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JAY-Z performs at the Meadows Festival in New York City. (Photo credit: Jack Gorlin)

Following his appearance at the Meadows Festival in New York City, JAY-Z traveled to the U.K. to chat and perform on BBC Radio 1. During the candid conversation with host Clara Amfo, Hov discussed his 4:44 album, fatherhood, social media, Donald Trump, and more.

The rapper performed “Family Feud” from 4:44 and his classic collaboration with Linkin Park, “Numb/Encore.” Hov was joined by his longtime engineer, Young Guru.

Watch the interview and performance below.

Related: JAY-Z Talks Making 4:44, Working With No I.D., Kanye West, and More in Extensive Interview

DJ Snake at Ushuaïa Ibiza on July 12, 2017. (Photo source: Ushuaïa Ibiza)

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DJcity’s weekly picks are selected by Kidd Spin. To receive them via email, click here.

Related: Must-Play Tracks for the Weekend: Sept. 15

Major Lazer at Encore Beach Club in Las Vegas. (Photo source: Instagram)

DJcity’s Spotify playlist update for the week of Septermber 19:

Gucci Mane ft. The Weeknd – Curve
Lana Del Rey & The Weeknd – Lust For Life – BloodPop Remix
Mr Eazi & Major Lazer ft. French Montana & Ty Dolla $ign – Leg Over Remix
Nervo & Chief Keef – Champagne
Portugal. The Man – Feel It Still – Zhu Remix
Rae Sremmurd – Perplexing Pegasus

Stream the entire playlist below or from within Spotify.

DJcity’s Spotify playlist is designed to fuel your house parties, workout sessions, road trips, and more. It’s curated by DJcity’s worldwide team.

Related: DJcity’s Spotify Playlist Update: Sept. 12

The September 2017 edition of DJcity Trends is now available here.

September’s contributors:

Chris Styles, mixer at SiriusXM’s The Heat and D.C.’s WPGC 95.5 and 94.7 Fresh FM
Eddie Boy, music director and resident DJ at Elevate Lounge
Eski, contributor at DJcity UK
First Choice, mixer at New York’s Power 105.1
Mind Motion, member of Pirate DJs crew
Play, director of DJcity UK
R-Tistic, 2014 McDonald’s Flavor Battle champion
Sammy Needlz, dancehall director at DJcity; mixer at SiriusXM’s Globalization
Santarosa, Latin director at DJcity; mixer at SiriusXM’s Globalization

DJcity Trends is a monthly collection of tracks intended to help DJs discover new and buzzing club tracks. The songs are hand-picked by influential DJs from around the world.

Related: DJcity Trends Charts for August 2017

KidCutUp at Summerfest in Wisconsin in 2017. (Photo credit: Steve Ruiz)

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DJcity’s weekly picks are selected by Kidd Spin. To receive them via email, click here.

Related: Must-Play Tracks for the Weekend: Sept. 8

DJcity has picked the 10 finalists for the official Avicii “Without You” remix contest.

We received entries from all around the world and of a wide variety of styles. It took a long time to listen to them, but we made sure to hear each one. Now that we’ve selected the finalists, it’s up to Avicii to pick the winner.

The winner, which will be announced on Sept. 20, will receive $5,000 and have his or her remix released on Geffen Records.

Check out the finalists below (in alphabetical order).

Arc North, Sweden

Mark Pride, Croatia

MAYACCII, Russia

Melo.Kids, Poland

Notre Dame, France

Redax, Germany

Rozen, Brazil

Tokima Tokio, Japan

Tony & Voxon, Latvia and United Arab Emirates

Vinil, Sweden

Related: Watch This Drummer’s Entry Video for Avicii’s ‘Without You’ Remix Contest

Dillon Francis at Intrigue Nightclub in Las Vegas. (Photo source: Intrigue Nightclub)

DJcity’s Spotify playlist update for the week of Sept. 12:

Dillon Francis ft. G-Eazy – Say Less – Dillon Francis & Moksi Remix
G-Eazy ft. A$AP Rocky & Cardi B – No Limit
ILoveMakonnen ft. Rae Sremmurd – Love
James Hype – More Than Friends
Tove Lo – Disco Tits
Travis Scott – Butterfly Effect
Vybz Kartel – Fever – Major Lazer Remix

Stream the entire playlist below or from within Spotify.

DJcity Essentials is a Spotify playlist that’s designed to fuel your house parties, workout sessions, road trips, and more. It’s curated by DJcity’s worldwide team.

Related: DJcity’s Spotify Playlist Update: Sept. 5

Red Bull 3Style has chosen the following DJs to compete in the Canada national finals:

Cam B, Flavours, Floetic, Nick Bike, Dahly Llama, and DJ AC.

This announcement is part of a series of daily updates in which DJcity will reveal the participants for each competing country.

Watch the entry videos for the Canada finalists below.

Cam B, Hamilton

Flavours, Edmonton

Floetic, Vancouver

Nick Bike, Vancouver

Dahly Llama, Victoria

DJ AC, Toronto

Related: Red Bull 3Style U.S. Finalists

Red Bull 3Style has chosen the following DJs to compete in the U.S. national finals:

Boi Jeanius, DJ EASE, DJ FingerSmith, Bo, DJ Diggy Dutch, and DJ Frazier Davis.

The competition will be held in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 29.

This announcement is part of a series of daily updates in which DJcity will reveal the participants for each competing country.

Watch the entry videos for the U.S. finalists below.

Boi Jeanius, Chicago

DJ EASE, Las Vegas

DJ FingerSmith, New York City

Bo, Washington, D.C.

DJ Diggy Dutch, Austin

DJ Frazier Davis, Los Angeles

Related: Red Bull 3Style South Africa Finalists

Rising hip-hop producer, London On Da Track, has broken down his debut solo single “No Flag” on Genius’ Deconstructed series. The song features Nicki Minaj, 21 Savage, and Offset.

London begins by discussing why he chose to work with Nicki, 21, and Offset, and explains what inspired the track’s dark undertones. He then breaks down the song in Ableton, including a bass layer that he says sounds “like somebody hunting you down with a knife.”

An Atlanta native, London has risen to prominence in recent years by producing anthems like Tyga‘s “Hookah,” T.I.‘s “About the Money,” and Rich Gang‘s “Lifestyle,” and most recently Drake‘s “Sneakin’.” In August, the 26-year-old signed with RCA Records as part of his transition from producer to artist.

Watch him on Deconstructed above.

Related: Watch London on Da Track Make a Beat by Sampling Random Records