95-598: Major Lazer is an American electronic dance music and DJ trio, which includes record producer Diplo , and DJs Walshy Fire and Ape Drums . They were 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 . Major Lazer has released four full-length albums: Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do in 2009, Free
190-544: A Grammy Award and producing hit singles such as " In for the Kill " and " Bulletproof ". Recording of a follow-up album was marred by unsuccessful collaborations, the cancellation of two planned release dates, and reported conflict between the duo. Langmaid ultimately left the group in 2012, and Jackson released a second album, Trouble in Paradise , in 2014, maintaining the former duo's name as her stage persona . The album
285-865: A Mercury Prize , and was eventually certified platinum in the UK and Ireland, and gold in Australia. Sales of "In for the Kill" spiked 600 per cent when Skream's "Let's Get Ravey" remix of the song appeared on the HBO show Entourage in August 2010. A remix EP of the song was released in tandem with the November US tour. In October, a new music video for the song was released, shot at New York's landmark Hotel Chelsea . Also in 2010, Jackson contributed vocals to Kanye West 's album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and to West and Jay-Z 's collaborative album Watch
380-444: A January 2012 interview, the second La Roux album was described as "a lot cheekier" and "sexier". The material, which the duo had been working on intermittently for over two years, was said to draw more on acoustic sounds and instruments. It had been reported that La Roux were writing the second album with an indie rock band whose members are friends of Jackson. Langmaid left La Roux at some point later in 2012, although his departure
475-520: A Sri Lankan girl in England, everything else was the same: [We were both] film graduates, [listened to] all the same music when we were kids, we're going in the same direction right now in music, it was amazing... I always wanted to make a beat with her, but all my beats were really shitty at the time." The two eventually collaborated on a mixtape , Piracy Funds Terrorism Vol. 1 , where Arular track acapellas were mashed with other artists' songs. It
570-482: A compilation album titled Major Lazer Essentials , a 10-year anniversary record that includes all of Major Lazer's greatest hits, and new songs including " Blow That Smoke ", featuring Tove Lo , which was released October 17, 2018. On March 20, 2019, Major Lazer released an extended play titled Africa Is the Future . On May 10, 2019, Major Lazer released the song "Can't Take It from Me", featuring Skip Marley , as
665-557: A cover of Gang of Four 's " Damaged Goods " which was included in the compilation The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill & Gang of Four . She also appeared in the Sky Arts documentary Blitzed: The 80's Blitz Kids ' Story in which she discussed the cultural effects of the New Romantic movement on younger performers like herself. In 2022, La Roux’s musical style branched out further when she released “Feedback,”
760-804: A host of other acts. In January 2017, Diplo and Autoerotique (a house group from Toronto) released a music video titled "Waist Time" which was filmed in a warehouse in London. He was nominated for two Grammy's in 2016 (The 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards) for Album of the Year (for producer of Beyoncé's album Lemonade and producer for Justin Bieber's album Purpose ). He also sang a song "Phurrr" in Bollywood in Imtiaz Ali 's film Jab Harry Met Sejal starring Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma . In 2019, Diplo released
855-407: A long duration of time, and was posting nude photographs of him without permission as well. In November 2023, American rapper Azealia Banks posted an Instagram Story in which she accused Diplo of sexually coercing her during the time they worked together when she was 17 years old. She said that he would pressure her to have sexual relations with him in exchange for music and then refuse to give her
950-414: A meritless payday. The lawsuit cites violations of federal and state laws against non-consensual disclosure of intimate images. Studio albums La Roux La Roux ( / l ɑː ˈ r uː / lah- ROO ) are an English synth-pop act formed in 2008 by singer Elly Jackson and record producer Ben Langmaid. The act's debut album La Roux (2009) was a critical and commercial success, winning
1045-480: A music video that features comedian Andy Milonakis . Music videos for the songs " Pon de Floor ", "Keep It Going Louder", and " Bubble Butt " were directed by Eric Wareheim . In June 2009, Major Lazer were featured for the first time on the cover of the publication The Fader , in its 62nd issue. Major Lazer performed at the Falls Music & Arts Festival (Lorne, Victoria, Australia) on December 30, 2009, and
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#17327832505611140-578: A producer, landing him collaborations with artists like Shakira , Robyn , Kid Cudi , Bruno Mars , No Doubt and Snoop Dogg , as well as work with Maluca, Kid Sister , Die Antwoord , Alex Clare , Rolo Tomassi, Amanda Blank and Dark Meat. After taking a trip to Brazil to investigate the favela music scene, and fascinated with the energy the scene had to offer, Diplo decided to import a dance-funk group Bonde do Rolê from Brazil for release on his Mad Decent record label, also housed within 'The Mausoleum'. This group would serve to define funk carioca in
1235-708: A seven-date tour in October. Their two Australian dates sold out within minutes forcing an upgrade in venues. In November, the duo embarked on an eleven-date UK and Ireland tour. La Roux gained fifth position on the BBC Sound of 2009 poll. The Guardian website featured La Roux on the New Band of the Day column, having previously featured them as one of the Best New Acts of 2009. The album has been nominated for
1330-1298: A show organized by promoters Split Works . Diplo quickly developed a reputation for his extensive touring. In the April 2010 issue of Rolling Stone , Diplo was touted as one of '40 Reasons to be Excited About Music'. This kind of jet setting pushed his label far beyond the favela funk genre with which it initially began. Since its foundation in 2005 Diplo's Mad Decent label has released music by Santigold, Baauer, Lil' Jon, Gucci Mane , Peter Bjorn and John , Rusko , Bosco Delrey, Buraka Som Sistema, Savage Skulls, Dana Sibuea, Oliver Twizt, Jamie Fanatic, Douster, Boy 8-Bit, and Popo. As Mad Decent continues to grow and release tracks by big-name artists, Diplo's solo career continues to grow as well. He has produced for artists such as Beyoncé , Justin Bieber , Lil Wayne , Britney Spears , Wale , Chris Brown , Ariana Grande , 2 Chainz , Travis Porter , Usher , Azealia Banks , Iggy Azalea , and AlunaGeorge . On October 16, 2015, Diplo released " Be Right There " along with fellow producer Sleepy Tom . The single charted in multiple countries and has over 100 million streams on Spotify. On April 23, 2016, Beyoncé released her critically acclaimed album, Lemonade . Diplo produced two tracks on
1425-596: A single featuring rapper Baby Tate and heavily influenced by R&B . In July 2023, La Roux posted a previously-unreleased track, Malibu Barbie , exclusively on her YouTube account. Elly Jackson's first interest was in folk music . She was particularly interested in Carole King and Nick Drake whose music she discovered in her parents' record collection. Jackson's early musical material consisted of folk ditties influenced by Joni Mitchell . Her taste in music changed during her mid-teens when she became involved in
1520-486: A taste for the characteristic Miami bass . He began attending the University of Central Florida in 1997. During his time at UCF, he became a DJ at local radio station WPRK , the radio station at Rollins College . He moved to Philadelphia to continue his studies at Temple University , where he first drew attention as a DJ. At the age of 20, Diplo moved to India, with a small bag and barely any money. He purchased
1615-467: A television piece commissioned by Current.tv . Diplo was nominated for Non-Classical Producer of the Year at the 55th Grammy Awards and 58th Grammy Awards . Diplo had a late night show on BBC Radio 1 / 1Xtra on Saturdays 11:00 p.m.–1:00 a.m. (GMT) called 'Diplo and Friends' where he curated mixes from some of biggest names in dance music. He has now resigned from BBC Radio 1, per 2021. Diplo also has several syndicated Diplo and Friends shows in
1710-521: A used Enfield Motorcycle and traveled between the Indian territories of Ladakh , Uttarakhand, West Bengal , and Gujarat . While in India he collected records, and visited rundown establishments to listen to people playing the sitar and tabla . After returning to the U.S. he became acquainted with fellow DJ Low Budget. The two began throwing parties under the "Hooked on Hollertronix" moniker in 2003 as
1805-745: A way of maintaining control of what they were able to play during DJ gigs in Philadelphia. The success of these parties allowed the two to release mixtapes, both separately and together, gathering acclaim across the country. One such mixtape, Never Scared , was named one of The New York Times ' top ten albums of 2003, and the Hollertronix name became synonymous with parties featuring guests like Maluca Mala , Bun B , Spank Rock , M.I.A. , among others. Hollertronix's sound has been described as "disparate genres to be smashed together for maximum attention-grabbing impact" an aesthetic inspired by
1900-469: Is a collaboration with Bad Royale that samples " 54-46 That's My Number ", which Pitchfork describes as "a genre-defining classic from legendary ska/reggae group Toots and the Maytals ." The song contains newly recorded vocals from frontman Toots Hibbert specifically designed for Major Lazer, changing the original lyrics to incorporate the group into the song while keeping the original melody. Following
1995-494: Is a pop supergroup composed of Diplo, Australian singer Sia , and British musician Labrinth . The trio have released five singles thus far, with their song " Thunderclouds " being featured in a commercial for the Samsung Galaxy Note9. Their singles " Genius " and " Audio " have seen official remixes from producers Banx & Ranx and Cid, respectively. LSD's debut album Labrinth, Sia & Diplo Present... LSD
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#17327832505612090-514: Is also a music video System D-128 directed. Similar to the Florida DVD, "Banned in Libya" is an experimental audio and video mix of some of Diplo's original music blended with a number of other unidentified sources. His particular affinity for one genre of music called baile funk , or favela funk, would spawn a series of mixtapes ( Favela on Blast , Favela Strikes Back ), which served to bring
2185-712: Is an American duo made up of Skrillex and Diplo. Jack Ü's debut performance took place at the Mad Decent Block Party in San Diego on September 15, 2013, which is a nationwide tour that record label Mad Decent puts together to showcase different artists signed to the label. Diplo announced the project by releasing the Mad Decent Block Party lineup with Jack Ü playing at multiple stops on the tour. After some guessing by many of who Jack Ü was, Diplo finally came out to reveal that "Jack Ü ... means Skrillex and Diplo together". After their New York debut at Electric Zoo
2280-830: Is on the air every other Saturday of the month. Throughout 2015 and 2016, Diplo performed with Major Lazer and Jack Ü on numerous live TV and award shows. He performed on The Tonight Show , Good Morning America , the iHeart Radio Music Festival , The NRJ Music Awards, the 2015 Latin Grammy Awards and the 2016 Grammy Awards . In February 2016, Diplo was one of the first and very few mainstream Western artists to perform in Islamabad, Pakistan alongside Adil Omar , Talal Qureshi , SNKM and Elliphant . In 2018 Diplo returned with Major Lazer for Islamabad's first Mad Decent Block Party alongside Adil Omar, SNKM, Talal Qureshi, Valentino Khan , Chrome Sparks, Lyari Underground and
2375-592: Is the Mission was released, Major Lazer announced a new remix album titled Peace Is the Mission: Remixes . It featured remixes of selected tracks from their third studio album, including "Lean On", "Powerful", "Be Together", "Night Riders", and "Roll the Bass". Major Lazer had over 27 million tags in music identification service Shazam in 2015. This, along with Diplo 's other collaboration Jack Ü , gave Diplo
2470-558: Is the Mission: Extended . It featured five additional songs, including a collaboration with Dutch electro house DJ MOTi (featuring Ty Dolla $ ign , Wizkid , and Kranium ), a remix of their previous track "Light It Up" featuring Nyla and Fuse ODG, and a cover of Frank Ocean 's "Lost" featuring previous collaborator and Danish recording artist MØ. On November 5, 2015, Major Lazer featured on Katy B 's single '' Who Am I '' alongside Craig David . Exactly one year after Peace
2565-526: Is the first release to come out of the label partnership between Downtown Records and Diplo's label Mad Decent . Major Lazer ended a US tour summer of 2009. The album's first single was "Hold the Line", the video for which, directed by Eric Wareheim , was nominated for a MTV Video Award in the Breakthrough Video category. It was also featured in the video game FIFA 10 . The track "Zumbie" has
2660-640: The Billboard Hot 100 , and went on to sell over 2 million copies in the United States. The band's debut album, La Roux , was released on 26 June 2009 to generally favourable reviews. It peaked at number 2 in the UK and number 70 on the Billboard 200 , among others. The fourth single, " I'm Not Your Toy ", was released on 29 September 2009 and reached number 27 on the UK chart. "As If by Magic" and "Tigerlily" were mooted as next singles, but
2755-823: The Brazilian dance music of the ghettos to the United States. It was not long before his Hooked on Hollertronix parties would provide him the success necessary to move to the next logical step and build a studio where music would become his full-time focus. With this goal in mind, Diplo built "The Mausoleum", a video studio, recording studio, record label office, gallery, and event space in Philadelphia. Since its inception, artists such as Christina Aguilera , Shakira , M.I.A., Santigold , Spank Rock, Plastic Little , Blaqstarr, and Paper Route Gangstaz have recorded at The Mausoleum. It has also hosted concerts by Glass Candy, Skream, Boys Noize , Nicos Gun, and more. After hearing one of his songs in 2004, M.I.A. approached Diplo when he
2850-896: The Coachella Music Festival in April 2010. They also performed at the Pitchfork Music Festival in July 2010 and the Sasquatch Music Festival on Monday May 30, 2011 and at the 2011 Outside Lands festival in San Francisco. A mixtape with La Roux titled "Lazerproof" was made available for free download on May 26. It used the intrumental tracks from the self-titled debut album and "brazenly mashes them up with beats and rhymes that are almost wholly up-to-the-minute hip, encompassing rap, R&B, dancehall, and dubstep". On June 20, 2010,
2945-520: The Democratic presidential nominee . Sanders' ad "It's A Revolution" is sound tracked by Diplo's 2013 track "Revolution". On June 9, 2016, Diplo was featured on the cover of the American entertainment media magazine Billboard . On May 1, 2019, Diplo live-streamed Joe Jonas ' Las Vegas wedding to Sophie Turner on Instagram , "not knowing it was a serious wedding". Soon after the couple told
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3040-510: The Grammy Award ceremony, Diplo revealed details of the third Major Lazer album. He confirmed that the album would incorporate artists such as Ariana Grande , Ellie Goulding and Pusha T . It is called Peace Is the Mission . The first single, " Lean On ", is a collaboration with French producer DJ Snake and features vocals from Danish recording artist MØ . The second single, " Powerful ", featuring Ellie Goulding and Tarrus Riley ,
3135-706: The UK Singles Chart , "Where Are Ü Now" became the duo's largest hit on both charts thus far. The song would also go on to peak at number three in Australia, which was the highest charting for the single worldwide. The song had huge success in Europe as well, reaching the top-ten in Sweden and Finland, and the top-twenty in Norway, the Czech Republic, Denmark and Slovakia. The final place it had charting success
3230-594: The rave scene. She lists Gerry Rafferty , Madonna , Prince , Depeche Mode , Eurythmics , Jenny Wilson , and The Knife as her influences. She made her performing debut at the Half Moon Pub in Herne Hill , London, at the age of 17. In July 2010, La Roux curated and mixed a volume of Sidetracked , a compilation series from Renaissance that allows artists from the electronic field free rein to showcase their musical interests. The eclectic mix featured
3325-478: The "organic, cohesive, whole" aesthetic of acts such as Bun B, Lil Jon , Drama, M.I.A., Björk , Busta Rhymes , and others. Diplo accentuated the club aesthetic of his Hollertronix music for a more reflective sound on his solo debut, Florida , which was released on the Ninja Tune imprint, Big Dada Records . The album Florida was pressed twice, first with a CD and the second with a CD/DVD Set. The DVD
3420-585: The Kill ", was released on 16 March 2009 and subsequently remixed by two prominent dubstep producers, Skream and Skrillex . "In for the Kill" debuted at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart on 22 March 2009, peaking at number 2 four weeks later. " Bulletproof ", their third single, was released on 21 June 2009 and debuted at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also topped the Hot Dance Club Songs chart, peaked at number 8 on
3515-521: The Maytals ." This release contained newly recorded vocals from frontman Toots Hibbert specifically designed for Major Lazer, which changed the original lyrics to incorporate the group into the song while keeping the original melody. Their fifth studio album, Music Is the Weapon , features collaborations with Alessia Cara , French Montana , Anitta , Khalid , Skip Marley , Marcus Mumford , J Balvin , El Alfa , Mr Eazi and Nicki Minaj . Jack Ü
3610-483: The Throne , on the track "That's My Bitch". She also performed on Chromeo 's third album Business Casual , providing chorus vocals for the track "Hot Mess" which was released as a single in early 2011. In February 2011, at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards , La Roux won the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album for their self-titled debut album and "In for the Kill" was nominated for Best Dance Recording . In
3705-560: The United States in Boston, Bakersfield, Cleveland, Columbus, Las Vegas, Spokane, Albuquerque, Lafayette, Denver, and most notably on Los Angeles' 98.7 every Sunday at 9 pm. Beginning on October 2, 2015, Diplo, Jillionaire, Walshy Fire and Eric Hamilton debuted "Lazer Sound" on Apple Music's Beats 1. The newest radio show, curated by Diplo, and the Major Lazer crew, consists of interviews, moments on tour and brand new music. The show
3800-527: The United States, spawning a host of others to join the movement. Diplo also spent some time documenting the music, and the favelas of Brazil. Although favela funk remained an interest (the Favela on Blast documentary saw release in 2009), his Mad Decent imprint would serve as a blank palette for Diplo to showcase the myriad different sounds he had come across while touring around the world. September 2009 even saw Diplo travel to China to play with Steve Aoki at
3895-548: The Universe in 2013, Peace Is the Mission in 2015, and Music Is the Weapon in 2020. They have also released six EPs, including Apocalypse Soon in March 2014, which featured vocal contributions from Pharrell Williams and Sean Paul , and Know No Better in 2017, which featured appearances from Camila Cabello , Quavo , Travis Scott , and J Balvin , among others. Major Lazer has also notably produced Reincarnated ,
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3990-540: The Universe , would be released on March 12, 2013, on Mad Decent. They also announced Fall 2012 tour dates. Major Lazer co-produced UK singer Rita Ora 's debut album, Ora and with No Doubt for their sixth studio album, Push and Shove . The album's title track features producers Major Lazer and Jamaican reggae artist Busy Signal , and was released as a promotional single in August 2012 reaching no. 22 at Alternative Song Chart Sales. In February 2013, Major Lazer signed with indie record label Secretly Canadian . At
4085-407: The Weapon and that it would be released late 2015 or early 2016. The album never arrived in 2015 or 2016, though Diplo did reveal on April 27, 2015, during an interview with Belgian radio station Studio Brussel that Major Lazer was working on a new track with Belgian singer Selah Sue , and that it might appear on their next album. Selah Sue herself had confirmed this during an earlier interview with
4180-491: The album will be released in 2019 and that it will be their last. On June 1, 2017, Major Lazer released a six-song extended play titled Know No Better , with the title track featuring Camila Cabello , Travis Scott , and Quavo . The EP's second single, " Sua Cara ", features Brazilian musicians Anitta and Pabllo Vittar . Several remixes of the EP's title track have since been released. On October 19, 2018, Major Lazer released
4275-526: The album, "All Night", and one of the three singles, "Hold Up". The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and was certified platinum on June 8, 2016. Along with producing tracks on Beyoncé's Lemonade , Diplo collaborated with Canadian DJ duo Zeds Dead on the release "Blame", which featured Swedish singer Elliphant. The track was officially released on July 14, 2016, via Zeds Dead's SoundCloud. Diplo's first collaborative full-length record
4370-602: The best answer that I have is I'm not, not gay " in an interview with Emily Ratajkowski . In August 2023, Diplo attended and played from a hot air balloon at the 35th Burning Man festival in Black Rock City, Nevada. After a rainstorm turned the festival grounds into a mud pit, Diplo escaped on foot and hitchhiked out with comedian Chris Rock . In October 2020, an anonymous woman filed suit against Diplo for rape, claiming that he gave her an STD, as well as recording sexually explicit videos of her without consent. It
4465-418: The debut reggae album by Snoop Dogg under his "Snoop Lion" persona. In March 2018, Billboard ranked Major Lazer at number five on their 2018 Billboard Dance 100 ranking of dance musicians. Originally made up of DJs Diplo and Switch , the two were introduced while working with M.I.A. The duo's first album Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do was released on June 16, 2009, on Downtown Records . It
4560-669: The electronic musical group Major Lazer and its namesake cartoon series for FXX , which ran for one season. The group released five studio albums which explored EDM and dancehall music. Since then, Diplo has produced for and collaborated with a number of mainstream musical acts, including Lil Peep , Gwen Stefani , Die Antwoord , Britney Spears , Madonna , Shakira , Beyoncé , Ellie Goulding , No Doubt , Justin Bieber , Usher , Snoop Dogg , Trippie Redd , Chris Brown , CL , G-Dragon , Bad Bunny , Kali Uchis , Joji , MØ and Poppy . His alias, short for Diplodocus , derives from his childhood fascination with dinosaurs. Diplo
4655-404: The first official single " Uptight Downtown ", released on 28 May 2014. The latter was a moderate success in the UK, peaking at number 63. On 9 June, " Tropical Chancer " was released as another promotional single. During the promotions for the album, Jackson revealed that she and Langmaid had parted ways, and she was now the sole member of La Roux. Langmaid responded that he was "truly saddened" by
4750-518: The fourth promotional single. The second single from the album, titled " Powerful ", featured English singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding and Jamaican singer Tarrus Riley . It was released simultaneously with the album, and was added to BBC Radio 1 's playlist on June 21, 2015. It reached the Top 10 in Australia and Poland. In an interview with inthemix on May 22, 2015, Walshy Fire announced that Major Lazer's fourth studio album would be titled Music Is
4845-558: The greatest number of Shazams in 2015. On July 22, 2016, a new track titled " Cold Water ", featuring vocals from MØ and Justin Bieber , was released by Major Lazer. It debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 1 in several other countries including on the UK Official Charts , making it their most popular single yet. On September 30, 2016, " Believer ", a collaboration with Dutch production duo Showtek ,
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#17327832505614940-578: The group in 2012 to pursue religion. In 2012, Major Lazer began working with Snoop Dogg to produce some tracks that were to be included on his new reggae project. Along with the project came his new alter ego persona known as "Snoop Lion". In 2012, Switch left the collaborative effort due to "creative differences" as claimed by Diplo. He departed in late 2011 and was replaced with both Jillionaire and Walshy Fire while Boaz van de Beatz and Jr. Blender featured as an additional producers. In September 2012, Major Lazer announced that its upcoming album, Free
5035-516: The group released an EP titled Lazers Never Die . It contained two new songs and three remixes, by Thom Yorke and others. Switch provided production for Beyoncé 's " Run the World (Girls) ", which sampled "Pon de Floor". Major Lazer also features in the track, "Look at Where We Are", from the extended version of Hot Chip's album In Our Heads , released June 2011. Major Lazer's live shows previously included hype man Skerrit Bwoy, although he left
5130-501: The group released the single " Cold Water ", a collaboration with Canadian artist Justin Bieber and Danish singer MØ . The track has already reached over 200 million streams on Spotify, and achieved international commercial success, reaching number one in multiple countries. On November 29, 2016, Major Lazer and Bad Royale released "My Number", a track that samples " 54-46 That's My Number " which Pitchfork describes as, "a genre-defining classic from legendary ska/reggae group Toots and
5225-404: The likes of Japan , Heaven 17 , Joyce Sims , Fever Ray (lead singer of The Knife), Doris Troy , Tears for Fears , Gerry Rafferty and many more of her influences. It also includes an exclusive recording of The Rolling Stones ' " Under My Thumb ", a cover La Roux had been featuring in her then-recent live sets. Jackson is unhappy with what she perceives as a "normality" fashion trend among
5320-538: The name was changed to La Roux which referred to both the act and Jackson's stage persona; the name alludes to the singer's red hair and tomboyish appearance, mingling the masculine ("le roux") and feminine ("la rousse") French terms. La Roux's debut single, " Quicksand ", was released by French independent record label Kitsuné in December 2008 to minor chart success. The duo then signed to Polydor Records in order to release an album. The second single, " In for
5415-408: The new lead single for their fourth studio album. In June 2019, Jillionaire left the group to focus on solo projects, and was replaced by American DJ and record producer Ape Drums . The album's second single, " Que Calor ", featuring J Balvin and El Alfa , was released September 11, 2019. The album's fifth single, " Lay Your Head on Me ", featuring Marcus Mumford of the band Mumford & Sons ,
5510-561: The rapper M.I.A. from 2003 to 2008. M.I.A. later said that their tumultuous relationship involved emotional abuse from him. Diplo is a soccer and cricket fan and supporter of the U.S. men's national team . He created a mix for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and produced the 2018 World Cup official song " Live It Up ". Diplo purchased a minority share of Phoenix Rising FC of the USL Championship on January 27, 2016. On February 24, 2016, Diplo endorsed Bernie Sanders as
5605-655: The record achieved only moderate success, reaching number 20 in the UK and number 85 in Germany. La Roux announced a concert tour in Europe in February and North America in March 2020 to support Supervision , having recruited new touring musicians. The American leg of the tour was postponed until November and eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . La Roux featured on Boulevards' single "Too Far" and CASisDEAD 's single and video "Park Assist". In 2021, she released
5700-638: 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. Diplo worked with and dated British musician M.I.A. ; Diplo produced her 2008 breakout single " Paper Planes ," which gave him initial mainstream exposure. In 2011, he and fellow producer Switch formed
5795-679: The release plans were later cancelled. In order to promote La Roux , the band was the supporting act on Lily Allen 's UK tour of March 2009. La Roux then headlined the NME Radar Tour alongside Magistrates and Heartbreak , performed at the Glastonbury and Reading and Leeds festivals as well as London's Scala . In July and August 2009, La Roux toured North America. The eight-city tour included performances at Osheaga Festival , All Points West Music & Arts Festival and Lollapalooza . The group returned to North America for
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#17327832505615890-466: The resulting record Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do also featured vocals from Santigold, Amanda Blank, Nina Sky, Ricky Blaze and more. When discussing the Major Lazer project, Diplo described the dancehall sound as being " the end of the world, all the little influences—house, soca, oldies, R&B, jazz—it all ends up in Jamaica." The track "Pon De Floor" from Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do
5985-426: The same radio station on May 4, 2015. Peace Is The Mission was released on June 1, 2015. It featured artists such as Machel Montano , Wild Belle , Pusha T , Ellie Goulding , and Ariana Grande . It peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200 chart and received general critical success. On November 27, 2015, Major Lazer released a re-issue of their third studio album Peace is the Mission , re-titled as Peace
6080-527: The same time, they announced the new release date, April 16, for their album Free the Universe . They also announced the Free the Universe 2013 World Tour, which ran through the spring of 2013 with support by Dragonette , Angel Haze , and Lunice . In early March 2015, Diplo confirmed the release of a third Major Lazer album. The first single, " Lean On ", was a collaboration with French producer DJ Snake and featured vocals from Danish recording artist MØ . It
6175-588: The sharing of these materials. The suit alleges that she discovered in October 2023 that Diplo was continuing to share these materials without her consent. Jane Doe reported the distribution of these materials to the New York Police Department on November 7, 2023, leading to an investigation and a warrant for Diplo's arrest. Diplo's lawyer, Bryan Freedman, dismissed the allegations as part of a pattern of "bogus" lawsuits, asserting that his client had been targeted by unscrupulous individuals seeking
6270-432: The show. Diplo Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978), 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 Labrinth and Sia ; a member of electronic duo Jack Ü , with producer and DJ Skrillex ; and a member of Silk City , with Mark Ronson . He founded
6365-489: The song " So Long " under the moniker Thomas Wesley, featuring American country singer Cam . In a press release, he stated that there are "several forthcoming collaborations with country artists" planned following "So Long", which came in the form of Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil released in 2020. The album included the song " Heartless " featuring Morgan Wallen . Diplo has three sons: two with Kathryn Lockhart and one with model Jevon King. He dated
6460-512: The split. Trouble in Paradise met with favourable critical reception, but did not repeat the commercial success of the predecessor, peaking at number 6 in the UK, where it stayed on the chart for only four weeks, and failing to enter the top 10 anywhere else. " Kiss and Not Tell ", released as a single on 20 October 2014, failed to make an impact on the charts. La Roux toured North America in July 2014, including two opening shows for New Order in San Francisco and Los Angeles. She then continued
6555-449: The success of singles " Cold Water " and "Believer", Major Lazer released their third single titled " Run Up " January 26, 2017. The song features Canadian musician PartyNextDoor and rapper Nicki Minaj , serving as a follow-up to the tropical, laid-back sound of "Cold Water". Music Is the Weapon , however, still failed to arrive, prompting rumors that Major Lazer would not be releasing an album after all. However, in 2018, Diplo stated that
6650-648: The tabloids that Diplo ruined their wedding, the DJ responded on social media. Five months later, Diplo and the Jonas Brothers released a song titled "Lonely". The song's official music video chronicles Diplo's attempts to make amends with Joe Jonas and his brothers. On July 9, 2020, Diplo joined Senator Kamala Harris and other artists for the "Get Up, Stand Up!" virtual fundraiser in support of Joe Biden 's 2020 presidential campaign . On March 14, 2023, Diplo shared "I don't want to define that I'm gay but I think
6745-517: The tour alternating between Europe and North America, before embarking on the Australian leg at the end of the year. In early 2015, the tour proceeded to South America. La Roux then performed additional dates in Europe, including Croatia's INmusic Festival , UK's Glastonbury , and Germany's Melt! Festival . Her touring band consisted of four musicians, including keyboardist and backing vocalist Mickey O'Brien . Jackson provided joint lead vocals for
6840-613: The tracks " Tutti Frutti " and "People on the High Line", along with backing vocals on "Plastic", for New Order's album Music Complete , released in September 2015. She also filmed a cameo appearance for the film Absolutely Fabulous , released the following year, in which she performed "Sexotheque" and "Uptight Downtown". In 2016, La Roux's live lineup comprised Seye Adelekan , Olugbenga Adelekan from Metronomy and Jay Sharrock from Miles Kane 's band. During that time, La Roux
6935-504: The tracks. She also accused him of sexual misconduct towards other women, calling him "someone who needs to be canceled from the [music] industry". On June 27, 2024, a new lawsuit was filed by a woman identified as Jane Doe, accusing Diplo of distributing revenge porn. According to the lawsuit, Diplo began sharing explicit images and videos of their sexual encounters as early as 2018. The woman claimed that although she consented to recording during their relationship, she did not consent to
7030-441: The twelfth most viewed video on the site. Four promotional singles were released; "Roll the Bass" March 23, 2015, "Night Riders", a collaboration with Travi$ Scott , 2 Chainz , Pusha T and Mad Cobra , released April 20, 2015, and "Too Original", a collaboration with Elliphant and Jovi Rockwell, released on May 11, 2015. On June 2, 2015, a lyric video was released for " Be Together ", a collaboration with Wild Belle , making it
7125-712: Was Bieber's home country, Canada, where it would end up peaking at number 6. On March 29, 2015, Jack Ü closed the main stage at Ultra Music Festival in Miami. In 2016, the duo won two Grammy Awards for "Grammy Award for Best Dance Album" for "Skrillex and Diplo present Jack Ü" and "Grammy Award for Best Dance" for "Where Are Ü Now?" with Justin Bieber . The latter was also Bieber's first Grammy. They played two sold-out shows including Coachella Valley Music Festival in Indio, California and Lollapalooza in São Paulo , Brazil. LSD
7220-491: Was DJing one night at the Fabric Club in London. Coincidentally, Diplo was playing her songs " Galang " and "Fire Fire" as she entered the club, which he got from a worker at i-D magazine. Diplo added, "She came through and she wanted to meet me 'cause she'd heard my single and the funk mix from one of her A&Rs and she just thought I was right up her alley. Besides me being a white dude from Florida and her being
7315-460: Was a critical, but not a commercial success, and La Roux subsequently parted ways with Polydor Records . She released her third album, Supervision , independently in 2020. Elly Jackson and Ben Langmaid were introduced by a mutual friend in 2006. Initially, they performed largely acoustic music under the moniker Automan due to Elly's great admiration of acts like Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell . Their style later shifted to electronic music and
7410-415: Was alleged that in March 2019, the then 22-year-old woman was raped in a Las Vegas hotel room after privately chatting with Diplo on Twitter for approximately five years. Medical records showed that she tested positive for chlamydia , and that Diplo was her only sexual partner at the time. Diplo, in response, filed a restraining order and claimed that the anonymous woman had been harassing and stalking him for
7505-600: Was born on November 10, 1978, in Tupelo, Mississippi , the son of Barbara Jean (née Cox) and Thomas Pentz. He is of German and English descent. Diplo graduated from Hendersonville High School in Hendersonville, Tennessee . The influence of home-grown rap played a key role in helping shape Diplo's production style. Although he was born in Mississippi, he spent the majority of his youth in Miami, where he got
7600-557: Was canceled in late August, the duo would soon return to the city for something bigger. On December 31, 2014, Jack Ü sold out Madison Square Garden for one of their biggest performances to date. The duo had support from Rudimental, Yellow Claw and A$ AP Ferg. On February 27, 2015, they released Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü , a co-release between their respective labels Owsla and Mad Decent . It featured tracks with 2 Chainz , Kiesza , Justin Bieber , AlunaGeorge and Missy Elliott . The first single " Take Ü There " featuring Kiesza
7695-440: Was her first recorded entirely as a solo act. It was released on 7 February 2020 through Jackson's own independent label Supercolour Records. The album was preceded by the singles "International Woman of Leisure" on 31 October 2019, "Gullible Fool" on 5 December 2019, and "Automatic Driver" on 23 January 2020. None of the singles made impact on the charts and the album met with mixed to positive reviews upon its release. Commercially,
7790-771: Was listed among 'Albums of the Year' by The New York Times and Pitchfork Media . The two continued to work together after the release. He was the tour DJ on her 2005 Arular Tour . Diplo continued to work with M.I.A. and, through her, met London DJ Switch. Together, they created the Grammy-nominated track " Paper Planes ", peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2015, during an interview with Rolling Stone , M.I.A said that Diplo resented her rise to fame in 2005, that he tried to hold her back, and fought with her about becoming successful. From this, Diplo went from being an unknown DJ to taking off as
7885-492: Was officially confirmed two years later. La Roux started a low-key comeback tour on 28 March 2013 in Brighton during which she premiered four new songs. Early reactions to the new material were positive. In April 2014, La Roux announced that her second studio album, Trouble in Paradise , would be released in the UK on 21 July. It was preceded by the song " Let Me Down Gently ", which premiered on BBC Radio 1 on 12 May, and
7980-402: Was put together by artist and filmmaker System D-128 , who has also collaborated with Diplo on audio and film projects. Before Florida' s DVD accompaniment, another DVD surfaced called Diplo: "Banned in Libya" which was released by Money Studies, the first label to release a solo project by Diplo under his original DJ name Diplodocus. It was a 45 rpm record called "Thingamajawn" for which there
8075-467: Was recorded in Jamaica at Tuff Gong Studios. Vocalists such as Santigold , Vybz Kartel , Ward 21 , Busy Signal , Nina Sky , Amanda Blank , Mr. Vegas , Turbulence , Mapei , T.O.K , Prince Zimboo, Leftside, M.I.A., the artist whom they were working for when they met, and others contributed guest vocals to the album, as well as additional production from Afrojack , Nebat Drums and Crookers . This
8170-472: Was recording new music, but decided to scrap the entire material in 2017. In 2018, La Roux provided vocals for Whyte Horses' "The Best of It". The following year, she featured on their cover of " Mr. Natural " and provided background vocals for Tyler, the Creator 's track " Thank You " on his album Igor . In the meantime, she composed and recorded material for her third studio album, Supervision , which
8265-522: Was released March 2, 2015. The song was first offered to Rihanna and then Nicki Minaj , who both turned it down; however Diplo later mentioned that no one could have done a better job than MØ in the recording. The song reached number 4 on the US Billboard 's Hot 100 chart and number 2 in the UK charts. It also became Spotify's most streamed song of all time, receiving universally positive reviews while reaching over 2 billion views on YouTube, making it
8360-453: Was released as the second single from Major Lazer's upcoming fourth album. The album's title, Music Is the Weapon , had been announced in May 2015, and was set to have "a few more club songs, a few more festival songs" than Peace is the Mission , but to be "in the same spectrum." On December 6, 2016, Major Lazer released a promotional single for Music Is the Weapon , titled "My Number". The song
8455-563: Was released on April 12, 2019. On January 2, 2018, Diplo announced a new project with British DJ and singer Mark Ronson , entitled Silk City . The duo released their debut single "Only Can Get Better" featuring Daniel Merriweather on May 23, 2018. Their second single, "Feel About You" featuring Mapei, was released on July 20, 2018. The duo's third single, "Loud", saw Diplo reunite with previous collaborators GoldLink & Desiigner . Their 4th and most recent single features British singer-songwriter Dua Lipa , called " Electricity ", which
8550-431: Was released on March 26, 2020. In a 2019 interview with Complex Magazine , Diplo revealed that the album would be titled Lazerism , but the name was later changed back to the original title, Music Is the Weapon , and was released on October 23, 2020. This is a list of the members of Major Lazer. A Major Lazer animated series premiered April 16, 2015, on FXX . Diplo serves as co-creator and executive producer of
8645-528: Was released on September 5, 2018. The music video was released on the same day. In 2018, "Electricity" won a Grammy at the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards for Best Dance Recording. Beyond Major Lazer and Mad Decent, Diplo has continued to show support for 'all the little influences', the lesser-known music scenes around the globe. Most recently his focus shifted to the Bounce scene in New Orleans , Louisiana for
8740-490: Was released simultaneously with the album on June 1, 2015. On November 11, 2015, "Lean On" became Spotify's Most Streamed Song of All Time with over 800 million streams to date. Along with the streaming title, the official video for "Lean On" became one of the most viewed videos on YouTube. As of October 2024 , it has more than 3.6 billion views. Along with the streaming and viewing milestones, "Lean On" would also go on to achieve double platinum status. On July 22, 2016,
8835-619: Was sampled for Beyoncé 's single " Run the World (Girls) ". Major Lazer's first album was followed up with an EP, Lazers Never Die , which was released in 2010. Switch left Major Lazer in 2011, and was replaced by DJs Jillionaire and Walshy Fire . A second album, Free the Universe , was scheduled to be released in November 2012 but was delayed to February 2013, and then to April 15. It features artists such as Ezra Koenig, Bruno Mars, Ward 21, Wyclef, The Partysquad, Shaggy, Tyga, Flux Pavilion and Wynter Gordon. On February 8, 2015, during
8930-499: Was the lead single on the duo's debut album. The single was released as the lead on October 4, 2014. It reached number sixteen on the UK Dance Chart . The official second single, "Where Are Ü Now", was released simultaneously with the album. The song which took both artists in a different direction, featured a collaboration with Canadian pop star Justin Bieber . Peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 , and number 3 on
9025-584: Was with Switch , this time under the guise of Major Lazer . Diplo incorporates such disparate influences as Miami Bass and Baile Funk into the high-tech eclecticism of his productions. After landing a deal with Downtown Records before even recording a note of music, Diplo and Switch set out for Jamaica to record a project that, like most of Diplo's projects before it, would highlight the little-known subgenres, this time of Jamaica's dancehall scene. The two received support by many already established Jamaican artists such as Vybz Kartel, Elephant Man and Ms. Thing, and
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