Borderlands 3 DLC Trailer Features Music From Dillon Francis & Boombox Cartel

The new Season of Borderland 3 dropped this past weekend, complete with a cinematic trailer showing off some of the game’s brightest and most chaotic moments. Those watching, and more importantly listening, might have caught on to the music playing along… yep, that’s Dillon Francis and Boombox Cartel’s “Drip” from 2019. This isn’t the first …

President-Elect Joe Biden Closes Victory Speech With Music from Avicii and Kygo

After the Associated Press and most of the world’s news publications called the 2020 presidential election for Joe Biden on Saturday, the new President-elect and his running mate, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, took the stage for their victory speeches. After addressing the nation following their win over President Donald Trump, they said goodnight to the country with …

Damon Albarn Suggests Gorillaz are Working on New Music With Paul McCartney of The Beatles

Gorillaz just released their collaboration-heavy long form project Song Machine Season One: Strange Timez late last month, but in a recent podcast interview, co-founder Damon Albarn suggested there’s even more new content from the group waiting in the wings.  During an appearance on KINK, Albarn suggested the animated band behind hits “Feel Good Inc.” and “Clint Eastwood” has …

Beatport and When The Music Stops Announce #YouAreNotAlone Virtual Music Festival

With its patented “ReConnect” series, Beatport has arguably been the leading destination for dance music livestreams during the COVID-19 era. The vets behind the music marketplace are now taking their expertise in the field and branching into educational content for their millions of viewers. To do so, they’ve partnered with When The Music Stops and Silentmode to …

Excision is the Latest Major Electronic Music Artist to Join Audius

One of the most popular artists in dubstep music has joined Audius, the music platform heard ’round the world in late 2020. Excision has officially joined Audius and has a verified account as of today, November 5th, 2020. He is the latest major electronic music artist to join the burgeoning music platform, which utilizes blockchain technology …

Watch Gorillaz channel Grand Theft Auto in new music video for ‘The Valley of the Pagans’

Gorillaz have shared a new music video for ‘The Valley of the Pagans’ featuring Beck for the eighth episode of season one of their audiovisual project ‘Song Machine’. The clip sees the animated gang of 2D, Murdoc, Noodle and Russel drive a souped-up lowrider “Pagan” car around a fictionalised Los Angeles, dubbed Vinewood. Beck (literally) …

Check Out Which Dance Music Album Was #1 When You Graduated High School

Ah, graduation. A day you toss your cap into the swirling wind that will carry you to your next chapter in life. While graduation ceremonies were forced to retreat to the murky cobwebs of the virtual space thanks to the bulldozer that is COVID-19, their momentous nature was not lost. Students still graduated and they …

Foo Fighters share snippet of new music in teaser videos for 10th album

Foo Fighters have shared new videos teasing their upcoming tenth album – you can watch them below. READ MORE: Foo Fighters: every single album ranked and rated in order of greatness It comes after eagle-eyed fans spotted the band’s ‘FF’ logo in various locations alongside an ‘X’, the Roman numeral for 10. A black-and-white clip of …

W&W’s Rave Culture Music Festival Planned for December in Thailand

This past June, ALDA hosted one of the few successful COVID-safe physical electronic shows with the debut of Rave Culture at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne. They plan to ride that success into their next event, which will take place at the beautiful Nong Nooch Gardens in Pattaya, Thailand on December 12th, 2020. This will be …

The Grammys change title of ‘Best World Music’ award to avoid ‘connotations of colonialism’

by: Dancing Astronaut Staff Nov 4, 2020 In a bid to move away from “connotations of colonialism” The Grammys have renamed the “Best World Music Album” category. The distinguished award is being updated to be known as “Best Global Music Album.” The move is part of the industry’s growing sensitivity towards the topics of diversity …