25 Sep, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
Delta Heavy's Love Letter to Drum & Bass: From Fake IDs and Smoky Rooms to the World Stage
Delta Heavy have waved the drum & bass flag for 15 years. Their ongoing global tour features the largest North American stretch of their career, and it seems the world is picking up on the same contagious rhythm that’s captivated them since youth. “Nightlife, going out, clubbing, raving, going to a festival. It’s the perfect […]
TikTok has announced plans to close its music streaming platform, TikTok Music. TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, will officially take TikTok Music offline and permanently delete its consumer data on November 28th, 2024, the company announced in a post on its website. Originally called Resso, the app launched back in 2019 to compete with Spotify, Apple Music […]
In celebration of EDM.com‘s 10-year anniversary, we’re presenting a brand-new, first-of-its-kind initiative, the “Artist Choice” list. While some annual lists and awards are dictated by fan voting and others are data-driven, the “Artist Choice” list was exclusively sourced from the scene’s actual musicians. Over 300 of the world’s biggest dance music artists, across a plethora of […]
Remember when NERO warned us about the “promises” we made to technology? Well, we’ve broken them all. The influential electronic band’s first two albums whispered of a looming disconnect via cinematic dubstep, but their long-awaited third full-length, Into the Unknown, roars with the realization of that grim forecast. And as they embark on an ambitious audiovisual tour […]
14 Sep, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
New Campaign Launched to Ensure Proper Credit for Electronic Music On Social Media
A new campaign, #RespectTheCreators, is setting out to change an overlooked issue in the music industry: crediting the music played in social media videos. Backed by prominent artists and organizations such as the Association for Electronic Music (AFEM) and techno pioneer Richie Hawtin, the campaign encourages DJs, promoters and platforms to give proper recognition to the tracks they […]
9 Sep, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
Girl Math: How Nala and VNSSA Are Steeping Electronic Music in Feminist Punk
Before Nala and VNSSA ever started DJing together, they were exchanging oyster photos in a group chat they named, “We’re F***king Eating.” Although the food photos have since slowed down and dachshund pics now reign supreme, the two continue to share not only a palpable chemistry, but also a companionship that has only grown stronger over the […]
27 Aug, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
“My Smallest Show Ever”: Inside Zedd's Secret, Sweat-Soaked NYC Bodega Rave
Zedd shrunk his stadium-sized spectacle into a synth-fueled sardine tin of euphoria over the weekend, turning a humble NYC bodega into a secret rave he called his “smallest show ever.” Just 25 people shuffled into The Little Shop, a tiny corner store that lives up to its name in the South Seaport neighborhood of Manhattan. […]
23 Aug, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
Flour Power: Inside the Creative Oven of Sofi Tukker's Steamy New Album, “BREAD”
Sofi Tukker and bread: an unlikely pair, yet strangely kindred spirits in the all-you-can-eat buffet of life. Both rise to the occasion, one on stage and the other in the oven, fermented by time and heat. One feeds our souls, the other our bodies. Sofi Tukker’s new album BREAD, however, does both. BREAD is an […]
21 Aug, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
Landmark Illinois Law Enables Artists to Sue Over AI-Generated Deepfake Replicas
A landmark bill preventing the use of artists’ images, voices and likenesses without consent has been passed by the Illinois State Senate. HB 4875, signed into law by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, formally enacts amendments to the state’s Right of Publicity Act, which passed back in 1999 to require written consent for the use of […]
20 Aug, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
Sphere Entertainment Exits Fiscal Year Eclipsing $1 Billion in Revenue
In the fiscal year since the grand opening of the Las Vegas Sphere, the next-generation venue’s proprietors have reported on remarkable revenue growth to the tune of over $1 billion. Fueled by a string of high-profile music residencies both current and forthcoming, Sphere Entertainment’s flagship property in Vegas has proven to be a financial juggernaut […]