Not relegating a DJ to a dark corner of a club was a rare incident, at one point. Then came the lightshows and arena performances. But while other electronic producers include arena venues in their global treks, Swedish house DJ Avicii is the first to have an arena-exclusive tour, which [...]
Although his efforts to push mainstream visibility of electronic music are undeniable, David Guetta is a polarizing figure. To some, he embodies everything wrong with a crossover genre, sycophantic, shape-shifting, and dwarfing his art form for record sales. To others, Guetta’s the harbinger of recognition for dance music, which has [...]
Seems like every DJ and producer is coming out with a radio show, doesn’t it? Diplo is the latest to do so. On April 4, the Philadelphia-based producer and one-half of Major Lazer announced the news on April 4 through the Mad Decent blog. He wrote to fans: "After years [...]
During the second night of the Ultra Music Festival, it was a blink-and-you’d-miss-it moment at the start of Avicii’s set. As one of the night’s headliners, Avicii opened with an exclusive remix of Madonna’s most recent single, the Benny Benassi-produced “Girls Gone Wild,” and had the singer – also promoting [...]