Billboard Charts will now count Facebook music video streams

Billboard Charts, including the Billboard Hot 100, Billboard 200, Artist 100, and Billboard Global 200 charts, will now factor in streams of officially licensed music videos on Facebook when compiling its rankings. The publication made the announcement today, with the change set to take effect on March 27, with retroactive data from March 12-18. Facebook …

Subsidia Gets Wonky On All New 17-Track “Dusk Vol. 3” Collection

The phrase “shows no signs of slowing down” is almost an inside joke between music journalists at this point, but every so often, it bears truth. Subsidia, the new label launched by Excision in late 2020, dropped an astounding 120 tracks in its initial launch, and each collection has released at least two more volumes, …

Wolvero Drops Menacing 4-Track House EP, “Void”

After the release of his Kittrix-assisted single “Freak” in Janurary 2021, Wolvero is keeping hit foot on the gas pedal. The San Francisco-based dance music beatsmith has released a scintillating new EP called Void. Spanning four tracks, Void is a song-cycle of haunting house bangers. Wolvero kicks off the record with “All Aboard,” a bouncy four-on-the-floor tech house jam …

Subsidia’s ‘Dusk’ compilation series achieves trilogy status with volume three [Stream] – Dancing Astronaut Subsidia’s ‘Dusk’ compilation series achieves trilogy status with volume three [Stream]

by: Sami Weisband Mar 3, 2021 With just over six months of activity following its September 2020 foundation, Excision‘s new imprint, Subsidia Records, is now on the third volume of its respective Dusk, Dawn, and Night series. Having just unveiled Subsidia Night Vol. 3 in early February, the label has announced a return to its …

Remi Wolf and Dominic Fike team up on new version of ‘Photo ID’

Remi Wolf and Dominic Fike have joined forces on a collaborative new version of ‘Photo ID’ – you can listen to it below. The original track appears on Wolf’s 2020 EP ‘I’m Allergic To Dogs’, which followed on from the California artist’s six-track debut ‘You’re a Dog!’ (2019). Released today (March 3), the revamped ‘Photo …

Porter Robinson Releases Final Single, “Musician,” Ahead Of His New Album

Nurture, the sophomore album from Porter Robinson, is due out April 23. With only a little over a month to go, the final single from the album, “Musician,” has just dropped. The hyperpop single is a beautiful burst of blissful chords, synths, and vocals that perfectly exemplifies the new sound that Porter has adopted for …

A “Fish DJ” Used Her Own Speaker System to Study How Fish Hear

By now we all know the power of music goes far beyond our species.  There are countless videos of cows flocking to hear the sound of live instruments and dogs dancing alongside their owners. Now, a DJ-turned researcher from The University of Queensland is using her experience in music production to better understand our aquatic …

Dirtybird partners with She Is The Music for ‘Women in Music’ livestream celebration

by: Jessica Mao Mar 3, 2021 Just a few days into Women’s History Month, Dirtybird has marked their books for a four-day livestream event in commemoration. Co-sponsored by nonprofit organization She Is The Music, the Women in Music digital festival will bring together powerhouse women and femme-identifying artists for an extravaganza of music, sets, and …

Skunk Anansie reschedule UK and European tour for 2022

Skunk Anansie have rescheduled their 25LIVE@25 Tour UK and European tour for a second time – see the new dates in full below. The 25th anniversary shows, initially announced in February 2020, were to take in a trio of summer gigs last year followed by an extensive tour throughout October, November and December 2020. With the gigs unable …

NERVO Offer $3,000 Scholarship in Honor of Women’s History Month

NERVO are offering a $3,000 scholarship to an “ambitious and influential young woman who wants to change the world.” In honor of Women’s History Month, the iconic dance duo have announced their “Revolution” scholarship program in collaboration with bold.org. The mission is to “amplify women and all their strength and courage” through this scholarship. Applicants must …