Indonesian based festival Djakarta Warehouse Project has begun to reveal the first round of its lineup for this year's event, securing several notable DJs as headliners. DWP has cornered the Indonesian market as the region's premiere festival, and the phase one lineup announcement sees the brand preparing for their biggest year yet.
Though his love life may have hit a few snags over the last couple of weeks, Scottish producer Calvin Harris has returned today to drop a new single, teaming up with UK rapper and previous collaborator Dizzee Rascal on "Hype." The new song is just the latest in his continued conquest of pop music, following up on the release of the official music video last week for his hit with Rihanna on "This Is What You Came For."
Dillon Francis has returned with a new track this week, enlisting the help of GTA and Snappy Jit on "Candy." To coincide with the new release, Francis dropped a video clip with deliberately poor production values that features his pinata Gerald and an eclectic group of dancers. Fans who follow Dillon Francis on Snapchat have already been familiarized with the pinata, who has made a few notable appearances in his comedic videos in the past.
New York based producer Jenaux is one of the fastest rising artists in the dance music scene, garnering respect from major players like Porter Robinson and Zedd, while dropping a number of memorable remixes and original cuts. This week, the twenty three year old producer has returned with an infectious new remix for Gramatik's "Native Son Prequel."
Trance fans were rejoiced last summer when Insomniac Events, the promotional company behind such major festivals as EDC and Nocturnal Wonderland, announced their flagship American festival dedicated to the uplifting dance genre with Dreamstate. Now, details for Dreamstate SoCal 2016 have begun to surface, and the two day festival is shaping up to top last year's event.
AM Only has announced a new dance music oriented radio show on SiriusXM's Electric Area. Dubbed The Cookout, the new show will feature a weekly guest, who will serve as the Chef that curates a menu of music, with the intent of exposing listeners to sounds both new and familiar.
ZHU's highly anticipated debut album has finally received a concrete release date this week. Titled GENERATIONWHY, the producer's first full length work is due out on July 29 via Columbia Records, and will follow up his Genesis Series EP from last year.
Here at We Got This Covered, we've got mad love for everyone's favorite mystery producer Marshmello. In just a little over a year, the junk food themed musician has taken the EDM by storm with his unique take on future bass and his penchant for catchy branding, proving that the music is more important than the face that fronts it.
What So Not has teamed up yet again with longtime collaborator George Maple on a new song titled "Buried." The new single and accompanying music video were released today, and feature Atlanta based rapper Rome Fortune, as well as production assistance from Drake and Kendrick Lamar's side project THC.
Marshmello and deadmau5 have a tumultuous relationship to say the least, with the two musicians making headlines a number of times in the past over their Twitter beef. Deadmau5 is well known at this point for using the social media site as a platform to voice his grievances, and the "Strobe" producer has once again taken to Tweeting a few barbs at Marshmello this week.
