News
DSTRUKT Scratches With KidCutUp’s ‘Podcast Battle Breaks’
Battle Ave‘s DSTRUKT gets busy with KidCutUp‘s “Podcast Battle Breaks” scratch sentence.
Download the sentence on DJcity.
Related: DSTRUKT Performs on Battle Ave and DJcity’s ‘At the Ave Tour’
Texas’ Dick Nickson Drops DJcity Podcast Mix
Austin, Texas’ Dick Nickson has served up a half hour of new hip-hop and R&B for the DJcity Podcast. He currently holds residencies at Austin’s Bungalow, Kung Fu Saloon, and Javelina.
Tracklist:
1. Kent Jones – Alright
2. Drake – Fake Love
3. Lil Uzi Vert – Do What I Want
4. Rick Ross ft. 2 Chainz & Gucci Mane – Buy Back The Block
5. 2 Chainz – Diamonds Talkin Back
6. Fetty Wap – Flip Phone
7. Rae Sremmurd ft. Gucci Mane – Black Beatles
8. Rae Sremmurd – Black Beatles – David S Jersey Club Remix
9. Zay Hilfiger ft. Zayion McCall – JuJu On The Beat (TZ Anthem) – DJ Taj & DJ Flex Remix
10. Zay Hilfiger ft. Zayion McCall – JuJu On The Beat (TZ Anthem)
11. Big Sean – Bounce Back – Kidd Spin Acap Intro
12. Drake ft. 21 Savage – Sneakin’
13. Carnage ft. ILoveMakonnen – I Like Tuh – Sincere Quick Edit
14. Rae Sremmurd ft. Lil Jon – Set The Roof On Fire
15. DJ Mustard ft. Young Thug & YG – Party
16. DJ Mustard ft. Young Thug & YG – Party – Acapella
17. DJ Quik – Pitch In On A Party – DJ Ash SoFu Intro
18. Next – Too Close – Isaac Jordan Acap Out
19. The Jackson 5 – I Want You Back – DJ Smerk 24K Magic Blend
20. Mac Miller ft. Anderson Paak – Dang
21. Kaytranada ft. Phonte – One Too Many
Follow Dick Nickson on Facebook, Instagram, Mixcloud, and Twitter.
Meet Red Bull Thre3style World Finalist, JFB
JFB at a DJcity UK Linkup in London, England. (credit: Samy Jourdan)
The UK’s Jean-Marc Preisler, a.k.a. JFB, will compete as a wild card in the Red Bull Thre3style World Finals in Santiago, Chile between December 11 and 18. Here are some facts about him. (To see all of our contender profiles, click here.)
Age: 36
Residence: Brighton, UK
Awards: 2016 Red Bull Thre3style Wild Card, 2015, 2011 and 2007 DMC UK Champion
Sponsors: Reloop, Pioneer, Rane, Serato, Pump Audio, Denon, Minirigs
DJ influences: Craze, Kentaro, ESKEI83, Skratch Bastid, Rafik, Z-Trip, BYTE, Jazzy Jeff
Preferred battle setup: Turntables, mixer, Serato
Submission video:
Follow JFB on Facebook, Instagram, SoundCloud, Twitter, and YouTube.
2017 Grammy Nominees Announced
The Chainsmokers (credit: Danilo Lewis)
The nominees for the 59th Grammy Awards have been announced. Beyonce leads with nine nominations, followed by Drake, Rihanna, and Kanye West with eight a piece.
Below are the nominees for the categories that are the most relevant to DJs and producers. To view the nominees for all categories, click here.
The awards will take place in Los Angeles on February 12, 2017.
General
Album Of The Year:
25 – Adele
Lemonade — Beyonce
Purpose — Justin Bieber
Views — Drake
A Sailor’s Guide To Earth — Sturgill Simpson
Record Of The Year:
“Hello” — Adele
“Formation” — Beyonce
“7 Years” — Lukas Graham
“Work” — Rihanna ft. Drake
“Stressed Out” — Twenty One Pilots
Song Of The Year:
“Formation” — Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyonce Knowles, & Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyonce)
“Hello” — Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
“I Took A Pill In Ibiza” — Mike Posner, songwriter (Mike Posner)
“Love Yourself” — Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin, & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Justin Bieber)
“7 Years” — Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard, & Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham)
Best New Artist:
Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
Chance The Rapper
Maren Morris
Anderson .Paak
Rap
Best Rap Performance:
“No Problem” — Chance The Rapper ft. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
“Panda” — Desiigner
“Pop Style” — Drake ft. The Throne
“All The Way Up” — Fat Joe & Remy Ma ft. French Montana & Infared
“That Part” — ScHoolboy Q ft. Kanye West
Best Rap/Sung Performance:
“Freedom” — Beyonce ft. Kendrick Lamar
“Hotline Bling” — Drake
“Broccoli” — D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty
“Ultralight Beam” — Kanye West ft. Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin, & The-Dream
“Famous” — Kanye West ft. Rihanna
Best Rap Song:
“All The Way Up” — Joseph Cartagena, Edward Davadi, Shandel Green, Karim Kharbouch, Andre Christopher Lyon, Reminisce Mackie, & Marcello Valenzano, songwriters (Fat Joe & Remy Ma ft. French Montana & Infared)
“Famous” — Chancelor Bennett, Ross Birchard, Ernest Brown, Andrew Dawson, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Kejuan Muchita, Patrick Reynolds, Kanye West, & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West ft. Rihanna)
“Hotline Bling” — Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies, songwriters (Drake)
“No Problem” — Chancelor Bennett, Dwayne Carter, & Tauheed Epps, songwriters (Chance The Rapper ft. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz)
“Ultralight Beam” — Chancelor Bennett, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Kirk Franklin, Noah Goldstein, Samuel Griesemer, Terius Nash, Jerome Potter, Kelly Price, Nico “Donnie Trumpet” Segal, Derek Watkins, Kanye West, & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West ft. Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin, & The-Dream)
Best Rap Album:
Coloring Book — Chance The Rapper
And The Anonymous Nobody — De La Soul
Major Key — DJ Khaled
Views — Drake
Blank Face LP — ScHoolboy Q
The Life Of Pablo — Kanye West
R&B
Best R&B Performance:
“Turnin’ Me Up” — BJ The Chicago Kid
“Permission” — Ro James
“I Do” — Musiq Soulchild
“Needed Me” — Rihanna
“Cranes In The Sky” — Solange
Best Traditional R&B Performance:
“The Three Of Me” — William Bell
“Woman’s World” — BJ The Chicago Kid
“Sleeping With The One I Love” — Fantasia
“Angel” — Lalah Hathaway
“Can’t Wait” — Jill Scott
Best R&B Song:
“Come And See Me” — J. Brathwaite, Aubrey Graham, & Noah Shebib, songwriters (PartyNextDoor ft. Drake)
“Exchange” — Michael Hernandez & Bryson Tiller, songwriters (Bryson Tiller)
“Kiss It Better” — Jeff Bhasker, Robyn Fenty, John-Nathan Glass, & Natalia Noemi, songwriters (Rihanna)
“Lake By The Ocean” — Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
“LUV” — Magnus August Høiberg, Benjamin Levin, & Daystar Peterson, songwriters (Tory Lanez)
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
Lemonade — Beyonce
Ology — Gallant
We Are King — KING
Malibu — Anderson .Paak
Anti — Rihanna
Best R&B Album:
In My Mind — BJ The Chicago Kid
Lalah Hathaway Live — Lalah Hathaway
Velvet Portraits — Terrace Martin
Healing Season — Mint Condition
Smoove Jones — Mya
Dance/Electronic Music
Best Dance Recording:
“Tearing Me Up” — Bob Moses
“Don’t Let Me Down” — The Chainsmokers ft. Daya
“Never Be Like You” — Flume ft. Kai
“Rinse & Repeat” — Riton ft. Kah-Lo
“Drinkee” — Sofi Tukker
Best Dance/Electronic Album:
Skin — Flume
Electronica 1: The Time Machine — Jean-Michel Jarre
Epoch — Tycho
Barbara Barbara, We Face A Shining Future — Underworld
Louie Vega Starring…XXVIII — Louie Vega
Pop
Best Pop Vocal Album:
25 — Adele
Purpose — Justin Bieber
Dangerous Woman — Ariana Grande
Confident — Demi Lovato
This Is Acting — Sia
Best Pop Solo Performance:
“Hello” — Adele
“Hold Up” — Beyonce
“Love Yourself” — Justin Bieber
“Piece By Piece (Idol Version)” — Kelly Clarkson
“Dangerous Woman” — Ariana Grande
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
“Closer” — The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey
“7 Years” — Lukas Graham
“Work” — Rihanna ft. Drake
“Cheap Thrills” — Sia ft. Sean Paul
“Stressed Out” — Twenty One Pilots
Reggae
Best Reggae Album:
Sly & Robbie Presents Reggae For Her – Devin Di Dakta & J.L
Rose Petals — J Boog
Ziggy Marley — Ziggy Marley
Everlasting — Raging Fyah
Falling Into Place — Rebelution
Soja: Live In Virginia — SOJA
Production, Non-Classical
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:
Are You Serious — Tchad Blake & David Boucher, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Andrew Bird)
Blackstar — David Bowie, Tom Elmhirst, Kevin Killen, & Tony
Dig In Deep — Ryan Freeland, engineer; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer (Bonnie Raitt)
Hit N Run Phase Two — Booker T., Dylan Dresdow, Chris James, Prince, & Justin Stanley, engineers; Dylan Dresdow, mastering engineer (Prince)
Undercurrent — Shani Gandhi & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Sarah Jarosz)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical:
Benny Blanco
Greg Kurstin
Max Martin
Nineteen85
Ricky Reed
Best Remixed Recording:
“Cali Coast (Psionics Remix)” — Josh Williams, remixer (Soul Pacific)
“Heavy Star Movin’ (staRo Remix)” — staRo, remixer (The Silver Lake Chorus)
“Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five (Timo Maas & James Teej Remix)” — Timo Maas & James Teej, remixers (Paul McCartney & Wings)
“Only (Kaskade & Lipless Remix)” — Ryan Raddon, remixer (Ry X)
“Tearing Me Up (RAC Remix)” — André Allen Anjos, remixer (Bob Moses)
“Wide Open (Joe Goddard Remix)” — Joe Goddard, remixer (The Chemical Brothers)
Music Video/Film
Best Music Video:
“Formation” — Beyonce
“River” — Leon Bridges
“Up & Up” — Coldplay
“Gosh” — Jamie xx
“Upside Down & Inside Out” — OK Go
Best Music Film:
I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead — Steve Aoki
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week The Touring Years — The Beatles
Lemonade — Beyonce
The Music Of Strangers — Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
American Saturday Night: Live From The Grand Ole Opry — Various Artists
Related: Winners of the 2016 Grammy Awards
Tips for Your First DJ Gig, Part 1
It’s one thing to know how to DJ at home and house parties, but performing at clubs and festivals requires additional skills and preparation.
On this episode of Share the Knowledge, DJ TLM provides some tips on how to prepare for your first gig to make sure it goes smoothly.
Meet Red Bull Thre3style World Finalist, DJ Jimmix
DJ Jimmix at the 2016 Red Bull Thre3style Mexico Finals in Tijuana on Oct. 14, 2016. (Juan Pablo Celis)
Mexico’s Jimmy Sandoval, a.k.a. DJ Jimmix, will compete in the Red Bull Thre3style World Finals in Santiago, Chile between December 11 and 18. Here are some facts about him. (To see all of our contender profiles, click here.)
Age: 37
Residence: Mexico City, Mexico
Awards: 2016 Red Bull Thre3style Mexico Champion, 2007 DMC Mexico Champion
DJ influences: David Morales, Frankie Knuckles, Mix Master Mike, QBert, Craze, Dimitri from Paris
Preferred battle setup: Technics 1210MK2 turntables, Vestax or Pioneer DJ DJM-S9 mixer
Follow DJ Jimmix on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
Popular
-
October 6, 2025
Halloween Playlist 2025: Exclusive Edits & Remixes for Your Set 🎃
👻 Halloween season is here, and we've got a fresh batch of exclusive edits, remixes, and bootlegs to help you set the perfect vibe for your October gigs. T...
-
October 9, 2025
R.O.A.D. Podcast – SIDEPIECE: 6 Years Strong & Sober
This week on @RoadPodcast, the crew chops it up with Grammy-nominated duo Sidepiece (@partyfavor + @nitti). At 01:51, they share how they came together, th...
-
October 8, 2025
Native Instruments Traktor MX2: The Best DJ Controller For Beginners?
Traktor, from Native Instruments, still has a loyal fanbase of users, especially in the electronic music scene. But in discussions around entry level begin...
-
October 3, 2025
What’s Your Bag? Reviewing Magma’s Fall Lineup
Companies who make bags and cases for DJs have to constantly refresh their lineups in order to accommodate new gear releases, and industry trends. On the n...
-
October 10, 2025
🆕 Music From JHAYCO, David Guetta, PLUTO, Teddy Swims, Lincoln Baio, CID, + MORE
Notable tracks that were added to DJcity this week. View them all here. Download the tracks below. (* indicates DJcity Exclusive) JHAYCO – SCORPIO David G...
-
October 2, 2025
R.O.A.D. Podcast – THE BEAT JUNKIES: Why DJs Need a Retirement Plan
This week on @RoadPodcast, the crew sits down with @DjMeloD, @DJDStyles, and @DJ4Real24 to talk about their careers, @theBeatJunkies, and their Cali pizza...
-
May 23, 2023
The Best Remixes for Wedding DJs 2023
*** UPDATE: check out our updated 2024 and 2025 playlists! Wedding season has arrived! DJcity’s Remix Director Sir Marcus has put together a list of...
-
September 30, 2025
🏆 September Spotlight – Tracks DJs Couldn’t Stop Playing
These are DJcity’s most downloaded tracks of September 2025. Our monthly charts feature top downloads from around the world, plus regional charts for Lati...
-
October 3, 2025
🪩 Taylor Swift, Fred again.., Diplo, Richastic, BVRNOUT, Justin Bieber, Drake ft. Rihanna
Notable tracks that were added to DJcity this week. View them all here. Download the tracks below. (* indicates DJcity Exclusive) Taylor Swift - Opalite D...
-
August 4, 2025
📣 The Biggest Serato Update EVER! | Serato DJ Pro 4.0.0 Public Beta
The performance features in Serato’s DJ software have been constantly updated and improved in the two decades, but their music library has remained largely...