Alison Wonderland
Alison Wonderland Featured on New Amazon Billboard in Times Square
In honor of the release of her latest single, New Yorkers and visitors alike might find themselves locking eyes with a 200-foot Alison Wonderland during their travels. No, this wasn’t the unexpected result of an experiment gone wrong—she’s the featured artist on Amazon Music‘s Times Square billboard. Featuring art from her newly released single “Bad Things,” the billboard home is smack-dab in one of the most packed areas in the Capital of the World. On Twitter, she shared photos of the billboard and later exulted in the song’s release and seeing her vision come to life. In addition to the new billboard placement, her latest single and her likeness has been included at the forefront of Amazon Music’s “EDM Bangers” playlist. The thre...
Alison Wonderland Teases Monster Third Album With New Single and Video, “Bad Things”
She is beauty, she is grace, and she is back, baby! Bringing us a blessing in these trying times is certified EDM badass Alison Wonderland, taking us to church yet again with the release of “Bad Things” and its corresponding music video. Out today via Astralwerks, it is the first single out ahead of an upcoming third studio album, due in early 2021. Kicking off with a cushy orchestral soundscape, “Bad Things” brings Wonderland’s much beloved discography to an astonishing peak. It naturally incorporates Wonderland’s raw, wistful vocals into its arrangement, following the lead of acclaimed albums Awake and Run, while resonating around the sobering and cautiously optimistic lyric, “Don’t fall in love with the bad things / R...
Alison Wonderland Announces First Solo Release of 2020, “Bad Things”
Alison Wonderland just announced that her next single will be dropping this week. Titled “Bad Things,” the upcoming tune is her first solo release of 2020 following her April collaboration with phem, “WWCBD,” and March single with Chet Porter, “Bummed.” It’s important to note that although the embedded tweet below states that the song is to be released on Wednesday, September 23rd, Alison clarified in a follow-up tweet that the listed date was a mistake and that the song will actually be released on Thursday. On Twitter, a clip of her performing the unreleased single with Porter on the drums at the virtual edition of Lollapalooza was widely shared so fans can relive the first taste of the track before its official launch this week. I...
New Documentary to Underscore Lack of Female Inclusivity in Dance Music
A new documentary underscoring the blatant lack of female inclusivity in the dance music industry is primed for its world premiere. Sponsored by Bud Light Canada, “Underplayed” will feature a litany of influential women in the electronic dance music scene, including REZZ, NERVO, Anna Lunoe, Alison Wonderland, and TOKiMONSTA, among others, who will wax poetic about their gross underrepresentation in a modern musical zeitgeist they helped to popularize. The film will also explore their insights into how women can champion change in a historically male-dominated industry. “The world of electronic music was created to promote diversity and inclusion,” Bud Light pointed out in a tweet. “Yet, in 2019, only 5 of the world’s top 100 DJs were women.” T...
Skrillex, Alison Wonderland Agent Simon Clarkson Joins ICM to Oversee EDM Division
Clarkson played a pivotal role in developing a number of the most renowned artists in EDM. Venerated talent agency ICM Partners has hired veteran agent Simon Clarkson to spearhead its Electronic Dance Music division. Clarkson, who spent eight years at rival organization William Morris Endeavor, also ran Mainstage Artists prior to his ICM appointment. According to Variety, Clarkson played a pivotal role in developing a number of the most renowned artists in EDM, including Skrillex, Calvin Harris, Alison Wonderland, Kygo, Eric Prydz, and Above & Beyond, among many others. The announcement of Clarkson’s hiring arrives after the news in March 2020 that ICM Partners acquired London-based music agency Primary Talent International, which represent...
Complete Your Summer With Lollapalooza’s Live Virtual Festival, Streaming Now
Following the July 9th cancellation of its in-person edition, Chicago festival Lollapalooza has followed in the footsteps of other major music fests, launching its free virtual festival this weekend. The star-studded lineup includes original performances from EDM heavy-hitters Valentino Khan, Carnage, NGHTMRE, and Chicago natives Louis the Child and Kaskade, along with past appearances from music industry legends Paul McCartney, A$AP Rocky, Lorde, Jane’s Addiction, OutKast, Pearl Jam and The Weeknd. The festival is available to stream July 30th to August 2nd at 5PM CST exclusively on YouTube. Today’s lineup highlights include live sets from Alison Wonderland and ZHU along with video recordings of past Lollapalooza performances from Metal...
