Over the holiday weekend, Martin Garrix took the opportunity to premiere some new material during his stint at AVA NYE 2017 in Yangon, Myanmar. The new song is believed to feature UK vocalist Dua Lipa, and is being referred to as "Scared To Be Lonely" in the absence of an official track title. Luckily, a fan in the audience captured some video of the performance, giving us our first preview of the new tune.
Over New Year's Eve weekend, Skrillex and Marshmello descended upon Miami's Fountainbleau to ring in 2017 in style. Among the evening's festivities was a performance between the two DJs and Justin Bieber of his song "Sorry," but that was far from the highlight of the party. In an attempt to appeal to the youthful crowds, CNN held down an awkward interview with Skrillex and his helmeted friend that has to be seen to be believed.
After a phenomenal 2016, Eric Prydz is already gearing up for another memorable outing in the new year. The legendary DJ has been busy to say the least over the last twelve months, having released his debut album Opus and the recent Pryda EP, before ending the year on a strong note with "Lillo," a tribute to his late fan James Lillo. Now, the prolific producer is ready to get back to the grind as he announces a new Pryda album for 2017.
Over the holiday weekend, Justin Bieber was joined onstage by none other than Skrillex and Marshmello for a performance of his song "Sorry" at Miami's Fontainebleau. At this point it's no surprise to see Skrillex and Bieber in the same place, especially considering that the famed DJ helped produce the song in question, and along with Marshmello they deliver a memorable live rendition.
Despite having retired from performing earlier in 2016, Avicii has announced his resolution for the New Year and it has fans excited. The Swedish powerhouse revealed at the tail end of December that he would be splitting with his longtime management, in addition to announcing that a new album would be arriving in 2017. The "Wake Me Up" producer just one upped that good news with an Instagram post for the New Year, promising to release "the best damn album of [his] career."
Back in December, The Chainsmokers took to Snapchat to drop some previews for an upcoming single, a song that has come to be known as "Paris." Following in the same vein as their most popular material, "Paris" features catchy vocals from Andrew Taggart as well as those of an unidentified female collaborator. Fans have speculated over who the second vocalist heard on the song might be, with many pointing towards Selena Gomez, but a Tweet from a few months back hints that it may be someone else entirely.
Deadmau5 has scored a new record this week as his collaboration with Grabbitz on "Let Go" becomes his highest charting single to date. Taken from the recently released W:/2016Album, "Let Go" served as one of the record's best offerings and has climbed up to the number eleven spot on Billboard's Dance/Electronic chart, a personal best for the Canadian producer.
Backstreet's back, alright! During their recent performance at the Los Angeles Convention Center, The Chainsmokers brought out the legendary boy band Backstreet Boys as special musical guests. Kaskade became the first DJ to play LACC earlier in the year, so it comes as no surprise that The Chainsmokers would try to top that historic show with an equally noteworthy performance.
After releasing a slew of remixes for "Let Me Love You," with versions by everyone from Marshmello to R. Kelly, DJ Snake is back this week to offer up a staggering 27 new versions of his Yellow Claw collaboration "Ocho Cinco" taken from the Encore album. The tracklist for the "Ocho Cinco" remix pack is primarily filled with up and comers, though some more recognizable producers like BARELY ALIVE, Auto Erotique, Henry Fong and Kayzo show up as well.
To say that The Chainsmokers have enjoyed a landmark year in 2016 would be an understatement. Their single "Closer" with Halsey was undeniably one of the biggest songs of the year, dominating the charts with a record twelve weeks at the top of the Hot 100, while the song's lyric video and official music video have collectively generated more than a billion views. While "Closer" has finally been knocked down to the number three spot, the song has just cracked another record.
