A lawsuit that claimed the 2021 dance hit “Don’t Be Shy” from Karol G and Tiësto infringed on the copyright of a little-known song by Cuban-American songwriter Rene Lorente was tossed out of court Wednesday in a scathing ruling that blasted Lorente’s “proposed expert” as unqualified and unreliable. In the …
Read More »Tiësto and Sexyy Red Link on the High-Octane 'F1' Single 'OMG'
On Thursday, Tiësto and Sexyy Red released “OMG,” a track from F1 the Album (the soundtrack of F1 the Movie). The two get the party started over thumping club drums and spacey synths. Sexyy begins the track rhyming, “Airplanes on the roof, body get high like a balloon / Hurricane …
Read More »How a Tax 'Fraudster' Tricked Tiësto, Afrojack Out of Millions
One day after the 2024 presidential election last November, Grammy-winning EDM DJ-producer Tiësto — more used to pulsating lights and throbbing music than the drab, featureless walls of a courtroom — unassumingly took the stand at a federal courthouse in White Plains, New York. “My stage name is Tiësto,” he …
Read More »Karol G Celebrates Her Special Someone in 'Contigo' Music Video
Karol G dropped a new single, “Contigo,” a collaboration with Tiësto. The Colombian musician shared the track in honor of both Valentine’s Day and her birthday along with music video that embraces the spirit of the holiday. The music video stars Puerto Rican rapper Young Miko, who previously teamed up …
Read More »Tiësto Will No Longer DJ Super Bowl 2024 Due to 'Family Emergency'
The Super Bowl will have to wait another year to have its first in-game DJ. On Thursday afternoon, just days before the big event, Tiësto announced his decision to pull out of the gig he had spent months preparing for due to a family emergency. In the new role, he …
Read More »How Heidi Klum and Tiësto Gave a Classic Eighties Song a 'Whole New Life'
Heidi Klum remembers her rebel days as a teenager working at a club named Checker’s in Düsseldorf. She can still hear the pulsing synths of Eighties songs blasting from the dance floor as she stood behind the bar making coffee for guests, even though she was way too young to …
Read More »Aqua Brings Tiësto to the Party With First Official 'Barbie Girl' Remix
Aqua and Tiësto are ready to party on the first official remix of “Barbie Girl,” the 1997 hit from the Danish dance-pop group that has been criminally left off the official soundtrack to Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. A version of the record, it seems, will be folded into the Nicki Minaj …
Read More »Tiësto Turns 'the White Lotus' Theme Into Club Banger With 'Official' Remix
Tiësto turns The White Lotus theme into a club banger with the first-ever “official” remix of “Renaissance,” the chameleonic, catchy-yet-haunting track that has featured on the first two seasons of the hit HBO series. The EDM star test-drove his version at live shows before releasing his remix of the Chilean-Canadian …
Read More »Tiësto and Tate McRae Take Us Back to 2000s-Era Dancefloors on '10:35'
Fans of dance music have long theorized that the genre is always at its best when a nasty recession is on its way. Let this year be a strong case for that: Along with the likes of Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, and Drake infusing their music with house influences, we’re also …
Read More »'Smart Mug' Maker Ember Taps Tiësto to Heat Up New Campaign
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Tiësto is teaming up with Ember, the makers of the popular warming mug, on a new campaign to “Bring the Heat.” The campaign features a new Tiësto remix …
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