15 Jan, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
David Guetta Breaks Record for Most #1 Records on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart
David Guetta has secured a record-breaking 17th #1 record on the Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, eclipsing Calvin Harris for the most since its inception, Billboard reports. He achieved the title after “Forever Young,” his October 2024 track with Ava Max, topped the chart last week. The song, additionally created in collaboration with Alphaville, is a rework of the German synthpop band’s […]
12 Jan, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Electronic Music Community and Artists Step Up to Aid Victims of Catastrophic LA Wildfires
Editor’s Note: If your music organization is leading a wildfire relief initiative or knows of others making a difference, we’d love to include your efforts in this story. Please reach out with details to: editorial@edm.com. Underscoring its core values in a genre built on unity and shared experiences, the music community is rallying to support […]
Boiler Room has released its 2025 audience report, outlining five “New Rules of Youth Culture” in thematic categories. The report, which Boiler Room called their biggest audience study to date, aims to “better understand the Boiler Room community as a subset of a wider global youth population.” Reaching into the heart of global club culture, […]
10 Jan, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
End Overdose and Fentanyl Frontline Partner to Offer Critical Harm Reduction Tools In LA County
When two leading forces in harm reduction unite, the impact of their work has the power to create waves of change that ripple far and wide. That’s certainly the case for End Overdose and Fentanyl Frontline, who have joined forces to offer crucial harm reduction resources to festival-goers in LA County. The End Overdose booth will offer […]
Streams of drum & bass music have increased by a whopping 94% since 2021, according to a report from Spotify. It’s no secret that drum & bass has been soaring in popularity, particularly stateside. Tracks like Chase & Status’ “BACKBONE,” which was named one of EDM.com’s best songs of the year, dominated festival sets throughout […]
11 Dec, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
EDMA's and IDMA's Announce Partnership Ahead of 2025 Winter Music Conference
The Electronic Dance Music Awards (EDMAs) are returning to Miami with a twist, joining forces with the resurgent International Dance Music Awards (IDMAs) to host an “elite experience for music industry professionals and fans” in 2025. Touted as the longest-running awards ceremony dedicated to the electronic music industry, the IDMAs have long been a focal point […]
27 Nov, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
An Artist Would Need 314 Billion Streams to Match What Spotify Execs Cashed Out In 2024
Spotify executives have reportedly cashed out over $1.1 billion in company stock in 2024, a figure that would take artists an astronomical 314 billion streams to match through royalties. That’s according to Music Business Worldwide founder Tim Ingham, who on Wednesday bemoaned the disparity in a LinkedIn post. A new report published by the outlet claims […]
The endless quest for IDs has propelled Shazam to an unfathomable milestone: over 100 billion searches. Representatives of the Apple-owned platform put the number of searches into perspective in a celebratory blog post, noting that it would take 12 searches from every person on the planet to reach 100 billion. If a single user tried […]
22 Nov, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
Amelie Lens and Charlotte de Witte Urge Fans to Stop Comparing Female DJs
In a recent joint interview at the Amsterdam Dance Event, techno superstars Amelie Lens and Charlotte de Witte urged fans to stop pitting female DJs against each other. Before the pair’s first-ever collaborative performance, they sat down for an intimate interview in a panel at ADE, the world’s preeminent electronic music summit. Amidst lighthearted anecdotes and musings about […]
21 Nov, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
deadmau5 Signs With CAA for Gaming, Tech Ventures, Touring and More
deadmau5 is redefining the boundaries of his creative empire by signing with CAA “for representation in all areas,” Billboard reports. CAA, which was named 2021’s best talent agency in EDM.com‘s list of the year’s best industry leaders, will work closely with deadmau5 to amplify his global reach in various artistic ventures. Those include global touring and […]