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20 Questions With Danny Tenaglia: The Dance Legend on Paradise Garage, Turning 60 & Life Off the Road
If anything points to the respect Tenaglia commands across dance artists of all generations, it’s the lineup for his 60th birthday party livestream fundraiser. Featuring sets by Carl Cox, Seth Troxler, Nicole Moudaber, Victor Calderone, Blond:ish and 25 other artists (including the birthday boy himself, of course) the event launches Saturday (March 6) via Beatport’s Twitch, YouTube and Facebook and continues into Sunday (which is Tenaglia’s actual birthday.) The party is free to stream, and all proceeds benefit UNICEF. To commemorate the occasion, Tenaglia here answers 20 questions about falling love with dance music, the moment his parents really understood his success, the challenges of being off the road during the pandemic and how the dance world has changed (and stay...
Grimes Signs to Columbia Records: Exclusive
Grimes has signed with Columbia Records, a source tells Billboard. This marks her first foray into the major label system, having released albums only on independent labels previously. After releasing two albums in 2010 on Canadian indie Arbutus Records, Grimes’ last three albums were released on 4AD — Visions (2012), Art Angels (2015) and Miss Anthropocene (2020). Collectively these projects have earned 736,000 album consumption units, of which 307,000 are in album sales and 554 million on-demand song streams in the U.S., according to MRC Data. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by...
20 Questions With Nicole Moudaber: The Techno Legend on the Causes Most Important To Her
1. Where are you in the world right now, and what’s the setting like? I’m currently in Bali, and the setting is magical. I wish that I could show you where I’m at right now – I’m in the middle of the rice fields surrounded by green and an amazing tropical pool. There’s a mini Komodo dragon roaming around the garden that I say hi to every morning when I’m having my coffee. 2. What is the first album or piece of music you bought for yourself, and what was the medium? Well, I think it was Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense by Fela Kuti. I was in Nigeria – where I was born, in Ibadan – listening to Afrobeat, lots of rhythmic music. Fela Kuti is a legend and a God in West Africa. That’s all we used to listen to; a lot of funk and soul. Fela Kuti made an impression on me because he was very p...
Swedish House Mafia Parts Ways With Columbia Records: Exclusive
Two sources familiar with the matter also tell Billboard that Swedish House Mafia has parted ways with their manager, Patriot Management’s Ron Laffitte, who took over for longtime manager Amy Thomson following the group’s 2018 reunion show. After splitting up in 2013 following their 53-date One Last Tour, the trio reunited for a show-closing performance at Ultra Music Festival 2018. There they teased a full-on reunion, with SHM member Axwell announcing to the crowd, “It’s Swedish House Mafia for life this time.” In the three years since, the group has played about a dozen dates in Europe, Asia, Mexico and Saudi Arabia, with these shows containing new, as-yet-unreleased music. In June of 2019, due to supposed scheduling conflicts, band members Sebasti...
Charli XCX Teases Banging Debut Single From Supergroup With The 1975 and No Rome: Listen
Charli XCX posted a 17-second snippet of “Spinning,” the debut single from her supergroup with No Rome and The 1975 on Wednesday (March 3). The track, a dancefloor-ready banger due out on Thursday (March 4), has been teased out for months, years really. Way back in 2019, The 1975 singer Matty Healy let is slip that he was working with Charli, telling fans he produced a track with No Rome and 1975 drummer George Daniel. Earlier this week, Charli posted an Instagram pic of a carton version of herself on a psychedelic background, writing, “formed a supergroup with @no_rome @trumanblack & @bedforddanes75 our song spinning drops march 4th ✨ pre save at the link in my bio ☁️ get ready for the cutest video of all time ☺️...
First Spin: The Week’s Best New Dance Tracks From Carnage, Joel Corry & David Guetta, Pusher, More
Carnage & Gordo, “KTM” After sharing a mellower side to his music with the Martinez Brothers collaboration “Together” last August, Carnage (alongside his Gordo alias) is ready to rage once more with new single “KTM.” Shifting gears to party-hard tech house, the Guatemalan producer jumps on the mic to name-drop a cocktail of party drugs over a grinding bass line, scuffling metallic synths and a build/release sequence that evokes images of CO2 cannon blasts and liquor hurled across the dance floor through sheer force of ecstasy. It’s the kind of track that in almost any other year could be a surprise highlight of Miami Music Week, and though officially released Friday, “KTM” has been something of a long-kept secret weapon within tight DJ circles, with A-Trak and Diplo both having rinsed ...
DJ Snake Teases a ‘Selfish’ New Collab With Selena Gomez
DJ Snake and Selena Gomez made fire with “Taki Taki,”their 2018 smash with Ozuna and Cardi B. Now they’re “selfishly” circling back for more. On Thursday (Feb. 25), the pop queen and the French producer teased their incoming single “Selfish Love” with a clip of themselves as video game characters. Soundtracked by “Taki Taki,” the video picks up where the video for that song left off, with the pair breaking off from Cardi and Ozuna and levitating to the top of a volcano, into which Gomez throws a glowing pink heart. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn...
Iann Dior & Clean Bandit Perform ‘Higher’ From Bob Marley’s Jamaica Studio: Exclusive
“Traveling to Jamaica with Clean Bandit for the making of this track was an experience I’ll never forget,” the 21-year-old “Mood” singer tells Billboard in a statement. “It was super dope shooting the video and performing at Bob Marley’s old studio too – Marley was such a legend and a constant inspiration in my life.” “We’ve fallen in love with Jamaica,” Clean Bandit adds. “We spent a lot of time there last year. The people, the food, the culture, and the artistry and creativity especially. We’ve done a lot of recording and collaborating over there and shooting videos with Iann for our current single was really special.” “We shot a full, k...
First Spin: The Week’s Best New Dance Tracks From Dawn Richard, Kaytranada, Purple Disco Machine & More
The ever-evolving Dawn Richard announced a new album, Second Line, is headed our way this spring, and with lead single “Bussifame,” she didn’t just give us a first taste — she served up a whole damn buffet. “She better do it luxe, you getting the heat,” begins Richard as she goes on a hip-house tear, riding the rhythm with ease while remaining sharp in her delivery. She’s cocky and she’s earned it: In case you haven’t noticed, “I been giving you hits,” she declares. “I second line on you h-es, making new ways/ That’s what we do babe, we do it our way.” “Bussifame” is about letting your body follow the groove, but it’s a catchy confidence booster as well if you need it. In a press release, Richard herself calls Second Line a “movement to bring pioneering Black women in electronic...
First Spin: The Week’s Best New Dance Tracks From Moore Kismet, Imanbek & Rita Ora, Surf Mesa & More
Moore Kismet, “Rumor” It’s never easy growing up. Teenagers are little balls of flesh and exploding chemicals forced to sit in school chairs and memorize algebraic equations they’ll soon forget. Meanwhile, the wounds we suffer during those years, physically and emotionally, go on to create the scaffolding of the humans we become. How we shape ourselves around the hurt is an on-going process that takes a lifetime to emerge, but if we’re kind to ourselves, we find space for beauty in the pain. That’s what Moore Kismet and WYN carved with their complex, texture-rich single “Rumor,” the first single from the producer’s forthcoming debut LP. Kismet is young, to be sure, but the quickly-rising star crafts deeply-stirring character with crackling vinyl noise, deep-wa...
Beatsource to Offer Fully-Licensed DJ Edits in New Deal With Empire, Create Music
The company notes it is also in talks with major labels to offer their catalogs as fully approved and licensed DJ edits by April. Beatsource, the joint venture between Beatport and DJ City that services open-format DJs, has signed deals with independent distributors Empire and Create Music Group to create fully licensed DJ edits of some of the most popular tracks in their respective catalogs, it was announced today. The exclusive edits will be available beginning on Feb. 15 via Beatsource LINK, the streaming service launched by the company early last year. Under the agreements, Empire and Create Music have assembled extended edits of hits by artists including Fat Joe, Rich The Kid, Busta Rhymes, Anderson .Paak, Robin Thicke, DJ Chose, Funkmaster Flex, Tory Lanez and the Insomniac Records c...
SOPHIE’s 13 Best Songs, Productions & Features
SOPHIE, “Bipp” SOPHIE’s breakthrough single resembled nothing else in contemporary pop upon its June 2013 release, but its roots were clearly in pop: all of its blips, whirs, distorted beats and tempo shifts don’t work without a vocal hook, “I can make you feel better,” that’s somehow both metallic and warm. “Bipp,” which earned rave reviews and year-end list placements in 2013, was alien and catchy as hell, challenging the DNA of pop while embracing its soul; in this way, it would serve as a North Star for the rest of SOPHIE’s career. – Jason Lipshutz SOPHIE, “Lemonade” This deceptively simple 2014 single — which would eventually land on SOPHIE’S 2015 PRODUCT compilation – is, on its surface, a sonic wind-up toy about craving the titular citrus-based beverage...
