David Guetta, Skrillex and Baauer win big at the Billboard Music Awards
Although the highlight of the Billboard Music Awards may have been Miguel's leg drop on an unsuspecting fan, dance music mainstays David Guetta, Skrillex and Baauer all took home awards for Best EDM Artist, Best EDM Album, Best EDM Song and Best Dance Song before the night was over. Not suprisingly David Guetta took home the Best EDM Artist award, acknowledging in his speech that;
Diplo settles ‘Harlem Shake’ legal dispute, clears samples for Baauer
No one could have expected the "Harlem Shake" to blow up to the prodigious scale it did, and if you had to pick any song to go viral, at least it was a halfway decent track from a more-than-decent artist. The success of Baauer's ubiquitous single not only spawned a thousand internet spinoffs, it also incurred a lawsuit for copyrighted samples against Mad Decent.
Cazzette vs Baauer – Harlem Shake (Cazzette’s Ultra Bootleg) [Preview]
Has the "Harlem Shake" worn out its welcome? Probably... but that doesn't stop Cazzette from running it through their patented remix machine, a mass of cogs and grinding gears so diabolically dark that it would make Jigsaw proud and Skrillex shudder. Turning Baauer's trapsterpiece into a full on dubstep assault the duo breathe new life into the mix, replacing its chirpy sirens with good, old-fashioned dubstep wobbles and a hefty helping of greyscale grit.
Baauer and Mad Decent sued for unlicensed ‘Harlem Shake’ samples
After securing a spot in the internet hall of fame and a cover story on Billboard magazine, the young Brooklyn-based producer, Harry Bauer Rodrigues, better known as Baauer, has come under fire for the sample used in his breakthrough hit "Harlem Shake." Hector Delgado, a former reggaeton artist known as Hector El Father, is responsible for the "Con los terroristas" ("With the terrorists") sample while Jayson Musson, formerly of Philadelphia based rap group Plastic Little, is credited with the "Do the Harlem Shake" vocal cut that triggers the tracks infectious break. Neither artist gave permission for their samples to be used and are both seeking compensation from Mad Decent and Baauer in light of the track's explosive success.