{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbeyond-the-beats-edm-news-and-culture.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fepisode-31-__y9dwZ_","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Special Guest Rachel Narozniak from Dancing Astronaut; Black Coffee x Usher, Area 51 Rave Update, $10 Billion industry, and more  | Ep. 31","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/599bb2e7-5fff-49a9-a7d5-ad484cdbbf04/1dcde35f-160a-4b76-a820-6a7c30f59abd/btb-logo-1400x1400-black-bg.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/9e1bb759-0856-48d7-957b-1e5b1ca25789\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Special Guest Rachel Narozniak from Dancing Astronaut; Black Coffee x Usher, Area 51 Rave Update, $10 Billion industry, and more  | Ep. 31\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Welcome to Episode 31! This is a VERY special episode! We're honored to be joined by Rachel Narozniak - Senior Editor and writer for Dancing Astronaut. She joins us in discussing current events, rating new music, and giving her take on what's notable in today's edm scene.\n\nTopics include Woodstock 50, the music industry reaching $10 billion, sloppy festival planning, proper artist compensation, the importance of music streaming platforms, and much more!\n\nThis week we rate Flux Pavilion x What So Not x The Chain Gang of 1974 - 20:25. We also rate Black Coffee x Usher's collab - LaLaLa.\n\nA very special shoutout to this week's Artists We're Watching: Kaivon (melodic), Tenebrax (midtempo/bass), and ALRT (electro). \n\nAnd lastly...\n\nTHANK YOU FOR TUNING IN. We seriously couldn't do this without you!"}