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Happy Birthday, Carly Rae Jepsen: Here are the 5 Best EDM Remixes of “Call Me Maybe”
From tropical house to early 2010s dubstep, there’s no shortage of creativity when it comes to producer’s putting their spin on”Call Me Maybe.” Ever since Carly Rae Jepsen‘s “Call Me Maybe” went viral in 2012, launching waves of cover versions, video parodies, and memes, the world of pop music has arguably never been the same. The iconic track became the best-selling single of the year and topped charts around the globe, launching Jepsen into the world of fame and fortune as an internationally recognized pop star. With four albums and plenty of hits hitting the airwaves since then, including “OMG” with Gryffin, Jepsen’s phone has been ringing off the hook for years. To celebrate her 34th birthday today, we’ve roun...
Tackling Trends and Challenges for Black Friday in 2020
With the Black Friday shopping frenzy around the corner, the digital economy this year is expected to receive an enormous boost as many people will want to avoid crowds and take their shopping online. After a difficult year marked by severe disruptions and decreased demand, businesses will also be relying on this period to make up for losses due to the pandemic. As Black Friday is set to be so different, what can businesses expect to see? The opportunity for increased sales has led to many businesses treating November as ‘Black Friday Month’, giving customers a lot more time to find exactly what they want at the best price. Physical stores may see a lot less foot traffic as customers who opt for the safety and convenience of online retail platforms instead. Adobe predicts that online Blac...
EDM.com Presents “Quarantini Chats” Episode #10: Gorgon City and PAX
Join us live as we sip custom cocktails crafted by Gorgon City and PAX. Whether they’re bedazzling eggs with rhinestones, baking their own sourdough from scratch, or concocting absurd cocktails, those in the social media community at large have embraced their creativity during their time in quarantine. Harnessing that creativity and manifesting it into the dance music community, EDM.com’s Instagram Live interview series “Quarantini Chats” invites the brightest music producers and DJs in the game to join our platform and craft a custom cocktail as they sip and dive into a wide range of topics with our special guest hosts, The Hotel Lobby. Gorgon City and PAX are joining EDM.com for the 10th episode of “Quarantini Chats.” The pair of dance music powerhouse...
2022 Honda Civic Type R: What We Know About the Hot Hatch
There’s no denying the current Honda Civic Type R is a tough act to follow. Having won multiple comparison tests and an astonishing 4th–place finish in our 2018 Best Driver’s Car competition, the Type R is a front-drive performance miracle that audaciously takes all comers—no matter the opponents’ specs or price point. So how could the hot hatchback possibly get any better? With the reveal of the 2022 Honda Civic Prototype, we have reason to believe Honda will pull off another performance magic trick with the 11th-gen-Civic-based Type R. Here’s what we know so far about the upcoming 2022 Honda Civic Type R. 2022 Honda Civic Type R: A New Platform <!– –> The 11th-generation Honda Civic rides on a new platform evolved from the outgoing Civic’s bones. This new global C...
TrueFire Studios to Offer World-Class EDM Production Tutorials After FaderPro Acquisition
The guitar lesson giant has entered the dance music space and will offer exclusive production courses with Mark Knight, UMEK, and more via FaderPro. TrueFire Studios, the leader in online guitar lessons, has acquired EDM’s top production tutorial database, FaderPro. The acquisition, announced today exclusively via EDM.com, makes TrueFire Studios the undisputed top destination for all things music education. TrueFire Studios has been offering lessons since 1991 and, with more than 600 prestigious educators and over one million users to date, has emerged as the preeminent service for musical education for guitarists. With such an illustrious reputation, it was naturally time for the company to expand. TrueFire Studios now grants users access to production lessons an...
Why Grammys’ ‘World Music’ Category Name Change Was a Long Time Coming
I remember being really confused the first time I heard the term “world music.” I was looking up past Grammy award winners and noticed the genre title. “Isn’t all music technically world music?” I thought. “I’ve never heard anyone describe themselves as a ‘world music’ artist.” It was almost as if the title was code for “weird” or “fringe” and seemed to designate that the music was of a lower tier than other “non-world” genres. It wouldn’t get screen time, attention or press anywhere at the level of the other categories. It was especially confusing to me because I’m of Haitian and Guyanese descent and grew up listening to a lot of these “world” artists and songs throughout my life. These “world” artists filled massive arenas around the globe and sold millions of records, yet th...
Dazed and Confused Book Author Melissa Maerz on the Film’s Enduring Mythology
Over the phone, his voice still sounds like Mitch Kramer. It’s 2020, though, and Wiley Wiggins long ago left behind his signature role from 1993’s Dazed and Confused, the shaggy, beloved comedy film. Life’s worked out better than OK for Wiggins: Now 44, he’s working on a career in video game design and resides in Los Angeles with his wife. Wiggins is at peace being forever associated with his role as Kramer, the semi-cool incoming freshman, and with Dazed, widely considered the most accurate onscreen portrayal of high school life. More than a few cinephiles, including Quentin Tarantino, consider Dazed one of the best films ever. Still, Wiggins tells SPIN that he was “completely ready to never talk about Dazed and Confused ever again” until journalist Melissa Maerz came along. He’s amon...
TrueFire to Offer World-Class EDM Production Tutorials After FaderPro Acquisition
The guitar lesson giant has entered the dance music space and will offer exclusive production courses with Mark Knight, UMEK, and more via FaderPro. TrueFire, the leader in online guitar lessons, has acquired EDM’s top production tutorial database, FaderPro. The acquisition, announced today exclusively via EDM.com, makes TrueFire the undisputed top destination for all things music education. TrueFire has been offering lessons since 1991 and, with more than 600 prestigious educators and over one million users to date, has emerged as the preeminent service for musical education for guitarists. With such an illustrious reputation, it was naturally time for the company to expand. TrueFire now grants users access to production lessons and tutorials by artists from electronic mus...
Celebrate Transgender Awareness Week With Music from These Non-Binary and Trans EDM Artists
we spotlighted five trans and non-binary electronic music trailblazers in order to promote their courage, unmatched talent, and flat out badassery. While we may lose sight of our values at times, it’s important to remember and revisit the roots from which they blossomed. A value at the core of EDM is inclusivity, and despite dubious economic and social challenges that never seem to cease, the dance music community must remember that it welcomes all walks of life. There is something to be said about strength in numbers. Today is the beginning of 2020’s Transgender Awareness Week, which is annually observed during the second week of November. The celebration memorializes the transgender community by raising awareness about the identities of its members. It also aims to educate pe...
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Go Behind the Scenes of David Guetta and MORTEN’s Gripping “Save My Life” Music Video [Exclusive]
Directed by Balázs Simon, the video is dark and mysterious, perfectly matching the tone of “Save My Life.” While David Guetta and MORTEN have been putting out “future rave” music for over a year now, they had yet to pursue a full blown music video for a track until now, with the release of “Save My Life.” Released on November 13th via Musical Freedom, Tiësto‘s record label, the track and music video fit like a lock and a key, harmoniously translating dark and edgy synths with spellbinding visuals. The music video, directed by Balász Simon, follows one man as he engages in a gripping pursuit of reconciliation with a past trauma. Highlights include a tense drive down a foggy country road and a poignant encounter with a young boy,...
You Know Mercedes + AMG, But What About Mitsubishi + AMG?
The Mitsubishi Debonair V 3000 Royal AMG is a real AMG—a really different AMG, too. A global blend of Teutonic tuning and Japanese luxury, it may have been the perfect expression of its moment in time. And the epitome of what Japan aspired to be—a builder of world-class luxury automobiles to rival the European elite. And what better way to do that than wrap one of your top offerings in the mystique of a celebrated German tuner? In 1987, when this AMG-ified Mitsubishi debuted, Japan was thriving. The Bubble Economy, as it’s known, meant automakers were absolutely flush with cash and happy to spend it developing moonshot cars like the Eunos (Mazda) Cosmo, the Acura NSX, the sequential-turbocharged monsters like the Toyota Supra and Mazda RX-7. A generation beyond the devastation of WWII and ...
If Porsche’s 919 Le Mans Racer Had a Successor, It’d Be This Vision 920
For four years, the Porsche 919 Hybrid competed in the LMP1 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Porsche, however, pulled the plug on the three-time Le Mans-winning racer following the 2017 season and instead focused its racing efforts elsewhere (such as Formula E). The 919 Evo, free of racing restrictions, set some records and made some headlines, but that wasn’t the end of Porsche design’s ambitions for the 919. Not only did Porsche designers work on a street iteration of the 919, but the team also envisioned an informal replacement for it—a preview, perhaps, of a future racer. Dubbed the Vision 920, this low-slung Porsche explored a concept for an exotic supercar for the streets, or a racing vehicle for privateers. In other words, you’re looking at Porsche’s thinking about wha...
