David Guetta
SiriusXM Announces Virtual Memorial Day Weekend Festival With Martin Garrix, Kygo, More
SiriusXM has announced its brand new “Dance Again” music festival, a three-day virtual event set to take over Memorial Day Weekend with a staggering list of electronic music’s finest artists. “Dance Again” will kick off this Friday, May 28th and air across four SiriusXM dance channels: BPM, Chill, Diplo’s Revolution, and Utopia. Those who tune in will be able to grill and chill at home to exclusive DJ sets from Martin Garrix, Kygo, Kaskade, Nora En Pure, Armin van Buuren, Tiësto, David Guetta, deadmau5, Steve Aoki, Marshmello, and many more. The broadcast will also air new sets from a number of legendary dance music artists who helped pioneer the genre, including Cascada, Darude, Ian Van Dahl, Paul Oakenfold, Marshall Jefferson, ...
Galantis Join Forces With David Guetta and Little Mix for Electric Single “Heartbreak Anthem”
Galantis and David Guetta have joined forces with superstar pop trio Little Mix for “Heartbreak Anthem,” arriving on Big Beat Records with a massive electronic-pop crossover. The track falls right in line with Galantis’ signature pop-house sound. However, instead of the saccharine vocals of “Peanut Butter Jelly” or “Tell Me You Love Me,” their latest single features a stentorian vocal performance from the British X Factor‘s Little Mix, who a press release calls “the world’s biggest girl band.” Watch the official music video for “Heartbreak Anthem” below, which pulls inspiration from Angela Carter’s 1984 famed magical realism novel Nights at the Circus. It’s worth noting that d...
DC’s Echostage Returning This Summer With Zedd, David Guetta, Tiësto
Just last week word broke that Washington, D.C. would be lifting capacity restrictions for nightlife venues this summer. Local nightlife staple Echostage wasted no time revealing an all-star lineup for the club’s triumphant return. June is going to be stacked with performances from some of the most popular artists in EDM, appearing at what organizers have dubbed “Echothon.” Kicking things off on June 11th will be Zedd, followed by David Guetta on the 17th and Tiësto on the 18th. D.C. venue Echostage is set to return in June 2021 with Zedd, David Guetta, and Tiësto. Echostage (via Facebook) Just last year it was announced that Insomniac had acquired the beloved club, which opened in 2012 and was the largest nightlife venue in D.C. until 2017. With Pasquale ...
Galantis Announce Upcoming Collaboration With David Guetta
Grammy-nominated dance music duo Galantis are gearing up for their biggest track in years. Coming this week is a collaborative single with David Guetta and The X Factor-winning group Little Mix, titled “Heartbreak Anthem.” Across their social media pages, the trio of electronic music stars introduced a contest for fans who pre-save the single. Despite the short preview, fans can hear a generous portion of the vocals that will be included on the release The upcoming track will likely fuse well with Galantis and Guetta’s pop-friendly sound. In typical teaser fashion, the song cuts off right before the electronic contributions from Galantis and Guetta cut in, leaving fans with a weeklong cliffhanger. “Heartbreak Anthem” is slated for release o...
How Afrojack’s New Song With David Guetta Could Revitalize the Lost Art of Progressive Rave Music
There’s no limit to the impact of a collaborative song created by artists like Afrojack and David Guetta, two godfathers of modern dance music. Their relationship is actually like a day in the life of a parent. It’s unpredictable, but it gets better and better with age. Guetta and Afrojack have linked up more times in the last decade than breakups and ice cream. And each time seems to give rise to a different kind of sound, triggered by an innate propensity to take risks. They’ve now joined forces once again to test the waters of a risky sonic direction—albeit a familiar one. Afrojack and Guetta today released “Hero,” a soaring progressive house track that turns back the clock to the early 2010s, when the genre dominated the festival circuit à l...
DJ Diesel Joins Star-Studded Wynn Las Vegas Residency Lineup With Kygo, David Guetta, More
Last week, the Wynn Las Vegas made it clear they are amping up for a massive return to form with an unmissable residency lineup featuring several of dance music’s biggest names. As if last week’s news wasn’t enough to send fans into a frenzy, the company is throwing a little more fuel on the fire—diesel fuel to be precise. That’s right, the luxury resort, home to both XS Nightclub and Encore Beach Club, has announced dance music’s resident NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, or DJ Diesel, will be joining the action all summer long. The “Bang” producer was previously a resident DJ at the resort in 2019. DJ Diesel will be a welcome addition to the superstar lineup, which already commands tremendous star power with The Chainsmokers, David Guetta...
David BaGuetta: Someone Sliced Bread and Mashed Up the Videos With David Guetta DJing
In some kind of flour-fueled, Frankenstein-esque EDM monstrosity, someone has sliced baguettes and perfectly mashed up the videos with tour footage of David Guetta. There’s really not much more to the story here other than that Guetta has been getting this bread. Check out the horrifying incredible video below courtesy of Defected Records, whose content game is second to none. Remember when they shared the DJing dachshund? FOLLOW DAVID GUETTA: Facebook: facebook.com/DavidGuettaInstagram: instagram.com/davidguettaTwitter: twitter.com/davidguettaSpotify: spoti.fi/3fHbpAC
David Guetta Announces “United At Home” NFT Drop for Charity
One year ago, dance music icon David Guetta performed his first United At Home livestream DJ set for charity in Miami. As the COVID-19 pandemic began to run rampant through cities around the globe, Guetta was able to raise $700,000 for relief efforts provided by multiple organizations before continuing the series in cities like Paris and Dubai. Now, Guetta has announced that he is dropping an NFT (or non-fungible token) to commemorate the iconic Miami stream. The official United At Home webpage has been updated with an announcement that Guetta’s forthcoming NFT will directly benefit UNICEF and Feeding America, two charities that the esteemed producer and DJ has been working with for quite some time. David Guetta raised $700,000 for charity during his inaugural “...
Kitchen Rave: Spotify Data Proves That Despite Uncertain Times, Dance Music Thrived During the Pandemic
This year in numbers has shown that dance music has the ability to meet any moment. A new data-driven blog post by Spotify takes us behind the scenes to showcase the dance music boom happening online, despite uncertainties posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic. There seems to be a new sense of optimism in the air, especially with vaccines in distribution, that life will once again return to normal. January seemed to mark the start of a meteoric trend, as 80,000 Spotify playlists have since been created worldwide with “dance” included in the title. In some areas like the UK, the trend towards dance streaming is accelerating, with a 26% increase in playlists containing “kitchen rave” in the title having been created in the last 90 days alone. Familiar faces are l...
Thousands Attend Hoax April Fool’s Rave in Brussels—With Daft Punk on Fake Lineup
In yet another 2021 “shake-your-head” moment, thousands of ravers illegally gathered in Brussels after a fake announcement of a music festival was published on social media. Said to be taking place on April 1st, the hoax April Fool’s Day festival went terribly awry after police raided the “event,” deploying teargas and water cannons to break up the crowd. Several attendees and officers were injured and four were arrested, according to Reuters. Organizers of the hoax festival, dubbed “La BOUM,” reportedly promised guests that the event would flout COVID-19 safety measures. They also boldly listed Calvin Harris, David Guetta, and a reunion of legendary French duo Daft Punk as performers of the fest, which a Facebook Event page listed as taking place ...
Watch How David Guetta’s Avatar Was Created for Sensorium Galaxy’s Immersive VR Concerts
David Guetta has performed in so many places on Earth that he essentially had nowhere to turn but the metaverse. Back in September 2020, Guetta announced a partnership with Sensorium Corporation, a company positioning itself as a disruptor of the intersection of virtual reality and live music with its flagship social VR platform. The alliance will find Guetta creating a series of exclusive performances in the immersive Sensorium Galaxy, which is angling to go public later in 2021. The French dance music vet will be performing in PRISM, one of Sensorium Galaxy’s first two worlds to be debuted. Developed in partnership with fabled nightlife mogul Yann Pissenem, PRISM will feature virtual AI-driven performances from Guetta and a number of his iconic contemporaries, such as Car...
Afrojack Teases New Collaboration With David Guetta
Afrojack looks like he’ll soon be delivering on a fan-favorite request. A recent tweet from the Dutch superstar shared yesterday, March 27th, seems to point towards a new collaboration with fellow dance music luminary David Guetta. On Twitter, Afrojack asked which of his fans were ready to see him join forces with the French producer once again. He also stirred up the hype by including a clip of the duo performing their 2017 single, “Another Life” with Ester Dean, at Ultra Music Festival. The new song would be the first collaborative release from the duo since their 2018 single with Sia, “Helium.” In the year before that, they joined forces on “Dirty Sexy Money,” a radio-friendly song released alongside Charli XCX and Frenc...
