Keeping tabs on the EDM industry is no easy feat, especially the latest artist popularity trends. Luckily at Gigsby we have some really talented ninjas who find true bliss in pouring over the latest artist trend data and analyzing those results till their blue.
As a recap remember that we’re taking recent data supplied by Last.fm and turning it into a simple easy to read summary showing who is on the uptick. Oh, and we created some Boxing inspired peer groups so no one gets the undeserved KO.
Now, for our charts for the first two weeks of February…
The HEAVYWEIGHTS (500,000 – 1,000,000 listeners):
The seemingly unstoppable David Guetta continues his ascend in the Heavyweight category, Daft Punk leads the pack closely followed by Royksopp and The Prodigy. The Grammy-nominated British Electropop band Hot Chip, The Knife and LCD Soundsystem are the newcomers to the list (Don’t forget to check out LCD Soundsystem at Coachella in April)
| Artist | Listeners % Change | Plays % Change | Latest Listeners | Latest Plays | Last Updated |
| David Guetta | 0.73% | 1.29% | 689,269 | 14,312,286 | 2010-02-14 |
| Tiësto | 0.61% | 0.9% | 647,423 | 16,421,687 | 2010-02-14 |
| Hot Chip | 0.61% | 1.22% | 701,184 | 18,543,864 | 2010-02-14 |
| The Knife | 0.54% | 0.97% | 668,862 | 24,617,689 | 2010-02-14 |
| LCD Soundsystem | 0.51% | 0.58% | 734,798 | 13,832,947 | 2010-02-14 |
The Swedish electronica duo The Knife may owe some of the buzz to their upcoming studio album. The album is a collaboration between them, Mt. Sims and Planningtorock, and is a studio version of their Darwin-inspired (what?!?) opera, Tomorrow, In A Year, and will be released on March 1.
The LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS (100,000-500,000 listeners)
In our fairly stable Light Heavyweight list, Empire of the Sun continues to comfortably stay at the top followed by the newcomer Crookers. The Italian duo Crookers is coming out with a new album in March with its first single set to be release on Feb, 22nd.
| Artist | Listeners % Change | Plays % Change | Latest Listeners | Latest Plays | Last Updated |
| Empire of the Sun | 1.69% | 1.9% | 331,905 | 6,407,054 | 2010-02-14 |
| Crookers | 1.28% | 1.44% | 104,495 | 1,057,514 | 2010-02-14 |
| Paul Kalkbrenner | 1.27% | 2.39% | 141,481 | 3,632,820 | 2010-02-14 |
| Deadmau5 | 1.09% | 1.63% | 225,267 | 4,422,268 | 2010-02-14 |
| Flying Lotus | 0.98% | 1.01% | 135,279 | 5,231,998 | 2010-02-14 |
The WELTERWEIGHTS (10,000-100,000 listeners)
Our most volatile list, this time around, is headed by John O’Callaghan. He is followed by Felix Cartal, Bingo Players, BURNS, and Brooklyn’s own AC Slater all of which got locked in a dead heat competition. Canada’s Felix Cartal released his catchy, ground pounding new single Volcano on Feb, 11th.
| Artist | Listeners % Change | Plays % Change | Latest Listeners | Latest Plays | Last Updated |
| John O’Callaghan | 6.38% | 11.54% | 26,531 | 353,728 | 2010-02-14 |
| Felix Cartal | 2.8% | 3.2% | 16,101 | 88,940 | 2010-02-14 |
| Bingo Players | 2.8% | 3.33% | 13,381 | 49,186 | 2010-02-14 |
| BURNS | 2.48% | 2.85% | 10,458 | 38,302 | 2010-02-14 |
| AC Slater | 2.15% | 2.11% | 22,604 | 115,777 | 2010-02-14 |
The BREAKTHROUGH ARTISTS (1,000-10,000 listeners)
Here we are, at the most exciting division where artists compete to see the light of the day. In this ruthless race for the limelight, let’s see who is making it:
| Artist | Listeners % Change | Plays % Change | Latest Listeners | Latest Plays | Last Updated |
| Petre Inspirescu | 9.79% | 3.91% | 3,349 | 18,171 | 2010-02-14 |
| Margaret Dygas | 6.29% | 3.34% | 1,066 | 4,010 | 2010-02-14 |
| DJ Yellow | 5.66% | 4.04% | 3,163 | 9,622 | 2010-02-14 |
| Christian Smith | 5.47% | 4.13% | 4,371 | 14,609 | 2010-02-14 |
| Deepgroove | 4.12% | 5.53% | 7,859 | 24,382 | 2010-02-14 |
This list’s Breakthrough leader Petre Inspirescu hails from Bucharest, Romania and has recently released a new 6-track EP – a great production for those with a taste for the minimal and experimental. You can sample some of the tracks here.
That’s all for the Feb 1-15, folks. We will keep observing and reporting for you.
ps: If you are a DJ and suspect you are not on our radar, please drop your last.fm link via email. We will add you to the list.
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