Since live music events returned after the pandemic, ARC Music Festival has brought the global house and techno scene home to Chicago on Labor Day Weekend. Over six editions, the festival’s growing profile has helped turn the holiday weekend in the Windy City, the birthplace of h…

Barry Can’t Swim and Sammy Virji have teamed up to release their new single, “I Could Be Madonna.” The joyous peak-time tune arrives today on Barry’s Earths Only Paradise label in partnership with Atlantic Records, combining the talents of two of Britain’s leading dance exports i…

Dannic has remixed Sir Ivan’s “Love Is The Piece.” The Dutch producer-DJ’s big room rework of the recording artist-philanthropist’s latest single was released on Sir Ivan’s Peaceman Music last Friday as the third in a series of remixes that reshape the delivery of its peace-drive…

Levity is bringing an all-new production experience to its annual hometown Snow Day show in Chicago. After DJing in laserships and at the foot of volcanoes, the fan-favorite bass trio today revealed they’ll debut “Octobot,” the latest of several custom production setups that have…

Las Vegas’ Jackpot Festival has unveiled its 2026 lineup. Formerly known as Jackpot NYE, the two-night rave makes its way to the Llama Lot in Downtown Las Vegas this holiday season, going all-in with performances from a roster of the scene’s leading bass DJs on December 26-27. Th…

Framework just added a second night to its Miami Art Week takeover. After announcing its first-ever party in the 305 with ANOTR last month, the Los Angeles-based house and techno outfit today unveiled another show as part of its special collaboration with Miami’s unKommon Events…

Hijinx just dropped its lineup for New Year’s Eve 2026. Known as one of the East Coast’s biggest year-end raves, the two-night massive will celebrate its eighth “full send” in Philadelphia with performances from massive bass names at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on December…

Phoenix’s M3F just added fresh names to its 2027 lineup. House chart-toppers SIDEPIECE, hip-hop auteur Flying Lotus, indie favorite Young & Sick, and a high-profile B2B from dance disruptor Tiga and rising house star AYYBO will join the bill when the long-running festival returns…

Camp EDC is going for 12 days straight for the first time in its history. As EDC Las Vegas expands to two weekends next year, the festival’s on-site campground at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway will host 12 consecutive days of music, programming, and experiences to coincide with th…

Mau P has finally released “Just A Little Bit More.” The Dutch house icon’s most-demanded ID of the summer arrives today after months of playback on his globetrotting festival run and even more live support from more of the scene’s biggest DJs. Led by a sultry vocal that beckons…

Sara Landry is keeping things “Interesting” on her new single, out today. The latest high-speed offering from the hard techno high priestess’ forthcoming sophomore album, Divine Intervention, lands on her own HEKATE Records in a storm of glitchy stabs and screaming synths. Fusing…

Amelie Lens has released her debut album, AURA. The Belgian techno queen’s first full-length LP arrives on her own EXHALE label today, wrapping up her musical journey in 11 tracks that speak to different sides of the sonic universe she’s built over the last decade. From the pulsi…

Daily Bread has released his new album, Vanishing Point. The experimental bass heavyweight’s ninth full-length solo album arrives today, expanding the hip-hop and sample-heavy sonic universe that has made the Atlanta-hailing producer and DJ—born Rhett Whatley—one of his scene’s f…

SLAMM has released their new single, “POWER.” The Miami-Chicago duo returns to ChaseWest’s Chaste Records today with another driving tech house track, packed with funky basslines, rolling drums, electro-born textures, and an infectious warped vocal hook. After they linked up with…

Brutalismus 3000 has released their new single, “Drop Your Spirit.” The bouncy, thrash-along track landed on Live From Earth yesterday, marking the first single to materialize from Harmony Extended, the companion project to the Berlin-based duo’s sophomore album, released in June…

Club Space is continuing its relief efforts to support those affected by the recent earthquakes in Colombia and Venezuela. Last month, the world-famous Miami nightclub teamed up with the Global Empowerment Network (GEM) to offer donation add-ons with each ticket purchased for sho…

Goldenvoice has unveiled a first look at the stage design for Head Trip. Designed by renowned creative production company High Scream, the high-tech look will provide a distinct visual backdrop for performances by Calvin Harris, Swedish House Mafia, Skrillex, and more when the in…

HAAi is gearing up for the launch of her next album with a major U.S. touring run and a new single from the project, out today. Punctuated by pulsing kick drums and chopped vocals spoken by frequent collaborator James Massiah, “I Wanna Feel Like Someone” follows ignition as the l…

Wasteland is back for its eleventh edition, and hard dance is showing up in all its twisted forms. For more than a decade, the beloved West Coast festival has been a cornerstone of Insomniac’s Basscon brand and a destination for devoted hard dance heads. It was a pure hardstyle a…

Proper NYE/NYD just dropped its lineup for New Year’s Eve 2026. The two-night festival from San Diego’s FNGRS CRSSD returns to Petco Park, the baseball home of the San Diego Padres, on December 31 and January 1, ringing in 2027 with another stadium-sized roster of leading electro…

Kaskade and Wooli have teamed up to release their debut collaboration, “Hear Me Now.” After joining forces with Crankdat earlier this year, the producer and DJ treks deeper into bass territory on his second dubstep collaboration, out today on the deep house legend’s own Arkade im…

Interplanetary Criminal and Silva Bumpa have released their highly anticipated collaboration, “Hold Da Phone.” Out today via Room Two Recordings, the highly demanded ID sees the pair of UKG luminaries, regular collaborators, and frequent B2B partners team up again for one of thei…

Chris Lake and Chris Lorenzo have finally released “Long Jacket.” Produced in collaboration with fellow studio wiz Kenny Beats, the much-hyped rework of CAKE’s 2001 hit, “Short Skirt/Long Jacket,” arrives today on the Anti Up pair’s newly minted label, Long Jacket Music, after al…

Neumonic’s new single, “Massive,” is just that. The rolling UKG stinker arrives on the Stateside garage innovator’s own homegrown label, Nawty Records, today, building out the imprint’s burgeoning catalog as its first standalone single release from the label boss. Marked by scree…

End Overdose is rallying the live entertainment industry to get 10,000 people naloxone trained by the end of the month. The nonprofit opioid overdose prevention organization is marking Overdose Awareness Month with a campaign that empowers hospitality leaders, artists, creators,…

CHRIS STASSY has unleashed his new single, “U know me.” The ravey breakbeat track lands on CSS today as the Dutch house star’s first release under his new name, following a summer of rising hype since it debuted during his landmark headline performance at London’s Alexandra Palac…

In one week, ARC Music Festival brings house and techno’s biggest names to Chicago, as the birthplace of house music comes alive on one of the Windy City electronic scene’s biggest festival weekends. With performances by Michael Bibi, Mau P, Chris Stassy, Anyma, KI/KI, Sara Landr…

Hearing damage at concerts, raves, and festivals is a real risk. Typically reaching 90 to over 120 decibels, live music events can cause temporary or permanent hearing loss, ringing in the ears, and muffled hearing. Damage can begin after 15 minutes at 100dB. Thankfully, there ar…

SoundCloud is beta-testing a new feature that lets artists sell music directly to fans from their profiles on the platform, without commission. The streaming platform launched direct music purchases to a select group of 200 U.S.-based Artist Pro creators yesterday, before it goes…

Zeds Dead is headlining the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) this weekend. The Toronto native bass duo will return to its home city to play the Bell Soundstage at the Bandshell as Billboard Canada’s special headliner this Friday, August 28. The performance is free with admissio…

Insomniac has finalized the lineup for BOO Arizona‘s return this fall. After seven years in the shadows, the festival giant’s Halloween weekender returns to Arizona on October 30-31, transforming WestWorld of Scottsdale into a haunted mansion of performances by leading dance DJs…

Armin van Buuren’s A State of Trance (ASOT) has confirmed its return to Rotterdam this winter. The brand’s flagship event is back in the Netherlands with two nights of performances from trance music’s leading DJs at Ahoy Rotterdam on February 26-27, 2027, unfolding across five st…

Maribou State is taking a hiatus from music after a final live performance next week. The renowned English electronica duo revealed they’ll step away from the stage and the studio in an interview with Mixmag published today, but not before one last headline live show at London’s…

Aston Martin’s Formula One team and Defected Records are teaming up for an exclusive music and merch pop-up in London this weekend. As part of Aston Martin Aramco’s I / AM fan experience, the Defected DROP will take over 19 D’Arblay Street in Soho for three days of programming fr…

United Airlines will offer the first nonstop flights from the U.S. to Ibiza. Just in time for the 2027 season, the carrier will launch a route directly from Newark to the Spanish island and clubbing hotspot in May 2027, running four times a week on the new Airbus A321XLR, United…

A group of ravers from Bristol, England, is going viral after they welcomed an autistic camper into their Boomtown crew and helped him realize his dreams at his first-ever festival. Adam James told BBC West that his father, Andy, was concerned for his safety before he traveled to…

Stockholm’s Avicii Experience is commemorating the anniversary of the late artist’s last-ever show with a special event this weekend. Taking place at The Node this Friday, August 28, the event will mark 10 years since the Swedish dance superstar’s final performance with a double-…

Germany’s RIFT Recordings has suffered a setback after its YouTube channel was abruptly taken down by the platform. “We are deeply saddened to share that our YouTube channel has been removed without any copyright strikes or prior warnings,” organizers of the Dortmund-based DJ mix…

Deadbeats’ seventh label compilation is here. ‘We Are Deadbeats Vol. 7’ arrives today on Zeds Dead’s famous label, serving up a snapshot of today’s bass scene across 17 tracks from some of the genre’s most buzzed-about and too-often-slept-on stars. Spanning deep dub, 140, halftim…

AMMIL’s Bring That Beat Back EP has arrived. Released yesterday, the Dutch house riser makes his debut on Ranger Trucco’s range. label with a red-hot two-tracker built for the infectious churn of a party in peak-time motion. Bursting with horns and steppy, swung drums, “Bring Tha…

COSTA just dropped his first original release, “You Got Me.” Mashing up gritty wobble, robotic textures, and head-bobbing drumbeats, the DMV-based dubstep standout’s new single with Fortune Favor lands on Monstercat today, marking the dawn of a new creative chapter after five yea…

Tiga has teamed up with Fcukers and Ben Sterling to drop an official “HOT WIFE” remix EP. After releasing ‘HOTLIFE’—his first solo album in 10 years—in April, the Montreal dance disruptor has solicited fresh takes on the album’s lead track with Boys Noize, “HOT WIFE,” from a new…

Jeff Sorkowitz has dropped his remix of Arielle Free’s “‘Cause I Can.” Featuring vocals from award-winning actor-DJ Idris Elba, the deep and squelchy rework of Free’s percussive house cut sees the Brooklyn club staple make his awaited debut on Chris Lake’s Black Book Records toda…

Tiësto has released his remix of KUKO’s “Voicemail.” The Dutch dance icon’s peak-time rework adds a trancey twist to the German hard techno star’s breakout 2024 hit, layering shimmering synths over the original’s high-speed kicks and soft voicemail sample in a high-profile evolut…

Levity has unleashed its long-awaited remix of “NOBODY CAN STOP RICHARD FINGER.” The Chicago-hailing bass trio’s highly demanded “Levi-Finger” remix dropped on SoundCloud yesterday, adding extra wonk to one of the year’s most disgusting bass tracks in an anticipated crossover bet…

NGHTMRE and Jordin Sparks have teamed up for a drum & bass rework of Sparks’ 2007 hit, “No Air.” Out today on NGHTMRE’s Gud Vibrations label, the catchy D&B bop injects the award-winning pop artist’s Grammy-nominated hit with high-speed drums, sparkling synths, and warm piano cho…

Detox Unit is back with his new EP, Schematic. After dropping “Detonator” last month—his first original release since 2023—the cult-favorite experimental bass artist completes his self-released comeback with three new tracks that blend raw bassweight with meticulous sound design…

Bonnaroo is going on hiatus next year. After a difficult few years on the Farm, organizers confirmed in a statement posted to social media today that the Tennessee festival “will be taking a much-needed year off in 2027.” “This wasn’t an easy decision, and not one we take lightly…

Decadence Colorado just finalized its 2026 lineup. The nation’s largest New Year’s rave is back at Denver’s Colorado Convention Center on December 30-31, hooking up mile-high ravers with a cross-genre roster of 23 performances from the EDM scene’s biggest stars. This year, the of…

ARC Music Festival just announced its massive run of city-wide afterparties. When the mammoth house and techno festival returns to Chicago’s Union Park on Labor Day weekend, ARC After Dark will keep the party pumping with nightly afters at 10 venues across the city from September…

The Pickle is back. Electric Pickle, the boutique nightclub that helped define Miami’s underground scene from 2009 to 2019, has a permanent home in the city once again. After closing its famed Wynwood location seven years ago, the Pickle brand, which has been operating as a touri…

The Secret’s out: Secret Dreams is back next month with performances from the biggest names in low-end dubstep and experimental bass. The four-night music campout makes its way to a new venue at The Cardinal Center, outside Columbus, Ohio, on Labor Day weekend, hosting two headli…

Time Warp has unveiled the lineup for its return to New York City this fall. The renowned German house and techno brand will travel from Mannheim to Brooklyn for its annual two-night NYC showcase on November 20-21, bringing more than 20 world-class DJs to the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s…

Teletech is touching down in Montreal. After hosting a stage at Igloofest earlier this year, the Manchester-born hard techno party series will return to Montreal for a landmark show at the city’s 50,000-capacity Olympic Stadium on November 14. Marking the brand’s Canadian stadium…

Liquid Stranger’s WAKAAN Music Festival just dropped its 2026 lineup. The three-night camping festival from the experimental bass maestro’s famed label will return to Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, Arkansas, with a massive lineup spanning top genre names and sounds on the outer reac…

Portola is back with another massive run of city-wide festival pre-parties and afters. Before, during, and after Goldenvoice’s two-night wharf rave returns to San Francisco’s Pier 80, Portola Week will take over the Bay with 15 shows across the city from Thursday, September 24, t…

Few festivals in the world have built a universe around electronic music like Tomorrowland. Since its debut in 2005, the Belgian festival has grown into one of the most recognizable names in global festival culture, drawing hundreds of thousands of people from more than 200 count…

GRiZ just shared the support lineup for his first appearance at Red Rocks in five years. Announced in June, the funk-dubstep favorite will headline the world-famous amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado, with four sets over two nights on September 2-3, marking his first performance…

The Dutch National Ballet is putting an electronic spin on Swan Lake for a special show at Amsterdam’s famous Gashouder during Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE). When electronic music’s foremost industry gathering returns to the Dutch capital for its 30th anniversary edition this fall,…

Italy’s FuturFestival is hosting its first edition in Mexico this fall. The long-running house and techno event, held annually at Turin’s Parco Dora, will bring a second satellite edition to Monterrey’s Parque Fundidora on November 13-14, organizers announced yesterday. The Mexic…