RIP Dolly Parton: Looking Back at the Country Legend’s EDM Crossovers
The Queen of Country released a number of disco records and collaborated with electronic mainstays like Galantis and Cheat Codes.
Tape B and Levity on Longevity, Creative Chemistry and Keeping Up With a Changing Scene
We caught up with the bass music stars in Nashville for an intimate interview amid their blockbuster 'Summer Program' tour.
How Lucy Guo, Once the World’s Youngest Self-Made Female Billionaire, Turned Fandom Into a DJ Career
In an exclusive interview with EDM.com, Guo traces her path from a stranger's DM at a festival in Korea to releasing her debut single, 'Champagne on Me.'
How NYC Rave Girls Turned Post-Rave Debriefs Into a 10,000-Person Community
Two best friends are proving that authenticity can scale in New York nightlife.
Inside the Long-Awaited Comeback of Dash Berlin: “It’s Been a Hell of a Ride”
Eight years after a bitter split threatened to erase him from his own legacy, Jeffrey Sutorius is walking back onto the Ultra festival stage as Dash Berlin.
‘We Are Friends’: mau5trap’s Storied Series, Now Open for Submissions, Is the Human Ear in a Machine-Listening World
The deeply influential compilation series from deadmau5's storied record label is primed for its 13th installment.
15 Years After Recording One of Avicii’s Biggest Unreleased Songs, the Anonymous Singer on ‘Enough Is Enough’ Is Stepping Forward
The title of Avicii's most beloved unreleased track has taken on a new irony now that the woman who actually sang it has decided, after 15 years, that enough is finally enough.
The Dancefloor Exorcism of Tiffany Day
She has a dubstep alias, an inner compass pointing to the nearest rave, and a policy against writing indirect similes, which together paint a portrait of an artist profoundly uninterested in doing things the expected way.
How X Games CEO Jeremy Bloom Is Reengineering the Live Experience Through EDM
30 years in, X Games is bringing in Subtronics and Kaskade to prove that action sports and electronic music were never two industries sharing a venue, but one culture that took three decades to fully recognize itself.
Inside Suwannee Hulaween’s Immersive Festival Blueprint
We caught up with Hulaween’s Owner and Talent Buyer, Michael Berg, to discuss the art of curating immersive experiences and genre-bending lineups in a crowded festival landscape.
Hotel El Ganzo: The Cabo Music Utopia That Only Makes Sense in Person
The Viva El Gonzo festival revealed this beachfront paradise as a living arts ecosystem built around an underground recording studio, artist residencies and the magic of Baja California Sur.
How Sound Haven’s Founder Built an Independent Festival With No Startup Funds
We caught up with founder Jered Ardry about the realities of building a festival from the ground up, and how he’s scaled the event without losing its soul.
Lava Lamps, Ludachrist and the Ageless Art of Kill Safari
A candid conversation with Kill The Noise and Bro Safari, who tell us exactly why AI can't touch what happens when two friends lock themselves in a room and start breaking rules.
How ZHU Found His Way Back to the Dancefloor Through New Album, ‘BLACK MIDAS’
"If someone hears this record for the first time, I hope they become curious about where it all started," ZHU said of his new album in an exclusive interview.
Why No One Is Actually Dancing on Dancefloors Anymore
A brass-knuckled fistful of different forces is converging on the dancefloor at roughly the same time, clawing at our ability to dance freely through smartphones, sexual harassment and more.
How Virtual Riot Turned Exhaustion Into Creative Fire for New Album, ‘Burning Out’
A candid interview with the dubstep icon reveals how touring fatigue shaped his heaviest album yet, both in sound and perspective.
Coachella and the Improbable Immortality of Fatboy Slim
A candid interview with Fatboy Slim, who has watched Coachella grow into a cultural juggernaut but still finds within it the one thing he came for in 1999: ravers willing to let go.
“This Is My Thank You”: Sacha Robotti on His Decades-Long Quest to Debut Album, ‘I, Robotti’
Out now via Dirtybird, the album features Perry Farrell, Gene Farris and more.
From Classroom Epiphany to Festival Stages: Inside the Breakneck Rise of AVELLO
In an exclusive interview with EDM.com, the surging producer traces his path from discovering electronic music to becoming one of the scene's most promising breakouts.
‘Support Women DJs’: What a Raver Learned About Power Structures by Building One of Her Own
Rach Brosman did not set out to become one of the more disruptive voices in electronic music, but the lineups gave her very little choice.
How Claude VonStroke Dialed the Wrong Number to Find His Way “Back to the Beginning”
We caught up with the influential producer about his upcoming album, the nostalgia that shaped it and why he believes dance music is ready to embrace risk again.
Inside Chinois, the Intimate Club Refusing to Get Swallowed Up by Ibiza’s Corporate Circus
Chinois knows that at some point, Ibiza stopped being a place you went to lose yourself and became a place you went to be seen losing yourself.
A New Season for Nashville Electronic Music: How Equinox Festival is Expanding the Deep Tropics Universe
The new festival featuring Of The Trees, Claude VonStroke, Ivy Lab and more will take place from March 20-21 at Bicentennial Park.
“Creep Behavior”: Calls Grow to Ban Meta Glasses in Nightlife Venues
The small LED light on the glasses designed to signal an active recording is being deliberately disabled, giving women no way to detect when they are being filmed.
How Lane 8 Built a Culture of Presence With ‘This Never Happened’
We caught up with Lane 8 to reflect on his label’s 10-year anniversary, the impact of phone-free events and the role of artists in supporting non-profit causes.
“The Future Depends on Independent Festivals”: Inside Okeechobee’s Return to Soundslinger
We caught up with Soundslinger founder Rechulski about homogenization, cultural restoration and how independent festivals are shaping what comes next.
The Viral “Backpack Kid” Is Now a Touring DJ
We caught up with Russell Horning, who has grown into an adult with big ambitions in the music industry 10 years after his viral "floss" dance.
The EDM.com Class of 2026 Has Been Revealed
Meet the artists changing the fabric of electronic dance music.
Rukes Tells All: How EDM Festivals and Artists Learned to Devalue the Photographers Who Document Them
An intimate interview with Drew Ressler, the nation's preeminent EDM photographer, who has watched the scene's transformation from both sides of the lens.
“I Want to Protect the Culture of Taking Risks”: How Chris Lake Learned to Transform Pressure Into Purpose
An intimate interview with the influential house music producer about the state of dance music and the pitfalls of creative burnout.
How the Composer of ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Used Electronic Music to Score a World James Cameron Spent Decades Imagining
An interview with Simon Franglen about the music production techniques he used to score the third 'Avatar' film, which is primed to become one of the highest-grossing titles in cinema history.
Inside the Plan to Bring a Major Music Festival to the Santa Monica Pier as City Faces Cultural Extinction
A wide-ranging interview with Santa Monica City Council member Dan Hall, who first introduced the motion to partner with Goldenvoice and launch a beachfront festival by the Pier.
