Looking back at 2013, it's crazy to sit and think about how much happened. We christened 2013 as the year that EDM grew true mainstream legs, and from Zedd's ascension with "Clarity" to Diplo developing movies for 20th Century Fox, this scene is making a much larger impact than in previous years. With that comes controversy, and we've seen a lot of it. There have been proper break-ups, lawsuits, mysteries, and hate spewed from a number of different angles, both internally and from the outside. These stories we feel were the biggest, the ones that have that mixture of scandal and discussion that elevated them from regular stories to sparking full-fledged debates. Drama makes the world go 'round, and these pieces of EDM history sure kept the wheels moving.
The Biggest Controversies of 2013
Looking back at 2013, it's crazy to sit and think about how much happened. We christened 2013 as the year that EDM grew true mainstream legs, and from
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