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• Reddit User Claims “Don’t Let Me Down” Is Sampled From German Rap Song [VIDEOS]

  23-10-2016 23:22
  Here we go again, folks.
  Back in September, The Chainsmokers quietly added credits from The Fray’s Isaac Slade and Joe King to “Closer” after it was found that the piano from the track “Over My Head (Cable Car)” sounded extremely similar to the main melody from the new dance track. After what could have been an impending lawsuit, one critic speculated that the credits had been added by The Chainsmokers as part of a settlement.
  Now, it appears the electronic duo may
  
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• SoundCloud Reveals Helpful New Feature That It Should’ve Had Years Ago

  23-10-2016 21:11
  Soundcloud has just added a brand new feature to its arsenal of listening tools, coming as one of the only updates to the popular streaming site in recent times that hasn’t brought with it a load of controversy.
  By checking the right-hand column on the Soundcloud home page, users will now see a section called Listening history near the bottom. While on the home page, the previous three songs that were listened to will show up for quick access.On the History tab itself, a complete
  
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• Diplo Plays Out Unreleased Jack Ü Song

  23-10-2016 21:03
  When the joint Diplo and Skrillex musical project Jack Ü first broke ground two years ago they quickly propelled themselves to not only the forefront of the EDM world but the world of pop music as well. While they’ve stopped actively touring they did promise to continue putting out music.
  Last night while he was playing in front of a sold-out crowd in Minneapolis, Diplo addressed the crowd thanking them for the love before playing out a brand new Jac
  
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• The Chainsmokers Reveal Tracklist for ‘Collage’ EP

  23-10-2016 20:07
  Over the weekend, we took a gander at what we thought would be the tracklist for the forthcoming EP by The Chainsmokers, Collage. “Closer,” “Don’t Let Me Down,” and “All We Know” were the three tracks we picked, along with the upcoming single “Setting Fires.” As it turns out, we were almost entirely correct.
  The only track we missed was “Inside Out” with Charlee, the track with perhaps the least amoun
  
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• Taylor Swift Shocks Fans & Performs Calvin Harris’ Hit Song “This Is What You Came For”

  23-10-2016 18:51
  It seems the Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris drama is far from over. To the surprise of everyone, the former performed Calvin Harris & Rihanna’s hit collab “This Is What You Came For” at her only concert of the year last night. Having co-written the song and allegedly done backing vocals, it wouldn’t be entirely unexpected if it weren’t for Calvin Harris & Taylor Swift’s high-profile breakup heard ’round the world just a few months ago.P
  
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• Here's Why MK Refuses To Keep Drinks By His Laptop

  23-10-2016 18:29
  
  Photo courtesy of the artist.MK aka Mark Kinchen is a famed producer, DJ and remixer who has spent decades performing across the globe. In the late 90s, Kinchen took a hiatus from dance music, instead focusing on crafting in the pop, hip hop and r&b genres. He returned to performing and creating dance music in 2011 and is hard at work on his next album. Catch MK this weekend at Freaky Deaky. Here, Kinchen tells us about the craziest thing that has happened to him on stage and how he recovere
  
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• FaltyDL Drops A Somber, Nature-Inspired New Video For "Whisper Diving"

  23-10-2016 17:49
  
  Image courtesy of the artist. FaltyDL released his latest album, Heaven is for Quitters, on Friday and with it came a new video for the single "Whisper Diving."The video was directed by Michael Tan using 3D models and TiltBrush VR. "The video, whilst containing no concrete narrative which FaltyDL and I both tried to avoid, definitely suggests environmental issues and our "throw away" nature," Tan said about the themes in "Whisper Diving."
  The producer said the album took him two years to make, m
  
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• Andrew Rayel feat. Kristina Atuna - Once In A Lifetime Love (Deem Remix)

  23-10-2016 17:00 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Kingdom, Helix, And Ikonika To Remix Dawn Richard's 'Infrared' EP

  23-10-2016 16:20
  
  Image courtesy of the label. Fade to Mind will release an expanded version of Dawn Richard's Infrared EP on January 17. The four-track EP originally came out on the label earlier this year in May as a follow-up to her critically-acclaimed 2015 album Blackheart and was produced by Kingdom.The expanded version of Infrared will include new remixes from the Fade to Mind crew and their friends including Kingdom, Helix and Ikonika. Redemption, the final full-length album in Richard's album trilogy dro
  
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• Fabric Forced To Reduce Its Staff While Awaiting Appeal Hearing

  23-10-2016 16:17
  
  Photo courtesy of Fabric. Fabric nightclub has been forced to reduce its staff while the venue waits for its November appeal hearing to overturn the Islington Council's decision to revoke the club's license.In an update to the fabric blog, Managing Director Gary Kilby wrote, "It has been a very sad two weeks where we have unfortunately had to allow most of our staff to take redundancy and revert to a small manageable team. We thank all of those loyal staff and wish them well in their career choi
  
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• Lost Frequencies feat. Jake Reese - Sky Is The Limit

  23-10-2016 15:00 via youtube.com
  
  
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• It’s Official, Daft Punk Is Not Playing Glastonbury

  23-10-2016 01:51
  The Glastonbury hype train has been ablaze with rumors of all sorts, but the biggest has just been put to rest. Now that Radiohead has been announced as as the first official headliners, Organizer Emily Eavis has put her foot down to squelch any hopes of either Daft Punk or The Stone Roses playing in 2017.
  “There’s no more [headliner] announcements now for a while, but I will tell you the other two that have been rumoured aren’t happening. Other rumours can roll
  
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• Taylor Swift Describes Her Feeling Of Violation After Alleged DJ Groping Lawsuit

  23-10-2016 01:30
  Back in 2013, a backstage meet-and-greet between Taylor Swift and Denver radio DJ David Mueller ended in an alleged groping while they took a photo together. Despite Swift keeping the photo evidence sealed away, the transcript from her July deposition was released to the public this week after a judge decided that no other evidence would be withheld.
  In the deposition, Swift described the feelings of violation and shock she felt during the alleged 2013 incident.
  “Right as the mom
  
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• The FPIA Will Create Its Own DJ Awards

  23-10-2016 01:23
  As it does every year, the DJ Mag Top 100 created a lot of outrage with the EDM community. If not for logical reasons, then something else entirely, but outrage nonetheless. Many people are fed up with the concept of a “top xxxx list” altogether, opting to let the music do the talking as it should.
  But what if there was a better alternative? Twitter account and infamous whistle blower The FPIA, aka Fake Producers Intelligence Agency, wants to make that happen. It’s just la
  
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• Armada Invites ADE Special Day 3

  23-10-2016 00:20 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Lege Kale – What I Need [Free DL]

  23-10-2016 00:16
  
  Lege Kale has just uploaded his latest original track, this time in the form of a downtempo hip hop heater that features his own vocals. “What I Need” is accented by phrases from his cousins and brothers as well as a leading rap from the man himself, culminating in a vibe even more personal and meaningful than Lege’s usual productions.
  It begins with distant, muted vocals until Lege’s voice breaks into the spotlight. An authentic hip hop percussion section eventually take
  
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• Dillon Francis Stars In His Own Music Video For “Anywhere”

  23-10-2016 00:10
  Whether you’re a fan of the new Dillon Francis single “Anywhere” with vocalist Will Heard or not, there’s something that we can all agree on – Dillon Francis is probably one of the funniest people in EDM. With that in mind, it stands to reason that he would choose to star in his own official music video for the single which just dropped.
  Conceptually, in my mind at least, they couldn’t have picked a better theme for the video to l
  
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