After an explosive embrace from the dance music community with their debut album, Jack Ü have been pretty quiet in recent memory. The side project of Skrillex and Diplo has been light handed on the release front in addition to recently announcing a break from touring, leaving fans hopeful for something newsworthy from the duo. Thankfully, a new video from a recent performance is offering up a teaser of an unreleased Jack Ü song.
Over the weekend, The Chainsmokers kicked it into high gear with the announcement of their next release, an upcoming EP titled Collage that's set to drop next month. The EP's full tracklist was revealed yesterday, followed by the release of an official music video for "Closer" today, which is set to be featured on Collage. Now we have a teaser of the EP's unreleased song "Setting Fires" with XYLØ after the duo tested it out during a performance at Amsterdam Dance Event.
During a recent live gig, RL Grime dropped a new mashup of Flume's "Never Be Like You" with Kai and his own "Aurora," delivering a forward thinking piece of pure trap bliss. A fan at the performance captured a clip of the tune's live debut, which is now available on YouTube for your streaming pleasure.
Over the weekend, The Chainsmokers announced the title and release date for their upcoming Collage EP, while stating that an official music video for "Closer" would arrive on Monday. The catchy tune received a lyric video earlier in the summer, but now the duo and their collaborator Halsey have unveiled the fully produced visual tie-in for the hit single.
Jenaux has been on a roll over the last several months. The NYC based producer teamed up with Tritonal and Adam Lambert for the collaborative single "Broken" from the Painting With Dreams album, while he also released some top notch remixes for 3LAU's "Is It Love" and Gramatik's "Native Son Prequel." Now, he's back with another original release with his latest single, "I Want Your Love," a funky dance tune with an irresistible appeal.
Back in May, Zedd began teasing a companion documentary for his 2015 sophomore album True Colors, sharing a trailer online to get fans pumped up for the film. The True Colors documentary premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival over the summer and was followed by a question and answer session with the producer himself as well as an acoustic performance. Now, fans will finally have the chance to watch the film in its entirety as Zedd's documentary becomes available for streaming.
Earlier in the week, an unreleased Justice track by the name of "Alakazam" began making its way around the internet, enticing listeners with yet another taste of the French duo's hotly anticipated album Woman. In the midst of the leak, Justice have opted to officially release "Alakazam" as the third single off the forthcoming record.
During a Revealed Recordings party as part of Amsterdam Dance Event last night, former #1 DJ Hardwell went off on an epic rant against the publication that once afforded him that title. DJ Mag is no stranger to controversy when it comes to their infamous Top 100 DJs list, an annual ranking of dance music's biggest stars that is a frequent point of contention among fans and industry members alike. With this year's edition of the top 100 having just been released, it's no surprise to see a big league producer taking shots at the poll, though we wouldn't have guessed it would be Hardwell.
After breaking a year long silence back in May with the release of "Tears," Clean Bandit have returned with a new remix of Flume's "Say It" featuring Tove Lo from his sophomore album, Skin. "Say It" served as one of the more memorable pop collaborations on Skin, and Clean Bandit are the perfect group to remix the tune with their expert blending of dance music and mainstream hooks.
Last Friday, Martin Garrix announced that he would be releasing a new track every day for seven days in conjunction with Amsterdam Dance Event, and what a week it's been. The Dutch DJ offered up a truly eclectic group of tunes as a thank you to his fans, with widely varied tracks like "Welcome," "Hold On And Believe," and "Spotless." Today marks the end of Garrix's manic release spree, and a new Florian Picasso collab dubbed "Make Up Your Mind" arrives as the perfect send off.
