9 of the most memorable EDM-pop collaborations
After successful releases with the likes of and , has only gone and bagged his biggest pop collaborator yet: . The two dropped an absolute banger, It Ain’t Me, this morning and if you heard it on the you’ve probably been humming it all day.
Of course, SelGo and Kygo aren’t the only ones mixing up pop and EDM – remember these classic collabs?
Jack 脺 ft. Justin Bieber 鈥� Where Are 脺 Now
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and teamed up with under their joint guise for this absolute tune in 2015. Topping the UK Dance Chart and Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, Where Are Ü Now even won a Grammy for Best Dance Recording. Nice work, boys.
Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris 鈥� We Found Love
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Highlights of Calvin Harris' set at Radio 1's Big Weekend 2013
It’s become something of a festival anthem since debuting in 2011, with We Found Love hitting number one in the UK, US and countries around the globe. It won two International Dance Music Awards, while its accompanying music video won a Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video and the MTV VMA for Video Of The Year. And, without We Found Love, we may never have been gifted and ’s This Is What You Came For.
Ariana Grande ft. Zedd 鈥� Break Free
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Part floor filler, part break-up anthem, you can’t fail to sing (or scream) along to Break Free when it comes on in the club. It may not have won any awards, but it’s a definite fan favourite and is certified 3x platinum in the US.
David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland 鈥� When Love Takes Over
If you went on holiday with your mates in summer 2009, you definitely have memories of this song, which topped charts across the UK and Europe. Fun fact: When Love Takes Over was co-written by .
Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding 鈥� I Need Your Love
Back at it again with the pop princesses, Calvin teamed up with in 2013, even playing a smoochy couple in the video for I Need Your Love. After hitting number one in the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, the British duo released another song together – Outside – in 2014.
David Guetta ft. Sia 鈥� Titanium
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Guetta and ’s first collab – later followed up with She Wolf (Falling To Pieces) - was not only a huge chart success, but also made it into the first Pitch Perfect film, where it was performed (in the shower) by Anna Kendrick.
Oliver Heldens x Becky Hill 鈥� Gecko (Overdrive)
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Sam Day chats to Becky Hill after an amazing set at Sundown.
Gecko was already a tune, but adding ’s pop vocals helped bag a UK number one single back in 2014 – it’s his highest charting song to date.
DJ Snake ft. Justin Bieber 鈥� Let Me Love You
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DJ Snake provides an amazing Mini Mix for Annie Mac.
Teaming up with Justin Bieber = guaranteed hit, so it’s no surprise was keen. Let Me Love You hit number one in Snake’s native France, reaching number two in the UK and popping up in top 10s around the world.
Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson 鈥� Just Hold On
Another recently released EDM-pop crossover, king of cakes teamed up with ’s for the infectious Just Hold On, which will no doubt soundtrack many a summer jaunt to Ibiza.
