Artists
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Spotify Prioritized “Ghost Artists” To Save On Royalty Payments, New Report Alleges
A new report has accused Spotify of placing “ghost artists” on many of its playlists to prioritize its bottom line. Published in Harper’s Magazine, the investigation by journalist Liz Pelly alleges that the streaming giant employed around 20 songwriters to create thousands of tracks by more than 500 “ghost artists,” which were then placed on…
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Opinion: Bloghouse Is Back? Why Electro House Is Set For a Continued Revival In 2025
In the early days of the internet, electro house gatecrashed the electronic scene with its overblown synths and party-rocking attitude. Now, as the youngest crop of Gen Z ravers thirst for the nostalgia of decades past, and embrace the absurdity of life like few generations before them, the genre is kicking down the door once…
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5 Fresh House & Techno Mixes To Start Your 2025 Right
As we countdown the final moments of 2024, the electronic music industry has entered its brief annual period of hibernation. Outside of approaching New Year’s Eve events, festival stages have been swapped for nightclubs, and during the holiday season, many of the world’s biggest touring DJs are enjoying a brief respite from life on the…
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Massimo Logli Impresses With His Third Album ‘Origins’
Massimo Logli’s rise has been nothing short of meteoric, with recent gigs and festival appearances putting him on the radar of techno purists and mainstream audiences alike. This year he has rocked crowds at some of Italy’s biggest events, including Resonance, Sonar Festival and Decibel Open Air, and has played iconic clubs like Cocoricò and…
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The Bloody Beetroots Announce 20th Anniversary World Tour For 2025
The Bloody Beetroots will celebrate 20 years of “chaos” with a headline world tour in 2025. Masked man Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo, the founding member of the punk-meets-electro project that helped define the bloghouse movement of the 2000s with hits like “Warp 1.9” and “Rocksteady,” announced the 20th-anniversary run on social media yesterday. Rifo will…
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2024 EDMMY Award Winners To Be Unveiled On December 24
The time has come to reveal the winners of the 2024 EDMMY Awards. Hand-selected by dance music maniacs across the globe, electronic music’s biggest movers and shakers of the year will be crowned at this year’s edition of the 100-percent fan-voted EDMMYs, presented by EDM Maniac and sponsored by Discotech, on December 24. EDMMY hosts Dianna…
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Thailand’s NEON Countdown Festival Returns With Martin Garrix + More For NYE 2024
Asia’s premier New Year’s Eve festival is less than two weeks away. Thailand’s NEON Countdown Festival is set to light up Bangkok this season with another two days of electrifying performances from the world’s leading EDM DJs. Expected to draw a crowd of close to 20,000 ravers to Bangkok’s Wonder World Extreme Park on December…
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Lane 8’s Winter 2024 Mixtape Has Arrived, Listen Here
For some, the changing of seasons is marked by swings in temperature, the falling of leaves, or the arrival of snow. But for melodic house fans, it’s not officially winter until Lane 8 drops his annual winter mixtape. The coldest season is now underway after the producer, DJ, and This Never Happened label boss—real name…
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Wooli Announces Red Rocks Headline Debut For 2025
Wooli is set to headline Red Rocks for the first time ever. The fan-favorite dubstep producer and DJ—real name Adam Puleo—will play Morisson, Colorado’s iconic outdoor amphitheater on April 12, 2025, helming the third edition of his Mammoth Mountain show in his first headline appearance at the venue. “Never in my life did I think…
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Monster Energy Up & Up Festival Announces SIDEPIECE For Spring 2025
Monster Energy Up & Up Festival has locked in SIDEPIECE as its headliner for spring 2025. The Grammy-nominated house duo, comprising party-starting DJs NITTI and Party Favor and known for their chart-topping hits like “On My Mind” and “Together,” will perform on five winning college campuses in the latest edition of the nation’s largest and…
