DJ Tiesto

Diddy's a Has-Been, Still Worth $580 Million

There's something funny about money. Once you have a certain amount of it, those greenbacks just keep multiplying. You don't really have to do anything, except sit back and watch that money tree fruit up. Just look at Diddy. He hasn't done anything in years, and he's still the richest dude in rap. ... More >>

Ultra 2013: Deadmau5 Proves He's a Real Person, Rejects the Easy Headliner Gimmicks

How quickly some stars have ascended in the EDM boom. Just a few years ago, in 2009, Toronto-based producer Deadmau5 could be found at Ultra Music Festival on the live stage, essentially opening up for Simian Mobile Disco. Last night, though, trying to get the main stage to witness his fest-closing ... More >>

Ultra 2013: Disclosure Shows America Can Love Dance Music That Isn't Dumb

One of the great but frustrating things about Ultra Music Festival is it continually books interesting rising acts for its live stage while scheduling them in its earliest slots. This meant that yesterday, the second day of the second weekend, one-man electro-pop band Robert Delong and house revival ... More >>

Ultra 2013: Richie Hawtin Delivers Sensory Overload, No Bottle Anthems With Two-Hour UMF Set

This year's main stage at Ultra Music Festival has seemed particularly heavy on so-called "confetti house," the lineup rife with marquee names from VIP-heavy megaclubs. But the (relatively) more underground sounds of dance music -- or at least those not so concerned with encouraging bottle sales - ... More >>

Win Free Passes to Exclusive Motorola Music Lounge and Party With EDM VIPs UPDATED

Sure, Ultra Music Festival is happening this weekend. But why party with everyone else, when you can party with the electronic dance music VIPs? The Motorola Music Lounge, presented by Sol Republic and hosted by Sirius XM, will return to an undisclosed location for the fourth consecutive year to se ... More >>

LIV Miami Makes $45-$60 Million in 2012, Fourth Highest Grossing Nightclub in U.S.

Weak economy? Yeah, right! Despite staggering unemployment rates and a sinking middle class, the top 100 American bars, lounges, and nightclubs generated an estimated $1.5 billion in revenue last year, according Nightclub and Bar Media Group's "Nightclub & Bar Top 100." And while Las Vegas b ... More >>

Tommie Sunshine Says America's Youth Needs EDM: "It's Keeping Them Alive"

We hereby nominate Tommie Sunshine for PLUR President. He seems to be the most positive, well-intentioned person on the planet. But for all his posi vibes, he's not afraid to stand up and fight. When Ultra Music Festival's two-weekend 2013 party plan came under fire from the City of Miami commissio ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2013's Weekend Two Is Officially Sold Out

Well, it finally happened. Tickets for weekend two of Ultra Music Festival 2013 have officially sold out. That means the possibility of a trip to Miami's annual dance mecca is quickly slipping out of your slow-grabby reach. Yes, you still have a shot at purchasing weekend one tickets or six-day ... More >>

Generation Wild Tour 2013 Announces 19 Dates, Promises EDM and "Hedonism"

Free-spirited? Supersexy? "Hungry for hedonism, music and an extraordinary lifestyle"? Welcome to Generation Wild, a "unique concept tour," according to the official hype, "ready to explode in a city near you." The beat-freaking lineup: Awesome "Bong" bro Deniz Koyu, the 17-year-old Spanish EDM ph ... More >>

Story Nightclub's January 2013 Lineup: R3hab, Porter Robinson, Wolfgang Gartner, Others

Last week, Story Nightclub kicked its doors open with a massive New Year's Eve 2013 lineup. But just because the year has been rung and we're all getting used to dating things "'13," doesn't mean the Story crew's gonna let the mood lighten up. The rest of January is filling up with hot headliners ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2013 Announces Phase 1 Lineup: Tiesto, Kaskade, Avicii, 25 Others

Three reasons Ultra Music Festival 2013's gonna be epic, beat freaks. 1. The EDM megafest has expanded from three days to two whole uhntz-uhntz-ing weekends. 2. Swedish House Mafia and Deadmau5 are gonna be the primary party starters. 3. The just-announced Phase 1 linuep, including 13 extra DJs, 13 ... More >>

Jersey Shore Producers Invite Assholes on New EDM Competition Reality TV Show

When your scene decides to find its "next superstar" on a reality television show produced by the same people behind Jersey Shore, then your scene probably needs a life raft, 'cause it's drowning. Edmcasting.com is a website where all "producer-DJs" are invited to "start honing your skills" and app ... More >>

Miami's 13 Best New Year's Eve 2013 Parties

When Miami throws an end-of-year blowout, it's guaranteed that everyone is going home broke. And drunk. And accompanied by some creepy-sexy stranger who'll ask for money in the morning. So if you wanna wake up in 2013 with empty pockets, a booze-damaged brain, and a bed full of hot mess, check out ... More >>

Six Best EDM Riders: From Deadmau5 to Pauly D and Diplo

If Crossfade were a superstar DJ, we wouldn't perform a single show without four cases of cherry vanilla cola, two bottles of Black Label whisky, a picture of our mom, a pink umbrella, and a drumming monkey. That's not even too bad. Just take a look at the ridiculous requests from some of your fav ... More >>

Ten Reasons Rolling Stone's "25 DJs That Rule the Earth" Is Total Bullshit

Rolling Stone just farted out a list of turds and called it the "25 DJs That Rule the Earth." But we here at Crossfade have got more than a bone to pick with them about it. Not only is this list completely nonsensical and asinine, it plays like a tired attempt at relevancy by a dancing corpse that ... More >>

Six Richest Dead Musicians: From Elvis to Jacko

You're dead. But that doesn't mean you can't earn big bucks. Shit, croaking could be the best career move ever. Forbes recently broke down this year's most paid, most dead celebrities. And six of those ultra-wealthy, superdeceased folks are in the music business. Nothing's gonna stop them from sell ... More >>

Six Richest Ladies in the Music Business: From Katy Perry to Rihanna and Britney Spears

Who's that get-it girl rakin' in all those millions? Forbes just released its list of filthiest rich bitches, counting down the leading ladies with the most cake. No surprise, Oprah tops the chart. But six musically inclined females nestled up behind her. Well, about $100 million behind. So which ... More >>

World's Most Powerful Women in Pop: From Gaga to J.Lo and Shakira, Madonna Snubbed

See also "The 15 Richest Musicians: From Jay-Z to Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Dr. Dre" -- plus "Ten Richest DJs: From Pauly D to Deadmau5, Swedish House Mafia, Skrillex, and Tiesto." These days, Elton John isn't the only one treating Madonna like a "fairground stripper." Despite the 53-year-old p ... More >>

Identity Festival 2012 at Klipsch Amphitheater August 4

Wild Turkey

The Music Industry's Top Ten Corporate Whores

These days, musicians are nothing without high-profile, million-dollar endorsements. You just aren't a winner unless you're shilling soda, makeup, electronics, and your own personal brand of booze. Luckily, today's commercial powerhouses are more entrepreneurial than ever. So they will literally se ... More >>

Adrian Lux at LIV Nightclub July 7

Six Best Club Parties on South Beach This Weekend

The Fourth of July may be over. But Independence Day weekend's just beginning. America's 236th birthday celebration continues on South Beach this weekend with some of the biggest names in electronic dance music. After all, nothing says Independence like a $3,200 bar tab and prerecorded bass drops. ... More >>

The Greatest

Adrian Lux Lighting Up LIV Miami on July 7

The Miami New Times' pick for Best Dance Club is readying for a feel-good Swedish invasion, and they want you on the front lines. On Saturday, July 7, LIV is welcoming Adrian Lux to the stage. The Grammy-nominated man behind big-room hits "Teenage Crime," "Can't Sleep," and "Fire" is gonna make you ... More >>

Deadmau5 on Madonna, Molly in Rolling Stone: "Like Talking Slavery at F$%#ing Blues Show"

Our country's divided. However, it's not President Obama's failed promises or Mitt Romney's tired rhetoric that's causing this nation to feud; it's electronic dance music. On one side of the proverbial aisle, we have the disciples of mainstream electro giants like Tiësto and Swedish House Mafia. ... More >>

Daily party plan for WMC and Miami Music Week, March 22 to 25

Bromantic Wednesday Night: The Ultra Movie, Swedish House Mafia, and Getting Hard

​Even though Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week have turned into a nine days of EDM, we've keep it pretty low key. Until last night. First stop: The world premiere of Ultra Music Festival's Can U Feel It concert documentary. Standing there on the red carpet was sort of surreal -- mainl ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2012 Announces Live YouTube Stream, Rave Naked at Home

​Ultra Music Festival sold out months ago. So unless you're wiling to drop $7,500 on a VIP package or purchase ridiculously marked-up General Admission scalper tickets, quit bitching and accept the fact that you're not going to catch Tiësto in his (second) hometown. Instead, settle for second b ... More >>

Tommy Trash at Amnesia Miami February 24

Ultra Music Festival Announces Miami Music Week Pre-Parties, Afterparties, and Pool Parties

​UPDATE Check out the lineup, date, and location for Ultra Music Festival's launch of its Ultra Live concert series. Less than two weeks after announcing its Phase One lineup (Avicii! Tiësto! David Guetta! Kraftwerk! New Order! Skrillex! 86 others!), Ultra Music Festival 2012 was already shoutin ... More >>

New Year's Eve 2012: Miami's Guide to Partying Too Hard and Drinking Too Much

Photo by JipsySeize New Year's Eve!​Wanna know the truth about New Year's Eve? Well, it ain't the kickoff to a fresh, 365-day fiesta full of fun and promise. Quite the opposite -- this end-of-year holiday is your absolute last chance to overspend and overindulge before suppressing your natural ur ... More >>

Afrojack at Mansion August 6

Afrojack Returns to Miami August 6

​This past year has been a whirlwind for Dutch electronic music producer and techno-house DJ Afrojack, AKA Van de Wall. In addition to endlessly touring the US and sitting on a treasure trove of unreleased tracks, including collaborations with Tiesto, Steve Aoki, and Omarion, the international p ... More >>

Blond:ish Gets Ambitious at Arkadia June 24

​Alfred Hitchcock populated his films with blonde women, believing that film audiences would be more suspicious of brunettes. But when you see two platinum manes bouncing up and down behind Arkadia's decks this Friday, you should suspect that this fair-headed DJ duo is conspiring to do evil thin ... More >>

The Chemical Brothers at Ultra Music Festival 2011 Day Three, March 27

​Halfway through the Chemical Brothers' Ultra-closing set Sunday night, when a skyscraper-size screen repeatedly flashed the words "Don't Think," complying was a given. The British duo's live performance was an all-encompassing sensory experience so powerful in its force, any thought was quickly c ... More >>

Moby Coming to Ultra Music Festival 2011; Phase Two Acts Will Be Announced Soon

Moby​It's been a while since the Phase One acts for Ultra Music Festival 2011 were announced. So, what's taking so long? Well, the wait will soon be over, as our sources tell us to expect something next week. We aren't entirely sure who will be on the Phase Two lineup since Ultra's organizers se ... More >>

Dutch DJs Use Twitter To Score Direct Flight to Ultra Music Festival on KLM

image via facebook.com/siedvanriel2Dutch DJ Sied van Riel spearheaded the Fly2Miami campaign. ​The Netherlands may be pretty tiny in actual land mass, but its influence on dance music has been outsized. The country represents a disproportionate influence on the trance scene -- it's the birthplace ... More >>

Avicii Brings Swedish Big-Room Beats to LIV This Saturday

DJ-producer Tim Berg, AKA Avicii.​Rookie DJ-producer Tim Berg (AKA Avicii) is only 22 years old. But his resume already reads like that of a seasoned industry heavyweight. In 2008, after topping BBC Radio 1 luminary Pete Tong's Fast Trax poll, the Swedish prodigy dropped his breakthrough release " ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2011 Phase One Lineup: Simian Mobile Disco, Empire of the Sun, Erasure, David Guetta, and More (UPDATE)

Simian Mobile Disco​Ultra Music Festival revealed its Phase One lineup announcement early this morning via Facebook. The lineup really shows an ambitious mix of live indie-dance bands, usual crop of house DJs, and more experimental electronic musicians. Really, it's one of the best lineups for the ... More >>

WMC 2010 Thursday Day Recap: Kaskade Listening Party and Digweed Cruise

​Electronic music and its surrounding industry generally exists in a separate plane from the rest of the world's troubles. The music is, after all, most often about dancing and going out -- a form of escapism. And even if things are generally going to the shitter, people are still going to want to ... More >>

Passion Pit, Caspa Added to Ultra Music Festival 2010 Lineup UPDATE

Photo by Chrissy PiperPassion Pit​Here comes the Ultra Music Festival shuffle! You have to remember nothing is concrete even on the day of the festival (Bloc Party canceled last year at the last minute). According to an official press release from Ultra's organizers, indie-rock band Passion Pit ha ... More >>

Uber Exclusive South Beach Party, Bro

Uber Exclusive South Beach Party at Vagabond Thursday, Bro

Ed Hardy must die.​The Ed Hardy T-shirt. Nothing is a bigger symbol of douchebaggery in clubland than it. It's a faux-tattoo armor for those too wimpy to get real ones. Bedazzled and they achieve a whole another level of douchiness. Oh, and if you're wearing Affliction you have two strikes against ... More >>

Luke Goes Boom on the Ones and Twos

Full Ultra Music Festival Lineup Revealed

So in addition to yesterday's news of the unexplainable choice of booking the Black Eyed Peas for next month's Ultra Music Festival, the final phase of the lineup has been announced. Notable additions include Rinton, Rye Rye, Surkin, Para One and Shiny Toy Guns to Day 1, and MSTRKRFT, BT Laptop Symp ... More >>

Saturday Night: Deadmau5 at Mansion

Ivon David RojasDeadmau5Saturday, December 27, 2008Mansion, Miami BeachBetter than: Hip-hop Fridays at Mansion, maybe.What's left to be said about Deadmau5 that hasn't already been said? Virtually unknown in 2007, the young Toronto prodigy skyrocketed to sudden international stardom and relentless ... More >>

Get Mau5-Trapped

White-hot producer Deadmau5 hits Mansion.

Moby

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Dieselboy

The Dungeonmaster's Guide (HUMAN/System Recordings)