Live Nation launches Black Tour Directory to highlight live music’s diversity

by: Dancing Astronaut Staff Oct 14, 2020 Live Nation has launched the Black Tour Directory, a register to create work opportunities for black workers and black-owned companies in the music industry’s live sector. The initiative shows Live Nation taking an admirable step in fulfilling its recent commitment to highlighting the music industry’s diversity. The sprawling …

New Documentary ‘Sisters with Transistors’ Showcases Electronic Music Pioneers

A new documentary film Sisters with Transistors aims to uncover the little-known role of women in early electronic music — and furthermore, “the central role of women in the history of music and society at large.” The synopsis of the film powerfully reads: While electronic music is often perceived as a boys club, the truth is …

Ryan Hemsworth delivers first track from upcoming ‘Quarter-Life Crisis’ project

by: Sami Weisband Oct 14, 2020 Veteran beatsmith Ryan Hemsworth, known for his already highly collaborative catalog of work has announced a new project, Quarter-Life Crisis, behind a new self-titled EP that puts Hemsworth’s collaborators front and center. After releasing his latest EP, Pout in late August of this year, Hemsworth has launched his new …

k?d Unleashes Massive Edit of Sicko Mode

It had been since December of 2019 that we had heard any new music from k?d which seems like far too long of a time. Well without any warning the dropped a massive edit of Travis Scott and Skrillex today. If you’ve seen k?d perform any time in the past year or so or watched …

Diplo Trolls The Internet with McDonald’s Mad Decent Breakfast Meal

Diplo is trolling fans with his McDonald’s Mad Decent Breakfast Meal “coming soon.” The meal, frighteningly enough, “is an excellent source of protein and oh so delicious” — words ripped straight from the official McDonald’s website and twisted to fit Diplo’s latest fast food venture. Though this picture appeared on social media days before Diplo …

Big Wild asks ‘Who Do You Believe’ in new video [Q&A]

by: Mitchell Rose Oct 14, 2020 Following up his 2020 summertime anthem “Touch,” Big Wild returns, this time with a statement to make. His new single “Who Do You Believe” touches on our worsening divisiveness caused by mass media, false narratives, and misinformation. The video features Jackson Stell (a.k.a. Big Wild) as a media manipulator …

DVRKO ft. Sarah De Warren’s “Somewhere In L.A.” Gets A Monster Remix Pack

” The mysterious masked EDM producer known as DVRKO sure is one busy guy. Lately, it seems he’s got a huge new release every week! (By the way, we still don’t know his true identity…but when the music is this good, does identity really matter?) DVRKO’s latest release is a kick-ass remix bundle of his latest …

Your EDM Premiere: Ray Volpe – Turbo Kid

Ray Volpe is back with his latest banger, part of a 2-track release coming out this week, “Insane/Turbo Kid.” Today, Your EDM is premiering his single “Turbo Kid,” a blistering multi-layered tune that blends bits of moombah with his iconic bass. “Turbo Kid” starts out pretty bouncy without much sub bass to speak of, and …

Tchami reveals ‘Year Zero’ release date, tracklist

by: Rugby Scruggs Oct 14, 2020 The time for Year Zero has almost finally come. Future house innovator and CONFESSION Records label head Tchami has shared the release date and tracklist for his forthcoming debut album, Year Zero. Due on October 23, Year Zero features a stacked roster of collaborators, with Tchami pairing up with …

risik Flips Dana Dentata’s Twisted Masterpiece “TND” [LISTEN]

risik serves up dancy darkness with a flip of Dana Dentata’s twisted, female empowered masterpiece, “TND.” Through her reimagining of the track, risik blends her own brand of pounding drums and crushing bass synths with the unmistakable squealing leads of the original. Dana’s vocals cut through and steer straight into a forceful drop that has …