• Ty Dolla $ign's 'Lean On' Major Lazer Remix, Raps Over Smash Hit

    Major Lazer, the dancehall/EDM fusion group led by superproducer Diplo, scored their biggest hit ever with "Lean On," which currently sits at No. 17 on the charts. The single also features French producer DJ Snake and Danish singer, MØ. The international hit has inspired several remixes, the latest of which comes from hybrid rapper/singer Ty Dolla $ign.

  • AlunaGeorge Signs with Major, Interscope, Announces American Tour

    AlunaGeorge has raised eyebrows in the alt-music world and thanks to some big name collaborations, has become a go-to in the world of EDM as well. Those developments led to the London duo signing with major label Interscope after the success of its 2013 debut, Body Music. The pair also announced an American tour for 2015, featuring dates with Zedd and Todd Terje.

  • Holy Ship! 2016 Lineups: Kaskade, Porter Robinson, DJ Snake

    Most music fans are bogged down in planning out the remainder of their summer between various outdoor concerts, festivals and occasional free events. However, for seafaring electronic music lovers Holy Ship! is the main event circled on calendars all year. Attendees or as they are known, Shipfam, will not need to wait any longer to know which DJs will be headed out on the high seas for both Holy Ship! voyages this winter in January and February. We have the lineup lists right here!

  • Coachella Tweets Drop 83 Percent During Weekend Two (Because of Nicki Minaj and DMX?)

    Coachella's second weekend featured a massive drop off in social media mentions, despite being an easy sell-out, like the first weekend. Billboard reports that while 3.5 million tweets mentioned Coachella directly during the event's first rendition the previous weekend (with Nicki Minaj and AC/DC driving traffic), only 600,000 mentions went out over the past weekend. What's the story?

  • Dillon Francis and DJ Snake's "Get Low" Remixed by Rae Sremmurd [LISTEN]

    Dillon Francis and DJ Snake's single "Get Low" just got a hip-hop remix from hot up-and-comers Rae Sremmurd. The "No Type" rappers hopped on the tune from the "Set Me Free" and "Turn Down for What" DJs, adding a party-starting verse in the build of the Middle Eastern-influenced club record. The pair wisely implored listeners to be kind to each other, saying in their measured tempo "don't throw shade, throw parties" before shrilly speeding things up as the track crescendos into the drop.

  • 'The Fast and The Furious': Ranking The 7 Soundtracks...Featuring Ludacris, Pitbull, Iggy Azalea and Plenty More

    Last week featured the release of the soundtrack for 'Furious 7,' the final installment in the 'Fast and Furious' film franchise. Your correspondent admits that he wasn't a huge fan of the first edition when it debuted during 2001. He's since warmed up to the series as the films have started to feature more and more absurd stunts, and more and more Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. The final film, which premieres in theaters next week, looks to be a proper, adrenaline-fueled final chapter and a fitting tribute to Paul Walker. One thing that hasn't necessarily gotten better as the films have progressed: The soundtrack albums. Music Times ranks the seven film companion albums from worst rides to best.

  • Major Lazer, DJ Snake and MØ Share "Lean On" Music Video From 'Peace Is the Mission' [WATCH]

    After announcing their album 'Peace Is the Mission' earlier today, Diplo, Walshy Fire and Jillionaire -- better known as Major Lazer -- unveiled the music video for the first single that appeared from the album: their track alongside DJ Snake and MØ titled "Lean On." The video puts the five artists in India as they dance, with varying levels of talents, around a palace in a dry area of the populous Asian country.

  • Holy Ship! Announces Dates for 2016 Voyages

    Holy Ship! just wrapped up its second weekend equipped with an unannounced visit from Kaskade who returned the favor to Skrillex for a surprise back-to-back set on the ship. With the dust still settling, Gary Richards, Hard, The Bowery Presents and Cloud 9 Adventures have not wasted any time locking down the dates for the two 2016 voyages.
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