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Glastonbury Festival. Find a full list of artists below.Hailed by promoters as “a coming-of-age celebration of music, pride, freedom and underground culture”, Block9 is making its return to this year’s Glastonbury festival, and celebrating 16 years since it was first launched.Emerging back in 2007, Block9 has openly encouraged diversity, freedom and collaboration through music and creativity, and come to develop a community of like-minded DJs, producers, performing artists, musicians, technicians, drag queens and kings, activists, go-go butcher boys, club kids and ravers.Now, following its return to the festival last year, Block9 is making yet another stop at Glastonbury 2023, and is looking to deliver a “long weekend of late-night parties, giant art installations, underground music and queer culture” in celebration of its milestone.For this year’s edition, huge names from across the dance and EDM world have been enlisted, including Love TKO, Vigro Deep, Rick Wade and Four Tet.

Sziget Festival has announced the complete line-up of electronic acts performing at this year’s rave venues — check it out below.The annual festival is due to take place at Óbuda Island in Budapest, Hungary between August 10-15 this year, where Billie Eilish, Florence + The Machine, David Guetta and Imagine Dragons will top the bill.Newly announced electronic headliners for the festival’s party venues include 999999999, Dixon, DJ Tennis, Herrensauna XXL, I Hate Models, Jeff Mills, Kobosil, Mall Grab, Partiboi69, Paula Temple, Rebekah, Shlømo and Sven Väth.They join the previously announced Mumford & Sons, Lorde, Macklemore, Sam Fender, Yungblud, Foals, Niall Horan, Jamie xx, M83, Nothing But Thieves, Loyle Carner, Bonobo, girl in red, SG Lewis, Yung Lean, Confidence Man, The Aces, Sleaford Mods and more.Tickets and accommodation options are available to purchase now from here.Sziget’s TicketSwap Colosseum returns this year with an enhanced design that supports the sound and lighting technology.

Hangout Music Festival is returning to Gulf Shores Beach in Gulf Shore, AL from May 19-21 and bringing some of the biggest names in rock, pop, R&B, hip-hop, EDM and more along for the ultimate hang.Just a few of those stars on this year’s lineup include Red Hot Chili Peppers, SZA, Lil Nas X, Paramore and Skrillex.But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.Calvin Harris, The Kid LAROI, Flume, Glorilla and Sabrina Carpenter will be there too.

Pendulum have announced their forthcoming single ‘Halo’ which features Bullet For My Valentine‘s frontman Matt Tuck.‘Halo’ marks Pendulum’s first music of 2023. The track first premiered at the band’s sold-out show at London’s Alexandra Palace earlier this year.

Billboard Dance Club charts, he and Bailey have found precious few opportunities to work together again.“He came back to D.C. when I did the Tracks reunion at Town years ago,” says Bailey, co-owner of D.C.’s dearly-missed Town Danceboutique.

Renaissance glory on the Secret Garden stage.“It’s just exciting to be working with him again, in a large-scale way, which we did for years and years and years,” Bailey says. “It’s an honor for me to bring him back and give him this platform, which he deserves.”The two last collaborated when Bailey hosted a Tracks reunion years ago at Bailey’s D.C. nightclub, Town, another fondly remembered dance space no longer with us.Bailey and his partners have, for a while, been developing plans for a new club, still commonly known as Town 2.0, at 1001 North Capitol Street NE.

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is returning to Indio, CA’s Empire Polo Field for a three-day celebration of the biggest names in music.This year, just a few of the most-hyped headliners include Bad Bunny, Frank Ocean, BlackPink, Bjork, Calvin Harris and many, many more.What’s most exciting of all though is that last-minute tickets to music mecca are still available for purchase.At the time of publication, we found some three-day General Admission passes going for as low as $364 before fees on Vivid Seats.That’s nearly $100 lower than it will run you on competitor websites.Can’t make it this weekend?Not a problem — from April 21-23, Coachella is running it back.Passes for weekend two featuring all the same artists can still be picked up — although prices start at $433 before fees.For fans that want to experience the fest with all available perks, you can snag VIP passes.Just a few of the amenities for VIPs include shade cover, restrooms with air conditioning, certain food and beverage vendors and full cash bars.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.We barely scratched the surface of Coachella’s genre-defying lineup.With a bill made up of over 150 artists, here’s a closer look at all artists set to perform at this year’s festival:A post shared by Coachella (@coachella)Once Coachella goes down, music festival season officially begins.Here are just five fests we can’t wait for this year.Need even more music in your life? Check out our extensive coverage of upcoming must-see festivals here.

Summerfest’s truly staggering 2023 lineup made up of over 100 of the biggest artists in country, rock, R&B, hip-hop and EDM.Taking place over three weekends in Milwaukee, WI, just a few of the top spots on the bill this year belong to major headliners like Eric Church, Zac Brown Band, Zach Bryan, Dave Matthews Band and James Taylor with Sheryl Crow.They’ll be joined by heavy hitters like Earth Wind and Fire, The Avett Brothers, Odesza, Imagine Dragons and Elvis Costello.Heck, even a few surprise groups from yesterday like A Flock of Seagulls, Smokey Robinson, Three 6 Mafia, Cypress Hill and Vanilla Fudge will be on hand to celebrate the annual festival’s 55th anniversary.Plus, 38 Special, Spin Doctors, Styx, Smash Mouth and Wang Chung too. Sorry — we couldn’t help ourselves.

Tiësto has released a remix of The White Lotus season two theme song – listen to it below.The main title theme from the second season of the hit HBO show, ‘Renaissance’, was created by Emmy-award winning composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer who also did the season one variation ‘Aloha!’.“As a huge fan of The White Lotus I couldn’t be more excited to be releasing the official remix,” Tiësto said in a statement.“I was instantly hooked on the theme song so I had to put my spin on it for my live sets… every time I play it, the crowd goes crazy! I’m thrilled HBO wanted to partner and make it official.”You can listen to the extra EDM twist on the track below.The official release arrives after the season two theme song became a surprise festival anthem.As the song finishes with an electronic breakdown, the track has appealed to crowds at festivals and beyond. The theme also been been remixed and played at concerts by The Killers and Dominic Fike.Tiësto also explained how the song always receives a positive response from a live crowd.

Skrillex has surprise released his second new album ‘Don’t Get Too Close’ – check it out below.The EDM superstar released ‘Quest For Fire’ on Friday (February 17) after announcing it less than a week before. It was the first Skrillex album since his 2014 debut ‘Recess’ but now he’s followed it up with another new album.‘Don’t Get Too Close’ features Skrillex’s already-released collaborations with PinkPantheress and Trippie Redd (‘Way Back’), Bibi Bourelly (‘Don’t Get Too Close’) and Bladee (‘Real Spring’) alongside new tracks with Justin Bieber, Kid Cudi and Circa Survive/L.S. Dunes vocalist Anthony Green. Check out ‘Don’t Get Too Close’ below alongside the complete tracklist:1. ‘Don’t Leave Me Like This’ (ft. Bobby Raps)2. ‘Way Back’ (ft. PinkPantheress, Trippie Redd)3. ‘Selecta’ (ft. BEAM)4. ‘Ceremony’ (ft. Yung Lean, Bladee)5. ‘Real Spring’ (ft. Bladee)6. ‘Summertime’ (ft. Kid Cudi)7. ‘Bad For Me’ (ft. Corbin, Chief Keef’)8. ‘3am’ (ft. Prentiss, Anthony Green)9. ‘Don’t Go’ (ft. Justin Bieber, Don Toliver)10. ‘Don’t Get Too Close’ (ft. Bibi Bourelly)11. ‘Mixed Signals’ (ft. Swae Lee)12. ‘Painting Rainbows’ (ft. Bibi Bourelly)Skrillex celebrated the release with a sold-out show at Madison Square Gardens alongside Four Tet and Fred Again… after playing on top of a school bus in the middle of New York’s Times Square.A post shared by Sonny (@skrillex)Back in May 2022, Skrillex confirmed that he had at least two new albums on the way and started 2023 by teasing a double album.Skrillex also revealed that his recent absence from music came down to 2022 being “the toughest year of my life”, during which he felt “no drive and purpose for the first time”.“For the first time in 4-5 years I’ve found a new sense of peace.

Pendulum performed a surprise set at Reading Festival 2022 last night (August 27) and teamed up with Enter Shikari’s Rou Reynolds for a remix of ‘Sorry You’re Not A Winner’.Having teased the set throughout the week before an announcement, Pendulum took to the BBC Radio 1 Dance Stage following A.M.C ft Phantom’s early evening set after countdown appeared on video screens alongside the band’s logo. Arriving right on cue, the band started their first UK show as a full band since 2018, with 2020’s comeback single ‘Driver’.“We are Pendulum.

Tiësto has revealed that his collaboration with Charli XCX, ‘Hot In It’, will be arriving in full sometime next week.Charli shared a snippet the song on TikTok last month, using it to soundtrack a clip of herself getting ready to attend this year’s amfAR Gala in Cannes.“I’m gon’ be rockin’ it, droppin’ it/ Shake my ass, I’m stopping it/ I look hot in it, hot in it/ I look hot in it,” the pop star could be heard singing on the track’s chorus in the preview.On Friday (June 17) Tiësto announced that the song would be released on June 30, with the superstar DJ and producer tweeting that “it’s going to be a HOT IN IT Summer !!!”It's going to be a HOT IN IT Summer !!! @charli_xcx https://t.co/SIx6vvrF0c— Tiësto (@tiesto) June 17, 2022Charli’s most recent album was March’s ‘Crash’. In a four-star review, NME‘s El Hunt wrote: “Since the beginning, we’ve seen Charli XCX trying on many guises, whether she’s referencing new-wave on ‘Sucker’ or teaming up with SOPHIE to craft an alien new interpretation of pop on her 2016 EP ‘Vroom Vroom’.“One emotion that her music will never evoke is boredom, and even when her sights are trained on infiltrating mainstream pop, she’s still an artist with a knack for surprising. If ‘Crash’ really does mark the death of Charli XCX as a major label artist – what a way to go.”Tiësto’s last album was 2020’s ‘The London Sessions’, which was recorded during a month-long stay in the British capital and featured collaborations with Becky Hill, Snoop Dogg, Rita Ora, Post Malone, Mabel and more.The DJ confirmed in March that he was working on a new full-length release that he expected to be finished by the end of February, and that he hopes to release it this summer.“Yeah.

Charli XCX has teased a brand new collaboration with Tiësto called ‘Hot In It’.Last night (May 26), the pop star took to TikTok to share a clip of herself getting ready to attend this year’s amfAR Gala in Cannes.Beginning the clip wearing an “I [heart] gossip” t-shirt, Charli documents her beauty regime – hair, makeup and styling – with a big reveal of her final outfit at the end. The clip is soundtracked by an up-tempo new track from the singer.“I’m gon’ be rockin’ it, droppin’ it/ Shake my ass, I’m stopping it/ I look hot in it, hot in it/ I look hot in it,” Charli sings on the track’s chorus.No further information was shared, but according to multiple online posts, ‘Hot In It’ is a collaboration with Tiësto.Check out Charli XCX’s TikTok preview of ‘Hot In It’ below:hot innut ? ♬ Hot In It – Charli XCX Charli’s last album was March’s ‘Crash’. In a four-star review, NME‘s El Hunt wrote: “Since the beginning, we’ve seen Charli XCX trying on many guises, whether she’s referencing new-wave on ‘Sucker’ or teaming up with SOPHIE to craft an alien new interpretation of pop on her 2016 EP ‘Vroom Vroom’.“One emotion that her music will never evoke is boredom, and even when her sights are trained on infiltrating mainstream pop, she’s still an artist with a knack for surprising.

Black Coffee has announced that he’ll be performing a one-off headline show at London’s Beckenham Place Park this September.The Grammy-winning DJ and producer will play an extended set at the event on September 11, where he will also welcome friends and rising DJs to the stage – these will be announced at a later date.According to a press release, the pioneering DJ “will bring his signature sound to the idyllic rolling grasslands of Beckenham Place Park, which is nestled amongst protected ancient woodland and a beautiful lake.”The recently converted golf course in the heart of South London will boast two stages for the all-dayer.Pre-sale tickets go on sale May 10 at 1pm local time; general release tickets go on sale the following day, May 11, at 1pm.

Calvin Harris has announced that he’ll be releasing a new album, ‘Funk Wav Bounces Vol.2’, this coming summer.Taking to Twitter this afternoon, the DJ and producer shared an image of a billboard displaying the album’s title. While not revealing the exact release date, Harris captioned the image: “Summer ’22.”His forthcoming sixth studio album will be his first in five years – his last one being the first volume of ‘Funk Wav Bounces’, which arrived in 2017.That album included the singles ‘Slide’, ‘Heatstroke’, ‘Rollin’, ‘Faking It’, and the chart-topping  ‘Feels’ featuring Pharrell, Katy Perry and Big Sean.No further info has been shared on what to expect from volume two, however, with Harris set to perform at a number of big festivals this summer it’s fair to assume that new music will be released soon, or even debuted during some of his forthcoming sets.Summer ‘22 pic.twitter.com/ojGsbIarsH— Calvin Harris (@CalvinHarris) April 20, 2022Earlier this year Harris shared a new track called ‘Lonely’, using his Love Regenerator alias.It’s the latest in a group of records the DJ has shared since launching the alias back in January 2020.

Coachella attendees have spoken to NME about who they believe should’ve replaced Kanye West on the line-up, and how they feel about the rapper pulling out of the festival.After a year which saw him banned from the 2022 Grammys and banned from Instagram, Kanye decided to exclude himself from America’s biggest music festival, just 11 days before he was set to headline.News of his departure was followed by the announcement that The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia would replace him on the line-up, closing out Sunday night on both this weekend (April 15 – 17) and next weekend (April 22 – 24) of the festival which takes place in Indio, California.“I feel like he’s dealing with some demons and anyone who needs support, we should give them that grace,” Emma McCardell, a 26-year-old attendee from Seattle, Washington said when asked about Kanye’s drop from the line-up. “If people need space, let them have their space.”Her partner, James who is also 26, shared in that sentiment.

Tiësto has shared when he expects his next album to arrive, revealing that it should “come out in the summer”.The Dutch DJ and producer’s last album was 2020’s ‘The London Sessions’, which was recorded during a month-long stay in the British capital, and featured collaborations with Becky Hill, Snoop Dogg, Rita Ora, Post Malone, Mabel and more.Speaking in a new interview, he recalled the experience of making the album. “‘The London Sessions’ was a really great album,” he told Level One. “I spent a month in London, met up with all the best songwriters and we has a lot of session.“I feel like that’s how albums are gonna be from now on: they’ll be a vibe and not necessarily just like 10 songs put together.

here.The Concorde G-BOAC is said to have carried the Queen and Princess Diana on numerous journeys as well as being one of only three remaining of its kind in the UK, according to Mixmag.Meanwhile, a separate rave at Manchester’s Victoria Baths is set to take place later this week.The series, dubbed “Red Bull Unlocked” will kick off on February 26.Headlining the night is Afrodeutsche and A Guy Called Gerald. Other local artists also performing include, Mr Scruff, DJ Paulette, Luke Unabomber, Annabel Fraser, Gina Breeze, Ruf Dug and Blasha & Allatt.Victoria Baths was the host of famous rave nights in the city during the 1980s called ‘Wet’, which were created by the same promoters as The Haçienda club.The 1000-capacity venue will use eight different rooms to transform the location into a rave venue.

Steve Aoki and Grandson have teamed up for a wild new track, ‘KULT’, which also features rising rapper Jasiah.The crossover record is the first preview of Aoki’s yet-to-be-titled upcoming album, and showcases “some of the new and old sounds” that have recently inspired the superstar DJ.Lyrically, the track approaches the cynicism and pressure of having the world on your back and looking for a way out, while the explosive instrumental throws rock, rap and EDM into a blender.Speaking on the collaboration, Aoki said:”‘KULT’ is the first taste from my upcoming album and showcases some of the new and old sounds that have recently inspired me.“Grandson and Jasiah have both been killing it recently, so I was excited to get them together on a track. The energy and lyrics capture a certain kind of feeling that will shake you to your core and possibly even persuade you to join the ‘KULT’.”Watch the Ava Rikki-directed video for ‘KULT’ below:“‘KULT’ is about what happens when the imaginary world becomes more attractive than the real world we inhabit,” Grandson added.

Swedish House Mafia have shared an update on their forthcoming new album, ‘Paradise Again’, revealing the long-awaited comeback LP is “done”.After disbanding almost a decade ago, the EDM supergroup – comprised of Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso – announced in 2018 they would be reuniting for a homecoming show in Stockholm, Sweden.They followed this up last year with ‘It Gets Better’, their first new music since the release of their last album, September 2012’s ‘Until Now’.

The Chainsmokers have returned with their first new music in two years – listen to ‘High’ below.The New York EDM duo – comprising Alexander “Alex” Pall and Andrew “Drew” Taggart – released their third studio album, ‘World War Joy’, back in December 2019.Earlier this month, they teased their comeback by posting a brief snippet of ‘High’ on social media. “Who’s ready?” they wrote, adding the hashtag “#TCS4”.“The song perfectly captures the spirit of today’s relationships, the lengths we will go for someone we love, and the lies we tell ourselves to continue on unhappily,” the group explained of the track, the full version of which arrived today (January 28).“However, underlying these dark and often contentious lyrics is a production that feels celebratory because we all know at the end of the day, we never listen to advice.