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HITS LIST GETS LIT UP
Whoa, this year's going too fast. (11/19a)
ON THE COVER: WICKED
They're not in Kansas anymore. (11/19a)
GRAMMY CHEW: RUMINATING ON THE BIG 4 NOMS
80% is a lot better than usual. (11/15a)
NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
Underscoring the year's biggest stories (11/19a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
THE B-SIDE
DJ Snake (Interscope)
5/9/15

WHAT IT IS: Born in France, DJ/producer William Grigahcine, aka DJ Snake, has taken not just the festival/EDM scene by storm but has become a true cultural phenom. His worldwide #1 hit, “Turn Down for What,” a collaboration with Lil Jon, was the best-selling electronic music single of 2014. “You Know You Like It,” his collaboration with AlunaGeorge, is currently climbing the charts. It amassed 20m+ combined streams and 10.8m video views on official release. DJ Snake is now working on his major-label debut album, to be released later this year.

ALBUM: TBA

RELEASE DATE: 2015

SINGLE: DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge’s “You Know You Like It”

LIVE: May tour dates in Dubai, Switzerland, Philippines, South Korea, Canada, Las Vegas; festival dates on deck include EDC New York, Lollapalooza

INTERNET: 20.2m combined Spotify streams; 240m combined Vevo views; 13.6m combined Shazam streams; 1.6m Shazams for single (#7 on the Global Dance chart, #3 on the US Top 100); #1 Most Shazammed song of Coachella; #3 was “Lean On”

RADIO: Top 15 at Mainstream and Rhythmic Top 40, one of the fastest moving songs on both charts

PRESS: Rolling Stone, USA Today, Complex, Fader; earned four MTV VMA noms for “Turn Down for What”; won for Best Direction; Grammy nom for Best Music Video for “Turn Down for What”

BOOKING: Alan Gary, Cody Chapman/AM Only

PUBLISHING: BMG Music Publishing

MANAGEMENT: Steve Goncalves/Guess Agency; Daouda Leonard/Mastor Craft

SOCIALS: Facebook
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