MARCH 14, 2020 • VOLUME 132^ NO. 6
Contents
ON THE COVER
Diplo photographed by
Sami Drasin on Feb. 12 in
Los Angeles.
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36
WHAT MAKES
DIPLO RUN
With a tireless team at his
side, the insatiably curious
multihyphenate seems to have
the key to success in the
post-EDM era: diversify or die.
42
BIRD BRAIN
Aundy Caldwell Crenshaw’s
business smarts helped create
Dirtybird — one of dance
music’s most enduring brands —
and its rabidly loyal fan base.
44
DANCE 2020
As a new decade dawns, the
genre’s artists and visionary
executives look forward to more
accurate royalty payments,
safer festivals and an underground
blooming everywhere from
Seattle to Bogotá, Colombia.
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