Friday Dance Music Guide: The Week’s Best New Tracks From Laidback Luke, David Guetta & Sia and More

This week in dance music: SiriusXM launched a new in-app channel curated by Tomorrowland, LP Giobbi’s Femme House launched the inaugural Femmy Awards happening later this month in Miami, HARD Summer announced its 2025 lineup, the deadmau5 catalog was acquired by Create Music Group for $55 million, Boys Noize was announced as the opener for Nine Inch Nails’ Peel It Back tour, Calvin Harris teased a new country-oriented song, Diplo’s run club expanded to six new cities for 2025 and 2026, Chicago ghetto house legend DJ Funk passed away at age 54, Diplo and Poolside will play a newly announced L.A. wildfires benefit show, we caught up with John Summit in Miami for Billboard‘s latest cover story, and we had a long talk with Tokimonsta about her excellent new album, Eternal Reverie.

Is there more? You bet there’s more. These are best new dance tracks of the week.

Laidback Luke, “It Clicked”

After a quiet period, Dutch titan Laidback Luke busts down the door with 1:50 of undeniable heat. Dually ominous and fun, “It Clicked” takes inspiration from the hallowed bloghouse era and, aptly, also marks the producer’s signing to Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak label. “I looked back at the last decade of my career, and I’ve just been trying to conform to the streaming market,” LBL says. “I want to return to being me — unapologetically me, which I haven’t felt since 2012. I’m bringing back that big, crazy energy, that early Dutch house meets bloghouse sound. I want to sound loud, harsh and funky again.” Much more is promised from the producer this year, and with the new single as an indication of where things are headed, count us in for the ride.

David Guetta & Sia, “Beautiful People”

With their previous collaborations racking up literally billions of streams, it makes sense that David Guetta and Sia would put another one out into the ether. The latest from the pair — whose prior hits together include “Titanium,” “Flames” and “Bang My Head” — is “Beautiful People,” a track that falls squarely into the dark, urgent and oversized “future rave” genre the French producer has been proselytizing about over the last few years. The song finds Sia belting out lyrics like “Beautiful people say, ‘Go go go’/ Beautiful people don’t stress stress stress/ They never rest/ Beautiful people say yes” with tens of thousands of people seeming to take to the sentiment, as the song racks up the streams across platforms in its first 24 hours of existence.

Franc Moody, Chewing the Fat

English duo Franc Moody (that’s Ned Franc and Jon Moody), release their fifth studio album, Chewing the Fat. The title, the guys say, “felt apt as a name, as it took us a lot of discourse and trial and error to find our groove with the songs and sound” — although they add that their creative verve was rejuvenated after seeing performances by LCD Soundsystem and Massive Attack, shows that reminded them that a fundamental piece of most any group’s puzzle is attitude. The 10-track album is full of gorgeous harmonies and fun, saucy funk (check the title track) that will absolutely inspire some ass-shaking, but which also feels mature and deeply considered.

Skream & Partiboi69, “Pound Town”

Sometimes you just want a fun, silly party record, a need English legend Skream and Australia’s Partiboi69 giddily meet with “Pound Town.” On Instagram, Skream writes that the pair “made this one last year over in L.A. around Coachella time and well… it’s gone down an absolute madness!!!” Indeed, ridiculous lyrics about the titular destination city paired with a throbbing, bouncy bass make this one into a total riot and a surefire weapon. The track is out on HARD Records.

Helang, “Flashback”

Chinese American producer Helang is gaining traction, with her work getting rinsed by artists including Richie Hawtin, Joseph Capriati and Maceo Plex as she herself rises in the live space. Her latest release, the three-track Flashback EP, flaunts why Helang is a name to watch, with the hypnotic title song structured like a sharp wave of sound that crashes with spare sophistication. “When playing around with the sound designs in this particular EP,” the producer says, “I’ve found a great balance between euphoria and melancholy which is demonstrated in the vocals and synths. To me this is the beauty of music – to feel the feels: the good and the bad.” Flashback is out on He.She.They Records