Avicii Cancels More Tour Dates

Bad news for electronic dance music fans hoping to see Avicii in concert in the near future; the DJ has had to cancel the rest of his tour due to health concerns.

This cancellation of his upcoming tour dates isn’t the first time Avicii (real name Tim Bergling) has had to cancel a show/appearance. Back in March, the Swedish producer had to cancel his headlining appearance at Miami’s Ultra Music Festival and was admitted to the hospital.

After his admittance, the producer revealed that his health concern was much more serious than they anticipated in which he had to have surgery to remove his gall bladder and appendix.

With the new string of cancellations, Avicii’s management have released the following statement.

Oh yeah, and did we mention that yesterday was his 25th birthday? Not a good way to start 25.

“At Night Management has tabled all touring and promotional activities for Avicii, aka Tim Bergling, until further notice so that he can fully recuperate from lingering health issues related to surgeries that removed his gall bladder and appendix earlier this year.

The international superstar, who is the #1 Most Influential Artist Under 25 according to Spotify, is taking a break at home in Stockholm so he can regain his strength and physical well-being before the release of a new album project next year.”

Listen to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Anthem

Last month, Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez and Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte dropped their official song for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, “We Are One”. Before the song had been released, it was confirmed that the official anthem, not to be confused with the song, would be titled “Dar Um Jeito” (“We Will Find A Way”) performed by Carlos Santana, Wyclef, Avicii and Brazilian singer Alexandre Pire.

The song is now available through digital media outlets and Vevo and will be featured on the 2014 FIFA World Cup Soundtrack which will be released on May 12 through RCA Records in the United States. The soundtrack will not only feature both the Pitbull track and the anthem, it will also feature 12 tracks by various familiar World Cup artists including Ricky Martin and Shakira, Sergio Mendes, The Isley Brothers and Bebel Gilberto.

For now check out the new song which will be performed live during the closing ceremony of the soccer (or futbol) tournament on July 13 in Rio de Janiero. 

Avicii Pulls Out of Ultra Due to Illness

In what came as a blow to many fans attending Ultra Music Festival in Miami this weekend, Avicii had to pull out last-minute.

Last night, TMZ has reported that the Swedish DJ had been hospitalized and would be missing his pre-Ultra performance at Miami Beach’s Hyde Beach at the SLS Hotel which had been changed to the Avicii Hotel for that night. Audience members had been told that he was rushed to the hospital for severe abdominal pains, nausea, and a fever which was recently revealed to be due to his gallbladder.

“I was with Tim at the hospital last night and this morning,” Ash Pournouri, Avicii’s manager said to E! News earlier in the day.

“He was really disappointed that he wasn’t able to come to the AVICII Hotel at SLS and perform for all his fans. He really appreciated all the hard work done by SLS, Ushuaia, At Night and SBE in creating the space.  It was frustrating for him not to have seen it. And of course, ULTRA has been so important to us for so many years, it’s a big letdown not being able to play.”

Upon finding out about his sudden illness and the possibility that he wouldn’t be able to perform, Ultra managed to wrangle in Deadmau5 to fill in for his headlining, closing gig on Saturday.

The DJ, whose real name is Tim Bergling, took to his Facebook to address the situation and inform fans on what is currently going on with his sudden hospitalization and what led to it. His statement can be read below.

“I’m really sorry but as some of you have already heard, I will not be playing Ultra Festival this weekend.My fans know that I have had issues in the past with my stomach and pancreatitis…I woke up on Wednesday morning with serious pain but I flew to Miami anyway, hoping that it would go away. The pain was still there when I landed so I went straight to hospital. I was treated and left later that night.Unfortunately, the pain came back yesterday afternoon and I returned to the hospital where they admitted me to stay overnight.My doctors have decided to operate and remove my gall bladder tomorrow morning.It’s a routine procedure and all going well, I expect to be fully recovered and back on my feet in time for my US True Tour.

Thanks for your concern everyone, it means a lot to me!

– From Avicii”

 

Ultra Music Festival 2014 Time Schedule

Are you one of the thousands of people who will be congregating to Miami beginning next Friday for the Ultra Music Festival?

Well, if you are and not too sure when your favorite DJ or group will be performing ten look no further because we have acquire the complete schedule for the weekend long dance music festival. With artists such as Tiesto, M.I.A., MGMT, Diplo, Kaskade, Zedd, Avicii, Riff Raff and a whole lot more, you might want to take a gander at this list just so you don’t miss anyone and hate yourself once your hangover has worn off.

DAY ONE (Friday, March 28th):

Main Stage
11:00 p.m. Tiesto
9:50 p.m. Kaskade
8:30 p.m. Eric Prydz Presents Holo
7:10 p.m. Zedd
6:05 p.m. Diplo
5:00 p.m. Laidback Luke
4:00 p.m. Showtek

Live Stage
10:45 p.m. Gesaffelstein
9:40 p.m. MGMT
8:30 p.m. M.I.A.
7:20 p.m. Basement Jaxx
6:10 p.m. Chance the Rapper
5:00 p.m. Waka Flocka

Carl Cox & Friends Arena
10:30 p.m. Carl Cox
8:00 p.m. Luciano
7:00 p.m. Marco Carola
5:30 p.m. Maceo Plex
4:00 p.m. Jon Rundell

Underground Story, Presented by Story Miami and Link & Miami Rebels
10:30 p.m. Jamie Jones
9:00 p.m. Art Department
8:00 p.m. Damian Lazarus
7:00 p.m. Lee Burridge
6:00 p.m. Lee Foss
5:00 p.m. Soul Clap
4:00 p.m. Fur Coat

Ultra Worldwide
11:00 p.m. Carnage
10:00 p.m. Borgore
9:00 p.m. Adventure Club
8:00 p.m. The Glitch Mob
7:00 p.m. Datsik
6:00 p.m. Andy C
5:00 p.m. Zomboy
4:00 p.m. 3Lau

UMF Radio
11:00 p.m. Kill the Noise
10:00 p.m. Alvin Risk
9:00 p.m. 12th Planet
8:00 p.m. Figure
7:00 p.m. Crizzly
6:00 p.m. Paper Diamond
5:00 p.m. Dvbbs
4:00 p.m. Sluggers

Stage 7
11:00 p.m. Chainsmokers
10:00 p.m. Nate Campbell
9:00 p.m. DKS
8:00 p.m. Stanton Warriors
7:00 p.m. DJ Icey
6:00 p.m. Baby Anne
5:00 p.m. Proxxy & Lantern
4:00 p.m. Metaphysical

DAY TWO (Saturday, March 29th):

Main Stage
11:00 p.m. Avicii
9:40 p.m. Armin Van Buuren
8:35 p.m. Above & Beyond
7:30 p.m. Alesso
6:25 p.m. Nicky Romero
5:20 p.m. Krewella
4:15 p.m. Martin Garrix
3:15 p.m. W&W
2:15 p.m. Blasterjaxx
1:15 p.m. Rebecca & Fiona
12:30 p.m. Moti
Noon Mykris

Live Stage
11:00 p.m. Empire of the Sun
9:30 p.m. 2ManyDJs
8:05 p.m. Trentemoller
6:20 p.m. Paul Kalkbrenner
5:10 p.m. Gramatik
4:00 p.m. Infected Mushroom
2:50 p.m. Riff Raff
1:40 p.m. Tourist
12:30 p.m. Goldfish
Noon Afrobeta

Carl Cox & Friends Arena
10:00 p.m. Carl Cox
8:30 p.m. Loco Dice
7:00 p.m. Dubfire
5:00 p.m. Nic Fanciulli B2B Carl Cox
3:30 p.m. Umek
2:00 p.m. Pete Tong
Noon Monika Kruze

Underground Story, Presented by Story Miami and Link & Miami Rebels
10:30 p.m. Solomun
9:00 p.m. Tale of Us
8:00 p.m. H.O.S.H.
7:00 p.m. Adriatique
6:00 p.m. Claude VonStroke
5:00 p.m. Justin Martin
4:00 p.m. J.Phlip
3:00 p.m. Blond:ish
2:00 p.m. Kill Frenzy
1:00 p.m. Hardline B2B Danyelino B2B Hugo Biano
Noon Ms. Mada B2B Thunderpony

Ultra Worldwide
11:00 p.m. Dillon Francis
10:00 p.m. Flosstradamus
9:00 p.m. RL Grime
8:00 p.m. DJ Snake
7:00 p.m. GTA
6:00 p.m. Bro Safari
5:00 p.m. Been Trill
4:00 p.m. Just Blaze
3:00 p.m. Dirtyphonics
2:00 p.m. Craze
1:00 p.m. Brillz
Noon Grandtheft

UMF Radio
11:00 p.m. Cazzette
10:00 p.m. Dyro
9:00 p.m. Dannic
8:00 p.m. Ummet Ozcan
7:00 p.m. Audien
6:00 p.m. Don Diablo
5:00 p.m. Syn Cole
3:00 p.m. Henry Fong
2:00 p.m. Candyland
1:00 p.m. Stafford Brothers
Noon Pegboard Nerds

Stage 7
11:00 p.m. Los De La Vega
10:00 p.m. Sick Individuals
9:00 p.m. Plastik Funk
8:00 p.m. White Noize
7:00 p.m. Sydney Blu
6:00 p.m. Riotgear
5:00 p.m. Stefano Noferini
4:00 p.m. Phunk Investigation
3:00 p.m. Rod B & Re Dupre
2:00 p.m. Miss Melera
1:00 p.m. Kito & Takshak

DAY THREE (Sunday, March 30th):

Main Stage
10:00 p.m. Hardwell
8:50 p.m. David Guetta
7:40 p.m. Steve Angello
6:30 p.m. Afrojack
5:20 p.m. Jack U
4:10 p.m. Sander Van Doorn
3:05 p.m. Nervo
2:00 p.m. Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano
1:00 p.m. Tommie Sunshine
Noon Michael Brun

Live Stage
10:00 p.m. Subfocus (Live)
8:40 p.m. Chase & Status
7:20 p.m. Netsky (Live)
6:10 p.m. Example
4:50 p.m. Cut Copy
3:30 p.m. Dizzie Rascal
2:10 p.m. Pusha T
1:00 p.m. I See Monstas
Noon Eons

A State of Trance
10:00 p.m. Paul Van Dyk
8:30 p.m. Gaia
7:00 p.m. New World Punx
5:30 p.m. Aly & Fila B2B John O’Callaghan
4:30 p.m. Cosmic Gate
3:30 p.m. Myon & Shane 54
2:00 p.m. Andrew Rayel
1:00 p.m. Orjan Nilsen
Noon Jochen Miller

Ultra Ibiza, Presented by Space Ibiza
9:00 p.m. Cirez D
7:00 p.m. John Digweed
6:00 p.m. The Martinez Brothers
5:00 p.m. Dusky
4:00 p.m. Cajmere
3:00 p.m. Riotgear
2:00 p.m. Andrea Oliva
1:00 p.m. Danny Marquez
Noon Rony Seikaly

Ultra Korea
10:00 p.m. Fedde Le Grand
9:00 p.m. Gareth Emery
8:00 p.m. Cedric Gervais
7:00 p.m. Mat Zo
6:00 p.m. Danny Avila
5:00 p.m. Clockwork
4:00 p.m. Makj
3:00 p.m. TJR
2:00 p.m. Sandro Silva
1:00 p.m. DJ Koo
Noon Justin Oh

UMF Radio
10:00 p.m. Rac
9:00 p.m. Oliver
8:00 p.m. Moon Boots
7:00 p.m. Julio Bashmore
6:00 p.m. Cyril Hahn
5:00 p.m. Goldroom
4:00 p.m. Jonas Rathsman
3:00 p.m. Perseus
2:00 p.m. Isaac Tichauer
1:00 p.m. Viceroy
Noon Amtrac

Stage 7
10:00 p.m. Posso
9:00 p.m. Mykris
8:00 p.m. Rodrigo Vieira
7:00 p.m. Fresh vs. Euphonik
6:00 p.m. Antz
5:00 p.m. Elio Riso
4:00 p.m. Kryoman
3:45 p.m. Casey Kiss
2:45 p.m. Ideal & J-Break
1:45 p.m. Pedro M
1:00 p.m. Ranidu Presents Bailatronic
12:30 p.m. Tommy Walker
Noon Peter Holman

MTV European Music Award Winners

MTV might have gifted North America their Video Music Awards a few months back, like anyone could forget because of a certain former Disney star and her attempt at twerking, but now, the “music” network floated across the pond to give us the European version of the show.

The MTV European Music Awards took place last night at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome with performances from Katy Perry, The Killers, Imagine Dragons and yes that person we described above. The show was hosted by LMFAO’s RedFoo, you know the one with the big ol’ fro and neon colored outfit. But in between those performances and random skits by the host some awards were given out for categories such as Best New Artist, Best Female and Make and even Best Style.

Check out the list of winners from the show below:

MTV EMA WINNERS:

Best Female: Katy Perry
Best Male: Justin Bieber
Best Song: Bruno Mars, “Locked Out Of Heaven”
Best Video: Miley Cyrus “Wrecking Ball”
Best Pop: One Direction
Best New Artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Global Icon: Eminem
Best Hip-Hop: Eminem
Best Live: Beyonce
Best Rock: Green Day
Best Electronic: Avicii
Best Worldwide: Chris Lee (Mainland China/Hong Kong/Southeast Asia/Taiwan)
Best Look: Harry Styles
Best Alternative: Thirty Seconds To Mars
Biggest Fans: Tokio Hotel
Best Push: Austin Mahone

Avicii to Release Debut Album in September

The whole world already knows about Swedish DJ, Avicii (aka Tim Bergling) for his hit song, “Levels,” but even though the song had been a major hit on the radio and even appeared on music charts, you’d be amazed to know he hasn’t even released a studio album yet.

Avicii, who’s played the mainstage at Ultra Music Festival two years in a row, has announced that he will be releasing his debut album on September 17th. The new album will be titled, #True (yes, with a hashtag). This past March, while performing at UMF, the DJ played some of the new tracks from the album which surprisingly is not just straight EDM (electronic dance music).

“Disruption is good when a scene is half stuck,” Avicii said of the mixed reactions the audience had about his set. “We wanted to bring 15 minutes of something fresh to break [Ultra] up. We knew people would be provoked.”

The new album will feature a wide variety of guests which help make it unique, rather than the same style of music for an entire album. Mac Davis, Incubus’ Michael Einsinger, and recent Daft Punk collaborator, Nile Rodgers will all be featured on the album; not the typical people to be associated with EDM.

But even though this is his first album, there’s another first to come along with it; the first time PRMD Music and Island Records will work together. Both labels have joined forces to co-release the DJ’s debut which is funny since Avicii is currently signed to Island Record while his manager is a boardmember for PRMD Music.

But no matter what the DJ finished his interview with Billboard by saying that he has nothing to prove with this album. If people love it, they love it and if they don’t he doesn’t mind that either.

For now, you can check out one of his new tracks, “Wake Me Up” which will hit radio and iTunes on June 25.

http://soundcloud.com/aviciiofficial/avicii-wake-me-up-extended-mix

UK’s Dance Festival, Creamfields, Announces Headliners

Creamfields has been dubbed “the world’s leading dance music festival” by organizers and they are definitely sticking to that by scheduling some of the world’s biggest DJs to come and perform at the dance festival. The Prodigy, Tiesto, Avicii and David Guetta have all been confirmed to be performing at the three day music festival.

The Prodigy are set to headline the show on Saturday, this being their only summer festival appearance in Britain. While The Prodigy performs at one of the two main stages of the event, Avicii will be taking the DJing duties at the other main stage on Saturday. On Sunday, Tiesto and David Guetta will be taking the main stages as their own.

While these are just some of the names of the DJs on the list, there are many more such as Groove Armada, Richie Hawtin, Paul Oakenfold, Pete Tong, Afrojack, Ferry Corsten, Benny Benassi, Sasha, and Baauer who we all know as the mastermind producer behind the “Harlem Shake.”

Last year, there was an issue with flooding caused by a storm which led to acts such as Deadmau5, Tiesto and others not being able to perform. But this year, organizers say that they spent a lot of money to make sure that such a thing did not happen again so that everyone who attends don’t miss out because of a little rain.

Creamfields will be taking place in Daresbury Aug. 23–25.