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It happened almost 365 days ago, but it feels like only yesterday that Madonna strut to the center of Ultra Music Festival's main stage to claim that she has been at Ultra in spirit for many years, that a DJ saved her life, and to ask the crowd how many people had seen Molly. These statements became so controversial, many had forgotten what she was  actually  doing on stage that night - introducing Avicii  and premiering their "Girl Gone Wild" collaboration. You just finished reading Watch This: Madonna introduces Avicii at Ultra [...]

Today marks the launch of UMF TV , which will be a reoccurring mini-documentary style video series focusing on artists who play at Ultra Music Festival events. The first episode features the one and only Avicii as he takes over some of Miami's most impressive decks. The video captures the moment he met Madonna, when he was joined on stage by Afrojack and Skrillex, and also captures Tim's account on how important this moment was. The video thankfully does not include "Levels" (10 minutes at the festival was more than enough) but it does give [...]

One of our favorite tracks from Ultra 2012, Sander Van Doorn’s “Nothing Inside” has been remixed by two very different DJs. Julian Jordan, (the 16 year old Dutch sensation who originally stole our hearts with “Oxford”), delivers an impressive alteration of the original. Jordan maintains the emotion and piano filled intro of the original track. However, the progressive builds are where Jordan turns “Nothing Inside” into a track that is truly impossible not to dance to. Adam F, a British Drum & Bass DJ that has been in the business for quite some time, brings us another [...]

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The last confetti blasts have blown and the pyrotechnics have now cooled but for roughly two glorious weeks in March the worldwide electronic dance music (EDM) community was tuned in to the festivities strewn across the pristine beaches of South Florida for the Winter Music Conference and the Ultra Music Festival. Artists, DJs, producers, agents, and fans networked, danced, and celebrated all in the name of EDM. In conjunction with the Conference the 27th International Dance Music Awards announced their big winners in 57 categories including Hardwell nabbing [...]

Must Download. Must Download. This is Avicii's next monster hit that he premiered at Ultra. It has the classic Avicii rhythmics, and the girl's vocals are unreal. This is ripped from the Ultra set so it isn't the best quality, but it will do for now. Get this below. Oh, and did I mention it is a must download? Enjoy. Avicii - All You Need Is Love (Ultra Music Festival 2012)

• Avicii - All You Need Is Love (Ultra Music Festival 2012)

Photos by LP “It’s only about the music, man. That’s what the fuck we came to give you,” said Flying Lotus on the last day of Ultra Music Festival. One of the truer and less drug induced statements heard this weekend, I felt it was a blunt and heartfelt declaration that deserved recognition. Though many [...]

Writing about Avicii as a DJ is impossible without also writing about Avicii as a producer. This isn't the case for every EDM artist - Kaskade, for example, spins with a considerably harder sound than his own productions might indicate, and creates bootlegs galore. For Avicii, however, a DJ gig isn't an opportunity to showcase his mixing skills, but rather a chance to see a crowd react to his hard work in the studio. We don't think it's unfair to say that Avicii the DJ relies a little too much on Avicii the producer - playing his own [...]

The third and final of the Ultra Music Festival featured an eclectic group of artists all across the Bayfront Park grounds. For trance lovers, it was the grand finale and the ultimate UMF experience. As in recent tradition, four-time number one DJ in the world, Armin van Buuren , presented A State Of Trance (ASOT) as an Ultra mega tent extravaganza hosting some of the hottest trance acts in the world. Relative newcomers, Austin-based duo Tritonal joined the ranks this year still celebrating the fruits of their labor on last year’s highly successful [...]

Picture from Techibeats.com Here it is ladies and gentlemen, what I think (but not hope) is the last post of Ultra Sets from the powerfully memorable weekend in Miami.  I know that you all have been slammed with so many sets in the last few days but I hope that this is not the last [...]

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Gettin down at Armin Van Buuren's ASOT stage: Sander Van Doorn, Eco and Cosmic Gate set a heavy groove this weekend at Ultra! Check it out and be sure to follow our live action tweets @Pnutandjams! Download: Sander Van Doorn live @ Ultra Music Festival Download: Eco live @ Ultra Music Festival Download: Cosmic Gate [...]

At first observation Ultra Music Festival 2012 has more attendance for day one than I’ve ever in past years. Hordes of fans arrived earlier than previous years and to navigate the grounds and stake out good spots for some of your favorite artist’s stages. On arrival to the main stage I caught the last few minutes of Tommy Trash to witness his head banging, hair flying, and a crowd already more familiar than me with his rise and fall sounds and changing beat to keep up in dance moves. [...]

All week we've been counting down the days to Ultra by compiling a list of some of the biggest songs from last year's festival. So far we've rehashed massive tracks by Mark Knight , Dirty South , and Michael Woods , and with just two days to go, we've got a track of epic proportions to help kick things into overdrive. Despite being released in 2010, Steve Angello, AN21, and Max Vangeli's remix of Pendulum's "The Island"  is still one of our favorite productions to date. The infectious vocals and unforgettable drop earned this [...]

Ultra Music Festival 2012 , taking place March 23-26, at Bayfront Amphitheater in Downtown Miami, sold-out almost instantly thanks to its stellar lineup of talent including: Tiësto, Kraftwerk, Carl Cox, Skrillex, Afrojack, Miike Snow, Pretty Lights, New Order, Groove Armada (DJ set), Dirty South, Loco Dice, A-Trak, Dada Life, Avicii, Justice, Fatboy Slim, Duck Sauce, M83, Carl Cox, Laidback Luke, 2manydjs, Metronomy, David Guetta, Armin Van Buuren, Kaskade, Bassnectar, Chase and Status, Bloody Beetroots (DJ set), Fedde Le Grand, Knife Party, Magnetic Man, John Digweed, Steve Aoki, Ferry Corsten, and many more. Tickets are impossible to get, but  [...]

We already informed you about Wednesday's premiere of the Ultra Music Festival movie, Can U Feel It, but what we didn't know was who the special performers would be. UMF organizers have just announced that Nicky Romero, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, and Deniz Koyu will be performing after the movie showing. The entire event runs from 7-11PM - which gives the guest DJs two hours of after the screening takes place. Tickets are sadly no longer available to the general public, but hopefully you were smart enough to reserve your free ones [...]

The days until UMF are now countable on one hand — you just have to get through the work week until it's Friday. We have spent the last 5 days reviewing some of the biggest tracks of past Ultra Festivals and today we look back at a remix that almost anyone should be able to sing to. Awarded the number six spot in our top 100 songs of 2011 , Dirty South's remix of  "Coming Home"  is one of those songs you just can't get out of your head. This was one of the most frequently-played songs on the [...]

With only 9 days left to UMF, we can't forget the colossal effect of Michael Woods's " First Aid " at every UMF stage in 2011. Whether blissfully mashed up by Kaskade's "Move For First Aid" at main stage or energetically mixed into Martin Solveig's epic tent, "First Aid" clearly brought the masses at Ultra complete exhilaration in 2011. It's hard to compare such a classic, but we are excited to witness Woods's latest " Airborne " become another memorable track in 2012. Michael Woods - First Aid (Original Mix) [...]

A long awaited release from the Size Records camp, "Feel" is finally available to the public.  Having been dropped in nearly every set of Steve Angello and the Size team since early last summer, this track has been crushing the airwaves.  If you have been to one of their shows then you know just how [...]

Off of his forthcoming album, Club Life Volume Two: Miami, Tijs Verwest releases a very stereotypical prog house track.  "Chasing Summers" has all the aspects of a classic banger you are looking for, and from any other lesser producer, I would be raving about it; the beautiful, uplifting intro that slams into a powerful drop [...]

• Tiësto - Chasing Summers