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The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD) – A return to what Taylor Swift does best, love, loss, and revenge
Taylor Swift released her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD), to the delight of many Swiftie fans. In The Tortured Poets Department, Swift found immediate success with her album becoming the first album in Spotify history to have over 300 million streams in a single day, said Spotify in a ...
Funktasy Spotlight →
Ferry Corsten – New Music, Touring & Upcoming Projects
Funktasy Spotlight presents an exclusive interview with Ferry Corsten, world-famous DJ and iconic trance music producer. Over the span of three decades, Ferry Corsten has become a name synonymous with ...
Margot Hubac – Modeling, France, Music
Margot Hubac is more than just a model and an aspiring A&R. Making a difference in the way women are represented is something that the Montpellier, France native wishes to ...
Cosmic Gate – New Album, New Sounds
Cosmic Gate is a German DJ duo with a musical career spanning over 20 years. Constantly dropping bangers, the veterans have now released their 13th album dubbed "Mosaiik Chapter One". ...
Mark Knight – DJ Life, Toolroom Records, New Album
Funktasy Spotlight presents an interview with Mark Knight, world-famous DJ and the man behind Toolroom Records. Mark took the time to have a chat with us over the phone ...
Fashion →
DJ Sex Appeal: How Important Are Looks To A DJ Career?
DJ sex appeal and aesthetics matter considerably less than other music genres, judging by the best DJs in the world. Ask yourself this. What matters most to you when you’re ...
80s Fashion Is Making A Comeback In The Music Industry
80s fashion is on fire right now. Left and right, you see it everywhere in pop, hip-hop, and rock music. You might notice it in Dua Lipa’s music video "Physical", ...
The Best & Worst Of 90s Hip-Hop Fashion
The best and worst of hip-hop fashion in the 1990s is not hard to spot. Here is our list. While the best carried over into the next decade, the worst ...
Intro to Hip-Hop Fashion: Influential Figures
Hip-hop fashion in the modern age takes influence from some pretty big figures from decades' past. Think of it like this. The four original elements of hip-hop are rapping, DJing, ...
Pop Music →
Is Coldplay The Biggest Pop Band Of Our Era?
Coldplay has set the bar in terms of what a contemporary pop band can achieve in ambition and sound. They have sold more than 100 million records worldwide and have ...
Pop Music Rules: There Is No Formula To Writing A Hit Song
If you want a hit song, there is no formula or pop music rules to follow. It's all about creativity and authenticity. The word ‘formula’ has always been thrown around ...
Calvin Harris v. Beyonce: DJ Singles v. Album Format
Calvis Harris achieves his success through pop singles. Beyonce puts out works of art in the form of an album. Two different approaches. Two pathways to success. Both widely accepted ...
Young Pop Stars Who Successfully Transitioned Into Adult Music
For a young pop star who wants to transition into making music for adults, it doesn't always go well. Everyone loves a good child star. They’re filled with youth, optimism ...
Dance, EDM, House →
Darude – New Album, Sandstorm & Skateboarding
Funktasy Spotlight presents an exclusive interview with Darude. Darude, a Finnish DJ and record producer, gained international fame with his 1999 hit single "Sandstorm." This track became a dance ...
Ferry Corsten – New Music, Touring & Upcoming Projects
Funktasy Spotlight presents an exclusive interview with Ferry Corsten, world-famous DJ and iconic trance music producer. Over the span of three decades, Ferry Corsten has become a name synonymous with ...
Top 10 Techno DJs of 2023
Presenting the annual tradition of Funktasy Magazine, where we celebrate the crème de la crème of the Techno world and honour the Top 10 Techno DJs of 2023. For this ...
Top 10 EDM DJs of 2023
Looking for the top EDM DJs of 2023? As experts in the electronic dance music scene, we've scoured the globe to bring you the ultimate list of the hottest and ...
Urban, Hip Hop, R&B →
Missy Elliot: Hip-Hop Royalty & A Poster Child Of Success
If you have listened to some of the top 40 hits of the early 2000s, chances are you’ve heard the name Missy Elliott. With four Grammys, multiple hit singles and ...
Top Hip-Hop Producers Of All-Time: Dr. Dre, Kanye West, Missy Elliot, And More
It’s a difficult conversation to try and declare who the best hip-hop producer of all-time is. We all have our favourites and depending on the generation you belong to or ...
Hip-Hop Wealth: Why It’s So Important In Rap, Pop, & Music Culture
Hip-hop wealth is referenced in rap songs, pop songwriting, and has been all over music for decades. Here's why. Browsing the catalogues of some of the world’s biggest artists in ...
Jay-Z & Roc Nation: How You Grow A Record Company
As Jay-Z’s Roc Nation was about to turn a decade old in 2016, we took a look back at some of its history and why it’s come to be one ...
Clubs & Festivals →
Top 5 Music Festivals In Canada
Any list looking at the top Canadian music festivals might garner some controversy because we all have our favourites. There are major music festivals held every year from coast to ...
7 Best Music Cities In Canada
Canada has many music cities to its name. The multi-cultural Montreal. The hip-hop base of Toronto. Folk in Vancouver. Country music in Calgary. And surprising diversity in the Maritime Provinces. ...
8 Sentences DJs Are Tired Of Hearing
As a DJ, you get used to hearing certain comments, questions, and sentences every time you play a set. A large part of the reason why is that a lot ...
Music Business →
What Are NFTs? A Brief Exploration Into NFTs & Music
NFTs, using the power of blockchain, has generated millions of dollars in revenue for musicians including 3LAU & Grimes in recent times. Could it be the key to unlocking total ...
Music & Stock Market: Record Labels, Streaming, And Investments
The music stock market is a multi-million dollar industry, growing every year with more investors and corporate support. Not more than a decade ago was the music industry on the ...
Juno Awards 2021: An Insight Into The Nominees
The Juno Awards 2021, also known as the JUNOS, is a prestigious annual event acknowledging and awarding Canadian musical artists and bands for their achievements in all aspects of music. Before 2021’s ...
Mark Quail – Entertainment Law
This Funktasy Spotlight is about Entertainment law and a chat with entertainment lawyer Mark Quail. Mark has been a lawyer since 1990. His practice is restricted to music and new technology licensing-related matters. ...
Music Gear & Tech →
Laptop DJ v. USB Stick DJ: Which Is Better?
‘How to DJ with a laptop’ is what a lot of laptop DJs search for to start. Being a USB Stick DJ, however, is even easier. The act of being ...
Why Top Studio Monitors & Speakers Cost Up To $100,000
A top-quality pair of studio monitors or speakers for recording can easily cost thousands. What you’re paying for is in the science. If you’re building your own recording studio or ...
Can Guitar Plugins Replace Guitar Amps: VST v. The Real Thing
Guitar plugins and VSTs, to many non-guitarist music producers, are used a lot more often than plugging into a real guitar amp. There was a time when virtual guitars and ...
Best Laptop For Music Production For Beginners
As a music producer, working from anything less than the best laptop for music production, inevitably they reach a point where the average laptop is just not getting it done. ...
Music Reviews →
KiVeli – Sunset Dancing
Alberta's very own musical sensation, KiVeli, comprised of the talented brothers Kade and Kurt, is back with a brand-new country anthem that is set to take the music world ...
Chronic – Meant To Be
Prepare to be swept off your feet as the Funktasy’s dynamic pop artist Chronic, hailing from Philadelphia, USA, unveils the scintillating track, "Meant To Be," produced by the incredibly ...