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Insomniac Records is capping off a milestone year with the release of its ‘Best of Insomniac Records 2024’ offering.
Across 25 tracks, the label showcases some of the standout releases from its catalog this year in compilation form. Brimming with phenomenal talent and some of the most memorable tracks to surface at Insomniac’s world-renowned festivals, the track list is a star-studded affair, including massive dancefloor moments such as the house anthem “Forever” by HUGEL and Diplo, BLOND:ISH’s indie dance number “Never Walk Alone” featuring Steve Appleton, afro house single “Sauti” by Francis Mercier,” the disco-powered “Joy” from LF System, and many more.
The stats on some of these releases are highly impressive – BLOND:ISH – Never Walk Alone garnered 17,120,150+ total Spotify streams, was the Cover of Spotify’s ‘mint’ playlist, received support from BC R1, Arielle Free’s Rave-Up, KISS FM UK, Sirius XM. It was also the debut single leading to Insomniac Records’ first-ever album release.
HUGEL, Diplo – Forever ft. Malou & Yuna amassed 23,548,941+ total Spotify streams, was the cover of Spotify’s ‘Mint Japan’ playlist, hit #1 on Beatport’s Afro House chart, and was covered in Billboard, Mixmag Caribbean, Mixmag LATAM, DDC and more.
Mau P – On Again’s official music video has 1.1M+ views, got the cover of Spotify’s ‘Mint’ playlist, and was supported in key radio and press, including Sirius XM, Capital Dance, Pete Tong Essential Mix, Rolling Stone, DJ Mag Germany, Fox 5 Las Vegas (Interview at EDC), The Zane Lowe Show and more.
But the Insomniac Music Group’s successes aren’t limited to the main imprint – while Insomniac Records was home to 449 releases this year, the powerhouse label had 721 total tracks across all their imprints, with 620 artists released. Some of those highlights include Boys Noize – FVKVRVND on HARD Records, INFEKT – Back To Back EP on Bassrush Records, Miss Monique – Look at You on Interstellar Recordings, Eli Brown, Lily Palmer – Gasoline on Factory93, and more.
In addition to music releases, IMG also launched Insomniac Publishing, its internal publishing vertical, which was revealed alongside the opening of its brand-new Insomniac Studios at the company’s headquarters.
Insomniac Records hosted festival stages at its flagship events, including EDC Las Vegas, Beyond Wonderland (SoCal, Chicago, PNW), EDC Orlando, EDC Mexico, EDSea, Escape Halloween, Countdown, and Project Glow. Additionally, it produced branded shows: Noizu in NYC, Noizu x Max Styler in Hawaii, the Miami Music Week showcase at Nautilus, ADE at W Hotel, Night Trip, and Odd Mob at the Hollywood Palladium.
Additional noteworthy milestones include launching new branded labels, Interstellar Recordings, and Break Room Records. Their new talent-finding initiative, Discovery Project, hosted 16 contests with 15 special guest judges: Illenium, LP Giobbi, Oliver Heldens, NGHTMRE, Jessica Audiffred, San Holo, Seven Lions, and more.
Insomniac Records’ Best Of compilation is out Friday, December 20.
Best of 2024 Track List
1 Forever – HUGEL, Diplo, Malou and Yuna
2 My City – Tiësto and PROPHECY featuring Katy Tiz
3 Hollow – MORTEN and ARTBAT featuring Bonn
4 Never Walk Alone – BLOND:ISH and Stevie Appleton
5 On Again – Mau P
6 Joy – LF System
7 Sauti – Francis Mercier, Faul & Wad and African Children’s Choir
8 Noche Y Dia – Calussa and Fuego
9 In My Room VIP Mix – Dombresky and Makinn featuring SHELLS
10 All Day, All Night – HYPERBEAM
11 Let’s Go Dancing – Matroda Remix Tiga and Audion
12 Rhythm Machine – Westend and Max Styler
13 Richa – AMÉMÉ, Avi Snow and Tamir Regev featuring Idd Aziz
14 Closer – Wakyin and Bantu
15 I Am The One – Biscits and TOBEHONEST
16 Acid Rain – Noizu featuring Madge
17 See You Sweat – Max Styler and GENESI
18 Hey – Adam Ten and Bontan
19 IBIZA – Tom & Collins, JADED and CRCLE
20 Certified – AYYBO
21 Ride Out – Born Dirty, Tchami and Manny Torres
22 Ascension – Eran Hersh and Kasango
23 Horny – San Pacho and TOBEHONEST
24 By Myself – OMNOM featuring XKYLAR
25 Hurricane – Wade
