Diplo's Mad Decent label has come out with another moombahton release, Moombahton Remixes, but this one is a digital-only EP available exclusively through Legitmix.
The EP includes moombahton mixes of some intimidatingly high-profile material: Michael Jackson's "Thriller," Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain," Jay-Z and Kanye West's [...]

In my December cover story on the electronic dance music microgenre Moombahton, I mentioned a couple sure signs that the sound—invented by D.C.'s Dave Nada—may have a big future. One of them was an upcoming compilation on the influential Mad Decent label. Now the release has a cover (NSFW?), street date, and tracklist.
Blow Your Head [...]

I've been categorically dismissing Busta Rhymes for nearly two decades, but my stamina is finally shot: I hereby endorse his jabberjawing on "Look At Me Now," the new Chris Brown single that also features Lil Wayne. Busta doesn't say shit, but his syllables have uncommon euphony, and I can picture 'em flitting across a musical [...]

The ridiculously named Major Lazer (Diplo's collab with Switch) will be playing a free show at the Rock & Roll Hotel on June 20. Press folk have already started building up the legend that is Major Lazer:
"Major Lazer is a  collaboration between the two, as disciples of Jamaican born commando, Major Lazer (Who has lasers [...]