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After her return to the music scene with the ferocious dance pop stomper " Brand New B-tch " and the inspired balladry of " Stand Behind The Music ," Canadian pop singer Anjulie successfully continues her foray into the pop world with her new single "White Lights" that she premiered on YouTube this week. The track is taken from Anjulie's forthcoming sophomore LP that will be released through Universal Republic in the U.S. Written by Anjulie in collaboration with JOB, "White Lights" is another pop-savvy dance pop romp that starts off with a warmly atmospheric intro and then [...]

After we exclusively premiered Kellee Maize's utterly incredible (and very poignant) " Mad Humans " back in July, we are now pleased to present another flaming hot Kellee Maize jam that comes along with a very special video. Check out Maize's brand-new "Google Female Rapper" that encourages you to, yes, search for "female rapper" on Google and find that Kellee Maize ranks number one in the search results worldwide.p But there's way more to this tune than a clever title.pKelly Maize exerts her expanding online dominance by wearing her heart on her sleeves with meaningful, action-oriented [...]

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One of Rusko's strengths as an artist, DJ and producer is that he has a distinct style and unique point of view that doesn't pander to popular taste or opinion. The Los Angeles based soundboard man just has a love for music and is known for infusing his music with a crunchy dubstep groove before it was the hot thing to do. That uncompromising attitudephas made him an underground sensation who is now slowly but surely emerging into the mainstream dance world. On Tuesday, he released his new artist album, aptly-titled " Songs ," that shows off his broad range [...]

Fresh-faced new British pop trio Lionsdale let the good times roll in the video for their totally catchy debut single, "Light Me Up. Having recently signed to Future (through Island records),p"Light Me Up" is the first track taken from the group's forthcoming debut album that was produced by S*A*M and Sluggo (Gym Class Heroes, Katy Perry, Chiddy Bang) that is slated for a summer 2012 release. p Penning their forthcoming debut album in-between building their recording studio, the Lonsdale Boys Club clearly have a knack for penning feel good summer anthems, including the old skool disco funk [...]

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Hotly-tipped dancefloor sensation Madeon pumps up the joy on his glorious new remix of Solveig's new single "The Night Out," which the young French soundboard wizard turns into a richly melodic dance pop number that is bursting with positivity.pSet to a buzzing new groove and packed with pop, Madeon masterfully applies his distinct, fact-paced micro-synth production stylings to Solveig's original to put a whole new spin on the song. "The Night Out" will be the third single taken from Solveig's new LP, entitled "Smash," that follows his collaboration with Martina Sorbara of Dragonette on "Hello" and "Big In [...]

Hotly-tipped dancefloor sensation Madeon pumps up the joy on his glorious new remix of Solveig's new single "The Night Out," which the young French soundboard wizard turns into a richly melodic dance pop number that is bursting with positivity.pSet to a buzzing new groove and packed with pop, Madeon masterfully applies his distinct, fact-paced micro-synth production stylings to Solveig's original to put a whole new spin on the song. "The Night Out" will be the third single taken from Solveig's new LP, entitled "Smash," that follows his collaboration with Martina Sorbara of Dragonette on "Hello" and "Big In [...]

Blogging will be a bit lighter than usual today as I'm traveling back home after being in Miami for the past few days at the Ultra Music Festival. One of the artists I caught up with this weekend was pop singer Dev who I met up with backstage right after her performance on the main stage yesterday. Looking fly and sassy, Dev told me that she's very excited that her debut album " The Night The Sun Came Up " is finally being released tomorrow. She will also be going on tour in the next few weeks to play her [...]

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After winning a coveted GRAMMY, cranking out countless remixes and celebrating a global crossover smash with "Take Over Control" featuring Eva Simons, 2011 was without a doubt a breakthrough year for Dutch superstar DJ Afrojack. And he's planning to make 2012 even bigger with a global tour on the books, a new artist album and the expansion of his Wall Records label imprint. All of his focus is first on promoting his new single " Can't Stop Me ," a soaring dance pop confection that features the powerful vocals of Dutch soul group Shermanology. "There's no [...]

p Tiesto is without a doubt one of the biggest music stars on the planet. For almost two decades, the Dutch superstar DJ has been filling up stadiums around the world with fans enthralled, energized and bowing down to ever single beat he drops. Leveraging his immense popularity, Tiesto has become a multi-faceted brand that markets more than just music. Together with corporate partners like Heineken and HP, and without a major label on his site, he has successfully built and expanded his Club Life lifestyle [...]

Downtown Miami will be the home of the biggest dance party on the planet this weekend with dozens and dozens of superstar DJ spinning sets in front of thousands of dance music fans at different stages at the Ultra Music Festival. The mighty dance fest coincides with the annual Winter Music Conference in South Beach where artists, fans and industry folks mix and mingle the share what's new and next in dance music. I arrived in Miami last night and in the next few days I will be meeting artists like Tiesto, Afrojack, Martin Solveig, Laidback Luke, Pete Tong, Adrian [...]

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Kerli knows how to stir the imagination and the Estonian singer takes it to a whole new level of pop fantasy in the video of her new single " Zero Gravity ." After hanging upside down in a cocoon, Kerli morphs from a sleeping beauty into a fairytale princess who ends up ruling a magical disco worldphigh up in the sky. The out of this world visuals are a perfect match for the stomping dance pop of "Zero Gravity," a song about being in love and living life in total euphoria on cloud nine. This new song and [...]

Multi-talented British pop sensation Labrinth has built a reputation for thinking outside of the box while innovatively mashing up genres to create a potent new brew of pop that's infused with his English gentleman charm.pAfter applying his soundboard skills to other people's songs as a producer and songwriter, this self-proclaimed "musical geek" will unleash his much-anticipated debut album, entitled " Electronic Earth ," next month in the U.K. It's an eclectic collection of songs that showcases Labrinth's rich tapestry of influences and interests that explore every corner of the pop spectrum. European fans have already gotten [...]

Dutch pop star Eva Simons first appeared on the global music scene back in 2009 when her tune "Silly Boy" surfaced on YouTube and became a viral sensation that racked up millions of views. People were instantly captivated by Simons' classically powerful vocals, fresh dance pop sound and that big red mohawk that made her stand out from the pack.p After working with people like Jessica Sutton of The Pussycat Dolls and Redfoo of LMFAO, Simons got a good taste for international success. But her big breakthrough came when she worked with Afrojack, her fellow Hollander, on "Take [...]

The song has been out for months, but now Sabi's " Wild Heart " finally gets a worthy video to give the track a steady push forward. Directed by Mike Mahil, this is Sabi's debut video thatpcomes on the heels of a very successful 2011 for the young singer with features on Cobra Starship's "You Make Me Feel" and Britney Spears' "(Drop Dead) Beautiful," joining the latter and Nicki Minaj on the Femme Fateptour. p "Wild Heart" has all the making of an international pop smash.pPart ballad and part dancefloor shaker, the song is a crunchy, yet gentle [...]

If you think that Sweden only specializes in timeless pop music, you better think again. Following in the footsteps of melody makers like Abba, Robyn, Max Martin, RedOne and many others, Sweden is also making a strong contribution to the growing popularity of dance music around the world. Swedish producers and DJs like Adrian Luxe, Sebastian Ingrosso, Alesso and Avicii are on the bleeding edge of the dance-pop revolution that ispthat is taking the world by storm.p What sets Swedish dance music apart from the pack is that itpincorporates very strong melodic sensibilities that has very strong pop [...]

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