• Avicii Hospitalized in Miami ahead of Ultra Music Festival Performance

    A hiccup in the health of Swedish DJ Avicii may have thrown Miami-bound EDM fans for a loop Thursday night, but it seems to be a minor incident. The producer was forced to cancel his show at SLS South Beach due to a sudden hospitalization, but reports indicate that the performer has already been released from care.

  • Disney Soundtracks Go Digital for EDM Album 'DCONSTRUCTED'

    Disney is the most recent company to buy into the burgeoning popularity and profitability of electronic dance music. The film company announced it would release the album DCONSTRUCTED, which will feature soundtrack songs from Disney films re-imagined and remixed by EDM musicians, on April 22.

  • Avicii Playing Arena Tour

    The business of EDM has done great things for Avicii, and now the Swedish DJ is embarking on his first arena tour in the United States (even if it's a short one).

  • Pitbull, Ke$ha and 'Timber; Rule Digital Downloads Again

    Last week's Digital Downloads Top 10 (Top 50 for that matter) all saw an increase in sales thanks to the giving of iTunes gift cards, etc. during the holidays. That resulted in this week's inevitable drop off for all of the songs in the Top 10, which all saw a decrease in sales from last week. That doesn't mean sales were bad however: Five songs still broke 200,000 in total downloads, up from the typical two or three.

  • Calvn Harris, Tiësto Highest Paid DJ's of 2013

    The increasing profitability of EDM has been a theme throughout the year in both Music Times as well as numerous financial publications. Many businessmen and promoters are looking to make a buck off the trend, but one the producers themselves are definitely cashing in, as Forbes' list of the highest paid DJ's indicates. Calvin Johnson topped the list for 2013, bringing in more than $46 million (a total that topped Jay Z's earnings for the year).

  • Find the World's Best DJ's on New Year's Eve With the Music Times Interactive Map

    Electronic music producers and DJ's double down on enjoying the holiday season. First they get Christmas, and then they get New Year's Eve, which is like Christmas to the electronic music industry. Nearly every DJ is getting paid plenty to appear at exciting locations and party down with us as we ring in the new year. Music Times took the Top 25 DJ's in the world (according to DJ Magazine) and found where they'll be on December 31 this year.

  • 'The Monster' and 'Royals' Biggest Names in Holiday Downloads Battle

    Album sales may have been down over on the Billboard 200, but singles downloads continued to be hot over on the Digital Downloads charts. The Top 10 sold a combined 5,000 more downloads than last week-a slight rise-but still impressive considering the recent increase in mp3 sales.

  • A Great Big World Wins Digital Downloads This Week, but Lorde and Eminem Waiting in Wings

    Eminem was in charge of the Digital Downloads charts last week, placing three different songs in the Top 10. The excellent sales of his new album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 seems to have driven down his singles sales however, and the rapper only has one track this week. But that doesn't mean that Lorde's recovered the top spot yet. Read on to find out who's making waves.
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