The nominees for this year's MTV EMAs are in, revealing a cast of EDM's most mainstream leaning producers and DJs for the annual European award show, including Calvin Harris, Martin Garrix and David Guetta.
In his never ending quest to expand past the role of mere musician, Skrillex has taken some pretty wild career turns over the last few years. From transitioning from emo vocalist to brostep pioneer, to re-branding himself as a full fledged pop producer with his hit Justin Bieber collaboration, Sonny Moore is an artist who refuses to acknowledge the boundaries his fans often wish to impose upon him. His latest move, however, sees him taking a dive into the fashion world in a new ad with Kylie Jenner and rapper Tyga.
Denver based electronic outfit Breathe Carolina is back this week with the release of their latest EP Sleepless. Packed with eight new tracks, the band's newest offering features collaborations with CROSSNADERS, Riggi & Piros, Jay Cosmic, Sophie And The Bom Boms and more.
After taking the internet by storm last week with the release of their collaborative effort with The Weeknd on "Starboy," Daft Punk became the subject of much speculation from dance music fans as word of a 2017 tour from the iconic duo swept the rumor mill. An alleged leaked Lollapalooze poster hinted at Daft Punk as headliners next year, stirring up some massive anticipation from music fans due to the ten year hiatus since the robot group last hit the road.
After delivering his joint effort "Invisible Children" with Tigerlily at the beginning of the month, KSHMR is back with a new collaboration, this time teaming up with Melbourne bounce producer Will Sparks for a new single titled "Voices." For their latest offering, Sparks and KSHMR manage to blend their usual styles to craft a unique production with a pleasing sound.
In order to attend Nevada's Life Is Beautiful festival in Nevada over the weekend, Insomniac CEO and founder Pasquale Rotella left Bassnectar in charge of his Night Owl Radio show for a special guest mix. Throughout the episode, Bassnectar, real name Lorin Ashton, delivers a mix that focuses almost entirely on his own productions and remixes, making for a personalized listening experience.
After taking the pop influence to an extreme with his sophomore album True Colors, Zedd has been releasing some new material lately that recalls his earlier electro work. He recently released the appropriately named "Adrenaline" with Grey, and now he's back with a new single called "Ignite" that will serve as the anthem for the upcoming League Of Legends championship in Los Angeles.
In early August, Skrillex unveiled an as of yet to be released track with Snails during an episode of OWSLA radio, giving fans their first taste of a dream collaboration between the two bass lords. Now a new video has surfaced on YouTube that sees Skrillex testing out his joint effort with the vomit step pioneer during a live set at Magnificent Coloring Day, a festival put on by Chance The Rapper.
To celebrate their 100th release over the weekend, deadmau5's mau5trap label delivered a "Strobe" remix EP featuring five reworks of the progressive house classic. With remixes from Feed Me, ATTLAS, Lane 8 and more, the new EP saw a number of unique productions created from the bones of "Strobe," and now deadmau5 himself is back to offer up a free download of his own re-imagining of the dancefloor anthem.
Following up on their technology focused single "People Grinnin'" from earlier in the summer, Australian sister duo NERVO are back with a new single titled "Anywhere You Go." Teaming up with instrumentalist turned DJ Timmy Trumpet for their debut release on Monstercat, NERVO deliver a downtempo house collaboration with easy going vibes.
