Rumors recently surfaced speculating that hip-hop icon Kanye West and decorated filmmaker Steve McQueen were in talks to make a music video, and those rumors have finally been confirmed. West and the Twelve Years A Slave director had been publicly complementing each other's work as of late, and have just debuted a nine-minute music video for the songs "All Day" and "I Feel Like That" at The Foundation Louis Vuitton in Paris that was reportedly shot in a single take.
Love him or hate him, you can't deny Hardwell's knack for putting out festival bangers engineered to make a crowd of thousands jump up and down in unison. Teaming up once again with fellow Dutchman and progressive house mainstay Dannic, the two-years-running DJ Mag #1 has delivered another piece of main stage euphoria with "Survivors."
New York City-based DJ/producers The Chainsmokers have been on a roll so far this summer, and they show no signs of slowing down. Following major support from the likes of Tiësto, the duo have sought to make further waves with their latest release, "Waterbed."
German electronic music producer Robin Shulz is as tapped into the recent house trend as anybody. Remixes like last year's "Waves" and "Prayer in C" solidified the artist's role as a purveyor of the somewhat tropical, largely instrumental sort of radio-friendly deep house that's taken the airwaves by storm as of late. Following in the same creative vein, Shulz has delivered once more with his latest reimagining, "Sugar."
It seems like nowadays big-name artists can't release collaborations without first teasing them in some way over one or more of their social media avenues. Diplo and Skrillex did exactly that when they took to Instagram to announce that they would team up with Detroit rapper Big Sean to release another incendiary Jack Ü bass/hip-hop crossover.
It seems a little late in the festival season to premiere new music, but that hasn't deterred Steve Angello from doing so. The Size Records founder and former 1/3 of progressive house supergroup Swedish House Mafia played out an ID at Ultra Europe in Split, Croatia that's sure to have the EDM blogosphere buzzing.
Skrillex and Diplo project Jack Ü is roughly halfway through their esteemed Full Flex Express train tour through Canada, and a recording of a frenetic live set from their Toronto date has surfaced. I've been pretty hard on Jack Ü in the past, but I've gotta give credit where credit is due - loaded with the duo's famous releases, edits and as-yet-unidentified IDs alike, this set stands out as one of the more memorable ones I've heard this summer.
Tiësto and The Chainsmokers seem to have embarked on quite an involved relationship of late. The dance music veteran recently brought the American duo onstage to debut an all-new collaboration, and he's followed it up with his own remix of their summer hit "Let You Go."
It's no secret that EDM icon Zedd has gotten support from some of the movement's greats over the course of his career, but his upcoming tour will feature acts that certainly raise the bar. He has announced that Dillon Francis, Madeon and Alex Metric will join him on his True Colors tour, as well as additional guests likely to include vocalists and one-off performances.
Festival season isn't over until the fat lady sings - and the fat lady in question is Atlanta, Georgia massive TomorrowWorld. Arguably the most celebrated recent addition to the North American festival circuit has revealed a monumental full lineup, providing festivalgoers as much incentive as ever to attend the three-day event.
