This week in dance music: Empire of the Sun touched down in the Billboard News studio to talk about their new album, Ask That God ; we announced that a refurbished Los Angeles grocery store will soon host sets by artists including Floating Points and Orbital, we spoke with Fred again..’s team at Wasserman Music about the artist’s “hugely risky” and wildly successful touring strategy, we reported from this year’s edition of Electric Forest and passed details on how to watch the debut of breakdancing at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news And, of course, it all comes back to the music. These are the best new dance tracks of the week. Chase & Status Feat.
Stormzy, “Backbone” Still riding high on the career-renaissance whipped up by their 2023 Flowdan collab “Baddadan,” d’n’b legends Chase & Status return with what’s essentially a companion piece. Featuring U.K.
grime royalty Stormzy, “Backbone” is basically a diss track directed at “p—y MCs” lacking in the titular department, with the rapper’s lyrical bullets matched by a crisp, walloping, characteristically booming production from the duo. The release comes nearly four months after Chase & Status brought Stormzy out during their Coachella performance for “Backbone”s debut. Loud Luxury feat.
Bobby Shmurda, “Cool Like That” There’s a dance music love story embedded into the beats of this collab from Loud Luxury and Bobby Shmur.