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Just to further up the controversy, Music Times asks not who was the best DJ in the last year, but who was was the best DJ of the last five years? Our formula wasn't too complicated...we just averaged the rankings of everyone featured on the DJMag Top 100 list in the last five years. That does cause some major issues for some contestants however. Hardwell has been no. 1 for the last two years but he didn't place during 2010, suggesting a rank of at leads 101, and thereby making his mean ranking skyrocket. The name of our game is consistency. -
Deadmau5 Outlines His Side Of The Trademark Battle, Reveals Disney Wanted His Help With 75th Anniversary of 'Fantasia'
There wasn't always bad blood between media giant Disney and EDM star Deadmau5 - the artist recently revealed that he was in talks to help re-imagine the company's classic 1940 film Fantasia before things went wrong. -
Deadmau5 Greatest Hits Album '5 Years of Mau5' Hitting Stores In November
Deadmau5 has been a household EDM name for less than a decade, but he's released enough early-career hits to justify a retrospective. -
Watch Video Of Deadmau5 Driving People For Uber
If his EDM career ever falls through, it looks like Deadmau5 has a solid backup career as an Uber driver. -
Deadmau5 Becomes Uber Driver In Toronto Just For Fun
The performer used his new, $300,000 McLaren 650S to pick up people who needed a lift in Toronto using Uber last night. -
6 Artists Accused Of Copyright Infringement: Weezer, Led Zeppelin, And More
Last week, news broke that electronic artist Deadmau5 was being sued by Disney over claims that his signature mouse helmet and logo are too similar to the Mickey Mouse silhouette logo. Deadmau5 is far from the only musician to have faced such legal trouble, however. Here are six more artists who have threatened with copyright infringement lawsuits (or lawsuits of a similar nature). -
Disney, Deadmau5 Trademark Feud Continues with New Statement from Mickey Mouse and Co.
Don't mess with the mouse. Disney and Deadmau5 are in a battle for the trademark, and it seems as though the family-friendly media giant will not be backing down. -
Deadmau5 Sends Cease-and-Desist at Disney Amid Dueling Legal Battle with Company; Site Uses Unlicensed Remix
As Music Times previously reported, the Disney company is looking to essentially sink the Deadmau5 brand by alleging that the DJ has committed trademark infringement via his renowned stage mask, an electronic mouse head that vaguely resembles the company's Mickey Mouse head logo (we emphasize "vaguely"). Deadmau5 is looking to kill the suit where it stands by bringing his own cease-and-desist suit against Disney according to Rolling Stone. -
Deadmau5 Confronted By Disney With 'Notice Of Opposition' Over Logo
As reported by Stitch Kingdom, the Walt Disney Company has filed a Notice of Opposition regarding Canadian electronic artist Deadmau5, whose signature mouse head helmet and logo is considered too similar to the company’s iconic Mickey Mouse logo. The notice was brought against Ronica Holdings Limited, who owns the trademark to Deadmau5’s logo, in an effort to prevent the DJ from successfully attaining a US trademark. -
Beatport Lists Best-Selling Performers of Last Decade: Deadmau5 Dominates, Mark Knight and Martin Garrixx Competes
Beatport has been selling music to the electronic dance community for ten years now and has kept track of all of its numbers in the process. The outlet, owned by SFX Entertainment, also holds perhaps the most revered charts within electronic music. Now, to mark its tenth year of existence, the site has compiled its Top 10's for best selling performers and most downloaded tracks of the last decade. -
Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Tiësto and Avicii Top Forbes Highest-Paid EDM Performers List
Music Times caught Calvin Harris at Lollapalooza during the first weekend of August and noted that it seemed the DJ had invested his earning from last year-$46 million-into his elaborate and bright stage set. If our hypothesis that the size of his set directly reflects his earnings, next year's concerts will be off the charts: Harris topped Forbes' list of the highest earning electronic musicians for the second straight year, bringing a whopping $66 million over the last 12 months. -
Lana Del Rey and Sam Smith Clash for Top Spot on Billboard 200
The last two weeks have featured a noticeable lack of new albums within the 200, debuting only three new records to the public (Led Zeppelin rereleases don't count). The last week of tracking reversed the trend in a big way however, bringing six new titles to the market.
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