Spend Your New Year’s Eve in a Trippy Virtual Mushroom with Beats Antique

If you’re still looking for ways to spend your New Year’s Eve in a safe yet fun way, look no further. Oakland-based experimental electronic music group Beats Antique are hosting their very own New Year’s Eve extravaganza at The Virtual Mushroom so you can ring in 2021 in a mystical land from the comfort of your own …

DJ Earworm packages the biggest pop anthems of 2020 in annual ‘United State of Pop’ mix

by: Rachel Narozniak Dec 23, 2020 There’s only one place where you can get a “watermelon sugar high” while being “blinded by the lights”: DJ Earworm‘s “United State of Pop 2020” mix. Despite the ever-changing circumstances of 2020, the Californian mashup extraordinaire’s collection of the year’s biggest pop hits arrived right on time, extending the …

Watch The Cure’s Robert Smith play ‘Faith’ songs for charity livestream

Robert Smith has taken part in a 24-hour charity livestream, recording new versions of three songs from The Cure’s 1981 album ‘Faith’. The online event raised many for Poverty Alleviation Charities’ Letters To Santa initiative, which fulfils the wishlists of families in need with food, clothes, computers and $10,000 (£7,414). During the livestream, which was …

Maliboux Drops Hyper Dancey Remix Of Zedd’s “Inside Out” feat Griff

Our 40 Artists To Watch are already reinforcing our choices with new, lively tracks that make us remember why we fell in love with dance music in the first place. Jinx recently dropped a new dubstep banger, and now Maliboux is here with a winning remix submission for Zedd’s “Inside Out” featuring Griff! The original …

Rave Responsibly: EDM.com’s 2020 New Year’s Streaming Guide

We’ve finally reached the time of the year when we can say—with a sigh of relief—these four words: “2020 is almost over.” New Year’s 2020 will look and feel much different thanks to COVID-19 lockdowns that seem to become more strict by the minute. Staying at home on New Year’s Eve isn’t the worst thing, though. …

“Don’t feel ashamed for being sensitive”

Sam Fender has shared a letter he wrote to his 10-year-old self, in which he told himself to not “feel ashamed for being sensitive and empathetic”. The musician read the message to his younger self during an appearance on Scott Mills’ show on BBC Radio 1. “Hey Sam, I can picture you now – a …

Maro Music on Producing Tracks for Cyberpunk 2077 [Q&A]

Cyberpunk 2077 is an action role-playing video game developed and published by CD Projekt. The story takes place in Night City, an open world set in the Cyberpunk universe. Players assume the first-person perspective of a customizable mercenary known as V, who can acquire skills in hacking and machinery with options for melee and ranged …

BLOND:ISH’s ABRACADABRA announces New Year’s livestream event featuring Major Lazer, Claptone, Kaskade, and more

by: Rachel Narozniak Dec 23, 2020 After hosting a virtual festival on Twitch in September, BLOND:ISH‘s ABRACADABRA is back for a New Year’s livestream event featuring an eclectic array of talent including Major Lazer, Kaskade, Shiba San, elrow ft. Claptone, John Legend, BLOND:ISH herself, and many more. Broadcasting live on AbracadabraTV from December 30 through …

Unreleased footage of Pop Smoke shared in new ‘What You Know Bout Love’ video

A new video has been shared for Pop Smoke‘s ‘What You Know Bout Love’ – watch it below. The new visual features unreleased footage of the late Brooklyn star, who was killed back in February aged 20. The ‘What You Know Bout Love’ video features footage of Pop Smoke recording the track, as well as video …

US Congress Set to Pass $15 Billion Save Our Stages Act for Independent Music Venues

As of Sunday, Congress has thankfully reached a deal on a $900 billion stimulus bill that will provide urgent aid to those most affected by the pandemic. The hard-hit music industry has been included in the measure via a designated $15 billion package called the Save Our Stages Act. The bill is expected to officially …