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Governors Ball returns this year with a lineup featuring Lizzo, Odesza, and Kendrick Lamar as headliners in a new venue at Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

After leaving Randall’s Island, the festival has been held for the past two years at Citi Field, though the cancelled iteration in 2020 was scheduled to be held there, as well. The new venue is in Queens, off Meadow Lake.

Scheduled for June 9-11, the lineup also includes Lil Uzi Vert, HAIM, Diplo, Lil Baby, Aespa, Rina Sawayama, Lil Nas X, Giveon, Sofi Tukker, and more.

Get tickets here.

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Fan early access tickets available 1/19 at 10am ET, sign up on our website. General on-sale to follow. pic.twitter.com/iSSjQZz0mR

— Gov Ball (@GovBallNYC) January 17, 2023

Photo via @gregnoire

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Lizzo, Odesza, & Kendrick Lamar to headliner Governors Ball at new venue

ILLENIUM has just announced his fifth album will be dropping this year, April 28. ILLENIUM will be his self-titled album, something of a milestone for many artists, or sometimes their debut. Through the years, since his first album in 2016, he’s continued to evolve his sound and now we’re going to get something pretty special.

“To me, a self titled album is the core sound of who I am,” ILLENIUM wrote in a post announcing the release. “I see this album and itss story as a prequel to the Trilogy, where I get to explore my original musical inspirations and blend something that truly feels fresh. It’s made to be played live, with a band, and we’re bringing it on a world tour this summer/fall. I’ll announce tour dates later this week! Thank you all so so so much for your love and continued support and for letting me create whatever I want. Can’t waitttt!!”

Stay tuned for more info as it comes.

My fifth album titled “ILLENIUM” is coming 4/28/23!!!! To me, a self titled album is the core sound of who I am. I see this album and it’s story as a prequel to the Trilogy, where I get to explore my original musical inspirations and blend something that truly feels fresh. pic.twitter.com/84Jbcl8izY

— ILLENIUM (@ILLENIUM) January 17, 2023

Photo via Rukes.com

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: ILLENIUM to release self-titled album in April

Diplo began releasing music as Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, his alt-country project, back in 2019 beginning with “So Long” featuring Cam. Since then, he’s released a full album with collaborators including Morgan Wallen, Zac Brown, Julia Michaels, Ben Burgess, and more, and also played Stagecoach Festival.

This past Friday, Diplo returned a new track, “Wasted,” featuring Kodak Black and Koe Wetzel, and an accompanying video directed by long-time collaborator Austin Peters, who directed the documentary Give Me Future about Major Lazer’s historic 2016 concert that drew 400,000 fans to Havana, Cuba.

“Wasted” marks Diplo’s first new country music since 2020’s debut album, Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil. Additionally, Diplo will bring Thomas Wesley to Stagecoach for the third time, returning this year for his annual “Late Night in Palomino” festival closer and curating his own stage, Diplo’s HonkyTonk, throughout the weekend.

Check out the video for “Wasted” below.

Photo credit: Aidan Cullen

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Diplo returns to country as Thomas Wesley with “Wasted” featuring Kodak Black and Koe Wetzel

German alt-rockers Milky Chance have been unstoppable over the past year, capping off 2021 with over 1 billion streams, and earlier this year released “Synchronize”, a pulsating club track that has hit over 20 million streams. The two have also been hard at work building out eco-conscious initiatives through their Milky Change sustainability initiatives, which seeks to promote eco-conscious touring and has planted over 100,000 trees to date.

Now, they’ve tapped techno aficionado Christian Löffler to provide his unique perspective on their smash, “Unknown Song“. The result is fantastic, as Löffler beautifully infuses the remix with peaceful, deep house rhythms that perfectly compliment sweet folksy melodies from Milky Chance lead vocalist Clemens Rehbein and guest vocalist Paulina Eisenberg. Between gently swaying electronics and thoughtful preservation of the guitar riffs, Löffler yet again mesmerizes our ears with this remix.

Listen below!

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Christian Löffler Flips Milky Chance’s “Unknown Song” Into Groovy, Hypnotic Remix

It’s great having some bangers to kick off your weekend, but it’s also nice having songs on the other end of the spectrum to accommodate your weekend activities. We are loving this new single from DU0, “Overflow“, featuring the beautiful vocals of Emily Coulston.

It’s exciting to see both artists coming together again, especially since their previous track “Come Home” was such a sensational song. With “Overflow“, they create an ode to feeling of happiness you experience when you find that special someone. Soaked in tranquility, DU0 seamlessly pairs delicate melodies and rhythms underneath a blissful vocal from Emily Coulston.

“In the past I’ve tended to have quite dark lyrics and time and this time around I wanted to do something different.  Lyrically it’s about when you meet someone who makes you so happy that you can’t keep it inside.  I teamed up with Emily Coulston again and her dreamy vocals blends beautifully into the acoustic sounds I used for the production.” – DU0

Listen below!

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: DU0 Releases New Single Soaked In Tranquility, “Overflow” ft. Emily Coulston

Rezz just recently played yet another packed-out EDC set in Las Vegas, and she’s back with her newest single — this time, she’s tackling a cover of Eurythmics’ ’80s classic “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” with fknsyd. The two previously collaborated on “Let Me In” off her most recent album, Spiral.

On the new track, Rezz says, “I originally started creating this instrumental for Nightmare on Rezz Street but then I started to hear the sweet dreams vocal over top of it. I played around with the vocal and loved the result, but I didn’t want it to be just a cover. So I reached out to fknsyd to help me record the vocal and it came together so organically. I’m really happy with how this turned out and it’s been so cool playing it live and seeing the crowd’s reaction night after night!”

For a list of all show dates to hear the new single live, and to purchase tickets, visit HERE. 

Photo via Maria Jose Govea @thesupermaniak

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Rezz Covers Eurythmics’ Classic “Sweet Dreams” With fknsyd [LISTEN]

Finally, after five years, Calvin Harris is back with the first single from his highly anticipated Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2, with “Potion” featuring Dua Lipa & Young Thug.

This marks the second time Harris has collaborated with both artists. Calvin previously worked with Dua Lipa on their smash hit “One Kiss,” which topped charts around the world and was the biggest selling single of 2018 in the UK. In 2017, Harris worked with Young Thug on the first installment of the Funk Wav Bounces project on the single “Heatstroke” (which also features Pharrell and Ariana Grande).

“It’s an honor to work with Dua and Thug again. They’re both such dynamic artists who have contributed so much to today’s musical landscape,” says Calvin.

The psychedelic music video for “Potion,” directed by Calvin’s longtime creative collaborator, Emil Nava, re-introduces the energy of Funk Wav Bounces setting the tone for a big summer for Calvin. Watch below.

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Calvin Harris Ushers In New Era Of ‘Funk Wav’ With First Single Featuring Dua Lipa & Young Thug

Web3, The Metaverse, Crypto, NFT’s…  we all hear these worlds nearly on a daily basis. The world is evolving at rapid pace and artists are joining. Whether it was Justin Boretta teaming up with Aaron Penne for their Generative Art and music project, or Steve Aoki spearheading the NFT movement in the dance music community, it is clear to see that technology and the music industry are now linked more than ever.

There’s another artist who’s enjoyed immense success over the past 30 years. Whether that be the frontman of a Hungarian pop group, one half of legendary trance duo, or producing beautiful progressive and trance  music under his solo project, Shane 54 managed to continue to pioneer new ways for people to experience his music.

What do we mean by that? Well, he’s using AI technology to create music videos and the result is jaw dropping.

“I’ve been making animated music videos for over a year now: I did some for other artists just as well for my own music. Oddly enough my first ever animation got shortlisted for “Best Animated Music Video” at the Hungarian Music Awards in 2021. (I didn’t win, but THAT would’ve been a miracle I guess)

The past few months spent exploring AI image creating technologies. I quickly got sucked into it: became part of a hot new movement in art, which naturally lead me wanting to use my newly found art in my music videos..

When he started, it took months of experimenting – and failing. Nothing was working the way he envisioned it.

“The first problem with using a brand new technology like this, is EVERYTHING looks fantastic and fresh. You create awesome visuals. Then – as soon as your tool’s new version comes out – your previous works all of a sudden start to look less cutting edge. Then it’s outdated faster than you could say ‘Björk’.”

Then he realized, with a separate app for animation, he could avoid the cliches that were so easy to fall for when creating AI videos.

“The idea was to create every single element of the video with MidJourney (my current favourite AI tool), creating a collage that is coherent like no other. THEN animate it. Even though it was a stupidly simple idea, the impact it had on my work is unbelievable…

I truly was able to create my own, unique world with a lion-headed king, magic carpet, castle in the sky, and anything I could think of. Using the right keywords and modifiers makes the images look well-textured / aged, so very little post processing needed in the end: it was lightning fast, and visually provided me literally everything I wanted.”

Although he does not think himself to  be a filmmaker in a traditional sense, he is undoubtedly creating a new visual experience to pair with music that has an absolutely unique look, and a story to tell.

“The worldwide AI community is pioneering an art form that’s so new and groundbreaking, that most of the old rules and labels don’t apply here. New methods and techniques getting released on a weekly basis, and it’s not an exaggeration. I’m extremely happy to be a part of this movement, giving me the opportunity to fuse music, art and filmmaking the way I always envisioned. It’s unbelievable really.”

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Shane 54 Is Pioneering A New Way To Make Music Videos With AI Technology

Don’t let the intro of the title track for Virtual Reality, Tengu’s first solo multi-track since 2020’s Comin’ In Tough LP fool you. The light, lilting, slightly vintage synths drop into the Brighton producer’s trademark madness soon enough, and then it’s running basslines, crunchy synths and jumpy rollers from start to finish on his new Virtual Reality EP, out this week on Korsakov Music.

Tengu has always had an ability to combine light, ravey elements with dirty, heavy bass and neuro flourishes in a way that doesn’t sound hokey or try-hard, and Virtual Reality is no exception. The hookup with dancefloor imprint Korsakov Music is timely as well, as after Tengu released a track on the Dutch label’s Future Stars compilation last year that was wildly popular, it seemed only a matter of time before an EP was due. With summer festie season about to begin in earnest, these tracks are likely to see even more play, and rightfully so.

The ravey, Tron-like synths follow Virtual Reality through all its tracks, so it’s obvious there’s a theme here. On second track “Rayquaza” one might even call the synths so ravey that they’re progressive, that is until the second drop, where a chunky af synth takes over and pushes the track into epic dancefloor/neuro vibes. Seeing as it’s named after a similarly epic Pokémon, the progression of this track seems fitting. The EP’s closer “Cell”, by contrast, is all chunky synths and has a more ominous vibe than its predecessors. Perhaps signifying an epic VR battle, the script is flipped here a bit, with the synths sounding very modern but the drums and snares having a fun, starburst throwback vibe.

The title track to Virtual Reality is our YEDM premiere today and despite its very vintage, keys-from-Kyrie-by-Mr. Mister vibe, that balance between light and dark, sublime and heavy is present, with loads of interesting sine wave manipulation and ambient sound design that really introduces the theme of the EP nicely. The highs and bass flow together nicely here, and if we’re talking balance, it probably is the most balanced track. That means it’ll probably be the most played this summer, as it will mix well with loads of different styles and genres.

While all Tengu’s releases over the past few years (usually on Southampton UK label YosH) have this lovely balanced quality that works well with different mixes, it seems he’s dialing that style in even more lately, and it will likely serve him well. With Korsakov Music and its Future Stars series as a pretty decent predictor, fans can expect to see a lot more of Tengu in the coming months and years.

Virtual Reality drops this Friday, June 3 on Korsakov Music. Click here to pre-order or pre-save.

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Your EDM Premiere: Tengu Gears up the ‘Virtual Reality’ Machine With Some Summer Bangers [Korsakov Music]

Now, Callie is making her return to Dim Mak with her electrifying single, “Arm’s Length“. Laced with gritty synth wave production, Lia delivers a gripping vocal performance that together, helps this song soar to new heights. “Arm’s Length” showcases a more sophisticated, sonically dark side of Callie and the result is spectacular.

Listen below!

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Callie Reiff Returns To Dim Mak With Electrifying Single, “Arm’s Length”