After years of honing her craft in the underground dance scene, Los Angeles-based DJ, house music producer and vocalist Nala has quickly become a fast-rising star. Harnessing a unique, Riot Grrrl-inspired sound that blends 90s punk […]
Beyoncé’s unexpected foray into house music is already a record-breaking endeavor. Unsurprisingly, Queen Bey’s “Break My Soul,” which samples the legendary 1993 dance track “Show Me Love” by Robin S., became an overnight sensation. With […]
Beyoncé’s unexpected foray into house music is already a record-breaking endeavor. Unsurprisingly, Queen Bey’s “Break My Soul,” which samples the legendary 1993 dance track “Show Me Love” by Robin S., became an overnight sensation. With […]
Josh Gabriel of famed dance music duo Gabriel & Dresden has announced he’s stepping away from touring in the wake of a recent heart attack. Gabriel took to the duo’s verified Instagram account to open up […]
Legendary house music artist Marshall Jefferson has launched a lawsuit against Kanye West on the basis of alleged copyright infringement. The complaint, filed in New York’s U.S. District Court, alleges West sampled Jefferson’s 1986 song “Move Your […]
With house music flourishing at the moment, Tiësto is readying what may be his grooviest album yet. Tiësto has certainly been a key contributor to the current boom cycle in the genre, achieving big-time commercial success […]
The dusk of Carnage signaled an exciting new chapter for GORDO, who has now announced his first residency after retiring his former DJ moniker. GORDO will lead a new residency at the stunning Destino Pacha Mykonos, […]
Claude VonStroke is bringing his Dirtybird Campout back to Central California this October and the Phase 1 lineup has just dropped. Featuring some of the hottest names in house music, Dirtybird favorites, and a few […]
I’ve been to lots of events all over Southern California, but few feel like as much of an LA Party as Jaime Jones’s Paradise in the Park. Taking place earlier this month at Pershing Square […]
Suwannee Hulaween, North Florida’s premier Halloween and camping festival has just announced the lineup for its 2022 edition, and if you don’t live in the area, you might want to buy a plane ticket. Suwannee […]
Photo by Sidewalkkilla. “Don’t Break My Soul,” Beyoncé’s latest track, a house music revival that features Big Freedia, the legendary queer Black icon known for popularizing New Orleans bounce, has the internet aflame. In fact, […]
Photo Credit: Skylar Greene for Insomniac Events It’s not uncommon for dance music and hip-hop to collide, as we’ve recently seen with the release of Drake’s newest dance music album Honestly, Nevermind. Audiotistic Bay Area […]
This house (music) isn’t big enough for both of y’all? Source: Tim Mosenfelder / Getty Welp, Azealia Banks is at it again! This week she reheated her one-sided beef with Beyoncé about her new song. According […]
Image Source: Getty / Monica Morgan / Larry Busacca Beyoncé’s first single from forthcoming album “Renaissance,” entitled “Break My Soul” and featuring Big Freedia, also features a sample of Robin S.’s house hit “Show Me […]
2022 is rapidly shaping up to be the Summer Of Black Dance thanks to new releases from Drake and Beyonce that tapped into the sounds of early and contemporary house music. While Drake shocked the […]
Break out the champagne, Champagne Papi. Drake‘s newest and seventh studio album Honestly, Nevermind has broken Apple Music‘s record for the most first-day streams for a dance album. And it only took one hour. Since […]
Queen Bey is lookin’ for motivation and a new foundation, and she might just break your soul on the dance floor in the process. On Tuesday (June 21), Beyoncé dropped her newest resonating single “Break […]
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from […]
It’s been less than 24 hours since Drake surprise-released his new album Honestly, Nevermind. After a few spins, we shared our first impressions of the album, including our picks for the best and worst songs, […]
XLR8R is offering XLR8R+ subscribers the chance to win Gene On Earth‘s latest LP on vinyl. Time On The Vine was released on June 3 and features nine tracks of Gene Of Earth’s signature deep grooves, and dancefloor-ready […]