• Avicii Releases 'The Nights' Music Video [WATCH]

    Swedish superstar producer/DJ Avicii has released the new music video for his latest single "The Nights" from his latest The Days/Nights EP. The EP featured his two new songs, "The Days" and "The Nights" that continue Avicii's trend of meshing together country with electronic music. The music video shows follows the carefree life of Rory Kramer a videographer for DJs including 3Lau. We see Kramer doing flips off of cliffs into water, riding around in hacked up convertibles and participating in a variety of water sports as he lives life with as joy and spirit as it appears one can fit into a 3-minute video.
  • Resident Advisor Releases Top 100 DJs Poll; The Anti-DJ Mag Top 100 DJs Poll

    When it comes to DJ polls, there are two very different opposite rankings for the top DJs in the world. The most controversial one, the DJ Mag Top 100, relies on fan voting to rank the top DJs in the world, which predictably has main stage heavyweights like Hardwell, Tiesto, Avicii, Armin van Buuren, Martin Garrix and others top the list. In a very different twist of events, Resident Advisor, a standard for underground dance music, has its own opinion on which the top DJs in the world are. German Steffan Berkhahn, label owner of Berlin based Innervisions Recordings and professionally known as Dixon, topped the poll for a second straight year, while others like Seth Troxler, Richie Hawtin, Tale Of Us and others trailed not far behind.
  • Future Music Festival Asia Announces First Phase Of Lineup

    Future Music Festival Asia is back in 2015 and it has announced the lineup for its two-day festival. Taking place on March 13 and 14, the festival has relocated its grounds to the Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore from this year's edition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Today FMF announced the first wave of artists that will be joining the festival next spring. Unlike its Australian edition that varies in genre, Future Music Festival Asia is leaning almost all electronic, tabbing acts like Avicii, Afrojack, Fatboy Slim, Knife Party, The Prodigy and more.
  • Avicii Releases 'The Days / Nights' with Henrik B, Felix Jaehn Remixes [REVIEW]

    After being announced by his manager on Instagram, Avicii has released his new EP "The Days / Nights" featuring two tracks that have already been previewed and two new remixes from Swedish producer Henrik B and German producer Felix Jaehn. "The Days" was already released as a single in October and "The Nights" was included in the "FIFA 15" soundtrack but never saw an official release besides a Spotify stream. Now "The Nights" is available on all portals with its opposing partner in addition to two added remixes from artists Avicii has been keen on. "The Days" and "The Nights" continue down the road that Avicii has paved for himself with "Wake Me Up," managing to merge country, folk and EDM. Tabbing U.K. heavyweight singer and former Take That frontman Robbie Williams on "The Days," Avicii delivers his folksiest track to date next to "Hey Brother." "The Nights" follows the same vein, but veers more electronic with cheery, pitched synth melodies under the vocals of Swedish DJ favorite Salem Al Fakir. The song encourages its listeners to live every day like it is your last, a message probably lost on most for those people glued to their television screen playing "FIFA 15."
  • Madonna 'Rebel Heart' & 'Wash Over Me' Leak Online

    Madonna's upcoming album appears to have spring a leak. Two songs with apparent titles "Rebel Heart" and "Wash All Over Me" have leaked in full online. Madonna has been using the hashtag #RebelHeart quite often on her social media to get fans excited for what was rumored to be an upcoming single. According to Billboard, "Rebel Heart" is a production alongside Swedish superstar Avicii, while "Wash All Over Me" has the hallmarks of an Avicii production. "Wash All Over Me" sounds like a follow up to their first 2012 collaboration "Girl Gone Wild," which caused a stir when it was premiered by both artists like at Ultra Music Festival.
  • Spotify Posts $80 Million Loss in 2013 As Revenue Rises

    Things appear to be looking up for Spotify. The Swedish music streaming giant posted their earnings for 2013 and the numbers are heading in the right direction. In its latest financial statements, Spotify reported that its revenue grew to 747 million Euros in 2013, or about $1.03 billion. That was up about 74 percent from 2012, the company said in its filings according to the NY Times. On the flip side, Spotify also had $80 million in net losses during 2013, down from a $115 million loss in 2012.
  • Justin Bieber Named Highest Earning Entertainer Under 30, Beating 1D, Taylor Swift

    Even though the last year or so has been a PR nightmare for Justin Bieber, that does not mean his career is in the tubes. According to "Forbes," Bieber is the highest earning entertainer under 30 for 2014, bringing in $80 million "thanks mostly to cash from the tail end of his last world tour." At 20, Bieber is also the youngest person on the list. Coming in at second place is One Direction, who have collectively brought in $75 million, while the queen of New York City Taylor Swift comes in third with $64 million — it helps that she released the only platinum album of 2014. Of the 10 entries on the list, nine are musicians, with the sole exception being Academy Award-winner Jennifer Lawrence, who comes in at seventh place with $34 million.
  • Chris Martin on 'Sky Full of Stars': 'F--k It, I Love EDM'

    Two of music's biggest stars, Coldplay and Avicii, shocked the world when they collaborated on their recent hit single "Sky Full of Stars." At first it seemed like an odd collaboration for Coldplay to dip into the EDM pool for help on their album, but in a recent interview with Beats, frontman Chris Martin explained their reasoning for tabbing Avicii on the project and other influences for "Sky Full of Stars" and the album "Ghost Stories." In starting the songwriting process, Chris Martin had been listening to a lot of Katy Perry at the time. He was enamored with the simplicity of her songs that use the same chords throughout, while layering a few extra elements over top. He also lists Nirvana as another artist who excelled at this "less is more, simplistic way" of songwriting, as noted by "Rolling Stone." He increasingly started looking to EDM as a source of inspiration, speaking on the togetherness of fans. "Some people turn their nose up at it, but then you go and see an EDM thing and people are so together and having the best time," said Martin. "So I was like, 'F--k it, I love that stuff, I want us to have a song that comes from that world.'"
  • Taylor Swift, Tiësto, Avicii Made How Much from Soda Sponsorships in '14?

    When you think of beverage sponsorships, you may think of athletes working with Gatorade or energy drinks like Red Bull and Monster with just about every professional extreme sports athlete in the world. That bridge has crossed over to the music world, and though this is not new the sponsorship deals are starting to balloon at a rather eye-popping rate. Superstar artists like Avicii, Taylor Swift and Tiësto have all developed a compelling brand that connects with millennials, which large beverage companies want to be attached to. The amount of money they are paying to these artists you may not believe.
  • Electric Daisy Carnival Reveals '15 Sin City Dates [WATCH]

    Insomniac CEO Pasquale Rotella has announced in a Facebook post the dates for the Electric Daisy Carnival's 2015 Las Vegas event, which will return to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway June 19 to 21. According to "Your EDM," the 2015 festival will also bring back its weeklong EDMbiz Conference & Expo, which will run from June 16 to 23. "Let's celebrate under the electric sky and watch the sun rise together!" Rotella wrote in the Facebook announcement. "Come one, come all, come home." You can check out the trailer for the 2015 Electric Daisy Carnival here, with original music composed by Bunny:
  • Avicii Releases 'Divine Sorrow' Alongside Wycleaf Jean With (RED) [REVIEW]

    On the heels of an EP announcement by Avicii's manager, Ash Pournouri, Avicii has decided to stun the music community by releasing a new song "Divine Sorrow" with Wyclef Jean without warning. However, as part of Avicii's partnership with World AIDS organization (RED), who's goal is to deliver the first AIDS free generation in thirty years, and Coca Cola, one of the corporate sponsors for the campaign, Avicii has released the final product of a previously reported collaboration with Wyclef Jean, "Divine Sorrow".
  • Avicii Teases New EP 'The Days / Night' On Instagram

    Avicii may not be touring on the road anymore due to persistent health problems, but that does not mean he has stopped working. His manager took to instagram and posted a picture that is presumably the cover art for his next EP, The Days / Night (via "Dancing Astronaut"). Both songs have already been unveiled to the public for some time, with "The Days" getting an official release on October 3 on all portals. "Night" was already previewed as part of the FIFA, the soccer video game '15 soundtrack.
  • Calvin Harris Beats Avicii, David Guetta for Best Electronic Artist at EMAs

    Calvin Harris beat out some tough competitors like Avicii, David Guetta and Hardwell for the title of Best Electronic Artist at MTV's European Music Awards Sunday, Nov. 9. The EMA win was his first after four previous nominations. The network announced prior to the show that Harris would not be able to perform at the event: "Hey #MTVEMA fans — we have some really sad news. Calvin Harris has taken ill and will not be able to perform at tomorrow's show. He sends his sincere apologies. Get well soon, Calvin!" According to BBC News, the cancellation was due to some heart issues, which Harris revealed in a tweet that has since been deleted. "No EMAs for me this weekend. Got some heart problems. Heading home to see if it can be fixed x," the electronic dance music artist reportedly wrote.
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