Bastille Announces Collaboration With Marshmello To Be Released On Friday

Mark this one down in the “collaborations we never expected” column. Bastille, the band behind the mega hit “Pompeii” from 2013, has just announced they have a track with Marshmello, called “Happier,” coming out this Friday. “Last year we wrote a song called ‘Happier’ which we thought would be great …

Your EDM Q&A: Jeremy Fitzgerald of Xcellerated Talks About Gearing Up for More 'Innovation'

Jeremy Fitzgerald or, as he’s known in LA, DJ Construct, has put his city on the drum and bass map with his hugely successful monthly club, Xcellerated. The promoter’s philosophy in booking and throwing parties has always been about staking the lineup with as many big names as possible with …

JAUZ Premieres Four Brand New Songs Ahead of Album Release

Jauz‘s forthcoming album  is almost here and, to get us excited, the producer has unleashed four brand new tracks as part his Bite This! Radio special. The latest episode features music from Phlegmatic Dogs, YOOKiE, Billy Kenny & Wongo, Noizu and more, but the real treats come toward the end the broadcast as …

Ghost Ship Plea Deal Tossed Out By California Judge

Last month, it was announced that the two Ghost Ship defendants facing dozens manslaughter charges would enter a  to avoid lengthy jail sentences. However, a California judge chose to reject the plea deal designed to combat 36 counts involuntary manslaughter following the 2016 California warehouse fire. According to multiple reports, Judge James Cramer’s decision came …

MUST LISTEN: Researchers Discover Song That Reduces Anxiety By 65%

Music has long proven to be beneficial to people’s health. Whether it’s lowering stress or getting you amped up, music’s ability to tap into the human consciousness is unparalleled. And according to a study from Dr. David Lewis-Hodgson  , there are plenty songs that can properly reduce your anxiety. The …

Avicii's Father Accepts Song of the Year Award, Gives Speech On His Behalf

The music Avicii left behind continues to make waves, touch our lives, and even win awards. Wednesday night at the Swedish Rockbjörnen gala in Stockholm, the producer’s father Klas Bergling was there to represent and receive an honor on behalf Tim “Avicii” Bergling. Avicii received the Rockbjörnen award for best Swedish song the …

BREAKING: Steve Angello Confirms New Swedish House Mafia Music In The Works

We don’t have to beat around the bush anymore – we know that Swedish House Mafia is coming back. With plenty direct quotes from members the group about a world tour and reunion, that much is for certain. The bigger question on everyone’s minds was whether or not the group …

Amsterdam Dance Event Releases First Wave of ADE Live Artists

Amsterdam Dance Event, the annual, globally-renowned conference that takes over the city every year from October 17-21, is fast approaching. And that means one thing: the lineups are coming. ADE Live has released the first wave artists participating in this year’s programming, known for bringing live sets from an array …

Music Artists Hit Hardest in Recent Facebook Algorithm Changes

Facebook Algorithm Changes Drastically Diminish Artist Page Engagement Back in January this year, Facebook algorithm changes completely revamped the way we interacted with our news feed. The desired effect? Place the emphasis back on interaction with family and friends instead being pushed and redirected to pages. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg …

Kode9 & Burial have mixed the final FabricLive compilation

Kode9 & Burial have mixed the final FabricLive compilation, marking the end of an era of albums that started 17 years ago.  No strangers to collaborating, the icons of bass-fuelled beats, respectively head of the rightly-lauded Hyperdub label and its first signee— Britain’s elusive master of spooky post-garage— were confirmed …

This YouTuber Just Completed A Really Weird Challenge for Deadmau5 [VIDEO]

Earlier this month, deadmau5 tweeted about the Wonder Bible, the infamous As seen on TV audio bible. Deadmau5 said he couldn’t wait until someone circuit bent the audio bible (circuit bending changes a hardware’s circuits to create new sounds and instruments). Then, fans YouTuber LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER tagged the circuit …

David Guetta & Black Coffee Reveal The Most Unexpected Collab of 2018

It’s rare to see commercial EDM and the underground cross paths much. When something like happens, you appreciate the moment. But as underground sounds become bigger, the line between EDM and house, techno and tech house has blurred. The line blurs so much that two subgenre titans have unexpectedly teamed …

REPORT: New Wave of Plastic Surgery Caused By "Snapchat Dysmorphia"

There’s a new wave plastic surgery in which people alter their faces to look like touched up or filtered photos — an alarming psychological phenomenon otherwise known as “Snapchat dysmorphia.” Digitally manipulated apps including Snapchat ten times blur imperfections, plump lips, add thickened eyelashes, and even change proportions and face structures. It’s …

Your EDM Premiere: WHITE LIGHT – Memories ft. Chèlise

One the perks my job is being introduced to new artists who have serious talent but haven’t had the fortune being truly “discovered” yet. One such artist just sent to me was Calgary’s Brandon Linkewich, known to the dance music community as White Light, who has paired up with vocalist Chèlise …

Zedd Breaks The Chainsmokers' Billboard Charting Record for "Closer"

Last week, Zedd’s “The Middle” The Chainsmokers’ “Closer” for most weeks atop the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Songs chart at 27 weeks each. With no signs slowing down, we wondered if any electronic song would come along to put a stop to its reign… but no such event occurred. On this …

Anderholm Shares "Flight of The Sparrow" Mini-Album via This Never Happened

Anderhold – Flight Of The Sparrow Ukranian producer and Lane 8-endorsed act Anderholm has returned with his latest work: an EP titled Flight The Sparrow. The 7-track EP fers each song with its own unique narrative, giving classic nods to house elements and exploring Anderholm‘s meticulous songwriting compositions. In Flight The Sparrow, it’s …

Downlink – Threat

Downlink – Threat It’s always a good day when we finally get some new music from a producer who has been laying low for awhile. That’s definitely the case here with bass titan Downlink finally treating fans to a new release after half a year waiting. Luckily his latest track, ‘Threat‘, …

ARTY's Avicii Tribute Track Sounds Oddly Similar to this Chris Brown Track

Today, one dedicated follower  ARTY pointed out that the Russian producer’s tribute song to Avicii called ‘Tim‘ sounds almost identical to Chris Brown‘s ‘Beautiful People‘ featuring the legendary Benny Benassi. In the music industry, it’s not a rare occurrence that two very different artists release similar sounding tracks. Some other occurrences are Taylor Swift‘s …

More Hints Indicate a Collaboration Between Swedish House Mafia and Nike

While fans wait on bated breath for a Swedish House Mafia reunion tour, the EDM supergroup have hinted once again at an upcoming collaboration with Nike. In honour reuniting back at Ultra Music Festival in March, the group revealed a special line merchandise that recently appointed Louis Vuitton chief designer, Virgil Abloh, …

BREAKING: Swedish House Mafia Are Officially Back In The Studio

According to Swedish daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter, Steve Angello announced that Swedish House Mafia are in fact back in the studio. After a five year hiatus, the trio made a surprise comeback at Ultra Miami in March this year. Steve Angello confirmed to another Swedish newspaper, Sydsvenskan, that SHM had been …

Zedd's 'The Middle' Breaks Record for Consecutive Weeks at #1

Zedd has accomplished a bunch things throughout his career. However, his latest accomplishment comes in the form breaking a record previously held by The Chainsmokers and the late Avicii. Zedd‘s collaboration track with Grey, and Maren Morris “The Middle” now holds the record for most weeks at number #1 on the Billboard’s …

There Is Truly Only One Tomorrowland – Event Review

Tomorrowland certainly needs no introduction. Arguably the world’s most recognized music festival, this years’ edition attracted over 400,000 festivalgoers from more than 200 countries. In this review I’ll be taking a holistic view at Tomorrowland 2018 to give you a better idea what makes it the Mecca all festivals. Mainstage …

Hälder – Could It Be (feat. Lizzy) [Official Music Video]

Hälder – Could It Be (feat. Lizzy) Official Music Video] Hälder, a relative newcomer to the scene who comes loaded with “freshly-baked organic beats,” teams up with vocalist Lizzy for this impressive late-summer drop from Spinnin‘ titled “Could It Be You.” The producer is largely anonymous so far (he lists …

DROELOE Prove Themselves One of EDM's Top Duos with Impressive 7-Song EP

The Choices We Face is only DROELOE’s second EP, but it already shows a concrete direction and mature sound for the duo that is miles beyond what other producers are putting out. The 7-track EP flits between pop, downtempo, electronic, and other styles, but always settles back into a core …

DROELOE Prove Themselves One of EDM's Top Duos with Impressive 7-Song EP

The Choices We Face is only DROELOE’s second EP, but it already shows a concrete direction and mature sound for the duo that is miles beyond what other producers are putting out. The 7-track EP flits between pop, downtempo, electronic, and other styles, but always settles back into a core …

Every Song On Travis Scott's New Album Is Charting On The Hot 100 In The First Week

Travis Scott‘s new album Astroworld is completely taking over. Not only has he sold enough copies to beat out Drake‘s for the top spot on the Billboard chart, all 17 songs on the record have landed simultaneously on the . With this, Scott’s modern day masterpiece has achieved the year’s …

New York EDM Festival Cancelled Due To Heavy Rains

Dance music fans are always down for a party, but Mother Nature doesn’t always agree. With Down to Earth Music Festival in Garrattsville, New York just around the corner, organizers have unsuspectedly been forced to cancel due to severe weather and dangerous flooding in the area. In an ficial statement, Down …

Every Song On Travis Scott's New Album Is Charting On The Hot 100 In The First Week

Travis Scott‘s new album Astroworld is completely taking over. Not only has he sold enough copies to beat out Drake‘s for the top spot on the Billboard chart, all 17 songs on the record have landed simultaneously on the . With this, Scott’s modern day masterpiece has achieved the year’s …

New York EDM Festival Cancelled Due To Heavy Rains

Dance music fans are always down for a party, but Mother Nature doesn’t always agree. With Down to Earth Music Festival in Garrattsville, New York just around the corner, organizers have unsuspectedly been forced to cancel due to severe weather and dangerous flooding in the area. In an ficial statement, Down …

REPORT: Demi Lovato's Overdose Caused By… You Guessed It, Fentanyl

TMZ, who was the first to report that Demi Lovato had been , has just released a new report that claims the singer/songwriter took Oxycodone laced with fentanyl which led to the paramedics being called. According to “sources with direct knowledge” who spoke to TMZ, Lovato called her dealer the …

REPORT: Demi Lovato's Overdose Caused By… You Guessed It, Fentanyl

TMZ, who was the first to report that Demi Lovato had been , has just released a new report that claims the singer/songwriter took Oxycodone laced with fentanyl which led to the paramedics being called. According to “sources with direct knowledge” who spoke to TMZ, Lovato called her dealer the …

REVIEW: Excision's Fourth Album "Apex" Is Easily His Best Yet

Though people may not realize this, Excision was one the earliest dubstep producers putting out studio albums, releasing his debut album X Rated back in 2012. In the years since, Excision has become a powerful force in dubstep and bass music overall, commanding an army headbangers and bringing up a number younger …

Day For Night Owner Omar Afra Dropped Amid Sexual Harassment Row

Longtime owner/creator Omar Afra, 40, is ficially dropped from his position by The Day for Night Festival amid several sexual misconduct allegations. The Day for Night festival, a large electronic music and art festival in the heart Houston, has attracted about 20,000 attendees since it’s inauguration in 2015. The festival’s …

Deadmau5 mau5ville: Level 2 & World Tour Coming Soon

Almost a decade ago, deadmau5 released ‘Ghosts ‘n’ Stuff’ featuring Rob Swire, a seminal track in electronic music that went on to reach platinum status. On mau5ville: level 1, released on Friday July 13th, deadmau5 reunites with Swire once again for the new single ‘Monophobia‘. Named after deadmau5’ minecraft server, …

Perfect Song That Reduces Anxiety by 65% is Discovered

Anxiety has been a crippling ailment for a number centuries. This dreadful feeling worry, panic, fear, or apprehension has plagued humanity and has been met with several remedies. The main three ways reducing anxiety have mainly been either pharmaceutical drugs, counseling or holistic approaches such as yoga, meditation, massage or …

Bassnectar Upsets Fans With Hate Towards Christians and Republicans

In the dance music community we like to preach tolerance, love, and acceptance. Bassnectar is one artist that makes these statements a major part his persona, but apparently those concepts don’t apply to the religious or those with differing politics. In Bassnectar‘s case, it seems as though when the controversial subject …

Exclusive Premiere: Cassette Tapes Releases New Soulful Single "Forgiveness"

San Francisco based duo Cassette Tapes are here with a new track that is sure to make you smile. Entitled “Forgiveness”, the song is a smooth, flowing piece that will inevitably capture both your mind and your heart. The single comes from the two artists that make up the group, …

Dave Edwards x Fly By Midnight team up on "Swimming With Sharks"

Coming hot out NYC, “Swimming With Sharks” is the latest from NYC-based producers Dave Edwards & Fly By Midnight. Closing out the end summer, “Swimming With Sharks” is a festival go-getting, with uplifting instrumentals and emotional vocals. Being defined by Retro Pop the pair, have had solid support across the …

Excision Drops His Massive Album Early [LISTEN HERE]

The bass heads the EDM community are fed today. Last night, Excision dropped his new album Apex early. The bass legend didn’t hold back with his hard-hitting tracks and mind-blowing bass. The album starts f with Excision’s signature deep bass, dinosaur sounds. The song has a quick build up into hard-hitting, …

Mario – Let Me Love You (Birthdayy Partyy Remix)

Birthdayy Partyy continue to heat up the Summer with their striking work. Coming f their remix Deadmau5’s “Monophobia” the twin brothers have released their take on Mario’s “Let Me Love You” from 2004. Their deep cut is a smash hit, without a doubt. This one is a bit more clubby …

REPORT: Engagement On Artist Pages On Facebook Has Dropped By Over 70%

Earlier this year, Facebook announced it was changing what people saw in their newsfeed to more heavily prioritize content from friends and family over that from Pages. As one might expect, engagement and reach for Pages, including artists and media/news, dropped dramatically. New published from Buffer, the maker a social media …

Bassnectar Enrages Some Fans with Anti-Christianity and Anti-Republican Rant

It’s no secret that Bassnectar is against religion and most politics in general, but it’s less ten that we get a multi-day diatribe from him on the subjects. Beginning with a tweet this past Saturday captioned “jesus hates republicans,” Bassnectar began to expound his views on religion and politics, generally …

Afrojack Just Dropped Some Seriously Huge News About His New Music

Afrojack’s Press Play will be released on August 31st, including 14 tracks both released and unreleased songs. The new project is geared to show f the Grammy-winning talent this producer holds, featuring new sounds and collaborations that will blow dance music fans away. Press Play will be released through his own …

EDM's Foremost Photographer Rukes Opens Up GoFundMe For His Parents

We at Your EDM have depended on photos from Rukes for much our coverage, from individual DJ close ups to shots festival main stages to some the most spectacular meetings DJs ever to have happened. Personally, I have over 1,000 Rukes images saved on my computer. Now, it’s ours and …

Marshmello Has A New Collab with… Bastille?

Mark this one down in the “collaborations we never expected” column. Bastille, the band behind the mega hit “Pompeii” from 2013, has just announced they have a track with Marshmello, called “Happier,” coming out this Friday. “Last year we wrote a song called ‘Happier’ which we thought would be great …

ASAP Rocky & Skepta – Praise The Lord (CRVE U & SKUM Remix)

On an average day, you wouldn’t catch me listening to ASAP Rocky. But, you might definitely find me listening to Skepta. Because that, I’m familiar with the two’s collaboration “Praise The Lord,” and have had the pleasure finding this new remix courtesy CRVE U and SKUM. The two smartly keep …

Day for Night Festival Founder Accused of Sexual Assault, Ousted By Festival

Day for Night music festival in Houston, Texas, quickly became one the nation’s most innovative events. Fans awaited news its fourth edition, but other, uglier news has come out instead. Omar Afra, founder the festival, has been accused sexual assault. The first woman to come forward with accusations was Veronica Ramos. …

BREAKING: Excision Drops New Album "Apex" Early [MUST LISTEN]

Yeah, that’s right, Excision just dropped his new 14-track album, “Apex” a few hours early! Although set for a midnight release, fans noticed it had been mysteriously made public on Spotify. Listen below for some familiar and previously unheard sides the bass music king. Photo by Rukes.com

Louis The Child Teams Up with MAX for Dance-Pop Single 'Dear Sense'

Louis the Child & MAX – Dear Sense Louis the Child are champions their feel-good whimsical flavor dance-pop, enough so that their music has been featured in numerous nationally broadcasted commercials for a range products. Their music sparks a child-like joy in the better us, and their latest collaborative single with …

Riverside Festival Has Announced Its Stacked Official 2018 Lineup

Tickets Gatineau, Quebec’s Riverside Festival is gearing up to unleash the 6th edition their highly anticipated event. Over the years, they have truly made a name for themselves as they have welcomed some the most well-recognized electronic dance music artists in the industry such as Quintino, Zomboy, Ghastly, Borgeous, Black Tiger …

EDC Orlando Announces the Boombox Art Car Lineup

Earlier today, EDC Orlando revealed this year’s Boombox Art Car lineup. For any first timers to the Insomniac festival, for the last few years, EDC Orlando has had a boombox-shaped art car where many rising DJs perform. This year’s lineup is sure to help you discover your next favorite artist. …

Calvin Harris Announces Release Date For Monster Single "Promises" Featuring Sam Smith

It has already been a huge year for Calvin Harris in his return to electronic music. He dropped International Chart topper “One Kiss” featuring Dua Lipa and announces a return to Ibiza for a residency at Pacha (obviously among many other accomplishments). With one single in the bag that will …

Exclusive Premiere: Oscar Del Amor Releases Uplifting Single "Stay With You"

LA based producer Oscar Del Amor is back at it with a brand new single featuring singer/songwriter Cooper Phillip. Entitled “Stay With You”, the track is a flowing ride groove and sound. The song portrays an interesting blend pop and electronic vibes. Incorporating a well executed combination between the genres, …

Calvin Harris Joins Forces with Sam Smith On Forthcoming New Collab

Sam Smith has become a legend in the dance music world for his early work with Disclosure, but the English singer-songwriter has built quite a resume for himself in the time since “Latch.” Now, he’s re-entering the dance music world by way Scottish DJ/producer Calvin Harris on their new song “Promises,” …

300 Injured At Music Festival After Platform Collapses Into The Ocean

The importance proper festival staging construction can never be understated, as proved by O Marisquiño, a music festival held in Vigo, Spain on Sunday. A platform in front a stage with rapper Rels B performing collapsed on Sunday under the weight attendees, causing several hundred people to become injured. Thankfully, there were …

Major International DJ Caught On Camera Sh*tting In Festival Staff's Coffee Pot

As a DJ, it’s ten important to express self-control when you basically have all the alcohol at your disposal. Between your own rider, maybe your friends’ riders, drink tickets, and open bars, it’s very easy to become overly intoxicated during sets. For legendary techno/tech house DJ Jackmaster, he learned his …

RL Grime Brings Home His First Billboard No. 1 With 'Nova'

Henry Alfred Steinway, better known by his most-recent stage name, RL Grime, has been undeniably killing the game, especially with his sophomore album NOVA at the end July 2018. Although the talented musician has expressed his struggles with anxiety and depression in the past a Facebook post, nothing has stopped the American …

Premiere: JK Flesh ‘Genetics’

Justin Broadrick will release his new album under his JK Flesh moniker on the 31st August. ‘New Horizon’ marks the second full-length outing from the longstanding producer, multi-instrumentalist and eardrum demolisher following 2016’s ‘Rise Above’. As founding member of boundary pushing metal acts Godflesh and Jesu, Broadrick’s sound has always …

Barely Alive Drops One Of The Most Unique Albums Of The Year With "Odyssey"

Running the range from heavy headbanging to raw funk, Barely Alive’s new album is called Odyssey, it’s 14 tracks tall and features the likes Virus Syndicate, Great Good Fine Ok, Splitbreed, IAMSU, Mad Hed City and Nah Mean. This album is more than just a bunch singles slapped together, this …

Shiba San – Don't Talk EP

Shiba San – Don’t Talk EP House music icon and infamous producer the 2004 track-heard-around-the-world “Okay”, Shiba San, has made his return to Dirtybird Records with his new EP, Don’t Talk.  The two-track release features the self-titled “Don’t Talk” and “Moskito”, two bass-bumping tech house tracks with the notorious Shiba touch. “Don’t Talk” brings …

Justice Announces Special 4-City Event To Celebrate New Album Release

Justice’s new live album Woman WorldWide is set to release on August 24th, but fans will be privy to something else just a day before, based on this teaser the group posted on their Facebook Thursday morning. The cities announced include Sydney, Los Angeles, Paris, and Brussels and we will …

Post Malone Breaks Album Charting Record Previously Held By Michael Jackson

If there’s any indication that the musical landscape is changing, it’s that Post Malone’s debut album Stoney just broke a record previously set by Michael Jackson’s Thriller on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Stoney just spend its 77th week in the top 10 on the chart, beating Thriller‘s 76 weeks set in 1983-84. …

Skrillex Stars On Production For Seriously Unexpected New Collaboration [MUST LISTEN]

Skrillex continues to be one the most prolific artists the past couple years with another production surfacing, this time from Venezuelan artist Danny Ocean called “Epa Wei.” His productions have become immediately noticeable thanks to a few characteristics, mostly notably his vocal chops and percussion engineering. “Epa Wei” is a …

Festival Attendee Sues Event After Headliner Travis Scott Shows Up Late

Travis Scott was scheduled to perform at Osheaga Festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada last week, Friday, August 3, but due to border delays, showed up more than an hour late for his set. Scott was scheduled to play at 9:45 p.m. and play until 10:55 p.m. at the festival, but did not take …