US vinyl sales hit record high amid Black Friday sales – Dancing Astronaut

by: Rugby Scruggs Dec 12, 2020 Vinyl’s extended comeback hit record highs in the US this month. During the week of November 27 to December 3, vinyl sales increased by 56 percent to a hearty 1.25 million units amid Black Friday sales. Not only is that the largest sales rate documented since Nielsen Music began …

Listen to Grimes’ new song ‘Delicate Weapon’ from ‘Cyberpunk 2077’

Grimes has shared a new song from the Cyberpunk 2077 soundtrack – listen to ‘Delicate Weapon’ below. Last month, it was revealed that the likes of SOPHIE, Shygirl, HEALTH, Let’s Eat Grandma and more would all be contributing to the game’s soundtrack under aliases. They all join Run The Jewels, who released their song ‘No Save Point’ for the game …

Dillon Francis and TV Noise Join Forces for Rowdy Two-Track EP on STMPD RCRDS

Dillon Francis and TV Noise, who previously worked together on 2019’s masterful collaboration “EDM O’ CLOCK,” have whipped up two new festival-ready tracks. Released today via Martin Garrix‘s SMTPD RCRDS banner, their Festival Bangers For When Festivals Start Again Because There Are No Festivals EP couldn’t be anymore transparent. Festival Bangers For When Festivals Start Again Because There …

Concert industry sees devastating $30 billion loss worldwide – Dancing Astronaut

by: Sami Weisband Dec 12, 2020 As the world continues to fight the ongoing effects of COVID-19, the music and entertainment industry has incurred colossal damages, coming as a shock to none. Now, in the final month of an incredulous year, the numbers have arrived and, albeit unsurprising, the calculations remain ever-agonizing at a $30 …

Neovaii – Dawn

Neovaii is a rising producer that has been creating music his whole life but fairly recently found his calling in the EDM space. Finding his passion for music at a very young age, he has previously worked in genres spanning from Alternative Rock to Pop. A few months back he released his 7-track-album ‘Dawn’ which …

Lil Wayne pleads guilty to charge of illegal firearm possession

Lil Wayne has pleaded guilty to one count of illegal firearm possession. The rapper – real name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. – was charged last month for an incident in December 2019, in which the rapper had boarded a flight with a loaded .45 calibre handgun packed in his luggage. As per CNN, he appeared …

Your EDM Premiere: Ludovica Pagani x Stefy De Cicco – Life is One

Expect fireworks from two stellar female talents today, as the brand new collaboration from Ludovica Pagani and Stefy De Cicco drops. De Cicco signed exclusively with Universal at the start of the year, whilst influencer Pagani is making waves of her own with cuts like ‘Tika Taka.’ The duo releases ‘Life Is One,’ complete with …

New Artist Spotlight: Josh Charm’s Elegant Songwriting is Making a Mark on House Music

Josh Charm has experienced an electrifying start to his young career. Since first releasing dance music in 2018, the Dutch producer quickly found a home on Martin Garrix‘s STMPD Records. Things just started getting hot for him in 2020, though, as his single “Sinner” with Redondo eclipsed 1.1 million streams on Spotify alone. To top …

Chris Lake and Armand Van Helden submit four-track EP of house mastery, ‘The Answer’ – Dancing Astronaut

by: Austria Masim Dec 11, 2020 Nearly one month to the day of Chris Lake and Armand Van Helden‘s revelation that they had a collaborative four-track EP on the way comes The Answer, released in full via Black Book and Astralwerks. Preceded by the project’s title track, which samples Blind Truth’s Arthur Baker and Victor Simonelli’s 1991 staple, “Why …

Hologramme Enlists Lunice, Fakear & More for ‘Geist Im Glas’ EP

Just over a year after his debut studio album Felicity, Montréal’s ascending electronica act Hologramme is closing this chapter with a brand new remix EP titled ‘Geist Im Glas‘. Geist Im Glas (or Ghost in a Glass in german) is a dreamlike dance anthology comprised of renditions by some of the premier DJ’s and producers …