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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Review: Numark NS6 II DJ Controller

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Mojaxx reviews the Numark NS6 II, “a true workhouse controller for Serato DJ.”

Related: Review: Pioneer DJ XDJ-RX2 Controller

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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Listen to Damianito’s Mix for GENRE BNDR

Damianito

Damianito
Damianito performs at Red Valley Festival in Sardinia, Italy on Aug. 14, 2018. (Credit: Giulio Cafasso)

Damianito, the Red Bull Music 3Style World Champion, has dropped a mix for GENRE BNDR. It is the first in a series exploring the connections between different genres of music.

In his 30-minute set, the DJcity Italy representative blends bass music, house, drum and bass, and more.

Listen below.

Related: Watch: Damianito Drops Mix at Serato’s London Studio

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Damianito, GENRE BNDR,
Tuesday, August 28, 2018

NOODLES Talks Being Kehlani’s DJ and Gives Advice to Female DJs

Kehlani‘s official DJ NOODLES recently sat down with DJcity’s MISS DJ BLISS for an interview.

The Bay Area native discussed what it’s like being Kehlani’s DJ, how she got into DJing, and gave advice to female DJs.

NOODLES is scheduled to perform at Seattle’s Bumbershoot festival on Saturday, Sept. 1.

Watch the convo above.

Follow NOODLES on Facebook, Instagram, SoundCloud, and Twitter.

Related: Listen to NOODLES’ DJcity Podcast Mix

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Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Watch: Red Bull Music 3Style IX Italy Finalists

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UPDATE: Doc Trashz is the 3Style IX Italy champion

Introducing the Red Bull Music 3Style IX Italy finalists: Doc Trashz, Kut Real, DJ D_MiND, DJ Stonic, SupaMario, and Andrea Martini. All six DJs will battle it out in Rome on Sept. 14.

Check out the full list of national finalists here.

Stay tuned for more exclusive 3Style coverage.

Related: Red Bull Music 3Style Reveals Locations and Dates for National Championships

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Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Spotify Reveals Most-Streamed Songs of Summer 2018

Drake

Drake
Drake performs at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on August 14. (Credit: Andrew Potter & Chris Schwegler)

Spotify has revealed its annual list of the most-streamed songs of the summer. Play counts were tallied globally from June 1 through Aug. 20.

Coming in at No. 1 with more than 393 million streams was Drake‘s viral anthem, “In My Feelings.” The Toronto rapper dominates the list this year, placing five tracks in the top 20.

Maroon 5‘s “Girls Like You” featuring Cardi B finishes at No. 2 (293 million streams) while Cardi’s Bad Bunny and J Balvin-assisted smash “I Like It” ends at No. 3 (289 million streams).

Other notable tracks were Tyga‘s “Taste” featuring Offset (No. 9) and Nio Garcia, Darell and Casper Magico‘s Latin anthem “Te Bote Remix” featuring Bad Bunny, Nicky Jam, and Ozuna (No. 13). The latter was the most-streamed song in nine countries, including Mexico and the Dominican Republic, according to Spotify.

See the chart below and follow DJcity on Spotify.

Spotify’s top global songs of summer 2018:

1. Drake – In My Feelings
2. Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B – Girls Like You
3. Cardi B ft. Bad Bunny & J Balvin – I Like It
4. Juice WRLD – Lucid Dreams
5. Xxxtentacion – Sad
6. Post Malone – Better Now
7. Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – One Kiss
8. Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato – Solo
9. Tyga ft. Offest – Taste
10. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Youngblood
11. Drake – God’s Plan
12. Drake – Nice For What
13. Nio Garcia, Darell, Casper Magico ft. Bad Bunny, Nicky Jam, & Ozuna – Te Bote Remix
14. Tiesto & Dzeko ft. Preme & Post Malone – Jackie Chan
15. Selena Gomez – Back To You
16. Ariana Grande – No Tears Left To Cry
17. Xxxtentacion – Moonlight
18. Drake ft. Michael Jackson – Don’t Matter To Me
19. Jonas Blue ft. Jack & Jack – Rise
20. Drake – Nonstop

Related: Spotify Reveals Most-Streamed Songs of Summer 2017

| Charts, Music Industry, Tracks
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Tuesday, August 28, 2018

DJcity’s Spotify Playlist Update: Aug. 28

Fisher

Fisher
FISHER (Source: Instagram)

DJcity’s Spotify playlist update for the week of Aug. 28:

Disclosure ft. Gwen McCrae – Funky Sensation
FISHER – Losing It
GASHI ft. French Montana & DJ Snake – Creep On Me
Jason Derulo & David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj & Willy William – Goodbye
Jonn Hart ft. Too Short – Whistle

Stream the entire playlist below or from within Spotify.

Related: DJcity’s Spotify Playlist Update: Aug. 21

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