Daft Punk fan compiles 500-strong list of musical influences
Daft Punk are no ordinary duo. Viewed by many as an integral force in the impact of electronic music as a whole, the French pair helped catapult dance music into the spotlight during the 90s, bringing their trademark 'french touch' and even pioneering their own genre by merging elements of electro and house music to craft a unique and distinctive
The Weeknd & Daft Punk mega collab ‘I Feel It Coming’ reaches 1 billion streams on Spotify
One of the most essential collaborations of modern day music, 'I Feel It Coming' by Canadian R'n'B superstar The Weeknd and iconic French duo Daft Punk reached 1 billion streams on Spotify. The song was written by the trio alongside Doc McKinney, Cirkut and Eric Chedeville, and was released as a single in a digital form on November 18, 2016 to promote The Weeknd's Grammy Award winning
Daft Punk and The Weeknd are being sued $5 million for their hit ‘Starboy’
It has been claimed that Daft Punk and The Weeknd stole "Starboy" by "ripping off a poet". The accusations are coming from Somali-American poet Yasminah for ‘ripping off’ her song ‘Hooyo’. The federal court lawsuit is about how Yasmin “Yasmina” Mohamed’s claims that her 2009 song "Hooyo" was ripped off by Daft Punk and The Weeknd. Scouring the internet, we see mixed
The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk – Starboy (Adellic Bootleg)
Up-and-coming producer Adellic has dropped yet another majestic production. This time around, the Swedish talent has released a melodic house bootleg of The Weeknd and Daft Punk's 2016 hit "Starboy". Right from the get-go, the track delivers an atmospheric break that instantly showcases its uniqueness and creative side. Alongside The Weeknd's distinctive vocals, the calming instrumental begins to build up and
You can own Daft Punk’s synthesizer
The synthesizer legendary electronica duo Daft Punk used to record the drum beats for their album Homework is listed for sale in an auction on Facebook. The Roland TR-909 belonged to Daft Punk member Thomas Bangalter and as an additional incentive for the one lucky fan who wins the auction, the original presets for the album will be included. The seller
Daft Punk and The Weeknd’s Starboy hits 1 billion views on YouTube
The Weeknd and Daft Punk have rocketed into the 1 billion views club on YouTube with the addictive Starboy. Released on the 22nd of September, the massive collaboration went on to bag numerous awards and achieve platinum status in the process. It was released as the first single off the album of the same name and its music video played
Daft Punk reaches #1 spot for the first time with The Weeknd’s hit “Starboy”
After eight weeks of staying at the #2 spot, The Weeknd’s massive collaboration with Daft Punk has just topped Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. Titled “Starboy”, the title track of The Weeknd’s latest album becomes the final song to reach the peak of the mountain this year and lists as Daft Punk’s first-ever #1 record. “Starboy” first entered the chart fourteen weeks
We Rave You’s Top 10 Weekly Selections from Spotify
Finishing off November with a medley of progressive house tunes, We Rave You presents it's weekly, Top 10 Spotify playlist. Including memorable vocal displays from some of the biggest artists to date, this week's top 10 is certainly geared towards the clubber in all of us. Taking one of the top spots again is none other than Daft Punk and
The Weeknd – I Feel It Coming ft. Daft Punk
In what has been one of the most stellar collaborative efforts of the year, French House duo and Dance Music's global icons Daft Punk combined with Canadian singer/songwriter The Weeknd on 'Starboy' for the latter's upcoming album of the same name. The YouTube stream alone, at this very moment, has over 228 million plays - which may not be a certain
Watch: The Weeknd performs ‘Starboy’ at MTV EMA’s
The Weeknd will be releasing his album 'Starboy' later this month, on the 25th of November. So far, only two tracks from the album have been released as singles, the title track (which was released first) and 'False Alarm'. 'Starboy' featured legendary duo Daft Punk, making it a very rare collaboration. The Canadian singer recently stopped off in Amsterdam to perform
The Weeknd & Daft Punk – Starboy (Kygo Remix)
Starboy has truly been an epidemic that has taken over the music scene over the last few months. The collaboration saw pop icon, The Weeknd team up with dance music legends, Daft Punk. It was only inevitable that the track would gain so much support and popularity, and with it came numerous remixes that have dived more into the electronic
Kygo announces new remix for Daft Punk & The Weeknd will drop tomorrow
Norwegian tropical house mastermind Kygo has just released a surprising announcement via social media. The news arrived in the form of a piece of album artwork, showing that Kygo has in fact produced an official remix of Daft Punk & The Weeknd's hit single 'Starboy' that will be released tomorrow. 'Starboy' has gone viral since its recent release, proving to be very
The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk – Starboy (Vicetone Remix)
The Weeknd's "Starboy" featuring the likes of Daft Punk has completely dominated the airwaves this month. It marked the return of Daft Punk after a three year break and was also the first single off The Weeknd's upcoming album. With those facts, that hype and a killer tune; Starboy is quickly rising through to the top of the charts for
The Weeknd launches official music video for “Starboy” featuring Daft Punk
The Weeknd's highly anticipated single featuring Daft Punk arrived last week and took the music community by storm. Now, an official music video has popped up which is expected to further increase Starboy's reach. The video follows the vibe and tone set in the indie infused dark song, and shows Abel (The Weeknd) metaphorically kill a certain part of himself.
The Weeknd – Starboy ft. Daft Punk
After hinting at a possible collaboration between Daft Punk and The Weeknd, their joint effort has now surprisingly surfaced on Apple Music as the title track for The Weeknd's upcoming album. Hours after "Starboy", the soon-to-be-released follow up album to his 2015 chart topper "Beauty Behind The Madness", The Weeknd confirmed rumors everyone's favorite robots would be contributing to his latest output by dropping their