Despite the persistent rumors of EDM's imminent decline, dance music enjoyed a successful year in 2016, both from a critical and commercial point of view. The melding of pop and EDM that we saw alchemizing in 2015 fully solidified throughout the year, as evidenced by massive crossover hits like The Chainsmokers' "Closer" and Major Lazer's "Cold Water" with Justin Bieber.
Following up on their Grace Grundy collaboration "Kaleidoscope" from last month, Vicetone are back today to offer up their latest single. Teaming up with rock band Youngblood Hawke, the Dutch production duo offer up a reworked version of one of the group's B-Sides, delivering an indie flavored dance cut titled "Landslide."
Last year, Kaskade and deadmau5 stunned listeners when their collaboration "Beneath With Me" hit SoundCloud for streaming. Featuring haunting vocals from Skylar Grey, the two producer's latest pair up was a worthy follow up to their previous joint effort "I Remember," but unfortunately for fans it wouldn't receive an official release until late this year. Following up on the official version, Kaskade has now offered up his own rendition, titled "Beneath With Me V.4."
Skrillex is already one of the most accomplished producers in all of dance music, but it looks like he can add matchmaker to his long list of achievements after his set at Fiji's Your Paradise festival. During his performance at the exotic music festival, the celebrated producer and DJ helped one lucky fan propose to his girlfriend in one of the most epic ways possible.
Back in October, Oliver Heldens began teasing that he was working on a remix of The Chainsmokers' "All We Know" featuring Phoebe Ryan. The future house producer dropped another preview earlier in the week, signaling that it would hit the internet before the week's end, and today his remix of "All We Know" has officially been released.
Zedd's remix of DJ Snake's "Let Me Love You" remix has finally arrived today, following up on reworks courtesy of Tiësto, Marshmello and Don Diablo. The Grammy award winning producer first teased his remix of the song in November and fans have been patiently waiting ever since. Thankfully, the wait is finally over, and the results of Zedd's remix are impressive to say the least.
Autograf are back this week to offer up some new material with their latest release "Episode," a track which has been built around samples taken from Dr. Dre's iconic 1999 single "The Next Episode." The trio manage to deliver an original product from the familiar tune, which has been sampled by numerous dance acts in the past.
Deadmau5's new LP W:/2016Album may have been one of the most anticipated records of the year, but that hasn't helped it find a solid footing on the charts. Despite debuting at the number one spot on the dance/electronic chart, deadmau5's latest has only managed to hit the 74 spot on the Billboard 200, making W:/2016Album his lowest charting full length outing to date.
Back in November, Justice revealed that they would be dropping a new essential mix for BBC Radio 1, serving as the follow up to their debut essential mix in 2007. The announcement served as part of the promotional campaign leading up to the release of the duo's new studio album Woman (which made the cut on our list of the 10 best EDM albums of 2016). The mix was originally planned for November 12, but was pushed back due to scheduling conflicts. However, Justice have finally announced that their new essential mix will arrive this weekend.
Galantis are back with a new single this week as they offer up their latest effort "Pillow Fight." The Swedish dance music kings had previously tested the song out during a recent performance, getting fans riled up for its release in the process. The wait is finally over as they drop a lyric video today for "Pillow Fight," serving as the first time the duo have starred in their own clip.
