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Best Armin Van Buuren Songs of All Time – Top 5 Tracks

Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren OON born 25 December 1976 is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer from Leiden. Since 2001, he has hosted A State of Trance (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40 million listeners in 84 countries on over 100 FM radio stations. According to DJs And Festivals, “the radio show propelled him to stardom and helped cultivate an interest in trance music around the world.”

To celebrate the 550th episode of A State of Trance, he performed with various artists on two different continents during fourth weeks. The show was called A State of Trance 550: Invasion. The first event was celebrated at Ministry of Sound in London on 1 March 2012. On 7 March, Moscow held the second event at Expocentre. Kiev’s show was performed at International Exhibition Centre on 10 March. On 17 March, as part of the Beyond Wonderland festival in Los Angeles and on 25 March at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami. On 31 March, the biggest and final edition of ASOT 550 took place in the Brabanthallen of Den Bosch, Netherlands. On 19 October 2012, Van Buuren was announced for a fifth non-consecutive year as the world’s number one DJ according to DJ Mag.

Van Buuren has won a number of accolades. He has been ranked the number one DJ by DJ Mag a record of five times, four years in a row. He was ranked fourth on the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs list in 2015, 2016, and 2019, and third in 2017. In 2014, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for his single “This Is What It Feels Like” featuring Trevor Guthrie, which makes him the fourth trance artist ever to receive a Grammy Award nomination. In the United States, he holds the record for most entries, twenty-one, on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart.

See a full list of upcoming Armin Van Buuren shows here.

Without further ado, Armin van Buuren’s top 5 tracks of all time:

5. Armin van Buuren feat. Fiora – Waiting For The Night 

4. Armin van Buuren feat. Trevor Guthrie – This Is What It Feels Like

3. Armin van Buuren vs Vini Vici feat. Hilight Tribe – Great Spirit (Extended Mix)

2. Armin van Buuren feat. Sharon den Adel – In And Out Of Love

1. Armin van Buuren – Blah Blah Blah 

BONUS: Armin van Buuren vs Shapov – Our Origin (Extended Mix)

Top EDM Nightclubs in Las Vegas

Hakkasan, Omnia, Wet Republic Announce 2016 DJ Residencies

Hakkasan Group — the folks behind nightclubs Hakkasan and Omnia as well as Wet Republic dayclub — today revealed its full 2016 Las Vegas DJ residency lineup.

Calvin Harris tops the list alongside Tiësto, who’ve both signed multi-year contracts.

Notable new additions include Armin van Buuren (formerly signed with Marquee), Lil Jon (formerly with XS/Wynn), Chuckie (formerly with Marquee), Axwell^Ingrosso (formerly with Light/Daylight), Steve Angello (formerly with LiFE/SLS), and Oliver Heldens. Check out the full list below.

Dates for Calvin Harris performances are already announced through September.

Hakkasan/Omnia/Wet Republic 2016 DJ Roster

Calvin Harris
Tiësto
Above & Beyond
Afrojack
Armin van Buuren
Axwell^Ingrosso
Borgeous
Burns
The Chainsmokers
Chuckie
Dada Life
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
DVBBS
Dzeko & Torres
Fergie DJ
GTA
Hardwell
Krewella
Lil Jon
Martin Garrix
NERVO
Nicky Romero
Oliver Heldens
Showtek
Steve Angello
Steve Aoki
Tigerlily
W&W
3LAU

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Top EDM Nightclubs in Las Vegas

Omnia Reveals 2015 DJ Residency Roster

Omnia Nightclub, the latest vegas superclub (taking over Pure’s old space at the Caeser’s Palace) announced today an initial line up for it’s 2015 season.

The resident DJ headliners for Omnia include heavy hitters such as Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, Chuckie, Martin Garrix, Nicky Romero, Nervo, Krewella, Oliver Heldens, and Showtek.

The state-of-the-art venue revealed an impressive lighting system, a domed four-story roof with a sleek open-air deck, and a VIP mezzanine booth that takes its stylistic cues from European opera houses.

“We are pleased to welcome an unprecedented lineup of award-winning, global artists to Omnia and to provide our guests an entertainment experience that is unmatched in Las Vegas,” says Neil Moffitt, CEO of Hakkasan Group. “The caliber of artists planned for Omnia, combined with the nightclub’s seductive design, state-of-the-art sound, lighting systems and technology will take guests on an immersive, ever-evolving and unforgettable journey.”

Resident artist Afrojack says Omnia would provide a unique nightlife experience “unlike anything that has been in Vegas before.”

“I was really excited when the Hakkasan Group team shared the initial designs and involved me in a large part of the planning of the sound system, lights, effects and a whole range of other details throughout the club,” he says. “I am confident Omnia will set a new standard in nightlife and I am very proud to be a part of it.”

Tickets for Omnia will go on sale Feburary 2, 2015. Omnia’s grand opening is scheduled for Friday March 13, 2015, with Calvin Harris on the decks.