake and Nicki Minaj are about to leave YMCMB as a result of Birdman's mismanagement of the label.

  • TBD Festival 2015 Lineup: Chromeo, Chance The Rapper, Madeon

    Fiercely proud of its roots in the Republic of California, TBD Festival has announced the complete lineup for the 2015 edition of the three-day event. The lineup includes a wide range of trendy electronic acts, rappers and different bands. Among those who will be headlining include Madeon, Chance The Rapper, Chromeo, Ratatat, Death Grips (though you never know with them) and Tears For Fears.

  • Meek Mill Pens Touching Letter to Son for Father's Day

    Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill has a young son and for Father's Day, the "Monster" rapper penned a heart warming letter to his son, sharing his goal to give him the strong father figure Mill never had and emphasizing how important their time is together.

  • Tyler, The Creator Responds to Fan Criticism About 'Cherry Bomb'

    Tyler, The Creator is an artist who is very interactive with his fans. Whether it is chatting with them on social media or starting his own media company Golf Media that delivers content directly to those who buy in for a monthly fee, he tries to give something to those who support his regularly. Constantly paying attention to those who are following you are commenting at you can be wearisome for an artist who has become as widely known as Tyler, The Creator because with fame and success inevitably comes haters and those who feel the artist has lost their edge. On the Odd Future Reddit thread a fan vented their frustration that the "Smuckers" rapper's recent album Cherry Bomb was not depressing enough. Tyler saw the post and wrote a very lengthy response of his own detailing the evolution of his own life and expressing the desire to move on as a human being and emotionally from four years ago.

  • Fetty Wap Talks Left Eye, Music, Chris Brown Tour on Angie Martinez

    Fetty Wap, real name Willie Maxwell, has been one of, if not the breakout artist of 2015 so far. Even though his track "Trap Queen" was released in 2014 and started to gather momentum towards the end of the year, his rise to prominence has cemented itself in the first half of 2015. Since being thrust into the spotlight, Wap has been doing all sorts of media appearances and recently he went on the Angie Martinez show on Power 105.1 in New York City to discuss a range of topics including the upcoming Chris Brown Tour, his left eye, his sound and much more.

  • Vic Mensa Premieres New Skrillex Collab 'No Chill,' '3 AM'

    Vic Mensa has been one of the hottest new rappers in 2015. He was recently snatched up by Roc Nation and the Chicago rapper is starting to show off some of the music that will be released soon. Last night at the Echoplex in Los Angeles, Mensa premiered two tracks -- one with the tireless Skrillex titled "No Chill" and another called "3 AM."

  • Eden Co-Writer Sven Hansen-Løve on Daft Punk Involvement, Realism, EDM Evolution [INTERVIEW]

    EDM, which can fill nightclubs, festival grounds and arenas, may have found a movie which has the potential to fill the seats at movie theaters. Mia Hansen-Løve & Sven Hansen-Løve's new film Eden has been garnering a fair amount of press from music publications for its connection to Daft Punk and its ability to artistically portray the growth of the 1990s French house scene from the light of a struggling DJ in a much more humanist and realistic approach.

  • Soundcloud Introduces 15,000 Play Limit on API Embedded Tracks

    Amidst all of the pressure from other major streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music and TIDAL, Soundcloud has found itself struggling to keep up as it attempts to resolve its ability to monetize the content on its platform without alienating its users. On Tuesday, the service announced a move to cap the number of plays on a third party site like a blog using a Soundcloud customized API. The cap is at 15,000 plays over 24 hours per streamable item, which may sound like a lot, but for a select few number of sites that are able to drive a lot of traffic, this could be pretty devastating.

  • O.T. Genasis, Lil Wayne Share 'Do It' After 'CoCo' Success

    O.T. Genasis has had trouble trying to replicate the success of "CoCo" the massive late 2014 hit that catapulted him into the public eye, landed him a label deal with Busta Ryhmes Conglomerate and gave him the opportunity to become a successful rapper. Now O.T. Genasis is trying to get back into the hip-hop discussion with a brand new tune with the feature rapper of the moment, Lil Wayne, on a new track, "Do It."

  • Tchami, AC Slater, Kaleem Taylor Share "Missing You" From 'After Life' EP

    Tchami has been pretty quiet over the past six months, but the French producer, DJ is starting to unveil some new music. The "Untrue" producer unveiled his first single of 2015, "After Life" in April and with that shared the news that the track would be the title track from a forthcoming After Life EP. No further details were revealed about how many more songs would be on the EP, when it would be released or if there were any collaborators, but yesterday Tchami shared one more detail to clue us in on what the future holds. The "future house" house pioneer shared a video for packed with footage taken from various recent festival gigs for his new collaboration with Los Angeles-based US bass (think more house, but a heavier brand of house) producer, DJ AC Slater and UK vocalist Kaleem Taylor, who sang on "Promesses."
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