ARCHIVE
2013
TWOTHOUSANDANDTHIRTEEN
THE NEWS
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Daft Punk return after an 8 year hiatus to release "Random Access Memories" - one of the most hyped dance albums of the decade.
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Pharrell Williams plays Ushuaia Ibiza.
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Paris Hilton has a controversial month-long residency at Amnesia Ibiza.
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Dubstep pioneer Skream goes Disco.
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Legendary house producer MK starts to DJ solo and after 25+ years of making music suddenly becomes "the next big thing".
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17 year old Dutch producer Martin Garrix bursts onto the scene with his global EDM anthem "Animals".
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Tiësto and Calvin Harris make it on the musical rich list as some of the highest paid performers in the world - joining the likes of Lady GaGa, Jay Z and Madonna.
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The Ministry of Sound in London is threatened with closure due to plans for a housing block being built next door.
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One of the first truely global internet memes is created to American producer Baauer's "Harlem Shake"
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The words ‘twerk’ and ‘selfie’ are added to the Oxford dictionary.
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Deamau5 temporarliy leaves Twitter after a spate of controversies.
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American company SFX begins a huge spending spree, buying up festivals brands and Beatport.
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Notable albums:
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Daft Punk - Random Access Memories [COLUMBIA]
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Disclosure - Settle [PMR]
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Major Lazer - Free The Universe [Mad Decent]
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Rudimental - Home [Warner]
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Mat Zo - Damage Control [Anjunabeats]
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Dirtybird Players Part 1 [Dirtybird]
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London Grammar - If You Wait ([Ministry of Sound]
1. HARDWELL
2. ARMIN VAN BUUREN
3. AVICII
4. TIËSTO
5. DAVID GUETTA
6. DIMITRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE
7. NICKY ROMERO
8. STEVE AOKI
9. AFROJACK
10. DASH BERLIN
11.SKRILLEX
12.DEADMAU5
13. ALESSO
14. W&W
15. CALVIN HARRIS
16. NERVO
17. ABOVE & BEYOND
18. SEBASTIAN INGROSSO
19. AXWELL
20. ALY & FILA