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New EDM Friday July 31 brings together new singles, collaborations, album releases, and crossover records covering progressive, techno, bass music, electronic pop, melodic house, and dance. From Swedish House Mafia and Lykke Li with Happiness Is So Sad to Armin van Buuren and SACHA with Everlasting, Ninajirachi and Porter Robinson with WannaCry, Tape B and Dani King with Underneath Your Skin, and R3HAB with Dream inside a dream…, these are the tracks you should not miss on this week’s New EDM Friday.
Swedish House Mafia return with Happiness Is So Sad featuring Lykke Li, marking the first collaboration between two of Sweden’s most influential music names. Produced by Swedish House Mafia, PARISI, and Fred again.., the track was recorded in Stockholm and also includes Max Martin and Oscar Holter among its songwriters. The single explores how happiness and sorrow can exist in the same memory, pairing Lykke Li’s vocal with a more emotional side of Swedish House Mafia’s current sound. After its world premiere with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Happiness Is So Sad has already become part of the group’s Ushuaïa Ibiza residency and was also played by Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso at Tomorrowland 2026. With two homecoming shows at Ullevi Stadium coming in August, Happiness Is So Sad opens New EDM Friday July 31 with one of the week’s biggest Swedish collaborations.
Armin van Buuren and SACHA release Everlasting through Armada Music, continuing their vocal trance pairing after Set Me Free. The single comes with both the original mix and a Rising Star remix, giving the release a direct connection to Armin van Buuren’s long-running uplifting trance alias. Their previous collaboration had already been performed in its Rising Star form at Tomorrowland, Untold, Ushuaïa Ibiza, A State of Trance, and Ultra Music Festival, making this follow-up feel closely tied to the live trance world around Armin van Buuren. With SACHA returning after Set Me Free and the Rising Star remix included alongside the main version, Everlasting brings one of this week’s main vocal trance releases into New EDM Friday July 31.
Ninajirachi and Porter Robinson release WannaCry, a collaboration titled after the 2017 global cyberattack and years in the making for both artists. The connection goes back to Ninajirachi’s teenage years, as the first concert she attended was a Porter Robinson show at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre. The track later had its live debut at Coachella 2026, when Porter Robinson joined Ninajirachi on stage during her set to perform the song for the first time. Following Ninajirachi’s debut album I Love My Computer and Porter Robinson’s 2024 album SMILE! 😀, WannaCry brings two internet-rooted electronic artists together for one of the week’s most anticipated collaborations on New EDM Friday July 31.
Honorable Mentions
Alan Walker x Fatal Fury – Pain
Bob Sinclar, BESH – Tequila & Ibiza
BUNT., Lauren Spencer Smith – Stay
D.O.D, Izzy Bizu – Careful
Devin Wild x Chapter V – Troublemaker
Dual Damage – Built 2 Break (Album)
Dyro & Dannic – Unstoppable
Ferry Corsten, Paul Oakenfold – Metaverse
Fred again.. & Latin Mafia – Mixtape Album
Ilan Bluestone, Gid Sedgwick – Save A Prayer
Italobros – Excuse Me (EP)
James Hype – STEREOHYPE Clubworld (Vol. 1) (EP)
John Alto – Waiting For
Kaskade, Glockenbach, Kaitlin Aragon – Runaway
LNY TNZ x ALYSSA JOLEE – SWEATY
longstoryshort, Skybreak – Whiplash
Luca Testa, Nathan Conway – Unbreakable
Mariana BO – Ta Cabrón
Mike Williams – The System
Nadia Ali, Frankey & Sandrino – Night Sky
Nicky Romero & FORS – Follow You
Nova Blue & EV – Weekend Cinderella
PNAU – AHHCade (Album)
RetroVision – You Get Me All The Time
RIOT – The Machine (Remix LP)
Roland Clark, KE-YEN – HAVE A GOOD TIME
Sound Rush & Wildstylez – Love
Sultan + Shepard, Prinze George – Centuries
Sunday Scaries – Where They At
Tritonal pres. PRAANA – Insight Out (Album)
Vikkstar, Brooks & Jex – Call My Bluff
Vintage Culture – Think Too Much (EP)
Stream all the new music on Spotify and Audiomack to hear the full New EDM Friday playlist.
With 13 years in the EDM scene, Preetika has built a strong presence around festivals, club culture, and electronic music. Based in Bangkok, she covers all things EDM in Thailand and beyond, with a focus on both local and international talent. She has attended major festivals including Tomorrowland, Ultra Japan, and Creamfields Hong Kong. Since working as a writer for EDM House Network, she has interviewed artists such as Blasterjaxx, James Hype, W&W, R3HAB, Alok, and many others. Her experience and consistent presence in the scene make her a trusted voice for EDM coverage.
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