Line-up Wave Pukkelpop 2025

Anno 2025 timmert Milo solo aan de weg met zijn reeks aan virale singles onder zijn alias Milolaathetlukken. De ras-Amsterdamse rapper komt stijlvol met verhalen over designerkleding, geld en wheelies trekken op de Prinsengracht. Met zijn artiestennaam legt hij de lat hoog, maar niet zonder reden. Hij laat het lukken. Dit stijlicoon brengt de sound van 2027 al in 2025.

With 2B worldwide streams, 5B short-form video streams, and close to 300M video streams thus far, Isabel LaRosa is quickly ascending to the upper echelons of modern pop. Named one of Spotify’s “Pop Rising’s Artists to Watch in 2024,” the Annapolis, MD-based singer-songwriter boasts a unique ability to turn coming-of-age stories about infatuation and heartbreak into addictive hits for a new generation. LaRosa earned viral attention with a series of singles – written and produced in collaboration with her brother, Thomas – including her RIAA Platinum-certified 2022 breakthrough hit, “i’m yours,” which lit up charts around the world. The following year saw the release of LaRosa’s debut EP, You Fear the God That Loves You. Chosen as one of only six artists for TikTok’s inaugural Elevate program and featured at TikTok in the Mix, a sold-out concert event streamed live on TikTok to more than 10M viewers worldwide, LaRosa – who also is deeply involved in the direction and creation of her theatrical, dark-pop visual approach – continued her ascent in 2024 with the sold- out God’s Watching tour and the bilingual hit single, “favorite,” which earned over 80K creations and over 400M views from user-generated content across social media platforms prior to its official release. Hailed by Ones To Watch as “a superstar befit for the digital age,” LaRosa has received critical applause to match her increasing popular success, including such outlets as Billboard, LADYGUNN, EARMILK, NME,and more.

When ‘Cardboard Box’ by Flo dropped in March of 2022 and set the internet alight, it felt like nobody saw it coming. But of course, that wasn’t the case. The infectiously R&B-tinged ‘dump him sis’ lullaby that felt fresh but familiar was the result of almost 3 years of careful exploration and preparation. “And we still weren’t ready!” Jorja laughs. While nobody could have predicted the extent of the response that would instantly have them dubbed Britain’s hottest new girl group - Renée Downer, Stella Quaresma and Jorja Douglas had actually been the ones to push for that track as the perfect introduction for them to the world, and they were not wrong. “It felt like oh wow, everything has happened for a reason, this was the perfect moment,” explains Renée with Stella adding, “and it gave us a bit more trust and confidence when it did so well.First formed in 2019 through scouting and audition processes, it just so happened that all three girls were already familiar with each other through either theatre school or social media when they ran into each other during the early stages of this opportunity. Gravitating towards each other instantly and navigating with the effortless ease of a sisterhood now, it’s a testament to the chemistry and care fostered between them over time behind the scenes. “We definitely learned that it was a blessing in disguise, because we did want to release music a lot earlier than we had. But we were in the studio loads, working on our sound, figuring that out. Also on how we sounded together, our blend. All really important things when you’re in a girl group,” Renée says. The frenzy that followed their launch however, even they could not have anticipated. Garnering an army of fans from the get go, now known as Flo Lifers, the global appetite for them has shown no signs of stopping. With this seismic cultural current behind them, it felt as though the group sped on from strength to strength thriving in the heat of the pressure - with a string of stellar singles, two critically-acclaimed EPs and amassing tens of millions of streams in the span of just two years. Since then, the trio have sold out shows globally, played festivals from Glastonbury to Coachella, appearing on Later with… Jools Holland and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, have been nominated for MOBO’s, VMA’s and BET awards. Sampling Missy Elliot’s ‘Work It’, the group’s hit single ‘Fly Girl’ saw the group seamlessly integrate their infectious beats and harmonies with Miss Elliot’s signature sound creating a refreshing collaboration. To top it all off, they picked up top spot in the BBC Sound of 2023 poll and the Rising Star Award at the BRITs in the same year. There are a lot of common threads between the lives of the girls in their B.F years (Before Flo). Performers from the jump, Renée was an only child who instantly had her sights set on drama school with a triple threat passion of singing, acting and dancing. Stella started out in a performing arts school aged 3 in Mozambique where she lived until she was 5, and Jorja won her first talent show at 10 before making it on CBBC’s Got What It Takes in her early teens. Powerful female role models are also a theme, empowering each of them to want the world for themselves and arguably leading them to where they are today. Stella’s mum helped her pursue her dream of attending Sylvia Young Theatre School as a teen, she says, “that was hard for her because she was a single mum and I was just leaving to go to London and I’d come back on weekends.” The matriarchs in Jorja’s family gifted her her headstrong nature: “my mum used to be in the Olympics and she told me as long as you’re putting your all into it, you can do whatever you want and I’ll support you.” Renée’s mum, an eldest daughter who had her at 19, worked two jobs to save up and send her to Sylvia Young too and support her dream: “she did that all by herself. So she’s been able to get me this far and now I have that instilled in me that I can do whatever I want to do if I put my mind to it, because I’ve literally seen her do it.”Naturally, it’s that same energy that the trio embody today as artists, but beyond that, it’s also what they hope to inspire through their music. “I think that’s just how we approach life [now] as well, it’s how we were brought up. Any situation you’re in you can get out of and you have to be the strong one in it,” Stella explains. “Being a bad bitch really is at the crux of everything,” Jorja agrees. “Even when we talk about songs that are about the industry, it’s coming from a place of ‘don’t cross me, don’t test me, I’m a bad bitch’. And songs about relationships, it’s ‘how does it feel to be with a bad bitch?’” Stella adds, “Even the songs where we’re being vulnerable, the fact that we are being vulnerable, it’s like ‘wow, that’s a bad bitch!’” Renée chimes in, “There's nothing wrong with showing all sides of yourself, but you just need to do it with confidence.”Blending the rich tones and luscious melodies of R&B and soul with pitched up original samples, futuristic production, contagious hooks and candid, relatable lyricism, 2024 feels like yet another arrival for the group. First single of 2024 ‘Walk Like This’ pulls no punches as far as strut-worthy anthems go, Stella’s smoky tone on the chorus intoxicating and playful in its energy, over a reverberating bassline and sirenesque harmonies. On it, Flo proudly own their lover girl status, leaning into the sensual and the benefits of being blissfully boo’d up: “Relationships were such a key point for us, because we’re all in relationships,” Renée explains. “We all have a friendship, we have working relationships, there’s so much within that one category.” Follow up ‘Caught Up’ is the flip side of that same coin - showcasing their signature harmonies and R&B flair as they deliver a cautionary tale to a trifling lover urging him to resist the temptation of other women or face the consequences of his actions.At the core of FLO as they step into this next chapter, is embracing and subverting their power as strong young women who are just getting started. Taking the things they love and refracting them through refreshing new lenses. “We are the brains and the heart and the life and soul behind Flo,” Jorja says proudly. Stella agrees, “it comes from us!” And when it comes to what they have their sights set on, they all answer quickly at once saying some version of ‘world domination’. Already in such uncharted territory, the possibilities are endless. Jorja summarises with a flair, “invincible, untouchable, unstoppable. Get that on a pillow.” Wherever this road takes Flo next, one thing we know for certain is that they are firmly in the driver’s seat.

blackwave. is an Antwerp based hiphop duo consisting of Jean Atohoun and Willem Ardui. First joining forces in 2016 after a chance encounter at a gig in Brussels, Jean & Willem have blended their two worlds together to form a one of a kind creative collaboration. Blackwave. sets themselves apart with an open minded approach to hip hop, blending different influences like soul, junk, jazz and pop.The band first gained momentum in 2018, earning them numerous national TV appearances, multiple number one hits, an international tour, multiple awards and the release of their most impactful single to date, ‘Elusive.’ This would be the first taste of their 2019 debut album, ‘ARE WE STILL DREAMING?’.Their sophomore album, ‘no sleep in LA’, released in september 2022, received widespread acclaim in Belgium and debuted at #1 on the national charts.The album contains features with Lute (Dreamville), Abhi The Nomad & Caleborate.During this time, blackwave. steadily built a fanbase, amassing over 115 million streams on Spotify. Single 'a-okay' was included in the FIFA23 official soundtrack and had airplay in the UK (BBC1), France (France Inter) & Germany (Radio Eins). In Belgium the band has consistent airplay on some of the main radio stations (Studio Brussel, Radio 1). blackwave. established a reputation as one of the best live acts in the country. After a successful summer in 2023, where they played renowned festivals like Rock Werchter (BE), Pukkelpop (BE), Pinkpop (NL) and Electric Castle (Romania), blackwave. toured 18 shows in Europe. With the tour, including sold out shows in eight cities (a.o. London, Antwerp, Utrecht, ..), the duo sold over 11k tickets. In September 2023, EA Sports FC announced that blackwave. will again be included in their soundtrack. This time with the single ‘cracked screen’. The duo will be finishing up their new album around summer 2025, the album is planned to be released in ‘26.

Amelie Lens has taken the techno scene to another level, with her unrelenting passion for the genre, with a strong message that she always was, and always will be a raver at heart.Her childhood years were spent raised by her grandmother, who’s resilience and open-mindedness has transcended into everything that Amelie does today. From her first days on the dancefloors of clubs in Belgium at just 15 years old, Amelie started to become a regular, collecting music from all genres, finding a special connection with minimal and electro, year on year, she gained more experience and knowledge about all things music that led her to discover artists that were pivotal to her education in dance.Amelie‘s debut release in 2016 marked the beginning of her distinguished career. Since then, she has released music on many of the industry‘s leading labels and contributed to the prestigious Global Underground City mix series. Amelie is a regular headliner at major festivals such as Awakenings, Sonar, Timewarp, and Tomorrowland’s mainstage. Additionally, she performs at renowned club venues across the globe.Fast forward to 2024 and Amelie is heading her labels Lenske and EXHALE Records, running her party series EXHALE, holds down an extensive touring schedule and hosts her own radio show ‘Amelie Lens presents EXHALE’. The show now streams online and broadcasts on 34 radio stations across the globe, reaching nearly 5 million listeners with every episode.Since 2018, her Lenske label has homed releases from techno trailblazers Farrago, AIROD, Ahl Iver, Lokier and Milo Spykers whilst her second label EXHALE Records is a dedicated platform giving way to aspiring producers of the next generation. The label has become highly acclaimed for its standout VA series, which act as a springboard for newcomers as well as artists who have featured on EXHALE for solo releases.Amelie has been focused on her signature sound, emphasised by the use of her own vocals. She wants to capture audiences that may not always be there for techno but feel connected after discovering something new.The success of EXHALE’s event series has been unprecedented, with sold out shows in Europe and the United States. The brand has crowned Amelie as the first female artist to run her own residency in Ibiza, and has run for two seasons during 2022 and 2023 at DC-10. With massive shows in Antwerp and Awakenings ADE, Printworks and Drumsheds in London, as well as New York and LA in March 2023, EXHALE has a legacy to be proud of.The summer of 2024, and EXHALE is back on the island at Amnesia, where Amelie’s focus is always on community, something she has strived hard to push and support since their first event. EXHALE events act as a safe place for everyone to come and share the passion they have for music, to feel like you are part of a family, a core component of the brands identity.Following her special 4-hour essential mix for BBC, a first for the coveted mix series with such an extended set from any artist. Not forgetting the success of her Radio 1 residency and extension in 2020, Amelie continues to establish herself as one of techno’s luminaries.It’s hard not to see the extreme determination and hard work that Amelie Lens has put into every aspect of her career, and with her first solo shows with her own production scheduled for April 2024 in Paris, there is a lot to come to be excited about. Yet after all of the achievements in her career so far, there is something that remains unchanged about Amelie, and that is her infectiously positive attitude, one that has taken her this far.

Kraantje Pappie (Alex van der Zouwen) had een glansrijke carrière kunnen hebben als haarmodel maar liet het in plaats daarvan lukken in de muziek. Niet alleen tot opluchting van zijn moeder, maar ook van de rest van Nederland, dat al jaren reikhalzend uitkeek naar de perfecte kruising tussen George Clooney en Ludacris. Zijn binnenkort niet-meer-trilogie Crane verschafte naast een groots, eigen en elektronisch geluid een verzameling aan gouden- en platina hits als ‘Waar is Kraan?’, ‘Feesttent’,‘Pompen’ en ‘De Manier’.Ook het derde deel Crane III behaalde de platina status. Wat ooit een drieluik was, blijkt nu een doorrollende saga: momenteel werkt Kraan aan de roll-out van CRANE IV, welke eind oktober verschijnt. Toch nog een tetralogie dus – of zoals Kraan het zelf zou noemen: 4 stuks mien jong.Ondanks dat we het steeds over CRANE IV hebben, was het DADDY, officieel Craney’s 4e studioalbum, die binnen één week de gouden status behaalde. DADDY kent platina- en dubbel platina hits als ‘Lil Craney’ en ‘Liefde In De Lucht’. Kraan is bovendien de enige persoon ter wereld die een samenwerking met Jan Smit deed opvolgen door een mixtapeserie getiteld Guardian Of The Real Shit (2015).Naast hitmachine is Craniac reserveburgemeester van Groningen, presentator van o.a. Home of Hits en The Headliner, runt hij zijn eigen boekingskantoor en is hij de Kraantje Papa van dochters Maeve Celine en Marly Chloé, die hij – nuchter als hij is – alleen in matchende designerkleding hult als de situatie daar expliciet om vraagt. Ook werd hij tweemaal 1e (lees: 11e) in Expeditie Robinson, en begint hij na zijn rollen in Fck de Liefde 2 en Juf Braaksel serieuze strepen te verdienen als de Nederlandse Hugh Grant. Dat hij daarnaast ook nog de knapste BN’er met een tattoo van rocklegende Slash op z’n bovenarm is, mag gerust indrukwekkend genoemd worden.Omdat Kraan a.k.a. Juice Meeuwis bekendstaat als zeer bescheiden, zul je hem nooit horen opscheppen over zijn feilloze livereputatie, opgebouwd sinds 2007 met meer dan 1000 shows, waaronder op Lowlands, Pinkpop, Concert at Sea, Zwarte Cross, Rock Werchter en Pukkelpop. Ook over zijn uitverkochte clubtours en shows – zoals Come To Daddy in AFAS Live – zul je hem niet snel horen. Toch werd hij in 2023 verkozen tot gastheer van Vrienden van Amstel Live, de concertreeks waar hij sinds 2018 een vast gezicht is, ondanks dat hij thuis zelden de favoriete snacks van zijn gasten in huis schijnt te hebben.Na een 2023/2024 met hits als ‘Ruggengraat’, ‘Zin In De Zomer’, ‘ChinChin’ en de Euro Visie EP met Bizzey, staat 2025 volledig in het teken van zijn nieuwe soloalbum: Crane IV. Na de eerste geluiden ‘Ik Ben Er Nog Steeds’ en ‘Laat Me Er Langs’ is het vooral de derde release, ‘Lil Freakje’, die inmiddels in alle charts opduikt.

Kneecap is a global phenomenon. Bursting out from a squat in Belfast, Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara, and DJ Próvaí are spearheading a moment in Irish culture, music, language, and cinema that has brought them to sensational levels. All it took was a generational talent to tear through conventions, expectations, and records. This is hip-hop at its most exciting - a potent and revolutionary force, smashing bans, barricades, and the occasional bottle of Buckfast.Their fiercely intelligent breakthrough concept album, Fine Art (2024), was produced by Toddla T, and set across a raucous night out, traversing a fantasy pub called The Rutz, with adventures spilling out on to the streets of Belfast and London, during ketamine and cocaine binges gone wrong (and right), and featuring guest appearances from Lankum’s Radie Peat, Fontaines DC’s Grian Chatten and Tom Coll, alongside Jelani Blackman and Annie Mac.Critically acclaimed, and earning plaudits from The Irish Times, NME, The New York Times, The Guardian, Rolling Stone Magazine, Dazed, and multiple other global outlets, Fine Art further launched Kneecap on to huge stages and headfirst into mosh-pits across Europe and the US, as well as into the studios of Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show.  Live, Kneecap continues to electrify festivals and venues around the world. A morning gig at Glastonbury’s Woodsies stage in the summer of 2024 filled the tent with thousands of fans, their festival appearance capped off with an epic late-night show at Shangri-La, where Noel Gallagher waited backstage to heap praise on the group. Their autumn US tour saw sold out gigs across multiple American cities. 2024 was capped off with a series of sold out shows across Ireland, including five consecutive dates at the prestigious Vicar Street venue, yet another sold out run of gigs across England, Scotland and Wales, and a massive arena show in their hometown of Belfast sold out to 9,000 people. 2025 will see them join forces with Fontaines D.C. for a massive outdoor show at Finsbury Park in London, touring Australia and New Zealand, and back in the studio with Toddla T to record their follow-up to Fine Art.Whether they’re rolling up to Sundance in a police Land Rover, encouraging tens of thousands of young people to learn Irish, breaking box office records in Ireland, suing the British government and giving their winning away, storming the Reading and Leeds festivals with epic main stage sets, Kneecap’s message and mode of unity, community, and carnage, all comes with a revolutionary sound, and blistering live performances that have built a global movement of fans.

Amaarae is a critically acclaimed global singer & songwriter with her roots firmly planted in the afro pop space. Merging her unique alte sounds with r&b, rap, eastern, baile funk and other global influences, she has garnered accolades since her debut album “The Angel You Don't Know landed on top of international best music lists in 2021.Following up from her platinum selling mega hit SAD GURLZ LUV MONEY" ft  Kali Uchis, her 2023 sophomore album Fountain Baby continues to make waves, reaching over 1 billion streams, ranked no.1 on metacritic and recently earning a top spot in pitchforks 20 best albums of the decade. Amaarae is fearlessly redefining what it means to be an African global popstar, shifting culture in ways that has seen her embraced and revered by music and fashion gatekeepers alike.With major publications such as Rolling Stone, Variety, Vogue Magazine, New York Times, Harpers Bazaar and GQ affirming Amaarae’s position among the top cultural trailblazers, she is now firmly established as international musical royalty with the best yet to come.Lauded by critics, artists and fans alike as the future icon of alternative pop, she has racked up collaborations in the past year with chart topping artists such as Childish Gambino, Kaytranada, Janelle Monae & Stormzy.Having just wrapped a sell out US arena tour with global pop megastar Sabrina Carpenter and with major 2025 festival appearances yet to be announced, Amaarae once again reinvents herself, looking ahead to the release of a brand new project in 2025 that promises to be her most thrilling chapter yet.

The art of blending, mixing, compiling and making music into something you’ve never heard before whilst looking for new ways to approach house music. That’s what ANOTR stands for.Characterised by their hypnotic, energetic and slick beats with influences from disco, soul, funk, jazz and everything in between, their music is a blend between the old and the new, whilst finding the sweet spot between what is made for clubs and what is made for live performances.The Amsterdam-based pair believe that the way to move forward is to follow what is right for you as an artist, instead of following what is right in public opinion. Expect the unexpected. Feel inspired by what you already know about music but be open to learn even more. ANOTR will guide you through their way of thinking, interpreting music and their way of challenging you to hear what else is possible.Act before you think, forget the rules, and let us take you on our journey into sounds selected, curated and created by ANOTR.

Berlin’s Paul Kalkbrenner has charted a career path like no other. A techno talent, who over the course of two decades has emerged from the underground, to top charts, act in and soundtrack a movie, headline festivals and amass millions of fans, all while refusing to compromise his grand techno sound. Kalkbrenner is synonymous with dance music, he came of age in a golden era for techno, turning twelve when the Berlin Wall fell, and spending his teenage years raving, before starting to DJing and collect records as electronic dance music’s first tidal wave spilled throughout the city. He realized early that DJing wasn’t for him, and has focused on producing and playing his own music live ever since. Though he rose to popularity in the peak of techno’s ‘Berlin era’, and his early career was associated with Bpitch Control, his fan base was never confined to this scene. By the time he played the lead in the seminal movie ‘Berlin Calling’ and its soundtrack smashed records across Europe he had already released multiple albums (Superimpose, Zeit, Self) and built a significant following globally. With a catalog that now includes eight albums, over 137 individual tracks and numerous remixes, Paul is one of the unique electronic artists who can deliver the ebb and flow of a dancefloor journey using only his own music. His transcendent live performances have seen Paul break down traditional electronic music barriers, headlining festival and arena stages typically reserved for rockstars. He was the first techno artist to play Tomorrowland’s typically commercial main stage, and was invited by the German Federal Government to perform to 400,000 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. After creating his own label in 2009 and releasing two albums and a live documentary, Kalkbrenner signed to Columbia Records in 2015. He was the first artist to be given unfettered access to the Sony Legacy vault, enabling him to rework previously-unsampled icons like Luther Vandross and Jefferson Airplane on his album ‘7’. In 2022, after leaving Sony, Paul will again release music independently. Traditionally known as an album artist for much of his career, releasing eight LPs, registering 3 No.1 overall records and entering the Top 10 overall charts in 10 countries and selling 1.5 million units, Kalkbrenner has experimented with other formats including a viral mixtape compilation (Back To The Future - downloaded upwards of 3 million times), and more recently a spate of singles, No Goodbye, Speak Up and Parachute. His seminal single Sky & Sand continues to hold the German singles record for most weeks at #1 (121 weeks).Despite the major releases and mainstage performances, Paul’s career remains intertwined with techno. He is a figurehead and pioneer in the electronic music scene, an uncompromising artist who has endured despite dance music’s fickle trends and obsession with the new.

Met de DIW-Voormiddagsoirée willen we het hoogstaande culturele aanbod van VRTCanvas bij de doelgroep brengen die er het meeste nood aan heeft: kapotte festivalgangers die net met een enorme kater uit hun stinkend tentje zijn gekropen. Dat doen we met een muzikaal spektakel waar men gerust het woord ‘wervelend’ voor mag zetten!Verwacht het onverwachte, maar voornamelijk toch de te verwachten acts van Sociaal Incapabele Michiel, een paar zatte wijven, mystery guests, drillrappers, Charmezanger Roland en nog veel meer! Maar nu ook weer niet zo veel meer!De afterparty van dit Pukkelpop-hoogtepunt wordt verzorgd door opkomend talent zoals Justice, Doechii, en Queens Of The Stone Age.De DIW-Voormiddagsoirée. Zondag 17/8 om 11u45 op Pukkelpop.(Disclaimer: als de organisatie van Pukkelpop beslist de DIW-Voormidagsoirée nóg iets vroeger te programmeren, is het mogelijk dat u een zaterdagticket nodig hebt ipv een zondagticket.). 

Used burst onto the scene in 2018 with “Mistakes”, a track that showcased his unique style. He is a classically trained violin player, a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, but also a lover of the rave scene, a dedicated dj and dance music enthusiast. All of that combined gave Mistakes its unmistakable edge. While it was jump-up heavy, it also contained catchy melodies, strong introspective vocals and the kind of atmosphere only a true musician can come up with. It would become the blueprint for his trademark style.He took his homegrown scene by storm, and went on to release banger after banger. The budding superstar rapidly expanded across the rest of Europe with constant touring, and quickly started broadening his horizon by experimenting with different styles of music.More and more people took notice. UK powerhouse Bou enlisted him to help out on his remix of the classic “Gold Dust” by DJ Fresh, and then legend Fresh himself invited him into the studio to help create “Higher”. Both tracks were big hits and further propelled Used into the upper echelon of drum&bass.Fresh then decided to revive his dormant Breakbeat Kaos label to release Used’s debut album, and Used got to work. The first single “You Say” was a smash hit, and while the world was awaiting the album to drop, Used started building his solo live show, which he debuted at Melkweg at ADE, after which he took the biggest version of said show to Ancienne Belgique, one of the most iconic concerts halls in Europe.With solid tours in Australia and New Zealand, as well as a Tomorrowland main stage play and Pukkelpop boilerroom victory laps under his belt, the scope is ever widening for Used and the journey has only seem to have started.

Fresh from her triumphant night at the BRIT Awards winning 'Pop Act', Jade has recently released her third official single ‘FUFN (Fuck You For Now)’ written with RAYE, Dave Hamelin and co-produced by Lostboy. The song was teased during the new FENDI campaign, which JADE stars in. JADE delivered the stand-out performance of the night at this year's BRIT Awards, performing her superhit “Angel Of My Dreams.” The performance video has been viewed over 1 million times and JADE’s win at the awards makes her the first girl band member to receive a solo BRIT Award. The Guardian called JADE's performance “an episodic live performance so peculiar it stole the show,” whilst NME said it was “a staggering, theatrical performance.” Clash Magazine named it one of the greatest BRITS performances of all time.  JADE finished 2024 by winning the Trailblazer Award at The Rolling Stone UK Awards and appearing on the cover of the magazine. She was also included on many of the end of year 'Best Of' lists, including The New York Times, Billboard, Rolling Stone, Variety, Pitchfork, The FADER, Stereogum, Paste Magazine, UPROXX, and more. JADE released her debut single “Angel Of My Dreams” (written by Jade, Mike Sabath, Pablo Bowman & Steph Jones) in July 2024. The track has accumulated over 100 million streams to date, entering the UK Official Singles Chart at No.7, the third highest new entry for a British artist this year.  The accompanying video was a No.1 YouTube trending video for 10 days and has had 12 million views. Dazed named the music video the 2025 ‘Video Of The Year’. The song remained in the Official UK Singles Chart Top 20 for two months and was nominated for ’Song of The Year’ at this year’s BRIT Awards.  Since her first single release, JADE has dropped three more tracks, 'Midnight Cowboy’ (written by Jade, Raye & Jonah Christian) an understated bass heavy bop about owning your sexuality, disco-inspired ‘Fantasy’ (written by Jade, Mike Sabath & Pablo Bowman and complete with a video directed by the icon David LaChapelle) and the bold anthem 'IT girl’ (written by Jade, Lauren Aquilina, J Hart, Cirkut and Lostboy).Beyond her music career, JADE is known for her activism and advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights. She’s an ally for the UK’s Stonewall charity and is passionate about supporting the LGBTQ+ community and rights. JADE has hosted Pride events in her hometown of South Shields, aiming to provide an inclusive space for all whilst raising funds for Stonewall UK and local LGBTQ+ supporting charities.

The bass is vibrating, confetti is shimmering, and the red uniforms are popping in the strobe light. With its explosive mix of hypnotic driving techno and expressive brass band music, the techno marching band MEUTE has been creating a big buzz across continents since 2016.The eleven musicians from Hamburg in their iconic red jackets love to break the rules and defy boundaries. What started as a small experiment on the streets of the district of St. Pauli quickly became a globally acclaimed phenomenon and led to joint performances with artists such as Laurent Garnier, Stephan Bodzin, Flume, Solomun and Marc Rebillet. The band revolutionizes techno music and redefines the concept of brass bands using acoustic instruments only. It provides for viral hits, sold-out clubs, and real electronic frenzy. Enjoy the bliss of a colorful, thrilling experience that will get every single one of you onto the dancefloor.As 2024 unfolds, MEUTE stands on the brink of another electrifying chapter. With the release of their fourth studio album, EMPOR, the band is gearing up for the Empor 2024 Tournee which includes special shows alongside deadmau5. MEUTE will bring their vibrant energy to festival stages and club shows across Europe and North America, inviting fans to join them on  a journey of euphoria and boundless excitement.

 2019, Los Angeles. On the star-studded stage of the Grammy Awards, Justice wins the award for best electronic music album with Woman Worldwide, a powerful live sum built up over a marathon of shows from one end of the world to the other. It was a crowning achievement, the culmination of a cycle that began three years earlier with the release of Woman, the French duo’s third album. “There was something symbolic about this award. It was like a sign that we could embark on something new,” says Xavier de Rosnay today. As if by reflex, he and his long-time partner Gaspard Augé soon found themselves in a house tucked away somewhere in Paris, which served both as a studio and as a refuge for their friendship. For months, following a rhythm that naturally allows time for inspiration to infuse, and which is only disrupted by the appearance of Covid, they work step by step on the body of a new album, HYPERDRAMA. As always, it’s a question of confronting a challenge, of establishing the principles of an experiment in the unknown. We always want to take our music to places we’ve never been before,” explains Gaspard Augé. It’s a necessity to create a form of emulation between us and also to have fun.” By marrying the sounds of their old machines with the infinite possibilities of digital techniques, they imagine suites of melodies as extraordinary sonic magmas that seem impossible to dissect instrument by instrument. This unprecedented material is divided into two distinct genres. On the one hand, the dreamy disco flights, a delicate, melancholy soundtrack under an immense sky. “We’ve always wanted to create our own sampler tracks, something close to the idea of the magic loop and filtered disco, but with control over each of the elements that make up that loop,” says the Justice pair. On the other, the radical aesthetics of gabber and hardcore techno used as sound material. “These are genres we like to play in our sets, pure and radical,” note Xavier de Rosnay and Gaspard Augé. On HYPERDRAMA, one atmosphere suddenly follows another, track after track – the furious tone of “Generator” followed immediately by the rave accents of “One Night/All Night” – when everything isn’t tangled up like a bunch of nerves on “Incognito”. There’s the idea of a constant transition from shadow to light. “It’s as if we had a little button on our console to switch from one sonic universe to another. But it’s still the same music lit differently”, Gaspard Augé points out.For the first time since Justice made its mark on the global electronic music scene in 2007 with the now-legendary †, the duo opens up to collaborations on this release, from Kevin Parker to Miguel via Connan Mockasin and Thundercat to the discovery of The Flints, a pair of gifted twins and Rimon, a crush unearthed in the Netherlands by Pedro Winter. “These artists are a reflection of what we love about music today. They are autonomous artists, who write, compose and often produce their music themselves. Most of them have always been in the back of our minds,” says Xavier de Rosnay. Justice’s fourth album is an invitation to get caught up in a world that’s even richer than Fantasia. A world conceived as an augmented version of the human soul, where joy, anger, sadness and everything else unfolds in its most shattering and heartfelt intensity. A sum total of feelings that make up this HYPERDRAMA, which we’d like to imagine generated by an unidentified intelligence and through which we’d travel aboard a “mechanico-organic vessel”, according to Gaspard Augé.