At the beginning of the month, "Paper Planes" rapper MIA took to Twitter to tease the details of an upcoming single titled "Bird Song" with dance music's busiest producer Diplo. Fans were understandably excited at the prospect of the two artists working together again, as they haven't hit the studio together since their personal relationship demised. However, it now appears that we may have to curb our excitement for "Bird Song," as the single has hit a snag with the label.
Canadian producer Felix Cartal has been keeping busy in 2016, delivering a number of top notch releases like his Kaskade collaboration "Fakin' It," which went on to get a catchy future house remix courtesy of Hotel Garuda. Now, he's teamed up with LA based vocalist Steph Jones on a new dance pop single titled "Keep Up."
Dirty South has teamed up with his longtime collaborator Rudy on a new single over the weekend titled "Just Dream." The Serbian-Australian producer crafts a stunning production on the new effort in a similar vein to his recent single "All Of Us," and Rudy's vocal performance pushes the song to the next level.
Polish producer Tom Swoon has teamed up with Kill The Buzz on an energetic new single with "All The Way Down." The two producer's also enlisted the help of Canadian songwriter Jenson Vaughn for their collaborative effort, which is due out later this month.
Future funk producer GRiZ is back with a new single this week with "Before I Go," an epic song that features frequent collaborator Leo Napier on vocal duties.
When Elephante dropped his collaboration with Nevve on "Catching On" last month, many felt that he'd delivered one of his catchiest singles yet on the jaunty dance pop tune. With its blend of catchy female vocals and shuffling beats, it was clear Elephante had a hit on his hands with the recent effort.
Skrillex left many fans scratching their heads when he announced in June that he would be opening for rock band Guns N' Roses during their tour stop in Houston. It seemed like an odd pairing, as most Guns N' Roses fans probably don't view anything without a guitar as music while the average Skrillex fan was probably left wondering "Who's Guns N' Roses?" Despite the polarizing nature of the lineup, the show indeed went on and now some video has surfaced to give us a glimpse of the performance.
It's been a busy year for Kygo. Over the last twelve months, we've seen the Norwegian producer passing some major milestones like releasing his debut studio album, playing a string of festival appearances, and even collaborating on his own desert. Now, the tropical house frontrunner is preparing his next career move as he announces his plans to launch his own fashion line next week.
Oliver Heldens is preparing to unleash his latest single "Flamingo," taking to SoundCloud this week to drop a two minute teaser of the upcoming future house cut. The song won't drop until the end of the month, but the preview will have you stoked for the shuffle master's latest effort.
Following up on reports of three fatalities at this year's HARD Summer in Southern California, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors are once again considering a ban on EDM events at the San Manuel Amphitheater. A similar ban had been proposed last year after the deaths of two attendees at HARD Summer 2015.
