EDM Music
Released 9 Years Ago: Major Lazer & DJ Snake – Lean On
‘Lean On’, released on March 2, 2015, by Major Lazer and DJ Snake, featuring vocals from MØ, rapidly ascended to become one of the most iconic tracks in electronic dance music history. Amassing over 5 billion streams and numerous accolades, it stands as a testament to the innovative and boundary-pushing nature of its creators. The track, known for its blend of future bass and pop dance elements, features catchy vocal chops and infectious synths, styled in a unique breakbeat approach. Its immense popularity led ‘Lean On’ to become one of the most streamed EDM songs ever, influencing the genre and setting a high bar for future productions.
DJ Snake, a French producer, has been a driving force in the electronic music scene. His journey with Mad Decent began in 2012, leading to the release of ‘Bird Machine’ in 2013. His rise to fame was marked by the success of ‘Turn Down for What’ featuring Lil Jon, followed by collaborations with artists like Dillon Francis on ‘Get Low’, and eventually joining forces with Major Lazer and MØ for ‘Lean On’. His debut album ‘Encore’, featuring hits like ‘Middle’ and ‘Let Me Love You’, further cemented his status in the music world. In 2017, DJ Snake made history by performing on the Arc de Triomphe, a testament to his global impact.
Major Lazer, since its inception in 2009, has been a collaborative music project led by Diplo, known for its fusion of genres and global influences. Collaborating with a diverse array of artists including Bruno Mars, Pharrell Williams, Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber, and Ariana Grande, Major Lazer has played a pivotal role in reshaping the landscape of modern music. Albums like ‘Guns Don’t Kill People, Lazers Do’, ‘Free The Universe’, and ‘Peace Is The Mission’ have contributed significantly to the evolution of electronic music. ‘Lean On’ is a crowning achievement in their discography, encapsulating their innovative approach to music and their impact on the global music scene.
New EDM Friday May 15 brings new music from Martin Garrix, Ed Sheeran, David Guetta, Alesso, and more.
New EDM Friday May 15 brings together major collaborations, new EPs, album releases, and records made for clubs and festival sets, covering house, techno, bass, and crossover electronic music. From Martin Garrix and Ed Sheeran to David Guetta and MARTEN HØRGER, HI-LO, James Hype, and Sub Zero Project, these are the tracks you should not miss on this week’s New EDM Friday.
Martin Garrix, Ed Sheeran – Repeat It
Martin Garrix and Ed Sheeran finally release Repeat It, a collaboration that dates back to 2014 and became one of the most requested unreleased tracks in modern EDM. Martin Garrix first played the song during his Ultra Music Festival Miami 2015 set, where it circulated among fans for years under the title Rewind Repeat It. The track was later held back through label-related delays, while live rips and fan uploads kept it part of Martin Garrix and Ed Sheeran lore for more than a decade. Now released in a reworked form under the title Repeat It, the track closes a 12-year wait and gives this week’s New EDM Friday one of its biggest talking points.
Alesso, JOA – Turn Up The Bass
Alesso teams up with JOA on Turn Up The Bass, a new release on Body Hi, the house-focused label connected to Alesso’s recent run of club records. The track was teased ahead of release through Alesso’s own channels, where he posted that he and JOA had teamed up on the record before its Friday drop. Early clips also linked the track to Ultra Miami, where the ID had already started circulating before its official release. With Tyree Cooper also credited on the track, Turn Up The Bass brings Alesso back into a more direct house lane after years of moving between festival records, pop collaborations, and his newer Body Hi releases.
David Guetta, MARTEN HØRGER – Men Machine EP
David Guetta and MARTEN HØRGER launch their new joint project Men Machine with a five-track EP on Spinnin’ Records. The project was first introduced live at Coachella 2026, where MARTEN HØRGER joined David Guetta on the Quasar Stage to play new material from the EP. Before its release, David Guetta said the tracks had been tested across their Ibiza residency and at Coachella, giving the project a live history before the official drop. Following their 2023 collaboration The Freaks, Men Machine gives David Guetta and MARTEN HØRGER a dedicated project built around darker electro, techno, and synth-led club music.
Max White – Warrior
Max White releases Warrior, a track that follows the Miami-based DJ and producer’s recent run of tech house and bassline-led records. Public info around the release is limited, but Max White uploaded an extended demo version of Warrior to SoundCloud on May 7, giving the track an early preview before its wider New Music Friday push. His official artist bio and Resident Advisor profile describe his background as a former Formula 4 race car driver and connect his music to tech house, driving basslines, melodic synths, and club-focused production. With Warrior, Max White keeps that direction intact, placing the record in the same lane as the heavier house material he has been developing across his recent releases.
Kaleena Zanders – Anything Goes (Album)
Kaleena Zanders releases Anything Goes, her debut album, through Helix Records. The seven-track project includes The Light with Shift K3Y, Can You Imagine with Bipolar Sunshine, Who We Are with Hayley May, and Thinking of Yesterday with NO BILLS, alongside solo tracks such as Anything Goes, Call Out My Name, and Stronger Than Machines. Kaleena Zanders has spent years moving between vocalist, songwriter, DJ, and producer roles, with earlier dance music credits including SNBRN’s California and her 2024 GLORIFIED EP. With Anything Goes, Kaleena Zanders puts her own name at the center of a full-length release after a long run of singles, collaborations, and club records.
Axel Boy – Shangri-La (EP)
Axel Boy releases Shangri-La EP through Deadbeats, with the project led by three tracks: Pressure Dub, Beat Down, and Shangri-La. The EP was announced through Deadbeats with a May 15 release date, while Axel Boy also teased the project across his own channels ahead of release. The Bristol-based producer has kept his work close to dubstep, bass house, and darker club sounds across releases on labels including Circus Records, UKF, and Deadbeats. With Shangri-La EP, Axel Boy keeps that direction tight, pairing low-end bass pressure with a more direct dubstep structure across the project.
Levity – Neon Soul
Levity release Neon Soul, another track connected to their Escapism, Vol. 2 rollout. The Chicago electronic trio had already played the track during recent live sets, including Coachella 2026, where footage of Neon Soul started spreading before its official release. Levity also teased the song through their own channels ahead of Friday, framing it as one of the next records from the new project. Following earlier tracks such as Flip It, ONE FOR YOU, Postman, Heartbreak, and Pop Off, Neon Soul keeps Levity close to bass music while giving the release a more melodic hook than some of their heavier festival material.
Dansyn & Dox – Work It Out
Dansyn returns just in time for summer with his latest single alongside Dox, ‘Work It Out’, arriving via Sidepiece’s Lip Service. Built for both late night dancefloors and gym weight rooms, the track delivers a seductive blend of driving house rhythms, fun vocals, and a pumping bassline.
Honorable mentions:
Alexander Popov, Van Snyder, Church of Molly – Back to the Old School
Argy, Omiki, Lell Nahar – MANTRA
Bedouin, Karl Williams, LUCH – The Only One
Bingo Players – You Keep It Simple
Ceres, Arty, Alexandra Stan, Old Jim – In My Head (Baby I’m Sorry)
Chicane, MOYA – Who Do You Give Your Love To?
Cristoph – Disco Juice
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike x Marlon Hoffstadt – Makina Time (Joel Corry Remix)
Ferry Corsten, Ruben De Ronde, AVIRA, NRG2000 – RISE UP
GAIA – Tuvan (BLR Remix)
Green Velvet vs. MEDUZA, GENESI & ESSENTIA – La La Land
HI-LO – Rhythm Of Life
James Hype – Seratonin
Jody Wisternoff, Jamie Mcdermott – Citadel
Joris Voorn, Taylr Renee, Roddy Lima – Machine
Kryder – All My Love
Maddix ft. Caroline Roxy – Coming Home
Malaa (Alter Ego) – Bring The T
Mark Knight, Cutty Ranks, James Hurr – Bad Man
Massano & Y Do I – Lost my mind
Matrick – Reload The Madness / Hard Lights
Michael Bibi ft. UNIIQU3 – Bad Wolf
MK, Poppy Baskcomb – Zone
Nicky Romero & Gabry Ponte – No Turning Back
R3SPAWN – Don’t You Want Me
Richard Walters, Nora En Pure – Don’t Wake Up
Riordan – The Funk EP
Shermanology – Insane
Showtek, JUNO!, heydukeyousuck and SHOWTEKNO – FAKE
Sub Zero Project – Our World
Volkoder, Vintage Culture – Hands Up
Yves V & VIKTOR – Fit The Tempo
Sir Ivan Taps Giuseppe D. For Love Is The Piece Remix as the remix campaign continues with a new Peaceman Music release
Sir Ivan, Top 10 Billboard and Music Week Recording Artist, has released a new track, this time appointing Giuseppe D. for a remix of his January single, Love Is The Piece. At his core, Sir Ivan is a philanthropist and advocate, with his work within the music space serving as a further extension of that identity. Bringing visibility to themes that resonate strongly within today’s societal landscape, his discography continues to channel peace-focused messages: a call for unity, positivity, and compassion within Electronic Music and beyond.
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Sir Ivan Continues His Peace-Focused Message Through Love Is The Piece
Building a career where passion and intent meet, Sir Ivan has developed a unique presence on the scene. In demanding more from his musical endeavours, seeking to ensure each track operates beyond modern sound design, Sir Ivan continues to reinforce his voice. Commenting on humanity and the dilemmas we continue to encounter, his tracks strike a balance between meaning and dancefloor function.
With each step, he maintains his mission to inspire positivity, whether teaming up with Grammy Award-winners like Jason Evigan, Peter Rafelson, and Tracy Young, or reimagining anti-war songs. His Peaceman identity carries through as a consistent thread that underpins his work and strengthens his commitment to taking his vision across dancefloors, cultures, and generations.
Giuseppe D. Joins The Love Is The Piece Remix Campaign
In this latest release, Sir Ivan seeks to expand the reach of his sentiments further, welcoming the opportunity to set his message within a fresh sonic framework. Having kicked off the remix campaign with a rework from Alex M.O.R.P.H., a well-respected name in Electronic Music, he now extends the same welcome to Giuseppe D., a New Jersey-born Producer and DJ whose career spans over three decades, shaped by Miami’s nightlife scene.
Through his reinterpretation, Love Is The Piece receives an EDM-focused treatment while preserving the emotional weight at the core of Sir Ivan’s original.
Giuseppe D. Gives Love Is The Piece A New Dancefloor Version
Featuring driving beats, uplifting synths, groove-led textures, warm basslines, and Sir Ivan’s vocals, Giuseppe D.’s version of Love Is The Piece leans into a more dynamic sound. The result is a track built for peak-time sets, designed to bring both movement and meaning to the dancefloor.
As the remix campaign for Love Is The Piece continues, each rework is built to extend the track’s reach. Designed to reach new audiences and take on new dancefloors, the remixes push Sir Ivan’s vision forward while reinforcing his call for peace, unity, and universal love on a global scale.
More Love Is The Piece Remixes Are Currently In Development
With more remixes currently in development across a diverse range of EDM styles, Sir Ivan continues to build around Love Is The Piece while keeping its message connected to his creative values. As he retains his alignment with peace-focused ideals and meaningful messaging, Sir Ivan remains an Artist committed to using music as a platform for connection and expression.
Love Is The Piece (Giuseppe D. Remix) is out now and available to stream and download across platforms.
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Emotional storytelling has always existed in dance music, but few artists are approaching it quite like this right now…
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On their debut album COMPASS, MC4D blends folk-inspired songwriting, acoustic instrumentals, and melodic sounds into a project that feels both nostalgic and completely their own. Across the album, the brother duo leans fully into the emotional, Americana-inspired sound they’ve quietly made their signature over the years — and the result feels immersive from start to finish.
For me, there are moments throughout COMPASS that tap into the same emotional space that Avicii’s music makes me feel — the kind of feeling that instantly pulls me back and reminds me why I fell in love with electronic music in the first place.
That feeling comes through most clearly on ‘Hey Son’, which feels like a subtle nod to ‘Hey Brother’ — made even more full-circle by Aloe Blacc’s feature on the track.
The emotional warmth carries throughout the rest of the album too. Tracks like “Still Got Time” and “Lay Your Head” continue leaning into the album’s folk-inspired songwriting and melodic atmosphere, while songs like “Afterlife” (my personal fav) bring some of the album’s biggest emotional highs without losing the grounded, personal feeling that makes the project work so well.
There’s also something incredibly visual about the way COMPASS sounds. A lot of these songs feel like late summer nights, mountain drives, festival sunsets, old memories, and the kind of moments you wish you could stay in a little longer.
More than anything, COMPASS feels like an album made by artists who fully understand their identity. Nothing here feels trend-chasing or manufactured for the sake of fitting into a specific moment in dance music. MC4D knows exactly what kind of emotion they want these songs to carry, and that confidence is what makes the album resonate so deeply from start to finish.
Between its folk-inspired storytelling, emotional warmth, and immersive atmosphere, MC4D has created a debut album that feels both timeless and completely their own. If you’re looking for something that reconnects you with the emotional side of dance music, COMPASS is absolutely worth the listen.
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