Dance Music Highlights: Portola 2025 Fest, Armada Music's Creative Space, and More!
This week in the world of dance music, we saw some exciting developments. Portola 2025 fest in San Francisco was a hit, and Armada Music unveiled a new creative space in London's Shoreditch neighborhood. The space boasts recording studios, event spaces, and more.
Fortnite announced The Daft Punk Experience, featuring 31 songs from the iconic duo's catalog. Bye Bye Plastic introduced Zero Plastic Club: NYC to reduce single-use plastic in the dance scene. Serato integrated with Spotify, allowing DJs to mix from Spotify's catalog in real time.
Miami's Club Space operators filed a countersuit against Insomniac Events. Calvin Harris' former manager denied fraud claims. Ninajirachi and Dom Dolla received multiple ARIA nominations. Fred again.. announced a ten-show run for his USB002 project.
Purity Ring released their fourth studio album, Madeon launched a new sound with "Hi!", and Rochelle Jordan dropped her album "Through the Wall." Indira Paganotto and Nile Rodgers collaborated on "Arte Como Amante," while Disclosure, Chris Lake, and Leven Kali teamed up for "one2three."
Exciting times in the dance music world with new releases and collaborations. Stay tuned for more updates and the best new dance tracks of the week.