popcrush

Major Lazer’s ‘Lean On’ Was Almost a Rihanna Song

Diplo is a prolific DJ-producer who's also gained a rep for extremely honest interviews, and his recent chat with Time yielded some alternate-history tidbits about one of the summer's biggest hits.
Forbes

Diplo's Major Lazer And The 'Lean On' Effect

While major label stars like Drake, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd continue to command the charts this year, an indie dance pop song featuring a Scandinavian vocalist has proved one of 2015's most ...
The Fader

Major Lazer’s “Lean On” Is Spotify’s Global Song Of The Summer

Spotify weighed in on the song of the summer debate with some numbers today. The streaming service unveiled two playlists, one containing the top ten most-streamed songs worldwide, and one focusing ...
Billboard

Major Lazer & DJ Snake’s ‘Lean On’ Becomes Spotify’s Most-Streamed Song of All Time

Major Lazer's single with DJ Snake and MØ, "Lean On," officially claims a prestigious Spotify title. By David Rishty Major Lazer & DJ Snake‘s singlw with MØ, “Lean On,” officially claims a prestigious ...
popcrush

Kurt Hugo Schneider and Max Put An Emotional Spin on Major Lazer’s ‘Lean On (feat. MØ)’

When it comes to the art of the YouTube cover, Kurt Hugo Schneider always seems to get it just right. This time around, Kurt's paired up with constant collaborator MAX (Schneider, no relation!) to ...
Forbes

Major Lazer's 'Lean On' Becomes The Fourth Song To Hit 1 Billion Streams On Spotify

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Major Lazer’s mega-smash “Lean On” has just become the fourth song ...
Pitchfork

Diplo's Major Lazer Share New Track "Lean On", Featuring MØ and DJ Snake

Diplo's Major Lazer have released a new track called "Lean On", featuring "Turn Down for What"'s DJ Snake and MØ. It's presented as a cartoonish lyric video which you can check out below. Diplo has ...
Uproxx

Jimmy Fallon Declared Major Lazer’s ‘Lean On’ The Song Of The Summer

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Wall Street Journal

Major Lazer’s ‘Lean On’ Tops Charts

Diplo is one of dance music’s most successful DJs, a producer for stars such as Madonna and the founder of an influential indie-record label, but his name doesn’t appear on his current No. 1 hit.
BBC

Major Lazer's Lean On is the most Shazamed track of 2015

Lean On by Major Lazer featuring Mo and DJ Snake has been named as the most Shazamed track of 2015. OMI's Cheerleader was second on the music recognition's service's list, with Ed Sheeran's Thinking ...
The Fader

Major Lazer And DJ Snake’s “Lean On” Named Spotify’s Most Streamed Song Of All Time

Major Lazer and DJ Snake's "Lean On" continues to rack up accolades. In September, the track was named Spotify's global song of the summer. Today the streaming service announced that the hit single ...