Avicii dominates the Canadian iTunes charts following the release of "True"

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Avicii latest album "True" has been out for barely 24 hours in Canada yet it has already claimed the number one spot on the iTunes Dance charts. His domination doesn't end there as "Wake Me Up" is still the number one dance track while "You Make Me", Avicii's second release off of "True", is currently fifth on the charts:

Update: @VanCityDanceNrd alerted me that Avicii's "True" is currently the #1 selling album in Canada right now. That's big.  

Avicii is also coming to Toronto this weekend to play at a completely sold out show. So it's fair to say that it's been a great week so far for the young Swedish DJ/Producer.

If you want a hard copy of Avicii's latest album, it is currently on sale over at Amazon.ca:  

True
CDN$ 9.99
By Avicii
Buy on Amazon

Amazon vinyl sales up 745 percent in the past 5 years

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As reported by The Verge:  

         

"Here's more fodder for those who argue that a large number of consumers still want physical media: vinyl sales at Amazon are up 745 percent from five years ago, the company said this morning. "Vinyl is the fastest growing music medium on Amazon," the company stated."

 

It's a cool stat but unfortunately vinyls still only compose 2% of the entire market.  

Tiesto teases season 2 of his "In The Booth" video series

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If you haven't seen season 1 of Tiesto's "In The Booth" series on Youtube, I suggest you check it out because it's actually quite entertaining to watch short videos of Tiesto flying all over the world. It gave you a sense of what it might be like to walk in the shoes of one of most successful DJs at the current height of the EDM boom.  

Season 2 of the "In The Booth" series will be soon upon us as episode 1 will feature Tiesto's newest residency gig at the Hakkasan mega club in Las Vegas, check out the teaser:  

As soon as the first episode is available in October, it will be posted on EDM Canada.  


Win 2 free tickets + meet & greet with Hook N Sling in Calgary and Edmonton this weekend!

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Hook N Sling is hitting up Alberta this weekend and EDM Canada wants to give you a chance to win 2 free tickets and a special meet & greet with the Australian DJ/Producer 30 before the show for each of his shows in Edmonton and Calgary! Hook N Sling will be playing this Friday in Edmonton at the Set Nightclub and this Saturday in Calgary at Flames Central.

Anthony Maniscalco, AKA Hook N Sling, is an Australian DJ/Producer that has been busy in the studio this year with his latest release "Magnet" ft. Chris Willis which features some sick shots from the Light club in Las Vegas where he currently holds a DJ residency, check it out:  

Hook N Sling has also released a solid remix of Kaskade's hit "Atmosphere":

To win 2 free tickets including a meet & greet opportunity with Hook N Sling this Friday at Set Nightclub in Edmonton:  

1. Follow @edm_edmonton
2. Tweet the following:

We're giving away 2 tix + MEET & GREET w/ @hooknsling on Fri Sept 20th at @SETnightclub - Follow @edm_edmonton + Retweet & you're entered!

Contest ends at 4 pm on Thursday, Sept 19th.  

To win 2 free tickets including a meet & greet opportunity with Hook N Sling this Saturday at Flames Central in Calgary:

1. Follow @edmcalgary
2. Tweet the following:

We're giving away 2 tix + MEET & GREET w/ @hooknsling on Sat Sept 21st at @flames_central - Follow @edmcalgary + Retweet & you're entered!

Contest ends at 4 pm on Friday, Sept 20th.  

The winners of each contest will be receiving a direct message on Twitter. Please provide your full name in order to secure your name on the Guest List as a +1. The winners will secure a special meet & greet with Hook N Sling 30 minutes prior to his set.

Note: To win, make sure you are on Twitter at time of contest closing as I will direct message the winner asap. If you are contacted and do not respond in a reasonable amount of time, a new potential winner be contacted.

The contest is open up, so do not hesitate and enter now! Best of luck to everyone that enters!