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Diplo Drops Deluxe Version of Debut Country Effort, Featuring New Tracks With Leon Bridges and ERNEST
Diplo made his highly publicized entrance into country music earlier this year, dropping the star-studded, cross-genre album Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil. While Diplo has assured fans a second chapter from Thomas Wesley is on the way, he’s tiding his audience over with a deluxe version of his debut effort in the meantime. With the new installment, he’s included two new tracks, “Horizon” featuring Grammy-winning soul singer Leon Bridges, and “Bottle’s Bout Dead” featuring ERNEST, an ascendant artist out of Nashville. While the broader album saw a more pronounced infusion of dance and country music flavors, the latest offerings from Diplo are among his most straight-forward country songs to date. Of cour...
Watch Post Malone Smoke Diplo in Beer Pong
In the latest episode of “Post Malone’s Celebrity World Pong League,” the superstar recording artist went head-to-head with none other than Diplo. Post Malone battles his celebrity friends in beer pong in the series, which has also featured The Chainsmokers, Machine Gun Kelly, and Tyga. In the newest episode with Diplo, Shania Twain makes a virtual cameo, telling the two teams that the loser will need to perform a children’s song in many different genres. When Post asks Diplo if he can even sing, the DJ’s partner jokingly says “Baby Shark.” Post Malone then hilariously fired back, “It’s on par with the rest of his music.” What happens next is a series of awkward underhand flips from Diplo, bandwagoning by Twain, and ...
Flume, Madeon, Disclosure, More Receive 2021 Grammy Award Nominations: See the Full List
The Recording Academy has announced the official nominations for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards. It is a big day for the EDM scene, as a slew of artists received well-deserved nods for their spectacular work this past year. Up for the award of Best Dance Recording are Diplo and SIDEPIECE for their collaborative hit “On My Mind,” Disclosure for the duo’s Aminé and Slowthai-assisted Energy cut “My High,” Flume and Toro y Moi for “The Difference,” Jayda G for her single “Both of Us,” and KAYTRANADA for “10%.” Canadian production prodigy KAYTRANADA is also a nominee for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. He received a nod in the category of Best Dance/Electronic Album...
Temporary Restraining Order Granted Against Diplo Following Allegations of Sexual Misconduct
Diplo’s attorney has denied the allegations. A judge has granted a temporary restraining order to a Los Angeles woman following her accusations of grooming, emotional abuse, and intimidation—among other allegations—against Diplo. The woman’s attorney, Lisa Bloom, requested the restraining order after the plaintiff accused the famed DJ and music producer of disseminating a sexually explicit photo of her as an act of “revenge porn” that was “designed to humiliate her and to scare other women out of coming forward.” According to a report published by NBC News, the order requires Diplo to remove any explicit pictures previously posted and refrain from posting more unless he’s given written permission. Diplo’s attorney Bry...
Attorney for Diplo Denies Allegations of Sexual Misconduct
After a Los Angeles woman accused Diplo of sexual misconduct, the music producer’s attorney has denied the allegations. After a Los Angeles woman accused Diplo of sexual misconduct, the music producer’s attorney has denied the allegations. In October 2020, the woman—whose full name has been withheld from reports in order to protect her privacy—took to Twitter to accuse Diplo of grooming, emotional abuse, and intimidation, among other allegations against the DJ. She also wrote that Diplo hired a private investigator to contact her in an attempt to “scare” her into silence and refrain from sharing “disgusting details” she knew about him. According to a report published by The Daily Beast, the woman’s attorney, Lisa Bloom, alleges the p...
Watch Flume and Diplo Surf With Steve-O at Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch
The two EDM stars were featured in a celebrity surf outing video hosted by the World Surf League. A recent entry in the World Surf League‘s “One on One” series featured an appearance from two dance music mainstays. Joining professional surfers Koa Smith and Billy Kemper at Kelly Slater‘s world-famous Surf Ranch were none other than Flume and Diplo. The two electronic music superstars weren’t the only celebrities featured in the outing. The pair were joined by the Academy Award-winning director and professional climber, Jimmy Chin, and one of the madcap members of the Jackass squad, Steve-O. In a video shared by WSL, you can see the celebrities learn surf tricks from the professionals and talk about their love for the sport. Flume and Diplo have...
Tomorrowland Formally Announces 2020 Virtual NYE Festival: See the Full Lineup
Tomorrowland fans rejoice: the festival has formally announced its first-ever New Years Eve edition. Along with the momentous announcement came the event’s staggering lineup, which doubles as a who’s who of dance music’s corps d’elite. Set to appear at the fest are Martin Garrix, David Guetta, Armin van Buuren, Charlotte de Witte, Diplo, Tchami, Netsky, and many more. Each will perform on four meticulously designed, digital stages in NAOZ, the brand new digital world that Tomorrowland’s 3D artists have developed for the occasion. Check out the full lineup below. Tomorrowland Tomorrowland’s virtual NYE stream has the potential to solidify itself as the most important digital music event to emerge from the COVID-19 epoch. All of its facets—stream...
Diplo Becomes New Owner of Kid Rock’s $13.2 Million Mansion
Diplo is now the new owner of Kid Rock‘s jaw-dropping mansion. The massive home sits in the Point Dume neighborhood of Malibu, California, known for its popularity in the celebrity circle. Due to its staggering size and premier location, the real estate acquisition cost a modest $13.2 million. Variety reports that Diplo’s new crib is 8,305 square feet, has seven bedrooms, and five-and-a-half bathrooms. While Kid Rock used to live in the home, he sold it to a California businessman a few years ago, who would then pass it off to Diplo. The real estate experts at Variety described the tropical home in detail and would go on to share a photo of the interior of the new home and its luxurious pool. Located on a roomy 1.5-acre, the home weighs in at 8,305 squa...
Diplo to Compete in Livestreamed Virtual DJ Battles On Fuser
Diplo is set to take on Fuser‘s top talent in a series of DJ battles that will be going down live on Twitch. For those getting up to speed, Fuser is a forthcoming rhythm-based video game title by Harmonix, makers of the smash hit franchise RockBand. The game takes players from bedroom DJ to virtual festival headliner, walking them through the mechanics of freestyle mixing and equipping them with the virtual gear to create custom performances and mashups using the world’s most popular songs. The game launches on November 10th with a library of over 100 tracks spanning the spectrum of musical genres and artists. The game features music from several dance music heavyweights, including Armin van Buuren and RÜFÜS DU SOL, among many others. Diplo is stepping up to the ...
Diplo Confirms 2021 Release of Major Lazer and Sia Collaboration, “Titans”
2020 has been sad on the music front, but many artists are looking towards next year with clear eyes. Such is the case with Diplo, who has confirmed the 2021 release of “Titans,” an unreleased Major Lazer track featuring pop superstar Sia. Responding to an eager fan on Twitter, Diplo confirmed the impending release of “Titans,” writing, “Coming very soon (2021 tho).” Check out the tweet below. The trio is fresh off the release of their fourth studio album, which featured a slew of high-profile collaborations. Why “Titans” didn’t appear on Music Is The Weapon is a mystery, but fans can find solace in the confirmation of its 2021 release. Major Lazer debuted the unreleased track in their “A Very Lazer Sunday” l...
Top 5 Quotes from Diplo, EDM’s Intrepid Renaissance Man
Harnessing a persona as exotic and malleable as his ever-changing sound, Diplo has ascended to the pinnacle of EDM as one of its most fascinating characters. He is one of the most mercurial artists in the scene, constantly tightroping the wire between enigmatic and overt. However, whether he’s producing twangy country bops, ambient stargazing lullabies, or wonky trap bangers, his sound consistently remains tucked in a bedrock of dance music. The curious case of Diplo may never be solved, but that’s not a bad thing. Our beloved dance music community needs someone like him—a virtuoso who keeps us on our toes and single-handedly colorizes the vibrant palette of EDM with each eccentric tweet or genre-bending song. To home in on one of the true Renaissance men in electronic mu...
Diplo Partners with TikTok to Host Live Meditative Experience for Mental Health Awareness Day
With all the chaos going on this year, taking moments for yourself to focus on nurturing your mental health has become more important than ever. The Grammy Award winning jack-of-all-trades Diplo is here to help you do just that by teaming up with TikTok to host a special meditative music experience in honor of Mental Health Awareness Day. He will go live on the platform to present “Diplo & Secular Sabbath with Rhye – Looking For Me(ntal Health Awareness) LIVE” stream. c/o Audible Treats The special is Diplo’s latest venture into the meditative and mental health space after recently dropping his first full-length ambient album, MMXX. The one-hour meditative experience with Secular Sabbath will draw from Diplo’s events he’s he...
