As of today, both Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha can officially call themselves part of Spotify’s one Billion streams club, as their song ‘In The Name of Love’ surpasses the whopping billion streams on the platform. Garrix is the first Dutch artist ever to accomplish this with one song. The milestone also marks Rexha’s first billion streams song.
The list of songs with over a billion streams on Spotify isn’t very long. At the moment it includes just over 100 tracks where ‘In The Name Of Love‘ will be added to after today. Artists who were already part of the list are Ed Sheeran, Drake, Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande amongst others.
Wilbert Mutsaers (Head of Music, Spotify Benelux): ‘It’s truly amazing that Martin Garrix has surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify with one song as the first Dutch artist ever. His ‘In the Name of Love’ (feat Bebe Rexha) turns out to be an all-time classic!‘
‘In The Name of Love‘ was officially released on the 29th of July 2016, after Garrix ended his very first Tomorrowland closing set with the track. Teaming up with American singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha, it immediately shot to the top of the charts. The live performance of ‘In The Name of Love’ at the ‘Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ also marked the first performance by a Dutch artist on the show. Garrix had just turned 20 at the time.
Meanwhile, Garrixhas not been slowing down ever since, releasing one big record after another including ‘Scared To Be Lonely‘ with Dua Lipa, ‘Summer Days‘ with Macklemore and Patrick Stump and ‘Ocean‘ with Khalid. The billion plays accolade is just the start of 2021 for Garrix, who has got plenty in store for his fans the coming year.
Following the successful launch of “So Fierce Music” an LGBTQ+ Inclusive Music Label, , Canadian/Austrian Genderfluid DJ and producer Velvet Code is back with a brand-new remix.
This time around Velvet showcases a rework of Taylor Swift‘s latest hit ‘Willow‘. The melancholic original has been turned into a popping tune that will bring a smile to your face right away.
Velvet Code: “I wanted to take her new single and give it a happy, piano house twist, but include some retro 80s synth elements of the 80s that are sometimes forgotten. Taylor Swift’s vocals are among my favourites to work with!”
Next to this release, Velvet Code has more exciting news on the way regarding their very own label So Fierce Music, with 2 releases slated for January, and 9 productions in the works. Make sure to stay tuned!
Anjunadeep, the A&R hotbed that ignited the careers of label legends Lane 8, Yotto, and Dusky, now present the second installment of their new ‘Reflections’ compilation series.
Following the inaugural volume in October, ‘Reflections Vol.2’ is a collection of downtempo and electronica from label favorites Jody Wisternoff, Kidnap, Croquet Club, Martin Roth, and Luttrell, along with rising talents Luigi Sambuy, Lycoriscoris, Tryst, and Dotmaka.
The compilation’s first single ‘Don’t Bite’ is from REVE D’ELLE, the new musical endeavor from Fur Skillman (Eli & Fur). Tallying up a long string of successes under her Eli & Fur alias alongside Eliza Noble, including support from BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac and Danny Howard, REVE D’ELLE’s fusion of mystifying songwriting and downtempo production style creates music quite unlike any sound we’ve heard from her before.
The debut single for REVE D’ELLE, “‘Don’t Bite’ is an ode to the vulnerability we are often afraid to show in love”. ‘Don’t Bite’ is out now.
‘Reflections Vol. 2’ also features the long-awaited full release of Croquet Club’s Anjunadeep 09 highlight ‘Night Lights’, exclusive piano-led contributions from fan favorites Martin Roth and Luttrell, and label debuts from UK duo Tryst and Dotmaka.
‘Reflections Vol. 2’ is available to pre-order now.
Brazilian dance music star Alok kicks off 2021 with new single ‘Rapture’, a collaboration with Irish DJ and producer Daniel Blume, out on Friday 8th January via Spinnin’ Records and Alok’s label CONTROVERSIA.
A 2021 reimagining of the Nadia Ali club classic of the same name, ‘Rapture‘ combines seductive vocals, emotion-tinged breakdowns and a deep, driving bassline.
“I’m hyped to be teaming up with Alok to bring you our take on this noughties rave classic,” Blume enthuses.
The collaboration comes shortly after the launch of Alok‘s social constitution of his own name where he donated 5.2 million dollars to the charitable cause. Instituto Alok was officialised on 19th December during Alok’s first end of year special live stream ‘Alive‘, which was broadcasted free on Brazilian Television Network and via YouTube.
‘Rapture‘ also marks the latest release on CONTROVERSIA, a label Alok launched last year to showcase emerging Brazilian talent as well as release an array of his own dance music.
An infectious club jam, ”Rapture‘ sees Alok and Daniel Blume kick off the new year in fine style.
Needing no introduction, Scottish house favourites Illyus & Barrientos have gained massive support in recent years from the likes of Annie Mac, Danny Howard and Pete Tong, whilst also featuring on Radio 1’s prestigious and legendary Essential Mix series.
With their individual backgrounds diverse, allowing each to bring originality and unique influences to their productions, the pairing’s energetic and passion-fuelled DJ sets have led to a number of stand-out residencies around the world.
Offering up yet another instantly recognisable production, ‘Disco Hearts’ combines big, rasping vocals from the brilliant Laura Davie atop of a fun-drenched, disco-laced production to offer up an essential slice of feel good house music!
Illyus & Barrientos ‘Disco Hearts’ featuring Laura Davie drops via Toolroom on 8th January 2021.
Global superstar DJ and producer David Guetta made a huge artistic statement over new years with a performance at one of Paris’ most iconic locations: the Musée du Louvre.
The show was the third edition of his United At Home series which aims to unite fans from across the globe to raise money for those in need. The show has been watched more than 16 million times and you can watch it again hereand donate here. 7.8M people tuned in on Facebook, 2.4M on YouTube, 740K on VK, 270K on Twitch, and the performance reached 4M people on TV across TV and Insight TV.
His impressive DJ set and light show (including 450 light spots and 2 drones) showcased the Louvre in an incredible new world and delighted viewers across from the world from Australia to Brazil, Germany to Russia, highlighting the Louvre in a unique festive and magical way.
David Guetta NYE United at Home in Paris
United At Home from the Louvre is available on YouTube and Facebook and the crowdfunding continues. The partnership between David Guetta and Louvre will certainly go down in history as these two cultural icons joined forces for a state-of-the-art production that brought some festive energy to homes across the planet.
“After a difficult year, I couldn’t have wished for a more special way to ring in 2021″, says David Guetta.
“The Louvre is admired all over the world and to have the opportunity to make it our own for this show is a huge honour. Thank you to everyone who joined in and donated and if you haven’t already, you can still check out the show and donate. Big thanks to the Louvre for having us and let’s hope 2021 promises some positive change for the cultural industries and doors will open again soon“.
“I am delighted with the tremendous success of David Guetta’s New Year Eve benefit concert”, says Jean-Luc Martinez, President-Director of the Musée du Louvre.
“This spectacular, generous and popular initiative has allowed millions of people in France and around the world to celebrate the arrival of 2021 with the Louvre from home, until we are able to welcome visitors once again in person to the museum. I am happy that this palace, which has been an integral part of French history for eight centuries, continues to inspire some of the best contemporary artists across all sectors of the creative arts.
Like so many others, I was amazed by David Guetta’s appreciation of the Louvre, its collections and its architecture, particularly the Pyramid. I’d like to thank everyone who participated in this charitable fundraising effort and especially the individual donors. I would also like to take this opportunity to extend our best wishes for the new year from the entire museum team.”
After already raising over $1.5 million for charities with his United At Home events hosted from Miami and New York, David Guetta‘s third edition of United At Home in Paris is dedicated to UNICEF and Les Restos du Coeur. It is also possible to make a donation to the Louvre, which had to close its doors during 6 months. Dedicated to unite people throughout these unusual times, David Guetta connected with people all around the world and brought some light and joy to households worldwide to slide into the new year in a very festive way.
After raising funds for Feeding America, Feeding South Florida, Fondation Hôpitaux de Paris – Hôpitaux de France, and The World Health Organization‘s COVID-19Solidarity Response Fund the livestream in Paris benefited UNICEF, Les Restos du Coeur, one of France’s biggest charities distributing food packages and hot meals to those in need, and the Louvre, one of the world’s largest museums.
Kicking of 2021 with all the positive vibes Benny Benassi and R&B singer, Jeremih enlist Varmix, Boss Doms, Crazy Cousinz and Riccardo Marchi for four stellar reworks of the original – out on all Ultra Records now.
For what was a busy year filled with stellar collaborations including CeCe Rogers, Burak Yeter and BB Team,Benny Benassiunited with the legendary R&B singer, Jeremih for the ultimate uplifting track, LOVELIFE.
With #1’s, Billboard Hot 100 spots, billions of streams and Grammy Awards between them, the collaborative cut, LOVELIFE lifted spirits with Benny’s impeccable production skills and funky rhythms, whilst Jeremih’s addictive vocal chops made for the ultimate crossover weapon.
With the original now boasting over 6m streams on Spotify, spins on Capital, Sirius XM’s Diplo‘s Revolution, and not to mention endless support on editorial Apple Music and Spotify playlists, LOVELIFE gave a boost of positivity to the world when it needed it most.
Now putting their twist on the original, Varmix, Boss Doms, Crazy Cousinz and Riccardo Marchi take LOVELIFE to the next level. While the original version of the track demonstrates Benny’s pop inspired sensibilities and ability to create crossover house weapon, Varmix’s take adds powerful bass lines, whilst Riccardo Marchi builds with new layers of synth structures and hard hitting horns to give the original a much more mysterious vibe.
Also making waves with his version of LOVELIFE, Italian DJ/Producer, Boss Doms consistently adopts a pop-synth style to his work, and this remix is no different with his additions of silky house beats which are balanced between plumes of synths and intricate kickdrums.
Meanwhile, Crazy Cousinz’s version spills out warped baselines and smooth percussion for the ultimate house weapon.
Benny Benassi & Jeremih – LOVELIFE remixes are out now via Ultra Records.
Our favorite music festival, Tomorrowland never disappoints us! Dance music lovers from all around the globe counted down to 2021 and danced into the new year at Tomorrowland’s magical New Year’s Eve celebration Tomorrowland 31.12.2020.
The festival pulled out all the stops for an unforgettable end of year party in its brand-new digital entertainment venue NAOZ, which saw stellar performances from more than 25 superstar DJs and producers on 4 magical digital stages, including Armin van Buuren, Charlotte de Witte, David Guetta, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Diplo, Kölsch b2b Joris Voorn, Lost Frequencies, Major Lazer, Martin Garrix, DJ Snoopadelic and many more.
The People of Tomorrow were treated to tons of brand-new releases and exclusive unreleased IDs all night long – an explosive Martin Garrix set stacked with IDs, brand-new records (made in the last half year) by Kölsch and Joris Voorn, unreleased new ARTBAT music, Coone‘s brand-new album showcase and much more.
Fleetwood Mac‘s iconic classic ‘Dreams‘ turned out to be the most played track at Tomorrowland 31.12.2020, while people from more than 151 different countries across the globe united again as one without any borders or boundaries and – from Fiji to Hawaii, from Tokyo to Santiago – dreaming of and wishing for a new year and world filled with music, celebrations and festivals in 2021.
The hard-working team behind Tomorrowland festival once again proved their generosity. They gifted over 2.000 healthcare workers in Belgium with a free ticket for Tomorrowland 31.12.2020 to enjoy the digital New Year’s Eve celebration after an exceptional year.
Check out the videos below!
Tomorrowland‘s Relive on-demand video platform is opened now and people who have bought an on-demand Pass have the chance to revisit the biggest night of the year and relive all Tomorrowland sets from January 1 until January 14.
Separate on-demand passes (€12,50) are now also on sale via tomorrowland.com, giving people the chance to enjoy all full performances on demand at any time for the next 2 weeks.
This January British-mainstay Lee Walker inaugurates the 2021 release schedule of Kerri Chandler’s esteemed Madhouse Records with the heavy-hitting Tricks, featuring both UK and US Garage mixes, the release also offers respective Dub versions.
“The idea behind Tricks was to combine the fun, swing filled personality of UK Garage with the more organic instrumentation of US Garage. It actually started off inspired by a classic Fuse style groove which I just kept building towards a UKG groove.
I got the idea while flicking through my sample library and I heard a vocal that I thought I’d love to use. I wrote the little piano line and organ chords then off I went with the idea of fusing US with UK Garage. I’m really happy with the result, it’s something I think is perfect for the club when we can finally set foot in one again!” – Lee Walker
Lee’s US Garage Mix sets the tone of the release, as hard-hitting kicks blend into soothing vocal tones. Echoing synths create a groovy, late-night feel before the UK Garage Mix strips things back and delivers a signature two-step flavour with subtle piano rolls that produce a feel-good theme throughout.
Lee Walker is a familiar face in the contemporary house sphere. He first shot into the spotlight when Defected signed his edit of DJ Deeon‘s Freak Like Me in 2016, a track which is BPI (British Phonographic Institute) Silver certified and one that resulted in the young talent receiving a DJ Mag Best Of British Award for ‘Best Remix’. Releases on acclaimed labels Hot Creations and Hotflush Recordings soon followed cementing his place as one of the true heavy-hitters of the industry.
Fast-forward to today and Lee continues to make heads turn, with recent appearances on Simma Black and Freakin909. Madhouse Records provides the perfect platform for this next release, a label that has remained at the forefront of electronic music for almost three decades, welcoming the likes of Peggy Gou, Detroit Swindle and Seven Davis Jr in recent years.
DAZN, the leading global sports destination, has unveiled its latest DAZN Originals production “Club Ibiza: The Sessions”. A unique, inside look at UD Ibiza, a Spanish football club driven by the passion of president Amadeo Salvo and his brothers David and Lalo who have a dream to take the team to La Liga.
The 5-part series features intimate interviews with Amadeo Salvo, Italian football superstar Marco Borriello and Ibiza-born international DJs Anna Tur and Manu Gonzalez, among others. The series’ exclusive title track was produced by dance pioneer and world-famous DJ Carl Cox and features new music by Anna Tur and Manu Gonzalez.
DAZN’s SVP Original Programming, Grant Best said about the participation of Anna Tur:
“Being able to bring together the music of Anna Tur and Carl Cox into the series was so important. I wanted our viewers to hear sounds not only enjoyed by many each summer on the island but that represent the heritage and soul of Ibiza. Anna Tur’s ‘Yeu,Yeu,Yeu´ does this beautifully.
When researching for the UD Ibiza documentary I wanted to have voices throughout that originated from the island. Away from the football project Anna Tur gives us the authenticity and purity of what Ibiza is about. Having people like Anna and Manu Gonzalez who are from Ibiza provided our viewers with the local knowledge and understanding of this beautiful magical place“.
Club Ibiza: The Sessions
And in Anna Tur‘s words:
“For me, recording with DAZN has been a great experience. It was a pleasure to work with such a professional, dynamic and creative team. I really like the fusion that they’ve made combining football with music, nature and leisure. The balance that the island needs. I am extremely happy to have collaborated with Carl Cox and my good friend Manu Gonzalez on the soundtrack“.
Surrounded by iconic dance clubs, the world’s best DJs and the most stunning Balearic beaches, ‘Club Ibiza: The Sessions‘ takes you on a season-long journey into the heart of the most famous island in the world. Through the eyes of Ibiza’s most passionate football fans, the series captures an exclusive look into the rise of a football club unlike any other, combining exclusive interviews with behind-the-scenes access and the wonders of the island.
‘Club Ibiza: The Sessions‘ is now live on platforms in Austria, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Italy and Switzerland. Spain has gone live, Dec. 28. Japan Dec. 29. It will later be made available on DAZN‘s Global platform across 200+ countries and territories in January 2021.
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