Traverse global cities’ Top 25 charts with Apple Music’s newest feature

by: Cameron DeFaria May 12, 2021 Apple Music cordially invites its users to take a musical vacation with its newest add-on, City Charts. Following the tech giant’s release of iOS 14.5, Apple has unveiled a fresh, aesthetically charming feature on its leading DSP. As the world remains divided nearing the end of a pandemic, Apple …

Saturday Night Session 048: Chill Out with Armada Music’s CEO Maykel Piron as he discusses his ‘Chill Executive Officer’ series and gives advice to up-and-comers – Dancing Astronaut

by: Farrell Sweeney Apr 24, 2021 Armada Music‘s co-founder and CEO Maykel Piron has what many would refer to as ‘the golden touch’ in dance music. Piron has had a storied career building multiple successful businesses, and the industry’s monumental growth can be credited in part to his vision and dedication to commercializing dance music …

Apple Music’s Isgubhu shines curatorial light on African electronic music – Dancing Astronaut Apple Music’s Isgubhu shines curatorial light on African electronic music

by: Rugby Scruggs Feb 10, 2021 Apple Music has debuted a new platform designed to emphasize key members of Africa’s rapidly expanding electronic dance music community. Isgubhu, derived from a Zulu word for “beat,” will spotlight and curate playlists of African electronic music sub-genres ranging from the funky techno-inspired Gqom to the house music variant …

Premiere: Bleu Clair and OOTORO reconfirm they’re house music’s future with ‘Beat Like This’ on STMPD RCRDS – Dancing Astronaut Premiere: Bleu Clair and OOTORO reconfirm they’re house music’s future with ‘Beat Like This’ on STMPD RCRDS

by: Ross Goldenberg Feb 3, 2021 Has there been a recent unreleased track that’s been more talked-about than Bleu Clair and OOTORO‘s tie-up? Hint: that’s a completely rhetorical question. The side-by-side Indonesian talents shook up the ID conversation after their union was publicized not only in DJ Snake and Malaa‘s Secret Room back-to-back but once again during Martin Garrix’s Tomorrowland …

DJ Snake, Zedd, Nora En Pure, Alison Wonderland, and more head curation for Amazon Music’s New Year’s Eve playlists – Dancing Astronaut

by: Sami Weisband Dec 31, 2020 While concert-goers trade live events for stay-at-home this New Year’s Eve, Amazon has brought in some of dance music’s biggest names to curate a final selection of playlists for Amazon Music Unlimited and HD customers to enjoy as they ring in 2021. Introducing the Choose Your Own DJ New …

Apple Music Ends 2020 With Exclusive DJ Mixes from 21 of Electronic Music’s Biggest Acts

This year, Apple Music has expanded its curation efforts with the addition of DJ mixes on its streaming platform. The move saw Apple Music begin to incorporate everything from live sets, such as Tiësto‘s socially-distanced 2020 Red Rocks Amphitheater performance, to pre-recorded mixes in their “One Mix” series.  Now, Apple Music is rounding out 2020 in spectacular fashion …

Zedd Curates Exclusive DJ Mix of Apple Music’s Biggest Songs of 2020

There is perhaps no EDM artist more ideal than Zedd, one of the genre’s true hit-makers, to curate a list of Apple Music‘s biggest songs of 2020. Zedd has teamed up with the streaming giant for an exclusive DJ mix that covers not only the most popular songs in dance music from this year, but also …

Live Nation launches Black Tour Directory to highlight live music’s diversity

by: Dancing Astronaut Staff Oct 14, 2020 Live Nation has launched the Black Tour Directory, a register to create work opportunities for black workers and black-owned companies in the music industry’s live sector. The initiative shows Live Nation taking an admirable step in fulfilling its recent commitment to highlighting the music industry’s diversity. The sprawling …