Shame on you if you think Rednex’s ‘Cotton Eye Joe’ is the be-all and end-all of the country/dance crossover!
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Avicii Experience to open next year in Stockholm
Swedish artist Tim Bergling (aka Avicii) died in 2018. Now he’s getting an interactive exhibition celebrating his life, due to open early in 2021 in Stockholm. There will be memorabilia, […]
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Is Triller music’s next big launchpad?
It’s not quite a case of: “Come in, TikTok – your time is up.” However, Triller has been growing sharply in recent months and is starting to break tracks and […]
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Social Media Manager – Spinnin’ Records – Hilversum, Netherlands
OUR COMPANY Spinnin ’Records is one the world’s best-known dance music labels, with artists such as Oliver Heldens, KSHMR, Sam Feldt, Alok, Mike Williams, Lucas & Steve, Kris Kross Amsterdam […]
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Beatport and DJcity launch Beatsource digital store for DJs
Dance brands Beatport and DJcity have teamed up to launch a new music-downloads store called Beatsource, aimed at ‘open-format’ DJs (those who play a mix of genres). Launching today, the store […]
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Study explores the market status of dance-music in 2018
An estimated 1.5 billion people were listening to dance music in 2018, making it the third most-popular musical genre behind pop and rock. That’s one of the key figures in […]
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Report predicts 530m electronic-music listeners in China by 2021
NetEase’s electronic-music brand Fever has worked with research firm Nielsen on a report that tries to quantify the market for dance music in China. Among its claims: that there will […]
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Marketing & A&R Manager Aftercluv – Universal Music Group – Los Angeles or Miami
Aftercluv is the recently created dance music division of Universal Music Latin America. With both a global vision and reach, Aftercluv is a 360-platform dedicated to electronic-dance entertainment and culture […]
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Spotify debuts Deconstructing cartoon… on YouTube
Spotify has launched one of its new original video shows, Deconstructed. While the series will “premiere” on Spotify’s own platform, the first episode – ‘Deconstructing: How EDM Changed the World – has been made available on YouTube to drum up interest.
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Beatport inks Spotify partnership to complement its own streaming service
Fresh from launching a streaming music service and appointing a new CEO, dance site Beatport is announcing a startling new partnership: with Spotify.
Yes, that’s right: the two companies are rivals, but also now partners. The deal will see music and video from Beatport appearing on a new “electronic music destination” within Spotify, including some material that’s previously been exclusive to Beatport.
“From the latest tracks by rising stars in electronic music to video coverage of live events to highly curated playlists from Beatport’s team of experts, the Beatport channel on Spotify will host a variety of premium and exclusive content from the epicenter of electronic music culture,” is how the announcement puts it.
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EDM Market Value May 2015
This infographic is an extract from the Music Ally Report
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EDM label Heroic Recordings’ Spotify revenues now rivalling Beatport
A guest column on Digital Music News by EDM label Heroic Recordings makes for very interesting reading. Founder Budi Voogt breaks down the label’s last quarter of income: 42% of […]