Snoop Lion Ft. Mavado and Popcaan “Lighters Up” (Produced by Major Lazer)

Here at Elektro we can’t resist a good genre blender. The newest Snoop Lion track, produced by Major Lazer and featuring Mavado and Popcaan, “Lighters Up”, is a perfect amalgm of reggae, hip hop, and electronic. The mix of vocal tone of all of the voices on the track, accompanied by the hard-hitting beat, is [...]

EDM at the Grammy Awards

Last night, we saw the nominations for the 55th Grammy Awards. Among the dance music categories are Best Dance Recording, for which Avicii’s “Levels,” Calvin Harris’ “Let’s Go,” Skrillex’s “Bangarang,” the Swedish House Mafia’s “Don’t You Worry Child,” and inexplicably, Al Walser’s “I Can’t Live Without You.” The nominees for Best Dance/Electronica Album are Steve [...]

Snoop Lion ft. Angela Hunte “Here Comes The King” Produced By Major Lazer

If Snoop Dogg’s name-change took you by surprise, wait til you hear his newest song. This new track, “Here Comes The King,” sees Snoop Lion team up with producers Major Lazer for a feel-good, reggae-inspired song featuring vocalist Angela Hunte. Certainly far from the former gangster-persona Snoop used to be identified by, but very fitting [...]