Thomas Wesley Pentz,known professionally as Diplo,is an American DJ and music producer. He is a co-creator and lead member of the electronic dancehall music project Major Lazer;a member of the supergroup LSD,with Sia and Labrinth;a member of electronic duo Jack Ü,with producer and DJ Skrillex;and a member of Silk City,with Mark Ronson. He founded the record company Mad Decent in 2006,as well as the non-profit organization Heaps Decent the following year. His 2013 extended play (EP),Revolution,debuted at number 68 on the US Billboard 200. The EP's title track was later featured in a commercial for Hyundai and is featured on the WWE 2K16 soundtrack.
Major Lazer is a Jamaican-American electronic dance music and DJ trio,which includes record producer Diplo,and DJs Walshy Fire and Ape Drums. They originate from Kingston,Jamaica,founded in 2008 by Diplo and Switch,with Switch leaving after three years in 2011. He was then replaced by both Jillionaire and Walshy Fire. In June 2019,Jillionaire left the group and was replaced by Ape Drums. Their music spans numerous genres,mixing reggae with dancehall,reggaeton,soca,house and moombahton.
Reincarnated is the twelfth studio album by American musician Snoop Dogg,his sole release using the reggae persona Snoop Lion. Berhane Sound System and RCA Records released the album April 23,2013.
"Push and Shove" is a song by American rock band No Doubt,released as a promotional single from their sixth studio album of the same name. The song was written by Gwen Stefani,Tony Kanal,Tom Dumont,Reanno Gordon,Thomas Pentz,David Taylor,Ariel Rechtshaid and was produced by Major Lazer and Spike Stent. It features additional production from Major Lazer as well as vocals from Jamaican dancehall artist Busy Signal. The song blends ska,dub,reggae and dubstep.
Dillon Hart Francis,also known by his alter ego DJ Hanzel,is an American electronic music producer and DJ. By deejaying and collaborating,Francis helped to popularize the new moombahton genre,and in 2012 he adapted it further into moombahcore and EDM trap,giving the music a harder sound,as heard on his EP Something,Something,Awesome. He expanded into EDM genres with Money Sucks,Friends Rule (2014),which hit number 2 on the Billboard dance chart,then shifted gears into Latin music with 2018's Wut Wut,a Spanish-language album honored with a Latin Grammy and a Latin American Music Award. The song "Sexo",with Residente featuring iLe,rose to number 43 on the Billboard Latin Airplay chart in June 2018.
"Lost" is a song by American singer-songwriter Frank Ocean. It was released as the fourth single from his debut studio album Channel Orange (2012). The song was written by Ocean,Micah Otano,and Malay;with production primarily handled by the latter.
Karen Marie Aagaard Ørsted Andersen,known professionally as MØ,is a Danish singer and songwriter. She began her career in the mid-2000s as a member of the punk duo MOR and releasing a handful of side projects. After MOR disbanded in 2012,MØsigned a recording contract with Sony Music Entertainment,releasing her debut extended play,Bikini Daze (2013),and her debut studio album,No Mythologies to Follow (2014).
"Ashtrays and Heartbreaks" is a song by American recording artist Snoop Lion featuring American recording artist Miley Cyrus. It was released on April 4,2013 by Berhane Sound System,Vice Records,Mad Decent,and RCA Records as the fourth single from his twelfth studio album Reincarnated (2013).
"Bubble Butt" is a song by American electronic dance music trio Major Lazer featuring American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars and American rappers Tyga and Mystic from the trio's second studio album,Free the Universe (2013). It was written by Major Lazer members Diplo and Switch alongside the featured artists. The production was handled by Major Lazer and Valentino Khan. The remix was released as the album's fourth single on May 24,2013,for digital download and appears on the album's extended version. The remix version also features verses from American rapper 2 Chainz. Musically,it is an electronic dance,hip hop,and dancehall track with lyrics implying that girls twerk and show off their giant buttocks.
William Sami Étienne Grigahcine,known by his stage name DJ Snake,is a French DJ and record producer,first achieving international recognition in 2013 by releasing an instrumentation-oriented single called "Turn Down for What".
"Unapologetic Bitch" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Madonna for her thirteenth studio album,Rebel Heart (2015). It was written by Madonna,Thomas Wesley Pentz,Shelco Garcia,Bryan Orellana,Maureen McDonald and Toby Gad,with production being done by Madonna,Garcia &Teenwolf,BV,Diplo and Ariel Rechtshaid. The song's demo was leaked to the internet in December 2014,with twelve other tracks from the album. Its final version was released on December 20,2014,with five other tracks on the iTunes store,as "an early Christmas gift" to avoid more leakage. The song was conceived while Madonna was in the studio with Diplo,who worked with the singer on more than eight songs for the album.
Money Sucks,Friends Rule is the debut studio album by Dillon Francis,an American electronic music producer known for being one of the pioneers of moombahton and moombahcore. The album features collaborations from artists such as Major Lazer,Martin Garrix,Mad Decent label-mate DJ Snake,rapper Twista,Panic! at the Disco's Brendon Urie and more. It was released on October 27,2014,on Mad Decent in collaboration with Columbia Records.
Jack Ü was an American electronic dance music duo consisting of electronic music producers Skrillex and Diplo,formed in 2013. They released their first official single,"Take ÜThere",featuring vocals from Kiesza,on October 4,2014. They released their first and only album,Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü,on February 27,2015.
"All My Love" is a song by American electronic music project Major Lazer featuring vocals from American singer Ariana Grande. It was released on 13 November 2014 as the fifth song from the soundtrack for The Hunger Games:Mockingjay –Part 1 (2014). The song was written by Grande,Lorde,and MØwith production handled by Boaz van de Beatz,Jr Blender and Diplo. It is an electropop and dance-pop song with elements of dancehall. "All My Love" received positive reviews from music critics who complimented the track's production.
"Lean On" is a song by Jamaican-American electronic dance music group Major Lazer and French record producer DJ Snake featuring Danish singer MØ. It was released on March 3,2015,as the lead single from Major Lazer's third studio album,Peace Is the Mission (2015). It was written by MØ,Diplo,DJ Snake,Tchami,and Jr Blender,and produced by Major Lazer and DJ Snake. It is an EDM,electronic and moombahton song.
Leighton Paul Walsh,better known by his stage name Walshy Fire,is a Jamaican American DJ,MC and record producer. He is part of the dancehall reggae-influenced group Major Lazer alongside fellow DJs Diplo and Ape Drums. Walshy Fire toured with the Black Chiney sound system beginning in 2004. Black Chiney is cited as a significant influence on the evolution of Major Lazer with its mashups that blend hip hop or R&B rhythms with reggae &R&B artist vocal tracks and its representation of the Jamaican sound system. The subsequent mix tapes that the Black Chiney collective of DJs,engineers and MCs would develop were the training ground for Walshy to become a remix producer.
"Cold Water" is a song by American electronic dance music production group Major Lazer,featuring vocals from Canadian singer Justin Bieber and Danish singer MØ. The song was released on July 22,2016,as the lead single from their debut greatest hits album,Major Lazer Essentials. It became Major Lazer's third collaboration with MØafter "Lean On" and "Lost".
"Get It Right" is a song by American DJ and record producer Diplo featuring Danish singer-songwriter MØ. It was released on November 15,2017 from the album Major Lazer Presents:Give Me Future and Diplo's EP California. The song was written by Diplo,MØ,King Henry,Americo Garcia and Philip Meckseper.
"QuéCalor" is a song recorded by American electronic dance music trio Major Lazer featuring Colombian singer J Balvin and Dominican rapper El Alfa. It was released on September 11,2019,through Diplo's label Mad Decent. It is the second single from Major Lazer's fourth studio album Music Is the Weapon,which was released in 2020. This also marks the second collaboration between Major Lazer and J Balvin,after "Buscando Huellas" in 2017. The artists also released a lyric translation of the track in English.
Music Is the Weapon is the fourth studio album by American electronic band Major Lazer,released on October 23,2020,via Mad Decent. It is Major lazer's first album in five years since Peace Is the Mission (2015). First announced in 2015,many conflicting statements have been made about the album,with the latest reports being that it will be the final Major Lazer album. It was later announced in 2019 that the album would instead be titled Lazerism,but the name was later changed back to the original title. It is the first album to be released after Jillionaire left the group and was replaced by Ape Drums. A deluxe edition of the album titled Music Is the Weapon (Reloaded) was released on March 26,2021.
