• Jack U (Skrillex & Diplo) Featuring Kiesza 'Take U There' Remixes Leak; TJR, Felix Cartal Included [LISTEN]

    Diplo & Skrillex's duo, Jack U, has sprung a leak in the remixes of their debut single featuring Kiesza, "Take U There." It appears that the four remixes from TJR, Felix Cartal, Vindata and Modern Machines have found their way onto the web and are streaming for your listening pleasure. Details of the remix EP have been around and a few previews have even been floated out there by the artists. Now the full versions are out, streaming on YouTube.

  • Skrillex Plays 'My Heart Will Go On' at Mad Decent Boat Party [WATCH]

    Diplo's Mad Decent Boat Party just returned to harbor, and now fans and revelers are able to get back to the comfort of their homes and Internet connections and upload the videos to the World Wide Web for everyone to see. A video of note that has picked up traction is one featuring Sonny Moore, known to most as Skrillex, playing Celine Dion's famed and Grammy-award-winning song "My Heart Will Go On" on a piano before his back-to-back-to-back set with Flosstradamus and DJ Snake via "Dancing Astronaut." Skrillex was a part of the post-hardcore band From First to Last in his youth before he found electronic music and began his rise to dominate it. He was the lead singer in the band, but he is also a skilled guitarist, something we see in his recent "Let's Build a Spaceship" documentary with Red Bull.

  • Diplo, Ex-Girlfriend Kathryn Lockhart Welcome 2nd Son; Twitter Feud with Lorde, Taylor Swift Continues

    Diplo is a father, again. The DJ/producer, aka Thomas Wesley Pentz, welcomed his second son with ex-girlfriend Kathryn Lockhart into the world recently. Lazer Lee Louis Pentz weighed 8 pounds 10 ounces at the time of birth, "Us Weekly" reports. The pair's first child, Lockett, was born in 2010. As of late, Diplo has been romantically linked to Katy Perry, although those rumors have not been confirmed. They were seen publicly at Coachella in April, and over the summer Perry went to Jamaica with the EDM artist to work on new, reggae-infused music. "The funniest moment was having Katy Perry in the studio singing 'woke up this morning feeling so blessed' and writing a whole song to the Rootsman Riddim while Jesse did the dub for 'Modern Day Judas,'" Walshy Fire, who was also in the studio with the pair, said. "Watching her catch that reggae vibe was the best part of recording." Diplo has been caught up in a social media scuffle lately with Taylor Swift and Lorde. A few days ago, the producer tweeted, "Someone should make a kickstarter to get taylor swift a booty." The campaign has not even raised $100 yet.

  • Justin Bieber Worked with Skrillex, Diplo on New Album [LISTEN]

    EDM kings Skrillex and Diplo reportedly worked with Justin Bieber, producing a new album by the pop star and giving it an electronic makeover. DJ SKEE broke the news on his Weekend Update show for Dash Radio, saying some disc jockeys sat in on an exclusive listening event of the album. "It's supposed to be really, really dope, crossing over a few different formats," SKEE says in the video below, via YourEDM. "They're saying a lot of people who aren't feeling Bieber or wouldn't necessarily like that record are going to be caught off guard by that. So, shout out to Skrillex and Diplo for just killing the game." The two artists, known as Jack U, have been talking about their collaborations with other acts lately, saying that they have been in the studio with Usher, Madonna, Nicki Minaj and A$AP Ferg, who have all hit the duo up for collaboration. The two are also getting ready for their New Year's Eve extravaganza at Madison Square Garden.

  • Diplo, Skrillex Talk New Music, Riff Raff, More on 'Ebro'

    The New York City media tour has been quite busy for Diplo and Skrillex this week. Hitting non-traditional outlets for dance music disc jockeys — meaning not the blogs, magazines and dance radio — the duo went on different radio and TV stations throughout the day to spread the good word about Skrillex and Diplo. They stopped in at Hot 97 to chat with Ebro Darden on his radio show "Ebro in the Morning" about a variety of topics including Riff Raff, new music, their roots and more via Do Androids Dance. It is not often that you see two dance producers/DJs on a hip-hop morning radio show, but Skrillex and Diplo have become big enough to earn that honor. Ebro has been skeptical of Riff Raff, someone who Diplo signed to his label Mad Decent, and they both assure him about the seriousness of Riff Raff and agree he is a quirky, polarizing individual who loves what he does, which is what attracts Diplo to him.

  • Diplo, Skrillex Appear on BET's '106 & Park' to Talk Jack U, New Music, More

    Generally, BET's "106 & Park" only has artists involved in the hip-hop world, whether they are producers or rappers. But all rules go out the window when Diplo and Skrillex are involved, according to EDMTunes — especially when it is Diplo's birthday. Yesterday, as part of a non-traditional media day for disc jockeys, Skrillex and Diplo made an appearance on the show along with New Jersey DJs and producers DJ Fire and Dougie Fresh, who have released tracks on Diplo's record label Mad Decent. Since the show was geared toward an urban audience, the questions were related to their work with hip-hop and R&B acts, something both of them have experience in, Diplo especially. Diplo dished on club music, specifically Jersey club, and how he got in touch with DJ Fire and Dougie Fresh and the influence club music is having on the wider music arena. They discussed the inspiration for their new project Jack U and what it is up to over the next few months, including their Madison Square Garden show on New Year's Eve.

  • Skrillex Jokes That He Would DJ With Paris Hilton For $5 Million

    After grabbing deadmau5 recently, TMZ decided to do the same with superstar DJ / producer Skrillex at LAX as he boarded a flight and asked him about Paris Hilton. They cut right to the chase and asked him what his price would be to DJ with Paris Hilton.

  • Ranking This Year's Surprise Albums: Beyoncé, U2, Azealia Banks, Skrillex and More

    Maybe you heard: After more than two years and numerous label changes, Azealia Banks finally got around to dropping Broke With Expensive Taste, and she did it as a total surprise. It was (we think) the cap on 12 months of surprise album drops from huge performers. Check out six of the biggest surprises of the last year, ranked for both quality of product and innovation of release.

  • Skrillex Remix EP Released on iTunes [LISTEN]

    Rumored to be released later this month, according to Less Than 3, Skrillex’s remix EP for “Ragga Bomb” featuring Ragga Twins and “Ease My Mind” featuring Niki and the Dove has popped up early on iTunes for download. The two tracks come from Skrillex’s recent artist album "Recess," released in May. The remix package packs a punch with solid additions from Zomboy, Jai Wolf, GTA and Teddykillers. The first remix for Ragga Bomb featured a collaborative remix effort by Skrillex and Zomboy, which makes sense since they have similar styles. It is also interesting since there was speculation that there was a rift between the two over a potential copy by Zomboy of a Skrillex song.

  • Jack U's Skrillex & Diplo Release 2-Hour Diplo & Friends Mix [LISTEN]

    Jack U, the super duo consisting of Skrillex and Diplo, have officially released on their soundcloud page the blistering, two-hour Diplo & Friends mix they crafted when the twosome took over Diplo's BBC Radio One residency two weekends ago on Oct. 25, according to BBC. Skrillex and Diplo first formed Jack U to give a name to a creative relationship that had already existed for several years. Skrillex is no stranger to the big name DJ collaborations with his work alongside German techno leader Boys Noize as Dog Blood and Diplo as well as a long-standing member of Major Lazer. With their strong friendship and common vision as artists and label owners, the collaboration made sense.

  • Skrillex Show at Chicago's Navy Pier Leads to 16 Hospitalizations, EMT Service Pushes for Higher Age Limits

    We were at Skrillex's headlining set on the last day of Lollapalooza this year when the DJ declared that Chicago may be the most "turned up" city in the world. That might have been an exaggeration but a few concertgoers were a little too turned-up for his most recent gig in the Windy City. New reports from his show at Navy Pier last weekend indicate that at least 16 attendees were transported to local hospitals on Saturday.
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