Last month we reported that Eric Prydz had agreed to grant the wish of a terminally ill fan named James Lillo to see the DJ play one last time. Once Prydz' team caught wind of the story, the producer offered to not only perform in the fan's honor, but to donate all proceeds from the show to a charity of his choosing as well. It was a story that was both heart touching and heart breaking, compounded by the fact that Lillo passed away before Prydz was able to fulfill his wish.
Taking to social media this week, Henry Fong has began teasing an upcoming remix of DJ Snake's collaboration with Yellow Claw on "Ocho Cinco." Included on DJ Snake's debut LP Encore, "Ocho Cinco" was first heard earlier in the summer and served as one of the harder edged trap offerings on the al
There's no denying that Aphex Twin has been enjoying a spectacular career revival. After slipping into relative obscurity after the release of his 2001 LP Drukqs, he returned in 2014 with the Grammy award winning album Syro, followed up with the Cheetah EP earlier this summer. Following up on that release, it was revealed that the eccentric producer would be delivering his first stateside performance in eight years at Day For Night's 2016 outing.
As 2016 draws to a close, dance music's heavyweights are stepping up to relive the best offerings of the last twelve months. Music publications are busy unleashing their end of the year lists (check out our picks for best EDM albums and best EDM songs of 2016), while DJs are compiling their retrospective mixes for 2016. Diplo is the latest in this regard as he reveals his vision of the year's best dance music with the new episode of his Diplo and Friends show for BBC Radio 1xtra.
Over the last month, we've heard a number of great remixes of DJ Snake's "Let Me Love You," starting with TiĂŤsto's deep house rendition, followed by Marshmello's mix and culminating with a rework from Zedd last week. Now the Parisian producer is keeping his Justin Bieber collaboration on our minds as he enlists R&B icon R. Kelly for a new version of the hit single.
Your Paradise is one of the most exotic dance music festivals around, taking place in the tropical locale of Fiji across a span of six days. Skrillex was notably included on the festival's 2016 lineup, and already we've seen the heart warming proposal that he helped facilitate during his performance. Now, another video from his stint at Your Paradise has surfaced, capturing his entire back to back set with Justin Martin, Doorly and Miguel Campbell.
During their set at Houston, Texas festival Day For Night over the weekend, ODESZA took the opportunity to debut three unreleased tracks for the unsuspecting crowd. The new material was captured on video and has surfaced on YouTube, giving us our first taste of the upcoming songs.
While speculation that a Swedish House Mafia reunion will take place next year continues to rage on, fans can at least take solace knowing that ex-SHM member Steve Angello will be delivering fresh material in 2017. During his last residency show of the year for BBC 1, the producer announced that he'll be delivering a new album next year.
Back in November, The Chainsmokers dropped their five track Collage EP, a release that served to collect recent effort likes "Closer" and "Don't Let Me Down" while offering up "Setting Fires" with XYLĂ. While fans are still enjoying the duo's latest EP, Andrew Taggart has taken to Snapchat to tease their upcoming next single.
Despite Rob Swire's insistence that a Pendulum reunion isn't happening, it would appear that the drum and bass band is gearing up for just that. Fans were pleased to see the group close out Ultra Mimi earlier in the year, sparking rumors that more live appearances were on the way. Now, a new slot at a festival in 2017 hints again at the possibility of a Pendulum reunion.
