2012 in Tweets: The #elektro Recap #edm #levels #idgafos #aokify #shaveitup #nutella #fmif #jacked #bnns #expressyourself #twerk #runthetrap #alwalser
It's tough to recap a year that, looking back, feels packed with EDM news; every day seemed to bring another groundbreaking single, milestone announcement or festival line-up. To help us sift through it all, in the hopes of telling a cohesive story about 2012, we did what we usually do: turned to Twitter. The social network has become a central hub for dance music, with artists, promoters and industry leaders using it to break news and premiere new tracks, and fans gaining unprecedented access to their favorite DJs at the same time. We scoured the Twittersphere to break down the year in dance music, 140 characters at a time. Click past the jump for the full run-down.
EDM had a Grammy moment
"Button-pushing" became a dirty word, and DJs defended their craft
Prydz returned to the U.S.
Calvin Harris' much-anticipated LP
"Walsergate" confused and amused fans and DJs alike