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Dread MC Announces Long-Awaited Debut Album, “Pressure Drop”
Dread MC is stepping into the limelight after announcing his debut album, Pressure Drop. If you’re a dance music fan, odds are you’ve raved to the high-energy music of MC, whose voice can be heard bellowing from the stages of the world’s biggest festivals. One of the U.K.’s leading electronic music vocalists, he is now gearing up for the release of Pressure Drop, which has the look of one of the year’s most compelling dance albums. Fans will get a taste of the album on Friday, August 12th, when MC will unveil its first exclusive single, an explosive house record produced in collaboration with Gentlemens Club and DJ Q. MC has joined forces with a bevy of influential bass music producers for Pressure Drop, slated to drop on August 18th via Crucast. Acc...
SWARM Confronts His Foes In Metalcore-Infused Single, “Say Goodbye”
SWARM has taken up arms and is ready to face his demons—both internal and external. Known for his ability to cross genres while making dramatic music that should really be considered for the sequel to Elden Ring, SWARM has returned with one of his most powerful releases to date. Released today was “Say Goodbye,” a vivid track that displays SWARM’s ability to overcome any obstacle in his path. A gentle twinkling opens the track as the morning dew forms over the battlefield. Gritty, scowling vocals and the sounds of sharpening blades drive the arrangement forward before distorted bass prepares the attack. Increasing the tempo, SWARM unsheathes his sword and dives into a huge drop filled with seismic bass and fierce metalcore vocals. After a moment to regain his st...
deadmau5 and Richie Hawtin Top Lineup of Speakers at Beatport’s Inaugural ReConnect Summit
Beatport has announced the headlining speaker lineup for the company’s inaugural ReConnect summit, set to take place in New York on September 21st and 22nd. Dance music stalwarts and PIXELYNX founders deadmau5 and Richie Hawtin are slated to speak about their experience in the Web3 space and provide insights on metaverse music experiences in the years to come. Representatives from Meta, Red Light Management, Disruptor Records, the Association for Electronic Music and more will lead discussions on timely topics like diversity and inclusion, wellness and branding among others. Beatport’s ReConnect summit builds upon Beatport’s philanthropic initiative that launched shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic wrecked havoc on the music industry. It has since raised more than $...
Listen to Dabin’s Exclusive EDM.com Playlist Ahead of Headlining Splash House Performance
To celebrate his first-ever performance at Splash House in Palm Springs, Dabin has curated a special playlist locked and loaded with a bouquet of his favorite melodic bass, indietronica, future bass and dubstep tracks of the moment. Available exclusively via EDM.com, the 25-track playlist also includes selects off Dabin’s blockbuster, rock & roll-infused album, Between Broken. “So excited to perform at Splash House!” Dabin told us. “I’m playing a much chiller, vibey set and it’s something I’ve never done before so I’m extra excited.” Touching down at the first of two August editions of the poolside event, a linchpin of the SoCal festival scene, Dabin will headline the Margaritaville stage alongside John Sum...
Travis Scott Teases New Music, Possibly Putting Final Touches on ‘Utopia’ LP
Travis Scott has been gradually making his return to music following the Astroworld tragedies. At the beginning of this month, the rapper announced a Las Vegas residency at Resorts World’s Zouk Nightclub taking place this fall, an experience called Road to Utopia. He also performed a headlining show over the weekend at London’s O2 Arena, where he performed the new track “God’s Country.” According to recent social media posts, Scott may have even more new developments in the works. The rapper appears to be teasing that a new album is on the way, presumably his long-awaited fourth studio LP, Utopia. On August 7, the rapper shared a photo dump captioned, “now to finish” with a CD emoji. The following day, he took to Twitter, declaring that he’ll “be back when it’s album time.” Utopia was...
Peruzzi – Things I Need
Check out this Peruzzi’s brand new song, “Things I Need.” Nigerian singer Peruzzi drops brand new songs, one of which is titled Things I Need, following his new track tagged “Hypertension“. He dedicates the stunning new record to his music lovers and your listening pleasure. Peruzzi, however, has recently appeared on a few tracks, including Wayte by Duru, and Off-white by Chizzy among others. This track should be added to your playlist. Listen and share Peruzzi – Things I Need below. Download coming soon.
DJ Shawn ft L.A.X & Reekado Banks – Baddest
Check out this fresh new tune from DJ Shawn titled – Baddest. Nigerian disc jockey, DJ Shawn comes through with a brand new piece titled Baddest, in which he features Reekado Banks and L.A.X. The new record is an impressive tune to rock your day. It serves as a follow-up to his previous mixtape “Party In The Jungle“. More so, Baddest was produced by Wende and D3an, and it however deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen and share DJ Shawn ft Reekado Banks & L.A.X – Baddest below. Download coming soon.
L.A.X – Para
Don’t miss this brand new single titled “Para” by L.A.X. Nigerian singer L.A.X just a couple of months after his released single tagged Waist Drop returns with a new street banger he calls “Para“. Para was produced by Wende & D3an. It is an amazing solo track that should be added to your playlist. The record is a follow-up to some tracks he featured on like Body by Ibraah, Falz’ Roger Milla, and Lil Frosh Like Dat (Remix). Listen and share L.A.X – Para below. Download coming soon.
PsychoYP ft Zilla Oaks & Backroad Gee – IC3
Don’t miss PsychoYP’s new single released titled – IC3. Nigerian rapper PsychoYP teams up with Zilla Oaks and Backroad Gee for his latest track he calls IC3. It is his fourth track released so far this year. The new record is a fantastic piece of good music for your listening pleasure. It is dedicated to his teeming fanbase for their supportive effort. You can as well check out the recent single he featured titled Under Attack (Africa Remix). Listen and share PsychoYP ft Zilla Oaks & Backroad Gee – IC3 below. Download coming soon.
Megan Thee Stallion Previews Sophomore Album ‘Traumazine’ With Ominous Teaser Video
Megan Thee Stallion confirmed that she had finished recording her sophomore album late last month. Now, the Houston rapper is offering fans a preview of what they can expect on the new record, entitled Traumazine. Set to a simple piano track, the 20-second clip shows Megan wearing a black veil as she slowly approaches a casket, surrounded by ominous onlookers. Once she approaches, she places a single black rose on the coffin. The video cuts to a woman walking away from the casket as it pours around her. It’s unclear if the mystery woman is Megan, as she wears a giant white hat that obscures her face. The clip fades to reveal the album title, Traumazine. Last week, Megan posted the word’s definition, a “chemical released in the brain when it is forced to deal with painful emotions caused by...
Olivia Newton-John Was a Classic Hollywood Star Born at the Wrong Time
The passing of Olivia Newton-John on August 8th at the age of 73 after a long battle with cancer, inspired a rare moment of social media unity in her memory. While the Australian singer, actress, and activist had a decades-long career that resulted in her being one of the best-selling music artists from the second half of the 20th century, she is forever iconic thanks to her performance as Sandy in Grease. A major hit in the ‘70s and a nostalgic beacon during its ‘90s revival, Grease was a knowing pastiche of ‘50s teen comedies that loved the genre it mocked so mercilessly. Populated by a cast of tax-paying adults playing high-school kids who sing about sex and yearning, it’s a giddy mess that has stuck around long after the fads it parodied. What holds it together, amid the dirty gags and...
A League of Their Own Review: The Series Adaptation Remixes the Classic Film From Overlooked Points-of-View
The Pitch: You might think you know this story… but you don’t. The Penny Marshall film A League of Their Own, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, was a landmark production as well as a damn great sports movie, chronicling the inaugural season of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, despite the 1943-era sexism that had men chanting from the stands, “Girls can’t play ball!” As groundbreaking as the original film was, 1992 was a long time ago. So in creating a new take on A League of Their Own as a TV show, co-creators Abbi Jacobson (Broad City) and Will Graham (Mozart In the Jungle) have effectively made a remix of the original film, fully centered in the underrepresented voices that, in the movie, only lurked at the edges of the frame. The story is still focused on h...
