REPORT: AVICII’S FAMILY & LABEL DISCUSSING POSTHUMOUS ALBUM

It looks like a posthumous album from Avicii is on the horizon…

According to close friend and collaborator Aloe Blacc, there are “several” unreleased Avicii songs that have yet to be unleashed.

The Daily Star newspaper quoted the “Wake Me Up” singer in saying, “There are several songs left. I believe the record label is working with his parents and the estate to find a way to bring these unreleased songs to the public.”

Nile Rogers also recently revealed that he and Avicii had recorded “at least” 10 songs together. None of which have seen the light of day. Some of these recordings may actually be crossovers with both artists, but it sounds like there’s enough material for a full album.

Black also remarked on the legend’s passing and a bittersweet silver lining. “Avicii’s death has been a call to a lot of young folks for people to take better care of themselves and surround themselves with people who are looking out for their best interests.”

OLIVER HELDENS FINALLY RELEASES HIS MOST ANTICIPATED TRACK OF 2018 – ‘FIRE IN MY SOUL’

During Miami Music Week this past year, I somehow managed to see Oliver Heldens 4 separate times over the course of 4 days. He just seemed to be everywhere…and if he wasn’t billed on a particular event, he would end up there as a special guest. Through the many shows I saw him play, he dropped an unreleased nasty little vocal tune which I immediately fell in love with. Today, that track, ‘Fire In My Soul’ has been officially released.

Oliver Heldens – ‘Fire In My Soul’
‘Fire In My Soul’ is a wonderfully complex track that incorporates a range of influences to create something powerfully unique and special. The record starts out with a driving steady beat, then latin drums are layered on top as well as vocals by Shungudzo.

The vocal hook is not only hypnotic and ridiculously catchy, it almost helps elevate the track past being just another house record. Oliver Heldens is still killing the game and is arguably one of the most talented producers on the scene at the moment. While we all wait for more excellent content from the future house pioneer, enjoy ‘Fire In My Soul’ below.

MARTIN GARRIX (#1), HARDWELL (#3), ARMIN VAN BUUREN (#4), TIESTO (#6) ALL HAVEN’T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED THE DJ MAG TOP 100, SO WHY SHOULD WE?

I was just looking on Instagram and noticed that DJ Mag #1 DJ Martin Garrix hasn’t even mentioned anywhere on his socials about being #1 on the DJ Mag poll and that seemed kind of odd to me, so I decided to look at a few more of artists social accounts to see if they acknowledged their placements, and boy was I shocked.

Martin Garrix (#1), Hardwell (#3), Armin van Buuren (#4), & Tiesto (#6) all haven’t even ACKNOWLEDGED the DJ Mag Top 100 list, and I only have looked through the top 6. Other massive DJ’s such as Laidback Luke, Gareth Emery, Dillon Francis, Diplo, 3lau, Deadmau5  & more have all openly bashed the credibility of the poll, some even refusing to partake in it all together.

I don’t remember a year where this poll has ever been as useless. Call me crazy, but maybe we stop doing these stupid DJ ranks? What other music genre ranks their artists by some ridiculous poll that has no data or facts behind it? Why is this ACTUALLY needed? All it does is divide fans, lead to disheartened DJ’s who didn’t make it, and promotes false success through purchased votes and vote manipulation.

I honestly think DJ Mag, Billboard, reddit & everywhere else should stop ranking DJ’s. I know this won’t ever happen, but it for SURE seems like people are caring less and less about these polls. You can’t “rank” a techno DJ up against a dubstep DJ, and you can’t rank a house DJ up against a hardstyle DJ as their scenes are completely different.

What do you think?