Selecting the right laptop for DJing isn’t just a matter hardware requirements, factors such as durability, flexibility, and affordability play extremely vital roles in the process as well. That being said, this article attempts to shed light on the best laptops for DJing on the market today. Table Contents Best …
The UK group Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes continue to move from strength to strength. They shared a killer album in 2019, which inspired a plethora electronic remixes. We caught up with the guys to hear more about how the project developed and where they intend to progress in 2020. …
Christmas came early last month when the Red Hot Chili Peppers announced guitarist John Frusciante would be rejoining the band. With multiple festival dates now booked, fans are right to be excited about the development. Now, in a new interview with Rolling Stone, drummer Chad Smith said, “I was given strict …
The Subtronics Cyclops Invasion Tour starts this Thursday. He was named Your EDM’s Breakout Artist 2019. It’s a brand new year. He’s got collabs with Zeds Dead and Excision on the way. What better time to drop his hotly anticipated NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL RIDDIM VOL 5 mix than now? …
It’s a new year and new you if you’re in the music industry. Whether you are a music producer, music manager, record label owner, on the booking side, or anything to do with the music industry, there are books that will extend your knowledge in this industry. Luckily, many the …
Kanye West‘s ongoing court battle with EMI continues… Earlier this year, the hip hop star sued his own publishing company, claiming their demanding contracts amounted to “servitude.” EMI rebutted, arguing that California’s “servitude” law didn’t apply to the New York-based deal. A judge determined they should settle outside court, but …
There’s no question that DJ Snake is one the most internationally renowned producers in the industry. Having made hits with artists from around the globe from Dillon Francis to J Balvin to Malaa, DJ Snake will never not have a place to crash while on tour. The French super-producer continues his …
Hilary Duff and Matthew Koma just tied the knot! This power couple has been ruling the entertainment industry for years and now they’ll take it on together. You may remember Duff from TV shows like “Younger and “Lizzie McGuire.” And, singer/songwriter/producer Koma from popular EDM collaborations with Zedd, Ghastly, Tiesto, Said …
These past few years, at least since Your EDM has been keeping track Top 10 Albums the year, have been a phenomenal resurgence the long-play format for dance music. It’s not even that albums weren’t a thing before 2014 or 2015, but their frequency was certainly less so than now. …
It’s the end another year and Perttu is finishing it f in style with a new single and new record label. Having just launched Perttu Music Oy, he drops ‘Damage Control,’ an awesome production that features co-writing from vocalist Dom McAllister. With plenty musicality scattered throughout, the tune has had …
The last times we talked about Audien, it was around the release his latest singles for his then upcoming debut album. The singles “Buzzing” with singer/songwriting enigma Nevve and “Favorite Sound” with indie-pop band Echosmith became teasers to a new chapter in Audien’s musical career. Fast forward to now where the …
OK story time: I rarely break the journalistic fourth wall like this but as I was thinking about all the great books that have come out this year in D&B I had a really sweet holiday memory. As a teen, as ten happens, I was at pretty great odds with …
If you’ve ever wondered how Madeon makes such gorgeous creations, he tells all in a new interview with Music Radar. Madeon reveals tips and tricks music production and songwriting he’s picked up along the way. From his earliest, humble beginnings, trying to sound like Daft Punk with Audacity effects, to making …
Directly after news broke the Department Justice‘s plans to take legal action against Live Nation, the company’s stock dropped significantly. On December, 13, Live Nation shares closed at $64.34, down 7.3% or $5.09. At the time this writing they’re down to $63.56. Even so, Live Nation shares have increased approximately 30.6% this year. …
We’re now heading into the fifth year our annual Artists To Watch list, which is pretty cool. Over the last four years, Your EDM has highlighted 160 artists who we deemed, at the time, worthy paying attention to and keeping an eye on. And so far, we’ve been pretty on …
Essenger is a genius. He truly stands on the cutting edge electronic music, blending an array influences for a sound that pays tribute to modern alt rock, EDM, and synthwave. He marks his highly personal songwriting style with striking lyrics, and the result is a singular creative style that opens new …
It’s been nearly three years since the world last got an album from Krewella, but that all changes in 2020. The sister duo has just announced their third studio album, zer0, out next year, January 31st. The last album Krewella put out was New World Pt. 1, though it was a bit …
The Chainsmokers are executive producers a new television series, ‘Demo.’ The duo consisting Alex Pall and Drew Taggart are reportedly working on the drama, currently in the development stages at Freeform. ‘Demo’ follows an aspiring songwriter making her way through the music business, something The Chainsmokers can certainly relate to and …
Bearson has just released his new single for Ultra Music. He has collaborated with the brilliant pairing Georgia Ku and JRM, who both provide some excellent contributions to the power-pop cut ‘All In.’ The making this track has a great story behind it, with the Norwegian artist sharing: “All In started …
At the end 2018, Slushii dropped his fourth studio album, DREAM, an appropriately named dreamy album that showcased a vastly different side his production. It appears that it was so different in fact that, as he debuted his new project sapientdream last Friday with a new album, Dream II, he retroactively absorbed the …
A$AP Rocky‘s supposed collaboration with Swedish House Mafia, “Frankenstein” has leaked. The version “Frankenstein” heard below Audiomack seems to be the finished product. However, it doesn’t sound anything like Swedish House Mafia. More like an A$AP Rocky original. At this time this writing it’s unclear if the superstar DJ trio …
Kidswaste first started writing songs in his bedroom studio in the north France and has grown to create an exciting and successful career thus far. He’s collaborated with high-caliber artists like Chelsea Cutler, his releases have amassed more than than 75 million streams across various platforms, and he’s established himself …
Four years later, Madeon’s second album Good Faith has finally arrived. Following up the incredible Adventure in 2015, which landed at #2 on our albums the year list, has proven to take longer than fans anticipated. In fact, the French artist didn’t release a single new song, apart from “Shelter” with friend …
Trance legend DJ sat down with streaming service Deezer to chat about what inspired his new ‘Balance’. The recorded Deezer Originals session was done at ADE, where Armin opened up about the things he’s learned and what makes this album different. “It’s a departure from the trancey Armin van Buuren …
Since bursting onto the scene in 2014 with a stunning remix Blu Mar Ten’s “Half the Sky” and his subsequent singles and LP Coeur Calme on the Blu Mar Ten Music imprint, Kimyan Law has been lauded as one bass music’s most interesting and different producers. Using inspiration from nature, …
The dance/pop producer Minus Manus enjoyed a successful summer, and hit us hard with his floor-ready single ‘I Love This Club.’ We wanted to hear a little bit more about what makes him tick as a producer, and what he wants to bring to the table in the near future. …
Sometimes you just have to say “f*ck a melody” and make an absolute banger – not every song has be the paragon songwriting, and sometimes you just need to bang your head into a metal rail. Plenty songs have accomplished that mission over the last couple years, and now Hi …
Returning in a big way with their new Mostly We Grow Pt.2 EP, Half An Orange once again proves to be in a league their own – showcasing their production prowess. They have engineered a masterfully crafted music journey that will leave listeners in awe. Over the past year, indie-electronic …
Axwell brings a different kind Halloween vibe this year with his new remix “Graveyard” by Halsey. This combo isn’t a total surprise, but it’s still somewhat unexpected. Axwell teased an unnamed remix a little over a week ago and dropped this one on fans today. Not only are Halsey’s vocals …
Alan Walker has joined forces with Team Trees to plant 100,001 trees. At a dollar per tree, he’s dropped over $100,000 for the cause. But even more importantly, he’s spreading awareness for the organization, hoping to create a “different world.” I just donated $100.001 to plant 100.001 trees! Great initative …
Vintage Culture and Fancy Inc are currently both enjoying critical acclaim and increasing attention for their music and performances. ‘In The Dark‘ seems to be another highlight, seeing these acts team up again, following their collab hit single ‘My Girl’, released on Tiësto’s Musical Freedom label earlier this year (currently …
This past weekend, Mersiv found himself in hot water after calling out DJs who use satanism and “dark evil shit” to push their branding. Predictably, tons DJs called him out and responded, voicing their own opinions in support Satanic branding, the use 666, pentagrams, horns, what have you. On the …
Krewella are back to follow up August’s “Mana” with the powerful new single, “Ghost.” The sisters’ strengths have always lied in songwriting and, as always, this single deals with a complex assortment topics, an exploration the fine line between loneliness and empowered independence, seamlessly wavering between cold, anguished and powerful …
The Good Faith roll out continues today with Madeon’s new single, “Be Fine.” Further distancing himself from early singles like “The City” and “Finale” and embracing his new style first featured on Adventure, Madeon presents a ster, sultry side to his music. “Be Fine” is impossibly easy to listen to over and …
After years playing shows and putting out music, CRAY today has finally released her debut EP, seasons change and so do i. It’s been a long year for the Vancouver-born/LA-based artist already, both personally and pressionally. Through all the trials and tribulations, she’s come out with this 7-track, deeply personal expression herself …
There are, without a doubt, a veritable group legends in dance music. Within the trap realm, and arguably outside it as well, Mr. Carmack is one them. For over half a decade, Carmack’s talent and innate sense creativity within the EDM sphere has gained him legions followers and a cult …
For me, Caravan Palace and electroswing have always been interchangeable, synonymous. The French musical group set a standard for the genre with their debut, self-titled album in 2008 and doubled down on it in 2012 with Panic. However, seeing the plateau ahead them, the group began to tinker with new sounds …
It was only a matter time before Anna Lunoe and Nina Las Vegas teamed up for a collaboration — and “One Thirty” was well worth the wait. The impressive new single breathes energy from both master producers, resulting in a perfect party starter, club smasher, whatever you want to call …
Flume just received a high honor for his 2016 production “Never Be Like You” featuring Kai, as the original song has racked up over a billion streams globally (across streaming services). The award comes from APRA (Australasian Performing Right Association) AMCOS‘s (Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) The 1,000,000,000 List, held exclusively for …
The writing has been on the wall for a while now, but Apple’s new macOS Catalina update is finally killing iTunes for real. Of course, it’s been effectively dead in the water for a while now, as the functions have long been split into separate apps for music, video and books …
As we patiently await new music from Swedish House Mafia, we now have the most promising hint that their famed ID “It Gets Better” is coming soon. Yeah, we know, we’ve been hearing that for a while now — but the song just popped up on ASCAP. Not only does the American Society …
The last time we covered Midoca, just a month ago, he was teaming up with AWAY for an incredible cover Deftones’ “Hole in the Earth.” Now, he’s preparing to release his own EP and has dropped the first single from the project, “Dry The Rose.” Showcasing his impeccable songwriting abilities …
The last time we covered Midoca, just a month ago, he was teaming up with AWAY for an incredible cover Deftones’ “Hole in the Earth.” Now, he’s preparing to release his own EP and has dropped the first single from the project, “Dry The Rose.” Showcasing his impeccable songwriting abilities …
Most people who listen to Somnium Sound are familiar with his dark, guttural dubstep sound, a sound that landed him an EP on the illustrious NSD: Black Label in 2018. But his work on “Angel Style” with SVDDEN DEATH and especially his remix SVDDEN DEATH’s “Behemoth” have shown that he …
During the last few years, there has been a significant surge orchestral-influenced EDM albums. BT –though he may not have been the absolute first person to do it– really got the ball rolling with his 2016 album Electronic Opus, a project that featured orchestral remixes some Transeau’s greatest works. Artists like …
What do you get when you merge two the most legendary acts in drum and bass, err…. music in general into a supergroup? I’ll give you a hint. It’s Opposition. Featuring the masterful sounds the collaborative efforts DC Breaks & Loadstar, they’ve created a monumental sound and act that are a force to …
Bro Safari took to social media today to announce a break from touring “for an indefinite amount time” to focus on music production, as well as spend time with his family and more. “I’m really happy right now,” he says in his statement. “Happier than I’ve been in a long …
Lights is heading out on tour with deadmau5 and we can’t think a better support act to accompany him. In a recent interview, she opened up about the upcoming cube v3 tour, her remix set, the digital age music and her dream collaborator. Here’s what the Canadian singer-songwriter had to …
Kill People / Burn Shit / Fuck School A college student has been accused making a terroristic threat for writing those words on school property at the University Southern Alabama. The alleged incident occurred “on or around” September 11th. The lyrics come from Tyler, the Creator‘s song “Radicals,” which released in …
What could be better than spending New Years Eve in New York City? How about celebrating New Years Eve in the big apple with one the biggest electronic acts in the world. On Tuesday, December 31, will ring in 2020 with a special headline show at the breathtaking 60,000 sq foot …
Quintino has been playing a lead role this festival season prodiving us with a series exciting hit singles. As it now seems, these are all part an ambitious debut , titled ‘Bright Nights’, set for release next month! Now, he brings perhaps the album’s most pop styled record, teaming up …
After ficially announcing their collab EP earlier this month, Excision & Wooli have at last dropped their long awaited Evolution EP. Including previously released singles with Seven Lions and Trivecta, this 4-track EP has a lot to fer. Having already heard three out the four singles, the EP doesn’t come as much …
It has now been fifty weeks since Marshmello and Bastille hit the top the Dance/Electronic Music chart on Billboard and they show no signs slowing down! While “shows no signs slowing down” is a bit a lazy epithet in musical journalistic writing, it bears considerable truth in this case. “Happier” …
It’s a special thing when the musicality, melody, harmony and lyricism all reach a high level on a tack. This is just the case with the latest Goodluck release, ‘Dear Future Me’. This track is an exciting collaboration with Netherlands based musician, Jonas Kroeper. Who teamed up with the …
Recording your audiobook while on tour is no small feat, but is exactly what had to do for his parts in BLUE. “Blue was a product my heart and I poured every drop my soul into it. While I toured all over Europe this summer I was grateful to be able …
Metarama Gaming + Music Festival has reportedly been canceled. The event, set to take place over October 19th and 20th in Las Vegas, has been abruptly canceled, sources close to the project revealed to ESPN. Metarama was to be headed up by gamer/livestreamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins and Marshmello, with other superstars …
We’re still sort in disbelief that in 2019, A$AP Rocky was jailed in Sweden for defending himself on a charge assault and President Donald Trump worked to help get him freed. It sounds like a bad creative writing report from a 6th grader, but the reality is irrefutable. What we …
Adventure Club and Said The Sky are both having a roaring 2019, with both artists finding major success in their live shows and releasing stellar music. Earlier this year, Adventure Club teamed up with Crankdat and Krewella for “Next Life.” Said The Sky teamed up with SLANDER and JT Roach …
Skrillex’s seminal song “Rock N Roll (Will Take You To The Mountain)” ends with a sample from a random man saying, “They’re not artists because nobody can play the guitar!” Little did this little minded man know, many electronic musicians can play instruments, some them are even classically trained. But, …
This past weekend, mass shootings in both Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas left at least 30 dead and more than 50 injured, prompting another national debate on gun control and violence. On a weekend when hundreds thousands people should have been celebrating at HARD Summer in Southern California or …
New out today as a three-way collaboration is the superb ‘Let Us Love.’ Produced by Topic and Vigiland and ably supported by vocalist Christopher, this is a sound that you need to help bring in the weekend. The dance party heavyweights Vigiland draw on their experience from cuts like ‘Friday …
We all know that stereotypical sleezeball who flashes his cash in the VIP area trying to impress girls, buying bottles on bottles and trying to get everyone drunk, well that is the inspiration for rising songwriter Josh Stanley latest summer release, ‘Rich Boy’. Josh fed up with this same situation …
Just under four months since it was first debuted at Ultra Music Festival in March, The Chainsmokers and Illenium have released their collaboration, “Takeaway” with Lennon Stella. Toward the end their set, Illenium joined the duo on stage with drummer Matt McGuire to perform their new collaboration for the first …
One Norway’s most talented vocalists has teamed up with one the biggest Dutch producers in the dance music game. Ina Wroldsen has enlisted the one and only R3HAB to remix her latest song “Forgive or Forget,” and the result is a smooth radio friendly jam that still packs a perfect groove …
World famed DJ/producer duo Blasterjaxx have finally unleashed their long anticipated debut ‘Perspective’. Preceded by several highly acclaimed singles (including hit tunes like ‘Children Of Today’, ‘Never Be Lonely’ and ‘Super Friends’) the full, 23 tracks counting album is available now – released on the duo’s own Maxximize Records, under …
Have you ever felt like you had superpowers? Well, two familiar faces in TaylorX & Corey Atony have joined forces on Gameroom to give you an anthem for those mighty times with Superpowers. A stark turn from Taylor’s last Gameroom tune, this time he brings the signature future deep sound …
I got “Life Long After Death” from QUIX, Adventure Club and badXchannels in my inbox a little over a week ago. When I first listened to it, it was really good, I liked it a lot. But somehow, in the five or so days it’s been since I last heard …
Police are searching for two men accused dragging a woman behind a toilet block at the TRNSMT festival in Glasgow and sexually assaulting her. According to reports, “The 32-year-old woman was grabbed by a man as she made her way to toilets believed to be near the main stage at around 10pm …
David Schoenwetter is an installation in the upper echelons music production for 10 years running, having done engineering on countless big-name artists like Miley Cyrus, The Scissor Sisters, The Jonas Brothers, Norah Jones, Yoko Ono and Donald Fagen ( Steely Dan). He’s also had engineering and production credits with almost …
David Schoenwetter is an installation in the upper echelons music production for 20 years running, having done engineering on countless big-name artists like Mikey Cyrus, The Scissor Sisters, The Jonas Brothers, Norah Jones, Yoko Ono and Donald Fagen ( Steely Dan). He’s also had engineering and production credits with almost …
Though his name might not have been on the lips fans the world over, we’ve missed Wave Racer. As one the pre-eminent artists during the rise future bass, along with Flume, Lido, Vindata and others, his technical ability and skill at writing melodies are among the cream the crop. Now, …
Alison Wonderland Chimes In On Lyric-Stealing Controversy, Backs Up San Holo The 36 hours have been newsworthy for San Holo for all the wrong reasons. Yesterday, it was brought to our attention that Chris Lake & Lee Foss’s new song “Lies, Deception and Fantasy” contained a chorus 99% identical to that San …
Yesterday, it was brought to our attention that Chris Lake & Lee Foss’s new song “Lies, Deception and Fantasy” contained a chorus 99% identical to that San Holo’s mega-hit “Light.” Chris Lake & Lee Foss Chorus] Even if it makes me blind I wanna see the light So why do I …
As artists, SMLE are difficult to nail down. Their talent extends beyond any single genre, as they’ve also expanded their skills to producing and writing for others, so getting a dedicated EP from them now is a real treat. The Chasing Channels EP is ficially out tomorrow, but Your EDM has …
Somewhere in South Florida, there’s a studio with two young men hashing out ideas that have been catching the attention the house music scene. Nestled in the Miami suburb, the duo sit in a studio with Ableton open inputting arrangements for a potential upcoming track. It doesn’t have a name, …
Above & Beyond just announced a new album Flow State, described as a “49-minute panoramic journey ambient compositions and warm, neo-classical soundscapes.” Taking a step back from their traditional dance anthems, the new album will explore meditative and calming atmospheres. We’re living in busy, overwhelming times and the iconic group wants …
Jaron is one my new obsessions in 2019 — I know it’s weird to be obsessed with a 17-year-old, but bear with me. No 17-year-old should logically be able to create music with this much inherent life experience and emotion, and yet here we are. With his new song “Catch” …
After more than five years writing up music for an electronic music blog, it’s easy to say I’ve heard a lot different music in a lot different styles. In short, it’s hard to catch me by surprise with a truly unique sound. And yet, this new one from Tisoki and …
Well, rumors a whole new Flume mixtape have come and gone, but we still get new Flume music today and that’s no reason to be upset. “Let You Know” with London Grammar is out now, and fits in more with his post-mixtape single “Friends” than the glitchy, sound design-heavy work …
align · verb · to join with others in a cause The debut EP from ALIGN, Intertwine, is at once at odds with its creator. Whereas ALIGN implies symmetry and parallelism, to intertwine something is to make it muddled, each piece indistinct from another. Whether ALIGN intended to convey this juxtaposition and theoretical mindfuck isn’t …
Writing about this Sensu album since the first single dropped in April has been a bit an eye opening experience. Rarely do I follow an album from a producer I’d never heard track to track, but I find myself unable to stop listening and, more importantly, sharing her music with …
Approximately 14 months since Avicii passed away, his posthumous album TIM is now out to the public. Featuring 12 new tracks and collaborations from Chris Martin Coldplay, Bonn, A R I Z O N A, Imagine Dragons, Aloe Blacc and more, these are likely the final new Avicii tracks that the public will …
The Chainsmokers continue the rollout their third album World War Joy today with the release their newest single, “Call You Mine,” featuring Bebe Rexha. For the first time in the album so far, Drew takes a step back from vocals and lets Bebe take the reigns completely. Honestly, it’s a smart …
Madeon yesterday teased fans with the announcement a new song and the beginning his GOOD FAITH ERA. In his announcement, he stated, “Tomorrow morning I’ll put out a song in the real world.” This sentence in particular seemed to have been glossed over or otherwise misinterpreted, because Madeon has done literally …
The past three months, I’ve written up every release from Rival. If that doesn’t tell you how much I believe in this project, I’m not sure what will; bloggers don’t just write up every release from an artist unless they’re truly special. So color me surprised when for the fourth …
Snapchat is working to bring users a better music experience. According to a report, Snap Inc. is in talks with the big three — Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group — to license music catalogs for the popular app. This would give Snapchat users the ability to …
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD Game Thrones ended this past Sunday and left fans divided on the ending. Some fans the series, one million plus in fact, have signed a petition asking for an entire redo the eighth season. Others feel completed being that the Stark family members ended up right where …
The Game Thrones series finale last night was a divisive episode. In the EDM world, many DJs immediately turned to Twitter to express their feelings about the long-coming conclusion. For example, Diplo couldn’t pass up the opportunity to say “I told you so” about a somewhat predictive tweet he made a …
I remember writing about the original “Run & Go” from Dirty Audio featuring Shai Hicari back in February and absolutely loving it. In the time since, I’ve met Moore Kismet in person, and now he just dropped a remix the tune. Coincidence!? Yeah, probably. But the tune still bangs. The …
Your EDM has been a huge fan Codeko for years, covering his releases since 2014, nearly since our inception. Over the years, he’s released a number tracks we’ve covered, but he’s been working hard as well going to college at Cambridge University — and he’s just graduated with a degree …
Fyre Festival‘s notorious mastermind Billy McFarland is already onto his next “get rich” scheme. This time, he’s writing a book from his own perspective with the tentative title, Promythus no that’s not a typo]: The God Fyre. Oh boy. We’ve already seen documentaries on Netflix and Hulu detailing the catastrophic destination festival. Now, …
“There’s a little story in between all the songs. I feel like it’s kind like 500 Days Summer. It’s like if you’re watching that movie. Does it work out? Yes or No? Who knows. You’re in the journey and I think a big theme behind the album with the name …
Coming f a phenomenal year both as a producer and on the live front, Rodg is known worldwide for making every minute count for himself and for his fans. As one who’s always looking to explore the farthest reaches his own sound and the Progressive scene, he never fails to …
The monthly listeners metric on Spotify fluctuates from month to month — I know that seems like a very obvious statement, but I have to spell it out nonetheless. At any one time, one artist might be the most streamed in the world, and then the next it’s another. Currently, …
It is about time folks. After over a year writing about the new rumors around ‘s upcoming body work. The man himself has acknowledged that something is underway. In a series tweets this weekend, Skrillex touched on the fact that rumors have been flying for quite a while now. He …
Canadian duo Young Bombs are coming into their own in a lot ways in 2019. Before becoming a duo, members Martin Kottmeier and Tristan Norton were once members an indie-rock outfit during the late 2000s. Later, Kottmeier and Norton left the group to form a new electronic music project which became …
The world is finally standing up and taking note BTS, and their new album Map the Soul: Persona is likely to break records everywhere. Their brand new single with Halsey called “Boy With Luv” has already completely smashed YouTube‘s 24-hour record. “Kill This Love” by Blackpink achieved the previous record just one week …