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Gia Koka Blows the Whistle on Inequity in Dance Music: “The Power and Abuse Have Got to Stop”
Renowned singer-songwriter Gia Koka has blown the whistle on DJ duo VIZE, who she claims ripped her original work and used it in a song—featuring another vocalist—without crediting or compensating her. The blossoming Koka has emerged as one of the most highly coveted songwriters and collaborators in dance music. She has been featured on music by Afrojack and Imanbek (“Hey Baby”), Sam Feldt and Sigma (“2 Hearts”), and Yellow Claw (“Without You”), among many other artists in EDM’s corps d’elite. After VIZE and Koka had connected earlier in 2020 to work on a track, the latter joined forces with a few of her own collaborators to write and ostensibly release a song for the former tentatively titled “1 2 3.” However, desp...
VIZE, Imanbek, and Dieter Bohlen Team Up for “Brother Louie (feat. Leony)”
German duo VIZE and Kazakh producer Imanbek have both experienced a massive 2020 so far, each in their own respective ways. VIZE have churned out a handful of hits, including house smashes such as “Thank You [Not So Bad]” with Felix Jaehn and “Never Let Me Down” with Tom Gregory, further establishing their name as an EDM mainstay. Imanbek, on the other hand, has seemingly taken over the world overnight with his rework of rapper SAINt JHN’s “Roses,” which has grown into one of the most popular mainstream songs of the year. The two artists have now teamed up with Modern Talking’s very own Dieter Bohlen to put a forward-thinking spin on duo’s 1986 track “Brother Louie,” featuring vocals by Leony. Out via Ultra Music, their collaborative work on “...
