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A STATE OF TRANCE ANNOUNCES FIRST NAMES AND THEME FOR ASOT950 IN 2020

A STATE OF TRANCE ANNOUNCES FIRST NAMES AND THEME FOR ASOT950 IN 2020

A State Of Trance (ASOT) has revealed the theme and the first acts slated to perform at ASOT950.

Taking place in Utrecht on the 15TH February 2020, Armin van Buuren's ASOT will be held in the city's Jaarbeurs venue. It follows on from the huge 2019 edition of the festival, which sold out in six weeks in advance and saw 35,000 fans descend on the city.

The theme for next year's event was revealed by van Buuren during a special Amsterdam Dance Event edition of his radio show, A State Of Trance, as Let The Music Guide You, as well as the first wave of acts joining him at the mammoth event.

MOODYMANN'S SOUL SKATE PARTY REVEALS 2020 DATES, PLUS BERLIN EDITION

MOODYMANN'S SOUL SKATE PARTY REVEALS 2020 DATES, PLUS BERLIN EDITION

Details of next year's Detroit edition of Moodymann's Soul Skate party have been revealed.

The bi-annual skating event will return to Moodymann's hometown over Memorial Day weekend next year, taking place over the course of five days. The lineups and venues for 2020's edition of Soul Skate are yet to be announced.

Moodymann launched Soul Skate in Detroit in 2007 creating a place for skate dancers around the US and beyond to meet up and cut around the roller rink to music soundtracked by a number of DJs, sometimes including himself.

CARL COX SELF-CONFIRMS FOR GLASTONBURY 2020

CARL COX SELF-CONFIRMS FOR GLASTONBURY 2020

Carl Cox has self-confirmed he will be on the line-up for Glastonbury 2020. 

The UK legend will head to Worthy Farm for the event's much-anticipated 50th anniversary edition, as he explained to our team in the aftermath of this year's DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll reveal during ADE last Saturday. You can watch the video of the interview below. 

Cox was ranked at the highest position of any techno DJ in this year's results. Check out the full run-down after you've seen what the man in question has to say below, then listen to his b2b with fellow scene hero Adam Beyer recorded at the Resistance closing party at Privilege in Ibiza earlier this month. 

Glastonbury has already confirmed that Diana Ross will headline next year's event, with more than 2.4million people registering to attend. General admission tickets sold out in 33minutes, with coach and ticket packages vanishing in just 27minutes. A resale is set for April next year.

DAFT PUNK’S ‘RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES’ TOPS DISCOGS' BEST-SELLING ALBUMS OF THE DECADE

DAFT PUNK’S ‘RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES’ TOPS DISCOGS' BEST-SELLING ALBUMS OF THE DECADE

Daft Punk’s 2013 album, 'Random Access Memories', has topped Discogs' 200 best-selling albums from the last decade.

Discogs' best records of the 2010s have been ranked by the releases that have been both purchased the most, and requested the most. The grand totals take into account vinyl, cassette, CD, and all other physical formats. 

David Bowie's final record 'Blackstar' is second, and both Flying Lotus, Tame Impale and Kendrick Lemar appear three times throughout the list. Beyond 'Random Access Memories' and Bowie, the rest of the top ten features Kendrick Lemar, Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys, Tame Impala, Kendrick Lemar (again!), Lana Del Ray, Jack White and Arcade Fire.

Elsewhere, Aphex Twin's 'Syro' is at 41, Jamie xx's 'Colours' lands at 65, and Daft Punk appear again with their Tron Legacy soundtrack at number 91. Bonobo's 'Black Sands' is at 104, with Massive Attack's 'Heligoland' at 114.

Snoop Dogg Says TDE Is A Better Version Of Death Row At REVOLT Summit

Snoop Dogg Says TDE Is A Better Version Of Death Row At REVOLT Summit

Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight might’ve officially squashed their drama and reconciled but the Doggfather tends to do little things to remind everyone that he still might be a tad bit salty about the beef he and Knight were once simmering.This time around the Hip-Hop legend was talking to a crowd at the REVOLT Summit in Los Angeles this past weekend when he praised west coast label TDE (Top Dawg Entertainment) and called it a “better version” of Death Row Records. Yahoo is reporting that the unexpected comment came while Snoop Dogg was moderating a Top Dawg Entertainment panel which featured TDE President Terrance “Punch” Henderson, Jay Rock and Moosa of TDE Artist Development.

Yo! MTV Raps Co-Host Doctor Dre Discusses Diabetes, New Books, Losing Vision More

Yo! MTV Raps Co-Host Doctor Dre Discusses Diabetes, New Books, Losing Vision More

Doctor Dre, who became a household name alongside his Yo! MTV Raps co-host Ed Lover has been publicly battling diabetes and has suffered tremendously in doing so. In a recent sitdown, the veteran media figure and DJ detailed his journey on the health front.Born Andre Brown, Doctor Dre has already lost a toe to the disease and his eyesight went as well in 2016, a moment he says has pushed him to speak out against diabetes and warn others of its dangers. Sitting with ABC7’s Here and Now program, the interview ranged from Doctor Dre’s early days with Ed Lover, who he shared that he first met during an audition for the show and other tidbits of his life.

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