The path to DJ superstardom is well-trodden. Here's how it usually goes: A 20-something-year-old Northern European with a modicum of musical talent finds himself bored at home or in his college dorm ...
Music-festival season is upon us, so get ready to embrace a new-ish, soon-to-be ubiquitous electronic genre: tropical house. It basically sounds like Toto’s "Africa"—an ’80s cheese masterpiece—set to ...
On the crowded walk up the paths to the Greek Theatre on Saturday night, two young women in clingy metallic dresses scrambled up the hill to see Norwegian dance music star Kygo. Their heels clacked on ...
What does it say about EDM in 2016 that its most exciting new artist, Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, better known as Kygo, is inspired by Billy Joel and says his initial vision for his music was to be played at ...
Kygo, the Norwegian DJ/producer who made his name as the crown prince of tropical house, has built a profitable second act for himself the way dance-music superstars often do: by teaming with famous ...
Dance music fads have never been known to last long. Neither are the artists who define a trend’s particular sound. Even the heyday of disco really lasted only three or four years before its gestures ...
Kygo Talks About the Birth of Tropical House: "I am definitely comfortable with [the label] being applied to a few of my tracks, but I don't want to just be a tropical house producer." ...
Puma and Rickie Fowler have partnered with DJ Kygo and his lifestyle brand, Palm Tree Crew, to release a fresh drop. Whether your vacation takes you to a course or a beach, show up in style in the all ...
Norwegian electronic musician Kygo doesn’t have a huge radio hit or viral video, but he did spend most of 2015 playing for huge festival crowds across the U.S. and Europe. Last month, he headlined a ...