Steve Aoki and Kiddo Share New Single “Drive”

Listen here: https://steveaoki.lnk.to/Drive

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYtP1LQe0Eg&feature=youtu.be

April 5, 2024 - 2x-Grammy-nominated artist and producer Steve Aoki and Swedish singer/songwriter KIDDO release their festival season anthem “Drive.” This track comes after Aoki's recent releases “Get Lower” featuring Lil Jon and “Everything You Do,” a collaboration with Afrojack under the Afroki name. Similarly, KIDDO has released new singles, including "Always On The Run," popular dance tracks “Headlights” by Alan Walker and Alok, and “These Nights” by Loud Luxury. 

Aoki and KIDDO premiered “Drive” during Aoki’s headline set at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami last month. KIDDO's vibrant live vocals and Aoki's electric production provided a standout moment in Aoki’s set, which also featured special guest appearances by Timbaland, Ryan Key of Yellowcard, Kiesza, and Kalan.frfr. Billboard hailed Aoki's high-octane set as one of the "best moments of Ultra Music Festival 2024.” Watch Aoki’s full Ultra Music Festival performance here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9t2Qo2Hw_Y

Aoki shares: "I'm absolutely stoked about our collaboration on 'Drive' with KIDDO. Her vocals are pure magic and perfectly complement the high-energy vibe of the track. Seeing the crowd's reaction when she performed live at Ultra Music Festival was beyond words. This song is all about capturing the festival spirit, and I can't wait for everyone to experience it.” 

Kiddo shares: "I'm so excited about this new release and getting the chance to work with Steve Aoki. Everything with the song has come so naturally to create this catchy summer smash."

ABOUT STEVE AOKI:

Counting nearly 3 billion music streams to his name, Steve Aoki is a true visionary. Billboard described the 2x-GRAMMY-nominated music producer, artist, fashion designer, entrepreneur, NFT futurist, and Dim Mak Records founder as “one of the most in-demand entertainers in the world.” A Guinness World Record holder for the “Most Traveled Musician in a Single Calendar Year,” Aoki has performed at nearly every top festival around the world, including Coachella, Ultra Music Festival, Lollapalooza, Fuji Rock Festival, Tomorrowland, and Electric Daisy Carnival. Aoki also graced recent covers of Entrepreneur Magazine, Success Magazine, Electronic Musician, and Adweek as their “Visionary of the Year.” 

As a globally successful cross-genre solo artist, Aoki has collaborated with an impressive list of varied artists, including BTS, Maluma, Snoop Dogg, Linkin Park, blink-182, One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson, Machine Gun Kelly, Lil Uzi Vert, 2 Chainz and Daddy Yankee, on top of having released three Platinum singles, six Gold singles, and over ten Top 10 radio records. After unveiling four Neon Future albums, Aoki recently released HiROQUEST 2: Double Helix, the second in his HIROQUEST series, featuring collaborations with Paris Hilton, Galantis, ERNEST, Akon and more. 

Aoki approaches each new endeavor with the same sense of dedication he’s put into his past achievements, including the Grammy-nominated Netflix documentary I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead (2016) and his memoir BLUE: The Color of Noise (2019). In 2012, he also founded THE AOKI FOUNDATION to support organizations in brain science and its research. His influential record label Dim Mak, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2021, is known for being a launching pad for the careers of prominent acts like Bloc Party, The Chainsmokers, Bloody Beetroots, The Kills, Zedd, and Diplo. Most recently, Aoki created the A0K1VERSE, an NFT membership community, powered by the Passport, that welcomes his fans to both virtual and real-world experiences. In whatever space Steve Aoki enters, the multi-hyphenate innovator continues to set trends and inspire creativity on a global level.

ABOUT KIDDO:

KIDDO is a singer/songwriter from the northern parts of Sweden that entered the scene with her singles "Drunk & I Miss You", "Bang My Head" and "Coming Down". 

She was chosen by Max Martin to be apart of the Equalizer project for Spotify that strives for women in the music industry to take the place they deserve.Her gold and platinum certified single "All We Got" featuring Robin Schulz became a giant hit, reaching #1 in the German and European airplay charts and became a stepping stone for KIDDO. This led to certified records with Tiesto featuring Charli XCX - Hot In It, Alok & Alan Walker featuring KIDDO - Highlights as well as Lost Frequencies - The Feeling. Besides the previously mentioned artists, she has also written for artists such as Wiz Khalifa, Icona Pop, Loud Luxury, Felix Jaehn, GASHI and more. 

KIDDO has a fully specced 2024 both as an artist and a songwriter. This makes her one of the most prolific songwriters in Sweden.

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