Thomas Bangalter made a surprise appearance behind the decks at the Lucky Boy 20th anniversary party in Paris this week. The former Daft Punk member stepped up during Ed Banger’s celebration of 20 years of DJ Mehdi’s album ‘Lucky Boy’, held at Wanderlust on Friday, October 30. Th…

What began as a passionate side hustle among friends has rapidly transformed into one of the live entertainment industry’s most disruptive success stories. Surge, a community-driven ticketing and ambassador platform, generated over $6 million in ticket sales during its inaugural…

Planning festival outfits for 2027 starts long before the first lineup drops. Whether the destination is Tomorrowland in Boom, Awakenings in the Netherlands, an Ibiza closing party or the Black Rock Desert at Burning Man, ravers are putting as much thought into what they wear as…

Jaden Bojsen is heading back to the roots of house music. The Los Angeles-based DJ, producer and songwriter has released ‘Mama Used To Say’, a new single out now on Still Be Around. Jaden Bojsen’s ‘Mama Used To Say’ opens with piano stabs, warm organ chords and a vocal line with…

Sir Ivan’s ‘Love Is The Piece’ has a new look. Electronic trio Cheat Codes have delivered the latest remix of the single, out now via Peaceman Music as the next chapter in its ongoing remix campaign. The Cheat Codes remix of ‘Love Is The Piece’ brings the group’s dance-pop sensib…

When Oktavvia takes a stage, nothing runs on autopilot. Her shows bring together synchronised lighting sequences, screen projections, pyrotechnics and dancers, with the production designed so that the visuals and the music work as one, rather than a singer backed by a few effects…

Lynnic and ItsArius are back with their second album, ‘SOMEWHERE’. Set for release on October 30 via The Night Drive, the 12-track project follows their 2024 debut ‘Melancholia’, which has now passed 150 million streams, and arrives alongside their first-ever headline tour. The a…

A series of suspected jewellery robberies involving tear gas and pepper spray disrupted several parties during this year’s Amsterdam Dance Event. Police received dozens of theft reports over the course of the five-day event, according to Dutch broadcaster AT5. One of the ADE tear…

Dance music has always been a sanctuary for those seeking connection, but for EDM artist N1ckatN1ght, the dance floor is a canvas for resilience. N1ckatN1ght’s latest single ‘Love Is Louder’, released worldwide on October 9, 2026, has climbed to the No. 1 spot on the Top 100 Amaz…

Maceo Plex is keeping his busy 2026 going. The producer has released ‘Supasonic/Closer’, a new two-track single on his own Lone Romantic imprint, out now as of October 30. The Maceo Plex Supasonic/Closer release lands after a packed few months. In July, he released ‘The Plan’ on…

Splice has sampled the vintage electric piano John Legend keeps in his Los Angeles home studio. The instrument he writes and records on is now a preset pack in Splice INSTRUMENT. John Legend: Electric Piano was released on October 27. It is his second instrument with Splice, afte…

Create Music Group has taken a minority stake in DistroKid. It is the latest step in a run of deals that has made Create one of the biggest owners in electronic music. Create CEO and co-founder Jonathan Strauss confirmed the investment on October 28. Create made it earlier this y…

Creamfields has unveiled Runway 2.0, a new 20,000-capacity open-air stage for its 2027 edition. Designed by Lucid Creates, the stage combines the festival’s Runway and HALO stages into one arena, bringing in HALO’s 360-degree visuals. Measuring 60 metres long and 40 metres wide,…

The music of Grand Theft Auto VI is getting its own release. Rockstar Games and Justice have announced Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score, out on December 11 via Because Music, Ed Banger and Rockstar Games. The Justice GTA VI score album will be available as a 2xCD and a 3xLP, w…

Armin van Buuren has picked up an award from an unexpected corner of the music world. The Dutch trance icon has won the Edison Publieksprijs Klassiek 2026, the public vote prize at the Edison Klassiek awards, for his album ‘Piano’. Armin van Buuren’s Edison win came as a surprise…

Boys Noize has shared the next taste of his upcoming album. ‘Nächstenliebe’, featuring Berlin duo Brutalismus 3000, is out now, the latest single from ‘7LLVSION’, his first solo album in five years, arriving on November 6 via ONES and ZEROS. The Boys Noize Brutalismus 3000 collab…

Seismic Dance Event 9.0 announced its official Aftershock after-parties lineup, featuring Chris Liebing, horsegiirL, Max Styler, SG Lewis, KI/KI, and more in Austin, Texas. With Seismic Dance Event 9.0 just weeks away, the Austin-based festival has officially unveiled the lineup…

EXIT is officially coming home. Days after vowing to return to Serbia following the parliamentary election, the festival has confirmed it will be back at Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad next July, a year earlier than planned. The EXIT Festival return will happen in two steps. O…

Armin van Buuren has teamed up with Dutch singer-songwriter Douwe Bob for a new single, ‘What If I Told You’. Out now via Armada Music in collaboration with Breaking Records, the track brings together Armin’s electronic sound and Douwe Bob’s country influenced songwriting. Fans i…

Boris Brejcha has revealed the name of his farewell. Following his announcement that 2028 will be his final year as an artist, the German producer has teased the Last Chapter: Becoming the Joker Tour 2028, the final headline run of his career. The Boris Brejcha final tour was fir…

Jeff Mills is opening the vaults. The Detroit techno pioneer has announced ‘Gamma Rays’, a new EP made up of four previously unreleased tracks from the 1990s, out on Friday, October 30. “4 unreleased tracks from the ’90s are dropping next week! GAMMA RAYS EP out Oct 30th,” Mills…

Boris Brejcha has announced that he will bring his career as Boris Brejcha and “The Joker” to an end. In an emotional video message, the German producer revealed that 2028 will be his final year, with the chapter closing at the end of that year. “My dad always used to say that yo…

Kraftwerk have announced two outdoor UK shows for summer 2027. The German electronic pioneers will play The Piece Hall in Halifax on Tuesday, June 22, followed by Cardiff Castle on Wednesday, June 23. These are the group’s only two confirmed UK dates for next summer so far. The H…

To celebrate 30 years of Amsterdam Dance Event, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra performed Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony beneath EINDER, the 80-metre-long installation by Dutch artist Boris Acket. Conducted by Riccardo Minasi, around 70 musicians from the Royal Concertgebouw Orches…

Daft Punk and the LEGO Group have announced a new partnership spanning products, short films and brand experiences, marking the first time the French duo has been reimagined in brick form. The collaboration was teased on ‘Daft Punk WDPK 83.7’, the duo’s fictional radio station, w…

BICEP will bring their BICEP LIVE show to the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich on Saturday, July 31, 2027, as the first act announced for Labyrinth on the Thames 2027. It will be the Belfast-born, London-based duo’s only London headline show of the year. The Greenwich date is…

From house and techno to festival anthems, Escape Psycho Circus 2026 brings a diverse lineup to the NOS Events Center. Escape Psycho Circus returns to the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, California, on October 30 and 31, bringing two nights of electronic music, elaborate cos…

Martin Garrix has shared the full details of ‘MARTY’, his debut pop album, featuring collaborations with U2, Ed Sheeran, Madonna, Aitana and more still to be announced. The 14-track project arrives on March 5, 2027 via STMPD RCRDS and Darkroom Records, with U2 frontman Bono also…

Work is underway at De Schorre in Boom to replace one of Tomorrowland‘s most familiar landmarks. The De Schorre bridge over the lake, which carries festival-goers from the area around the One World Radio activation and the Elixir stage to the far end of the park where the Freedom…

Alesso has played a DJ set at the top of the Empire State Building in New York to celebrate the release of his new single, ‘Fight For Love’. The Swedish producer performed on the building’s 86th-floor observation deck in a show presented with Kiehl’s and Redken. “Ever since I was…

More details have emerged about A State of Trance Los Angeles, the first two-day ASOT festival in the United States. Produced together with Insomniac, the festival takes over ACE*MISSION Studios on Friday, June 11 and Saturday, June 12, 2027. The event will feature three stages c…

AMF 2026 has officially sold out, with 40,000 fans from around the world set to fill the Johan Cruijff ArenA on Saturday, October 24. As Amsterdam Dance Event celebrates its 30th edition, its biggest show brings together global dance icons and artists reshaping the club circuit i…

The magic of Tomorrowland is one of the most powerful forces in the electronic music industry, delivering can’t-miss events and year-round opportunities to connect to the global community. On October 17th and 18th, the INS SEA region of Shanghai was transformed for some of the wo…

A Daft Punk reunion for GTA VI was reportedly on the table, with Rockstar Games approaching the duo about reuniting for Grand Theft Auto VI. According to music news account HasItLeaked, the duo’s management was pitched “a final comeback” for the game’s soundtrack with what was de…

Martin Garrix has revealed the release date of his next album. Titled ‘Marty’, it arrives on March 5, 2027. Garrix shared the news at the end of an intimate DJ set for his top Spotify fans, one of his first appearances of this year’s Amsterdam Dance Event. The album takes its nam…

Mau P will take over BMO Stadium on January 30 for an open-to-close performance introducing unreleased music from his forthcoming debut album ‘Generation Rebrand.’ Dutch DJ and producer Mau P has announced ‘Generation Rebrand,’ a special open-to-close performance set to take plac…

Sub Focus, Dimension, Culture Shock, and 1991 continue their North American WORSHIP run following performances in Miami and Brooklyn. British drum & bass collective WORSHIP, consisting of Sub Focus, Dimension, Culture Shock, and 1991, kicked off their 2026 North American tour on…

On October 19, 2012, Swedish House Mafia released Until Now, bringing together the trio’s biggest anthems, remixes and club favourites in one continuous mix. Fourteen years later, it remains a snapshot of an entire era of EDM. The compilation served as the soundtrack to the group…

Richie Hawtin will headline a free outdoor pop-up on Amsterdam’s Leidseplein this Thursday, October 22, as part of the celebrations for 30 years of Amsterdam Dance Event. The Leidseplein is one of the city’s best-known squares, at the heart of its theatre and nightlife district.…

Calvin Harris has added two new dates to his first-ever North American headline tour due to what he describes as phenomenal demand. The arena run, which was announced last week with 18 shows, now stands at 20 dates. The new shows are a second night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn…

The Charlotte de Witte Chicago show on Friday, October 16 has been moved indoors. Promoters collectiv presents and Live Nation announced that, due to dangerously high winds forecast around Navy Pier during show hours, the event is relocating to the Aragon Ballroom, the historic v…

Danny L Harle has shared a new remix of ‘Starlight’ featuring PinkPantheress, this time reworked by Skrillex and Ring Noord. The remix is out now via XL Recordings and revisits one of the standout tracks from Harle’s debut album, Cerulean. Ring Noord is the collaborative project…

Sound Quelle has taken to the water for the latest episode of Colorcast Radio. Colorcast Radio 291 with Sound Quelle [Live] is out now, featuring a special live set filmed aboard a boat travelling along a scenic river. Rather than a standard DJ mix, the Russian producer delivers…

London producer and songwriter Bobby Harvey is keeping his momentum going with “Satisfy You,” a new collaboration alongside eight-time GRAMMY-nominated icon Kaskade and vocalist Sam Harper. The track pairs Kaskade’s polished, big-stage house style with the raw UK club influence B…

Dreamstate Canada is expanding its imprint on the Pacific Northwest with its biggest edition to date. Global icon Tiësto is set to headline Dreamstate Vancouver 2026 on Saturday, November 28, bringing a legendary lineup that includes Dash Berlin, Darude, Aaron Hibell, Benwal, Mat…

HUGEL has teamed up with hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg on ‘H.O.U.S.E.’. Out now, the collaboration brings a dream more than 20 years in the making to life for the Marseille-born DJ and producer. The story behind the record started in the DMs. After years of building his career, HUGEL…

Two Phased is opening a new chapter with ‘Light It Up’. Set for release on October 16, the single is the first official release on the independent imprint Two Phased Records, carrying the catalogue number TPR001. Built for the club, ‘Light It Up’ combines a driving house groove w…

FISHER has finally released one of his most requested IDs. The Grammy-nominated producer has teamed up with British singer-songwriter and producer LAUREL on ‘Staring At The Sun’, out now via CATCH & RELEASE. Built around infectious vocal lines and piano-filled hooks, the track pa…

Sara Landry has released her sophomore album, ‘Divine Intervention’. Out now via her own HEKATE label, the 14-track project was ten months in the making and follows her acclaimed 2024 debut, ‘Spiritual Driveby’. The title sums up the album’s philosophy. Written around her relentl…

Alesso is back with ‘Fight For Love’, a new single featuring vocalist Kaitlin Aragon. Out now, the progressive house track reveals a darker, more introspective side of the Swedish producer’s sound. Following ‘The One’ EP, Alesso shifts gears with a brooding, almost symphonic prod…

TOMORA, the duo of The Chemical Brothers’ Tom Rowlands and Norwegian artist AURORA, have released their new EP, ‘CELEBRATION’. Out now via Capitol Records, the five-track project expands on the world they built on their debut album, ‘COME CLOSER’. The EP was recorded at RAR Studi…

Ultra Music Festival has revealed the Phase 1 lineup for its 27th edition. Returning to Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami from March 26 to 28, 2027, as confirmed earlier this year, the festival has announced a bill packed with world debuts, major returns and brand-new show concepts…

Justice have been revealed as the composers of the original dynamic score for Grand Theft Auto VI. Rockstar Games made the announcement alongside the release of the French duo’s new single, ‘Flower in a Hurricane’, featuring Tame Impala, SZA and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard.…

Above & Beyond are bringing their Anjunabeats Warehouse concept to Asia for the very first time. The trio will take over two industrial spaces in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore across one weekend this December, joined by Blake.08, Gabriel & Dresden and Spencer Brown. The new event co…

Richie Hawtin is changing agencies. After more than 15 years with WME, the techno pioneer has announced that he is joining TS Agency, the independent artist booking company founded by Innervisions’ Dixon and Âme. Sharing the news on Instagram, Hawtin explained that the move is pa…

Amsterdam’s Gashouder has revealed the timetables for its ADE 2026 program. The iconic venue will host ten shows across five days, from October 21 to 25, closing out what it describes as its pre-opening season. Things kick off on Wednesday, October 21 with ‘Swan Lake Remixed for…

The Chemical Brothers are bringing ‘Born In The Echoes’ back to vinyl by popular demand. The duo’s Grammy-winning eighth album returns as a limited-edition 2LP pressed on 180g white marble vinyl, landing on November 13. Originally released in 2015, the album features some of the…

Swedish DJ, singer and producer Caroline Roxy is bringing something different to the global rave scene. Combining high-energy DJ sets with live vocals, she has built a career that now spans Europe, Asia and Australia, and this year has taken her all the way to the MainStage at To…

Robyn and Mechatok have joined forces on a new two-track remix release. The Swedish pop icon features on ‘Expression On Your Face (Robyn Remix)’, a new version of Mechatok’s breakout hit with Ecco2k and Bladee, while the Munich-born producer reworks her classic ‘Fembot’. On ‘Expr…

Jeff Mills is bringing his ‘Metropolis Metropolis’ soundtrack to Potsdam. On Sunday, November 8, the Detroit techno pioneer will perform his score live to Fritz Lang’s 1927 silent film classic ‘Metropolis’ at the Nikolaisaal Potsdam, as part of the NikoGrooves Reloaded festival.…