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This week, Alex Pall and Drew Taggart, the duo behind The Chainsmokers, posted a message to their fans on X. It opened with a line that caught people's attention instantly. “After 11 amazing years, we are now independent artists.” Within minutes, the replies filled up with worried fans. Independent? Did that mean what it sounded like?

From October 21 to 24, Tomorrowland returns to De Rode Hoed during Amsterdam Dance Event, bringing together an immersive exhibition, live radio, and a program that looks back at what the festival has built while celebrating the music of today.

Every artist will eventually encounter the time when their audience asks who they really are, the old one or the new one. For Cloonee, it was something that haunted him for years. While some wanted to know the old Cloonee, others wondered about the present-day artist. There were also those who wondered what would happen next?

Techno music has never really had a fashion sense, but it certainly has its preferences. Dark clubs, loud sounds and nice jeans. And since Charlotte de Witte recently announced on her Instagram account that she is the new face of G-Star RAW, it appears that one more loose end was tied.

Thirty years is a long period of time, especially in the music industry. This is the duration for which Simon Robson has served at Warner Music Group. However, in one of the most dramatic executive shifts by the record label in recent times, he will be vacating the position of President of EMEA, Recorded Music.

David Guetta will headline London's The O2 on Saturday, 5 June 2027, bringing his Monolith Live Show to the capital for his biggest London performance to date. The date will be his only London show and his only UK indoor show of 2027. It also makes him the latest act to join The O2's 20th birthday celebrations, which run throughout next summer. Pre-sale tickets go on sale Thursday, 1 October at 10am BST.

The DJ who didn’t let a war stop her from playing music. The photographer whose only way to discover his eyes was by losing everything. The bartender who found a way to transform street foods into cocktails and build an empire from scratch. The man who grew up in Romanian orphanages to find his first family in a group of strangers.

Here is something new for ADE week, the curtain has come down on one half of ADE Lab. For as long as anyone can remember, ADE Lab has been like a backstage pass to the industry. It is the place to learn and grow as a producer and a performer, provided you could get access by applying, being selected and paying for it.

This was just another act on the ADE festival's extensive lineup during a Wednesday night at Panama, the most legendary nightclub in Amsterdam. But the act became the highlight of the week and when the dust finally settled, Amsterdam Dance Event had done something it doesn't do often. They publicly terminated a partnership.

One World Radio reveals the defining festival tracks of the summer

No USB. No sync button. No backup plan. Simply two turntables and three decades of muscle memory. The largest trance DJ, performing at one of Ibiza's most flamboyant new clubs, approaches the turntable and doesn't bother with his USB key. No safety net. Simply two turntables, a box of vinyls, and decades of experience.

It has now been a quarter of a century since a Dutch radio DJ who had both a vision and a radio show launched an initiative that would far surpass the expectations of everyone involved. It now seems that A State of Trance will not only survive its silver anniversary, but also be ready for a new era, taking along with it one of the world’s biggest dance music brands.

30 YEARS ADE continues to take shape with 1,500+ artists and DJs now confirmed across Amsterdam this October.

The meteorological summer may be over, but at WEAREONE.world, things are anything but cooling down. ​ As we look back at a remarkable July, we’re already moving forward from Shanghai to Thailand, Brazil to Alpe d’Huez, and from running shoes to ski boots. Different worlds, one shared rhythm.

A State of Trance returns to Rotterdam Ahoy on February 26–27, 2027, with Insomniac continuing as global production and promotion partner through 2029

Change the Beat, the global non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting women and gender expansive artists in electronic music, has announced a new remix competition in partnership with Sara Landry and her label, HEKATE Records. The competition gives emerging producers the opportunity to remix Sara Landry and Alex Farell’s ‘Angel Dust’, with the winning submission considered for an official release on HEKATE Records.

Across August 28-30, the widely acclaimed Brazilian electronic music artist will headline three distinct events across New York, bringing together electronic music, community and the creative energy that has become synonymous with his name.

Four Tet’s complete DJ set recorded live at Alexandra Palace on November 22, 2025, is now available on Apple Music, marking the first time the performance has been released in full on any platform.

After a celebrated digital debut that sparked enthusiasm among EDM fans and classical music lovers alike, Symphony of Unity now releases Orchestral Selection I on vinyl and CD, bringing their landmark debut album home in physical form.

Every fan can relate to the experience where once tickets go on sale, the available seats sell out in seconds, then when you finally find a ticket, it’s sold at triple the price on the resell sites and there is no guarantee if it’s even legit.

Every serious DJ booth around the world has one device that is indispensable. Without the screen, without synchronizing it simply spins, on time, and always has, even before there was a thing called disco.

Think about the last song that gave you goosebumps while listening to it. Now imagine an AI helping create that song legally with the permission from the label and the original artist being compensated for that.

For an artist who's built his entire brand on relentless motion festival to festival, city to city, barely pausing for breath. John Summit has just done something no one was expecting. He stopped.