• 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.

  • Are 76 Arrests at Ultra Music Festival 2015 a Good or Bad Thing? Depends What Media Outlet You Ask

    Depending on where you read your summary of last weekend's Ultra Music Festival, you may have come away with different ideas about whether the Miami electronic music event was a safe success or another round of EDM anarchy. Consider these headlines...the first is from Yahoo! News: "76 arrested at electronic music festival in Miami." Then compare it with that of Dancing Astronaut, a site specializing in electronic coverage: "Only 76 arrests made at Ultra Music Festival; lowest since 2012."

  • Fewer Arrests Reported This Year At Ultra

    Ultra Music Festival 2015 wrapped up Sunday night with a surprise guest-laden performance from American bass don Skrillex that included Diddy, Kiesza, Diplo and Justin Bieber. By all accounts, the festival was a success and the police numbers that have been released appear to back that up. Arrests were down in 2015, compared to 2014, from 84 to 76 with a sharp decline in felonies down from 31 to 20 according to data from the Miami PD via the Miami New Times.

  • Ultra Music Festival Announces 2016 Dates

    Another Ultra Music Festival is in the books, closed out Jack Ü and Justin Bieber, and many fans are heading home with heavy legs and memories they will cherish for years. As they normally do, the festival leaves the tired attendees with one final gift as they trudge off the grounds: the dates for next year's event. Ultra Music Festival 2016 will take place a little earlier than it usually does, as the three-day electronic music event moves to the third weekend in March. Normally, UMF is the last weekend of March with Miami Music Week leading up to it, but the festival has decided to move the event up a week and do it March 18 to 20.

  • Skrillex, Diplo, Justin Bieber, Diddy, Kiesza, CL Close Out UMF 2015

    Ultra Music Festival 2015 wrapped up last night, March 29, and Los Angeles-born bass don Skrillex had the honor of closing out the massive, three-day electronic music event. The "Recess" producer did not waste the opportunity, bringing out some of his biggest collaborators, including Diplo, who flew in from Brazil after his Major Lazer gig at Lollapalooza, Justin Bieber, CL, Kiesza, Diddy, Kai and Sam Dew.

  • Eric Prydz Previews 'Generate'

    Eric Prydz has unveiled the next single that will be released from his massive treasure trove of unreleased IDs. The "Every Day" producer has previewed the long-awaited "Generate" in full on his soundcloud prior to its release through his own label, Pryda Friends, on April 13. "Generate" is the second release from Prydz after his remix for CHVRCHES "Tether" dropped last month and immediately shot up to the top of the Beatport charts. Stream the full seven-minute preview below via Prydz.

  • Ultra Music Festival 2015: Martin Garrix, Usher 'Don't Look Down' Performance Breaks Ultra Live Stream Record [WATCH]

    Martin Garrix came to Miami on a mission to make sure people would remember what he did at Ultra Music Festival 2015. With all of the big world premieres and guest appearances it appears that he did just that, unveiling his long-awaited track "Rewind, Repeat It" with Ed Sheeran and the fan titled "Waiting For Love" alongside Avicii and rumored to be John Legend. The 18-year-old Dutchman did not stop there, also bringing out pop, R&B superstar Usher to sing their new collaboration ""Don't Look Down" to tens of thousands live in the crowd and many raving at home. According to Revolt, the performance broke the live stream record for UMF's Ultra Live streaming record.

  • Armin van Buuren Premieres Mr. Probz Collaboration 'Another You' At Ultra [WATCH]

    Ultra Music Festival is 2/3s of the way finished and we seeing many of the expected premiered and world exclusives that normally occur from the hundreds of DJs who take to stage the stage at the Miami electronic music festival. Armin van Buuren performed on the main stage last night and took the opportunity to premiere his new festival-sized collaboration with Mr. Probz titled, "Another You."

  • Martin Garrix Premieres Ed Sheeran, Avicii Collabs At Ultra [WATCH]

    The premieres and exclusives from Miami continue to roll in from the weekend. In a recent interview with Beatport, Martin Garrix stated that he his main stage set on Saturday night would comprise of 100% Martin Garrix music, bootleg or mashups, with at least 60% of it being new and original material he would debut. He used that platform to premier his long-awaited collaboration with Ed Sheeran titled "Rewind, Repeat It" and his new track alongside Avicii rumored to feature John Legend, which has been given the fan name "Waiting For Love."

  • Twitch to Live Stream Ultra Music Festival 2015

    Ultra Music Festival 2015 has ditched its own native website for hosting live streams and is going with live streaming giant Twitch to webcast this weekend in a new partnership announced this week. The new deal creates a specific channel for Ultra on Twitch, twitch.tv/ultra, which is normally reserved for gaming. The channel will broadcast the 17th annual UMF this weekend during Miami Music Week March 27 to 29, and the stream will be powered by 7UP, which has invested heavily in EDM festivals and live streams, including last year's Ultra. The schedule has also been announced for this weekend.

  • Ultra Music Festival 2015 Releases Set Times

    Ultra Music Festival has unveiled the set times for its flagship Miami festival. Released exclusively on the app, the festival schedule has found its way online. Starting on Friday at 4 p.m. when doors open and going all the way to final set, which kicks off at 10 p.m. on Sunday night, there are countless scheduling conflicts as festivalgoers try and navigate the seven different stages that all offer something different.

  • Ultra Music Festival Shares 'Destination Ultra' Recap of '14 Festivals [WATCH]

    As Ultra Music Festival prepares to welcome festivalgoers to its hallowed Miami grounds in just five days, organizers have shared a short clip to recap the memories from each of the worldwide Ultra festivals in 2014: 'Destination Ultra.' The Final Kid-directed film pieces together clips from each of the aftermovies released for the 2014 festivals in South Africa, Buenos Aires, Chile, Korea, Japan and Europe.

  • Ultra Music Festival 2015 Bans Selfie Sticks, Backpacks, Glow Sticks, Laser Pointers and More

    Ultra Music Festival unveiled their list of items that are being allowed within their gates and those that are now prohibited from entering . Some of the changes may anger fans while others may be welcomed. Among the things at the top of the prohibited list include: non see-through backpacks, camelbacks, though you can bring in the water container to carry around, glow sticks and selfie sticks.
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