Diplo creates hands down one of the best remixes this year with his take on Beyonce's "Drunk in Love", go listen and you'll find out why:
Very impressed. There are no details on how you can purchase this gem but once it's out I'll let you all know.
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Are you a ready to watch a video that has a Bonnie & Clyde feel (with a twist) with a surprisingly dark ending? Avicii has just the right video for you as he lets the Director go crazy for his video for "Addicted To You":
Hardwell came out with episode 154 of his Hardwell on Air radio show on Valentine's day, but for those that were too busy with their significant other that night, you can listen to it right now:
Click here for full tracklist.
The official video for Diplo"s (ft. Angger Dimas & Travis Porter) "Biggie Bounce" is out and it's funny. Diplo and his crew go to a random dive bar to spice things up for the regular joe's, check it out:
Spin published a very interesting piece on electronic dance music and its relationship with major record labels. It's a long article but it contains a lot of insight, especially from the perspective of the big label executives as well as some choice quotes from top artists like Chuckie. But what I found most interesting was what Craig Kallman, President and CEO of Atlantic Records and creator of Big Beat, had to say in this section:
"We're trying with Flux [Pavilion] right now to give us some stuff on the hip-hop side — Skrillex as well," says Kallman. "We just signed an artist, Alex Newell, who is on Glee. He's going to be coming from a really soulful house place. We're looking at everyone from Rudimental to new producers to be working on him. And Cash Cash is getting involved on the pop side for Atlantic."
So that explains the recent track collaboration with Chance The Rapper and Skillex which was unveiled at a recent takeover party in Brooklyn:
Is this track a one-off or will Skrillex be doing more hip-hop influenced tracks as Mr. Kallman has hinted in the above quote?
For those not aware of who Alex Newell is, he's a 21 year-old actor/singer on the popular hit show Glee. Here's a clip of him performing "Meadowlark" on the GMCLA's Voice Awards:
Could Alex Newell be the new face of big label EDM in 2014? Only time will tell.
It's going to be an interesting year as big labels start levering their influence into the wider electronic dance music market. EDM is quickly growing up to be a big business and everyone wants a piece of it.
To read the full article on Spin, click here.
