Ryan Middleton

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  • Global Dance Music Industry Valued At $6.2 Billion According To New Study

    The dance music industry has seen an unprecedented era of growth over the past few years globally, but more specifically in North America. According to a new study by Danceonomics presented at the recent IMS Conference in Los Angeles, the global market can be valued at $6.2 billion, while the North American market swelled to 30 percent of that at $1.9 billion. The study took into account revenue drawn from music sales and streams, festival and club income and other DJ-centric sources including like Soundcloud and DJ technology.

  • Kaskade Redux Coachella Do Lab Stage Set Canceled Hours After Announcement

    We have bad news for Coachella attendees who were hoping to see Ryan Raddon, better known as Kaskade, up close and personal this weekend. It was announced yesterday that the "Never Sleep Alone" DJ was going to play a "surprise" Redux set at the Do Lab stage, which is known for its smaller setup and more relaxed vibe. Hours after the announcement and seeing the amount of hype that the surrounded the news, Do Lab decided to cancel Kaskade's set over fears that the stage would not be able to handle the influx of people.

  • Drake, Beyoncé Have Collaboration on 'Views From The 6'

    In a few short years, Drake has gone from being hip-hop's underdog story to possibly the biggest name in the genre. Being at that height led him to the main stage at Coachella where he headlined this past weekend on Sunday night and will do so again this Sunday night. Complex profiled Drake during the week leading up to the festival and during it and beyond taking the reader inside the mind, home and inner circle of Drake -- it also revealed a few details of his upcoming work. The "Madonna" rapper only has two tracks he really likes for his upcoming album Views From The 6 and one of them is a collaboration with Beyoncé.

  • Above & Beyond Announce ABGT150 Sydney at Allphones Arena

    Above & Beyond have announced the location of their upcoming ABGT150 celebration. The electronic music trio will be performing at Sydney's Allphones Arena on Saturday, Sept. 26. The Olympic stadium will host the group's first ever Southern Hemisphere Group Therapy celebration. Watch the teaser for the show here, which is packed with footage from ABGT100 at Madison Square Garden as well as their New Year's Eve performance down under in Sydney. The video is set to their latest single, "Peace Of Mind," featuring the vocals of Zoë Johnston, from their recent album, 'We Are All We Need.'

  • Diplo Explains Robert Plant Collaboration, Working With Madonna, Fame

    Diplo continues to remain an ever-present force in the music world and that is represented in his media appearances. He was a guest on KROQ's morning talk show, Kevin & Bean, and they discussed a variety of different topics including his work with Madonna, why he doesn't want to get any more famous and the possibility of a Robert Plant collaboration, which was a joke at first, but is now becoming a serious thing.

  • Electric Forest 2015 Lineup: Brodinski, Wale, Galantis Added - Curated Stages Announced

    Electric Forest has announced the second phase of acts that have been added to its 2015 lineup. Among those who are now set to perform at the Michigan festival are Wale, Brodinski, Galantis, Four Tet, Dam-Funk, The Fungineers, Tokimonsta, Mr. Carmack, Lido and others. They will be joined by Bassnectar, Skrillex, Kaskade, Flume, The String Cheese Incident (performing 3 shows), Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Flux Pavilion, Carl Cox, Lotus, Odesza, Phantogram, G-Eazy, Carnage, Joe Russo's Almost Dead and Paul Oakenfold (to name a few)..

  • Coachella 2015: Kaskade To Perform Redux Set At Do Lab Stage

    American dance music icon Kaskade, real name Ryan Raddon, is taking his talents away from the main stage to the more intimate setting at the Do Lab stage. Various artists sharing set times for this weekend revealing a 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Redux slot on Saturday evening, which sparked rumors of a Kaskade set on the stage. The hosts later confirmed the news themselves. The "Never Sleep Alone" DJ also confirmed news on his Twitter.

  • T.I. Talks 'Barter 6' Young Thug, Lil Wayne Feud With DJ Whoo Kid

    Atlanta rapper, T.I., real name Clifford Harris, recently called in to DJ Whoo Kid's The Whoolywood Shuffle radio show on Sirius XM to discuss his recent endeavors including the film Get Hard, his work with Young Thug and the feud between Thugger and Lil Wayne. Speaking from a vacation in Costa Rica, T.I. was unsure if he was featured on the album, but now that the tracklist has surfaced online with the world slowly rolling over to November 17, we can confirm he is on "Can't Tell" with Boosie BadAzz.

  • Lil Wayne Reportedly Being Sued by Ex-Bus Driver for Assault, Emotional Distress

    Now the shoe is on the other foot. According to a new report by the (New York) Daily News, Lil Wayne is being sued by his ex-bus driver for assault and emotional distress after making threats toward the man on the road. The "Start a Fire" rapper is accused of becoming angry and pulling a gun on his tour bus driver last August after stopping the vehicle to fill up on gas after a concert near Buffalo. Lil Wayne is currently embroiled in a protracted and nasty lawsuit with his parent label Cash Money Records, which will make this lawsuit more difficult to deal with.

  • Sam Smith's "Lay Me Down" Gets Mellow Remix From Tiësto [LISTEN]

    After hearing the Flume remix recently, Dutch powerhouse DJ Tiësto has unveiled his remix for Sam Smith's hit single "Lay Me Down." Known in recent years for his uptempo progressive house tracks, the "Wasted" DJ and his production team takes a more mellow approach with this remix, ditching the festival-driven sound for something befitting Sam Smith's voice and aesthetic.

  • Ty Dolla $ign, Charli XCX, Tinashe Share "Drop That Kitty" Music Video Ahead of 'Free TC'

    Ty Dolla $ign, Charlie XCX and Tinashe have shared the music video of their collaboration "Drop That Kitty," which is expected to appear on his upcoming LP 'Free TC.' The trio performed the track live on television Sunday night, April 12, during the MTV Movie Awards, and now the world has the official visual treatment. It follows the trio as they ride around in cars and on bikes with large cat heads obscuring supporting female actors, while Tinashe and Charli XCX show you how to drop that kitty to the Stargate- and Cashmere Cat-produced beat. Dolla $ign enlists a few of his friends for cameos toward the end as the guy-girl ratio evens out with "CoCo"-loving rapper O.T. Genasis making an appearance with beatsmith DJ Mustard and Wiz Khalifa, blunt in hand.

  • Kanye West 'All Day' Kendrick Lamar Full Remix Appears On Web [LISTEN]

    After hearing snippets and tantalizingly short teasers over the past few days, it appears as though the full version of Kendrick Lamar's remix for Kanye West's recent single "All Day" has hit the web. The version that just appeared online does not sound finished and could be a demo or a reference track, but it gives a more complete picture as to how the full remix is will sound when it is at last released. Stream it below via MTV.

  • Montreal's Île Soniq 2015 Lineup: deadmau5, Kaskade, Steve Angello Headline

    Montreal's Île Soniq has announced its 2015 lineup for the festival taking place Aug. 14 to 15. The electronic music festival will feature some of the genre's biggest names as headliners, like deadmau5, Kaskade, Above & Beyond and Steve Angello. There are a few interesting selections, like Azealia Banks, on the main stage Saturday, Rae Sremmurd Friday and Kristain Nairn taking his Rave of Thrones act to the festival main stage.

  • Kendrick Lamar Talks 'To Pimp a Butterfly,' Lil Wayne, Earl Sweatshirt in Twitter Q&A

    Kendrick Lamar is not known as one of the most active members of the social media community, leaving posts for the most important news like release dates. He has been building his buzz on radio TV, hitting radio shows all over the country, before and after the album release, while also performing songs on late night spots. The album has since been incredibly successful, going gold in the United States, despite not having any clear "radio hits" and a track atop the charts. But to remedy his lack of interaction lately, he took to Twitter to answer a few questions from fans in an #AskKendrick Q&A segment, where he talked about Lil Wayne, his album 'To Pimp a Butterfly' and Earl Sweatershirt.

  • Travis Porter Release '3 Live Crew' Mixtape Featuring Bankroll Fresh, Cap1

    Travis Porter has released their new mixtape 3 Live Crew that features fellow Atlanta rappers Bankroll Fresh and Cap1. The project is the trio's first release in close to year when they released Music Money Magnums in June 2014. Ali, Quez and Strap put together 15 songs largely devoid of features, except for three including the aforementioned two from Bankroll Fresh and Cap1, plus two others from Spodee and Skooly. The lack of features fits with past tendancies since they have three members to give verses to.

  • Tyler, The Creator Answer on 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire'

    Tyler, The Creator can check one more thing off of his bucket list. Today he was the answer to a question on Who Wants To Be a Millionaire according to Complex. A woman was asked, "Which of these is a member of the hip-hop ground Odd Future, and not the lead character of a children's show?" She had to choose between Dora The Explorer, The Cherry Bomb rapper, Thomas the Tank Engine and Bob The Builder.

  • Marco Rubio Is a Fan of Nicki Minaj and EDM: Which DJs Are His Favorite?

    The race to the White House in 2016 is heating up and candidates on both sides of the isle are looking for anyway to get an edge. The biggest will be on the Republican ticket with new candidates popping up weekly and Marco Rubio has been the latest to announce his candidacy for President. During his time in congress, the Junior Senator from Florida has been a vocal critic of the president and known as a big fan of hip-hop. He was approached by TMZ in Washington D.C. and asked about his both his wife and his musical preferences. Rubio, who has been embroiled in a controversy surrounding using an unlicensed song on the road, (not the first republican candidate to do so) admitted to liking Nicki Minaj and electronic music, specifically David Guetta, Axwell / Ingrosso and Swedish House Mafia.

  • Snoop Dogg's Casa Verde Capital Invests in 'Uber of Weed': Eaze

    It is widely known that Snoop Dogg has always been one of the biggest supporters of the burning bush. Now the "Drop It Like It's Hot" rapper is putting his money where his mouth is and investing in the future of the product. The Los Angeles rapper is funneling his money through his venture capital firm, Casa Verde Capital, to invest in a San Francisco-based weed deliver company Eaze, which is being dubbed as the "Uber of weed." It connects medical marijuana patients with dispensaries to get deliveries quickly and efficiently.

  • Skrillex, Tom Morello, Jahlil Beats Are 'Working on Something Epic'

    Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello, Skrillex and Jahlil Beats are in the studio "working on something epic." This news comes from the "Hot N***a" producer, who posted a picture of the three artists in a nondescript picture. Morello posted the same picture with the caption "uh oh," while Skrillex did the same thing with a caption of "3 Kings."

  • Calvin Harris, Dillon Francis Tease Official Collaboration on Twitter

    Calvin Harris took to Twitter yesterday, April 14, to announce that his collaboration with Dillon Francis was finished. Francis has been teasing a possible collaboration with the "Outside" producer over the past few months on social media, and now fans have a definitive confirmation the track is happening. The Scottish producer made the announcement with a hazy picture of Barney the Dinosaur, for some reason or another.

  • Glastonbury 2015 Lineup: Foo Fighters, Kanye West, Pharrell, Florence + The Machine Headline

    One of the largest festivals in the world, Glastonbury, has announced the first wave of artists on the 2015 lineup. As one of the oldest and proudest festival institutions in the UK and internationally, Glasto prides itself on getting some of finest acts in the world and this year, in the first wave of artists alone they have accomplished just that. The June festival will be headlined by the likes of the Foo Fighters, Kanye West, Florence + The Machine, Pharrell, Alt-J, Lionel Richie, deadmau5, The Chemical Brothers, Motörhead, Alabama Shakes, Mary J. Blige and many more.

  • The-Dream Unveils 'Crown Jewel' Tracklist, Artwork Featuring T.I.

    The-Dream has a lot of news to share today, April 14. He released the first of his two-part EP album 'Crown Jewel' earlier today on iTunes and Spotify. The six-track EP 'Crown' showed The-Dream's ability to adapt to the modern R&B climate with a mix of radio-leaning tracks and softer, more heartfelt tracks. He has unveiled the complete tracklist for the second part of the album, the 'Jewel' EP, which will contain nine tracks and no listed features. The "That's My S**t" singer also shared the classy and simple album art for the complete LP. He has released the artwork and tracklist, which features T.I.

  • Stream, Download The-Dream's 'Crown' EP Featuring T.I. From 'Crown Jewel'

    After small hiccup that resulted in a two-week delay in its release, The Dream's Crown EP has been released. The 6-track project comes with just feature, T.I. on the previously released "That's My Sh•t." The EP is the first of his two part album series Crown/Jewel, with the Jewel EP coming later in the summer. The tracks flip back and forth between soft, personal tracks and more cocky lyrics over atmospheric instrumentals that have been a calling card of his since he started with subtle arpeggios and harmonies and a walking bass line.

  • Kendrick Lamar, Punch Hop On BJ the Chicago Kid, Schoolboy Q's "It's True" Remix [LISTEN]

    While the world has been licking its chops waiting for the official Kendrick Lamar remix of Kanye West's "All Day" to drop, the 'To Pimp a Butterfly' rapper quietly laid down a verse on BJ the Chicago Kid's "It's True" that originally features Schoolboy Q. The TDE firepower, with label president Punch, brings out a new street level toughness to the track. Originally taken from BJ the Chicago Kid's November mixtape 'The M.A.F.E. Project,' which featured the likes of Freddie Gibbs and Schoolboy Q, the track has an easygoing beat, with a catchy riff that serves as the perfect platform for other rappers to lay down their own verses.

  • Snoop Dogg, Pharrell Share Funky "So Many Pros" From Album 'Bush'

    Snoop Dogg has shared the funky second single of his upcoming artist album 'Bush,' which is being produced by seemingly tireless Pharrell. "So Many Pros" follows up on their first single on the album "Peaches and Cream," which officially featured the vocals of Charlie Wilson. "So Many Pros" also has Charlie Wilson on backup vocals and has just as much funk channeled through it.

  • Zedd Releases "Addicted to a Memory" From Album 'True Colors' [LISTEN]

    Zedd has released the second track from his upcoming sophomore album 'True Colors.' Returning to his complextro roots of old, the "Stay the Night" producer has put together an evolving, five-minute epic, aptly titled "Addicted to a Memory" featuring the vocals of Bahari. "Addicted to a Memory" starts out as one of his recent pop-leaning singles might, with soaring female vocals and a radio-ready melody over a four-on-the-floor baseline, but there is something deeper that hints Zedd is ready to change things up.
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