He is Again: Hardwell Confirmed to Shut Out Extremely Music Pageant 2022 After 4-12 months Hiatus – EDM.com

Hardwell is formally again.

The Dutch dance music icon, whose abrupt 2018 retirement shook the EDM group to its core, has been confirmed because the secretive closing artist of Extremely Music Pageant 2022. Previous to the announcement, organizers had been closely teasing a Sunday efficiency from “one of the vital iconic artists in digital music historical past.”

Billboard experiences that Hardwell will debut new music at Extremely’s 2022 version, describing his revamped sound as “a departure—or evolution—from his earlier, commercially targeted work.” The story additionally alludes to an album within the works, which Laidback Luke—a chart-topping dance music veteran and one among Hardwell’s many collaborators—reportedly mentioned “goes to be unbelievable.”