ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Calvin Harris
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It's been a good year for Calvin Harris. Between dropping his "18 Months" album and releasing a handful of chart-topping singles ("I Need Your Love" featuring Ellie Goulding and "Sweet Nothing" featuring Florence Welch, to name a couple), Harris has been making a solid name for himself in the world of mainstream EDM. Right now, he's busy waiting to hear whether or not he won Best Dance Recording or Best Dance/Electronica Album at this year's Grammy Awards. Everyone at Roman's Rap-Up finds something to love about Calvin Harris. While many are aware of these recent hits, however, fewer have heard his vastly different freshman and sophomore albums. I Created Disco and Ready for the Weekend, respectively, were two fantastic disco-revival-esque albums. I Created Disco, while not quite as polished as his more recent work, offers a glimpse into Harris' fun, dancy roots. Ready for the Weekend acts as a more transitional album, with more of that mainstream vibe coming through. Any who consider themselves to be fans of his recent work should give these albums a good listen. You may just be surprised at the transition he has made in the span of just a few years. Take a listen below:
Listen on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/RFTWSpotify Music video by Calvin Harris performing Ready For The Weekend. (C) 2009 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
The 56th Annual Grammy Awards airs January 26th, 2014 at 8PM EST on CBS.