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Friday, July 28, 2017

Watch Ne-Yo’s ‘Another Love Song’ Video

Two months after dropping his groovy new single “Another Love Song,” Ne-Yo has returned with a video for it. The visual was shot in a restaurant and features the R&B singer and his dancers showing off their moves.

Produced by Dr. Luke and Cirkut, “Another Love Song” marks Ne-Yo’s first solo single release in two years. The track is slated to appear on his seventh upcoming album, Good Man.

Watch the video above and download “Another Love Song” on DJcity.

Related: Major Lazer Drops Interactive ‘Know No Better’ Video

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Friday, July 28, 2017

Red Bull 3Style Sets Date for National Finalist Announcements

DJ Puffy

DJ Puffy
DJ Puffy at the 2016 Red Bull Thre3Style World Finals in Santiago, Chile. (Alfred Jürgen Westermeyer/Red Bull)

DJcity will reveal the Red Bull 3Style national finalists for each participating country starting Monday, August 7. Like last year, there will be six finalists per country.

The national finals will take place from September to December. The winner of each, along with three wild cards from non-participating countries, will compete at the world finals in Poland. The wild cards will be announced in September.

For the first time since the competition began, DJs will be allowed to compete with all-in-one controllers in place of players and mixers.

Follow DJcity on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to get exclusive 3Style news and content.

Related: Entries Open for Red Bull 3Style

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Thursday, July 27, 2017

Watch P-Lo Race Against the Clock to Make a Beat

P-Lo

HBK Gang producer and rapper P-Lo has been featured on FACT TV’s Against the Clock series.

The show challenges producers to make a track from scratch in under 10 minutes while being filmed in real time. Previous guests include Southside and Flux Pavilion.

Filmed at Los Angeles’ APG Studios, P-Lo delivered a Bay Area-style beat just as time ran out.

P-Lo has worked extensively with fellow HBK artists Kehlani, Sage the Gemini, and IamSu. In May, he released his debut album, More Than Anything, which features tracks with other Bay Area acts like E-40 and G-Eazy.

Watch P-Lo on Against The Clock above.

Related: Watch P-Lo Make a Beat by Sampling Random Records

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Thursday, July 27, 2017

Major Lazer Drops Interactive ‘Know No Better’ Video

Major Lazer

Major Lazer is famous for making innovative music, but it’s also creative with its marketing.

On Thursday, the group released a new version of its video for “Know No Better,” featuring Travis Scott, Camila Cabello, and Quavo. However, unlike the previous visual, this one is interactive.

Directed by Philip Andelman and hosted by Eko, the clip enables viewers to toggle between a young boy’s real life and dream world. As Billboard puts it, “This is the kind of the music video you can get lost in.”

Watch it above and download the track on DJcity.

Related: Watch Major Lazer’s ‘Know No Better’ Video Ft. Travis Scott, Camila Cabello, and Quavo

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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

A-Trak Encourages DJs to Be Creative and Open Minded

A-Trak

With the release of his new single “Believe” and upcoming Goldie Awards battle, A-Trak stopped by Shade 45’s Sway In The Morning to catch up and drop a turntablism-friendly mix.

During the convo, the Fool’s Gold boss explained that he created the Goldie Awards to push the art of DJing forward.

Scratching with current sounds:

“… I don’t want scratching to be an old school thing. I don’t want people to look at the way I DJ and be like ‘Oh you brought it back.’ To me, scratching always sounded futuristic. There’s subtle choices you can make as a DJ whether it be the sample that you actually scratch. We don’t have to still scratch on the ‘ahh’ and the ‘fresh’ from ‘change the beat’ and some James Brown shout. Music sounds more synthesized now so the samples that I scratch on, I’ve been choosing sounds that are more synthesized too.”

Adapting to modern DJ technology:

“A couple of years ago I started using the CDJs for those shows where maybe there’s strong winds and crazy vibrations or confetti being blasted on the stage. I remember just standing and thinking, ‘Why am I removing a confetti from the vinyl and the needle when I should just be performing for this crowd.’ And it just made me realize that I had to adapt to the evolution of equipment…”

Being creative and open-minded overall:

“I personally love turntables, and I hope turntables stay available to people for a very long time. But I also don’t want potentially, aspiring kids, people who want to become DJs, to think that they have to have a Technics 1200 to scratch. … Or even if it’s not literally scratching, [people should] learn how to come up with their own tricks. To me, it’s all about scratching and turntablism and just like the hip-hop approach to DJing that’s very subversive and taking equipment that was made to be used one way and using it another way. It’s always about that creativity and flipping what’s in front of you. … I wanna challenge the new generation to come up with new, original tricks on any kind of equipment because I don’t want [DJing] to be a legacy art form.”

Watch the full interview and mix below.

Related: Vekked Enters A-Trak’s Goldie Awards Battle

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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Skrillex Teams With Poo Bear for Soulful Single, ‘Would You Ever’

Poo Bear and Skrillex

Poo Bear and Skrillex
Poo Bear and Skrillex

Skrillex has teamed up with legendary songwriter-producer Poo Bear for a soulful house anthem, “Would You Ever.”

Jason Boyd, a.k.a. Poo Bear, is best known for his collaborations with Justin Bieber. He co-wrote half of Bieber’s 2013 album Journals, and most recently, “What Do You Mean?” and Jack U‘s “Where Are U Now.”

Before his work with Bieber, Poo Bear co-wrote hits like Chris Brown‘s “I Can Transform Ya,” Usher‘s “Caught Up,” and 112‘s “Peaches and Cream” and “Dance With Me.”

Watch the video for Skrill and Poo Bear’s “Would You Ever” and download the track on DJcity.

Related: Diplo’s Single ‘BANK ROLL’ Ft. Justin Bieber, Young Thug & Rich the Kid Is Now Available on DJcity

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