Swedish House Mafia
Swedish House Mafia Named in Explosive Pandora Papers Financial Data Leak
Legendary electronic music trio Swedish House Mafia have been named in the Pandora Papers, an explosive leak of offshore financial data. Published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, the cache of 11.9 million leaked documents implicates dozens of politicians, billionaires, celebrities, and business leaders. They expose scores of sensitive financial deals, secret bank accounts, and controversial tax infrastructures, leading to a global scramble by the world’s elite to mitigate the fallout. According to a report by Swedish national public television broadcaster SVT, Swedish House Mafia formed a company in the British Virgin Islands to manage ownership of various recordings released by the group, as well as its name and logo. ...
RL Grime, DJ Snake, Swedish House Mafia, More Feature in FIFA 22’s Huge Soundtrack: Listen
FIFA has just raised the bar for video game soundtracks. Gamers and soccer fanatics alike are counting down the days until the next entry in the FIFA series drops. Next month, EA Sports will release FIFA 22, the latest soccer simulator in the top-selling game franchise. In an effort to pump up fans for the thousands of hours of gameplay that await them, the soundtracks for both the traditional FIFA and VOLTA FOOTBALL have been shared. It’s very clear that developers spared no expense when it came to curating their latest game. The upcoming release features 122 songs that represent 27 different countries. Those who frequent EDM.com will be thrilled to hear that like last year’s soundtrack, the songs selected for FIFA 22 are quite electronic-oriented. The soundtra...
Swedish House Mafia Announce First Music Festival Performance of 2021
After teasing their long-awaited return to touring last month, Swedish House Mafia‘s first music festival is officially on tap. Following the end of their nine-year hiatus, the legendary trio’s comeback campaign will shift into high gear at Audacy Beach Festival in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The two-day fest is slated for December 4th and 5th, 2021 and will also feature Weezer, All Time Low, Twenty One Pilots, Glass Animals, Modest Mouse, and viral “Coffee” singer beabadoobee, among others. The news arrives as Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, and Steve Angello of Swedish House Mafia gear up for the release of a new album called Paradise Again, which does not currently have a public planned release date. The group also recently revealed a hotl...
Meatballs and Music: Swedish House Mafia Announce New Collab With IKEA
Today is a big day for admirers of legendary electronic music group Swedish House Mafia. Since returning from a nine-year hiatus earlier this year, the trio have now announced that fans will finally be able to get their hands on something they’ve been anticipating for years. Furniture from IKEA. Some fans may remember when Swedish House Mafia shared a teaser with the date “9/16/2021” in a recent video, which appeared shortly after they revealed a new collaborative song with The Weeknd on the way. Well, as it turns out, that announcement had nothing to do with their latest venture. That’s right: the newly announced release from Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, and Steve Angello of SHM does not pertain to new music, but a strange and wonderful partnership with the Swedish f...
Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd Confirm Collaboration: Listen to a Preview
When we anticipated a collaboration between The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia last month, little did we know how quickly it would actually come to fruition. Both of them have now teased a new collab in cryptic fashion, taking to social media to share short previews. The clips feature a glimpse into what appears to be a music video as well as the song’s lyrics, as The Weeknd croons, “Like a moth to a flame.” The teasers end in a message that reads, “To be continued,” fueling speculation that an official release is on the horizon. The pop and R&B superstar poured gasoline on the rumors in a recent episode of his Memento Mori radio show on Apple Music, wherein he explored “new Dawn era,” a reference to his next album....
We Surveyed Dance Music Fans On Which Iconic Early 2010’s Single Deserved a 2021 Rework
Fans are yearning for the soaring, euphoric riffs characteristic of the iconic house music singles that dominated the early 2010s. At least, that’s one interpretation of a new EDM.com social media poll. When we asked the fans which classic dance music single needed some 2021 remix magic, nearly 20,000 nostalgic respondents weighed in. By a wide margin, electronic music fans felt Swedish House Mafia‘s swan song, “Don’t You Worry Child” could use a resurgence. The single was among the first dance tracks at the time to land on major metropolitan pop radio stations, unifying fans across the globe in the process. Simultaneously, we sullenly counted down to the conclusion of the group’s One Last Tour, which felt like the definitive end to an era. Li...
Swedish House Mafia to Perform Medley of New Music at 2021 MTV VMA Pre-Show
Swedish House Mafia are making their second highly visible, televised appearance in recent memory, this time to perform on the pre-show for the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards. Following the recent TV debut of their new music during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the iconic trio will be taking to the VMAs to perform a medley of their comeback releases, “It Gets Better” and “Lifetime.” Chicago rapper Polo G and pop songstress Kim Petras are also expected to take the stage during the pre-show. All eyes are on Steve Angello, Axwell, and Sebastian Ingrosso, as the trio have reached what feels like an inflection point in their comeback chapter. The group’s new album Paradise Again is expected to arrive before the end of this year, bu...
Swedish House Mafia Tease Return to Touring
Now that Swedish House Mafia have returned with new music, it seems they’re ready to take it on the road. Since the iconic trio’s ballyhooed resurgence this summer, they’ve remained typically tight-lipped about their plans. Their social media channels have essentially been re-skinned as cryptic promotional conduits, fleshed out with obscure captions about their new singles “Lifetime” and “It Gets Better.” And while fans have been able to sip on some hot tea, like a potential collaboration with The Weeknd, the group’s immediate future has largely remained a mystery. Swedish House Mafia member Sebastian Ingrosso has now fanned the flames of speculation surrounding the group’s return to touring. In an Ins...
The Weeknd Lists Swedish House Mafia As Inspiration for New Album, Fueling Speculation of Collab
During the latest episode of his Memento Mori radio program, The Weeknd fanned the flames of ongoing speculation that a collaboration with Swedish House Mafia may be on the horizon. “Album is pretty much done,” The Weeknd said at the top of his show. “Just doing some final tweaks, some mixing notes, additional vocals.” As he spoke, the introduction to Swedish House Mafia’s “It Gets Better” began to loop in the background. Prior playing the track, the “Blinding Lights” superstar introduced the theme of the show: music that is inspiring the “new Dawn era”—a reference to his next album. Over the course of the hour, The Weeknd explored a wide variety of sounds including music from Swedish House Mafia, Britney Spears, Kanye W...
Listen to Swedish House Mafia’s BBC Radio “Dance Weekend” Mix—With 4 Unreleased IDs
It’s safe to say Swedish House Mafia are back in full force—and arguably stronger than ever. The group recently appeared at BBC Radio 1’s “Dance Weekend” celebration, a 70-hour takeover comprising mixes from a bevy of high-profile DJs. None were more momentous, however, than the iconic trio’s electrifying 30-minute set. Swedish House Mafia masterfully cycled through a litany of their biggest hits, such as “Greyhound, “Antidote,” and “Leave The World Behind.” They also managed to interweave tracks from a few of their legendary electronic music contemporaries, such as Daft Punk’s “Burnin'” and Axwell’s remix of Eric Prydz’s “Slammin’.” The mix also contains fou...
A Collaboration Between Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd Could Be On the Way
New music from The Weeknd is imminently arriving and after hearing a teaser of his next release, speculation is abound it might just be a collaboration with Swedish House Mafia. Fans know that Swedish House Mafia are arguably the most cryptic musicians in the business, but this time the teaser that might indicate their next release has come from The Weeknd himself. The “Blinding Lights” artist recently posted a clip of a molten sun beaming over a shadowy landscape as a synthwave-inspired production plays in the background. There’s a confluence of factors fueling the rumors of a new collab. First, from a musical perspective, the style of the production falls within the trio’s wheelhouse after their last release, the downtempo “Lifetime” with Ty...
Watch Swedish House Mafia Perform New Music Medley on Jimmy Fallon’s “The Tonight Show”
Stepping out of the murky shadows of an ambiguous nine-year hiatus, Swedish House Mafia made their first television appearance in over a decade last night. The legendary electronic music trio appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where they performed a medley of their two new songs, “Lifetime” and “It Gets Better.” They kicked off with the former, as Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, and Steve Angello performed from their own DJ booths while illuminated in orange spheres—designed to mirror their distinct logo—alongside Ty Dolla $ign and 070 Shake. The performance of “It Gets Better” kicked it up a notch, offering a kaleidoscopic, eerie LED show that seems like a foreshadowing of the group’s live show production. &nb...
