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The popular EDM festival Tomorrowland, usually held in Belgium, took the show on the road to eight different countries this year. At Tomorrowland UNITE in Barcelona, Spain on Saturday night, the stage caught fire and caused an evacuation. Read more: Gerard Way battled Steve Aoki in Overwatch — Check out our favorite moments All 22,000 attendees […]

The youth have spoken, and it turns out they must be fans of EDM. The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards will now have a Favorite DJ/EDM Artist category. (via Variety) Not only did they announce the brand new category, but the rest of their nominees were announced as well, including Favorite Music Group and Favorite Music […]

Founder and Curator of Decibel Festival, Sean Horton sat down to talk to CreativeLive about the three pillars the festival embodies; live electronic music, visual art and arts education. For their 12th anniversary Horton made sure to steer clear of typical DJ culture and focus more on curating acts combining a visual and musical experience […]

[Photo cred: OhDagYo] Following the reported overdose deaths of two teenagers at HARD Summer fest in Southern California last month, Los Angeles county officials are “still evaluating” a possible complete ban on EDM festivals on county-owned properties, “in the interest of public safety,” as per Digital Music News. An electronic dance music festival task force […]

As the arms race over which DJ can have the sickest LEDs heats up (last time I checked, the mau5 still held ground over Skrillex), one unlikely musician just outclassed them all. The good people at Ableton recently profiled Nobody Beats The Drum, a Dutch electro artist who added a giant Tesla coil to his […]

It’s no secret that some artist don’t like being recorded at their concerts. Some musicians have even banned cellphones from their shows; some will pour water on you if you attempt to film them. Techno veteran Richie Hawtin is the latest musician to joint the fight against being recorded in a concert setting. In the […]

Former Woe, Is Me guitarist Andrew Paiano has officially launched his new duo EDM project, Neeko 'N' Remo, alongside long time friend, Jamie Atkinson, with the stream of their debut remix of Tove Lo's “Habits (Stay High).” You can listen to the track below, and if you like what you hear, download it for free. Be sure […]

Forbes has released their Electronic Cash Kings list, ranking the highest paid DJs in the world. Calvin Harris topped the list with $66 million, more than double that of 2nd place David Guetta. Familiar face Skrillex a.k.a. Sonny Moore managed to come in 9th place, earning $16.5 million, which is probably way more money (in one year) […]

Chicago’s Congress Theater has permanently banned EDM concerts. After a bunch of violations—drug incidents, fights and a rape outside of the venue—the theater lost its liquor license and was shut down in May 2013, Consequence Of Sound reports. The venue will finally reopen its doors but will now not “allow any EDM shows/events at the […]

Organizers of New York’s Electric Zoo festival will be broadcasting an anti-drug video to attendees. The campaign, called “Come To life,” encourages concertgoers not to take MDMA, Molly, Ecstasy and other drugs. In the video below, “The Molly”—which was directed by Dexter creator James Manos, Jr.—a man tries the drug at an EDM show and […]

Dutch company Yalp has put these solar-powered, public, outdoor DJ booths (“Fonos”) in parks throughout the Netherlands, Finland, Denmark and Australia—because every public park needs the tranquil sounds of EDM. As the demonstration video shows below, the table utilizes 14 touchpad surfaces that can control elements like pitch, delay and scratch. The music can be added […]

36 people have been hospitalized following an Avicii concert last night at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. According to the Boston Globe, no fatalities have been reported and the patients’ symptoms were minor. According to the Globe, the concertgoers, mostly minors, suffered from drug-and-alcohol related problems. Avicci still performed his full set. While only 36 […]

A little bit of beef with Arcade Fire isn’t going to stop deadmau5. The DJ/producer will release a new studio album, while (1<2), on June 17 (digitally) and June 24 (physically) via mau5trap/Astralwerks Records. The album will consist of 24 tracks issued on his first double-disc release. Along with the release details, deadmau5 has made […]

28-year-old security guard Erica Mack is in critical condition after being trampled by a mob at Ultra Music Festival in Miami on Friday Night. Mack suffered brain hemorrhaging and a broken leg and was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital. Mack was one of the security guards trying to stop a mob of people who gate […]

28-year-old security guard Erica Mack is in critical condition after being trampled by a mob at Ultra Music Festival in Miami on Friday Night. Mack suffered brain hemorrhaging and a broken leg and was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital. Mack was one of the security guards trying to stop a mob of people who gate […]

Our favorite scene frontman-turned-EDM mogul, Skrillex a.k.a. Sonny Moore, has been very busy as of late: First, he announced his massive Mothership Tour, which will take the DJ's massive live show all over North America; then (the next day), he released a surprise album out of nowhere titled Recess. Today, skrl has released a new tour diary from […]

Skrillex a.k.a. Sonny Moore is bringing his massive live show to venues and arenas all across the U.S. this spring. The EDM juggernaut producer/DJ/label owner will launch the Mothership Tour 2014, using his performance at this year’s South By Southwest festival as a springboard. The tour will hit numerous festivals, including Miami’s Winter Music Conference, […]

Just in time for Halloween, we have a spooky new track to give away from producer Varien. He tells AP the metal influence in his music is only growing stronger, something you can hear prominently on “Immortal Kiss,” which you can stream and download below.  “I've always had metal influence in my music, but this track is the […]

UPDATE: The below stream has since been removed. You can now listen to it on a different SoundCloud Page.   Mysterious EDM collective Phuture Doom, who recently unleashed their industrial/black-metal-laced craft onto our APTV channel with the premiere of their video for “Burn The Knowledge,” have debuted another new song, which is reminiscent of The Prodigy, […]

Disclosure Settle Electronic dance music producers looking to late-'80s/early-'90s house music-inspired club sounds as a template for new material was perhaps an inevitable move. We are now in full retro sway, 20 years removed from the chart successes of Black Box, Deee-Lite and Snap! after all. The real surprise is how much inspiration they were […]