‘Tis the season… for Christmas song covers. While nothing in our minds will ever beat the Kaskade Christmas album from 2017 (and its deluxe version the following year), there’s still a lot out there for people who aren’t as into it as we are. A couple weeks ago, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Armin van Buuren, …
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Spotify tests stories feature for playlists – Dancing Astronaut
by: Jessica Mao Dec 1, 2020 While social media platforms like Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter have adopted the Snapchat-originated stories function, Spotify may be the latest in line to hop on the trend. The streaming giant was spotted testing the new feature in conjunction with its playlists, a few of which included the Christmas Hits …
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Billie Eilish, The Weeknd and Bad Bunny among Spotify’s most-streamed artists of 2020
Billie Eilish, The Weeknd and Bad Bunny are among Spotify‘s most-streamed artists of 2020. In its annual Wrapped data, the streaming platform revealed this morning (December 1) that its most streamed artist of 2020 is Bad Bunny, with more than 8.2 billion streams globally this year. Following on the heels of the Puerto Rican pop …
SoundCloud Reports First-Ever Profitable Quarter in 2020
SoundCloud is on the rise — the platform just experienced its first-ever profitable quarter in Q3 2020 and reported a 37% increase year-over-year in 2019. These are huge wins for SoundCloud and its steady rise in recent years is promising — attributed to its unique business model, which breaks down into Listener Business and Creator …
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Baauer Celebrates First Grammy Nomination With Upcoming 19-Track Mixtape
Days after the Recording Academy revealed that Baauer is up for a Grammy Award next year, the renowned producer is teasing a new 19-track mixtape. Baauer took to Twitter to share that he would be releasing the album, dubbed BOPTAPE, as a thank you to fans and included what some assume to be the record’s cover art. He noted that those …
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Josefine – Dreamin’ – Dancing Astronaut
by: Dancing Astronaut Nov 30, 2020 Swedish born, LA-based female pop sensation Josefine follows the same pedigree of Scandinavian icons Robyn, Tove Lo, and Icona Pop on her latest single ‘Dreamin.’ Production chops and pop hooks have long been Sweden’s greatest export and Josefine does her predecessors proud on her follow up to “Let It …
Billie Eilish says she has 16 songs in the works, feels more confident as a songwriter
Billie Eilish has revealed she has 16 new songs in the works with brother and producer Finneas. In the fourth edition of her annual retrospective interview with Vanity Fair, Eilish, now 18, opened up about identity, using her platform for good, the tumultuous year that’s been 2020, and how she’s been filling the time – …
Fresh Electronic Sensation NICOLAS Drops the Sensational Debut, ‘TEST DRIVE’
It’s always an exciting moment when you discover a sound or an artist that really has the skill and vision to bring more colour to your audial imagination. We have such a case on our hands with the latest sensation to the electronic community, NICOLAS. You can expect Tron-esque synths, building punchy basslines and a …
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Listen to Flume’s Eclectic “Good Nights Formal” Mix for Triple J
A digital graduation party with Flume may have seemed like a pie-in-the-sky idea one year ago, but thanks to the wrath of COVID-19 pandemic, it actually happened. Famed Australian national radio station Triple J recently tapped the Sydney-born electronic music superstar for a DJ set for its “Good Nights Formal” event, a virtual graduation party. The …
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R3HAB ft. Alida – One More Dance – Dancing Astronaut
by: Dancing Astronaut Nov 30, 2020 Add another one to R3HAB’s nearly endless catalog of dance pop hits. One hit after another, it’s obviously he’s got the blueprint figured out to deliver fun and fresh dance bops. The EDM hall of famer is also one of the most prolific producers still in the game and …
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