The Month’s Top Releases
🎶 Armin van Buuren & Glockenbach – Sun Shines On Me
🔥 David Guetta & MORTEN ft. Trippie Redd – Locked In
✨ Laherte – Bounce
🎧 James Hype – New Release (January 2026)
💎 Miss Monique – January Releases
Notable January Releases Worth Your Attention
Beyond the headline releases, January brought a flood of quality music across genres. The “Top 25 Best Dance/EDM Songs of January 17, 2026” compilation revealed standout tracks from rising artists like TYNAN & Dani King with “Home,” Tomas Grey’s “Rumors,” and Gorgon City’s “Contact.” These emerging names represent the future of electronic music—producers who grew up with streaming-era production tools and are unafraid to blend genres and conventions.
Virtual Riot dropped “Sh*t’s On F*re,” a high-energy bass track that demonstrates the genre’s continued evolution toward harder, more aggressive sounds. Apashe & Alina Pash collaborated on “Kyiv,” blending electronic production with Eastern European vocal traditions, exemplifying how contemporary EDM increasingly incorporates cultural and geographical influences. Space Laces’ “WORM TIME” featuring Eptic showcased the enduring appeal of dubstep and heavy bass music within the broader EDM landscape.
The January Trend: This month emphasized diversification. Rather than one dominant sound, January 2026 showcased progressive house sophistication, future rave energy, tech-house grooves, deep techno, rising bass music, and genre-blending collaborations all gaining traction simultaneously. The result? More options than ever for listeners seeking authentic electronic experiences.
Where to Discover These Tracks
New Music Friday Collections: Spotify’s “New EDM This Week 2026 January” playlist captures many of this month’s essential releases in one convenient destination. The EDM Lab “Best of Today Release #340” podcast (mixed by Daave) provided curated selections from January’s drops, featuring tracklists available on 1001Tracklists for DJ reference.
Streaming Platforms: All January 2026 releases are available on major streaming services including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, and Tidal. For the latest releases, check “New Music Friday” playlists updated every week.
What January Tells Us About 2026 EDM
January’s releases offer a snapshot into where electronic dance music is heading in 2026. The dominance of tech-house continues unabated, with groove-focused production attracting both underground purists and mainstream festival audiences. Progressive house remains vital, as Armin van Buuren’s profile demonstrates—even legendary producers must evolve and collaborate with contemporary talent. Future rave maintains commercial momentum, proving that the David Guetta & MORTEN partnership tapped into something genuinely compelling. Genre diversity thrives, from emerging bass music to deep techno, suggesting that “EDM” as a unified category becomes increasingly meaningless—the umbrella now contains too many legitimate subgenres.
The emergence of international producers—Laherte from France, Apashe blending cultures, Miss Monique maintaining techno’s global accessibility—reflects electronic music’s truly global nature in 2026. Production has democratized to the point where bedroom producers worldwide can create professional-quality tracks, and streaming platforms ensure quality tracks find audiences regardless of geographical proximity to traditional music industry hubs.
What unites January’s best releases? Technical excellence, emotional intelligence, and refusal to be confined by genre boundaries. Whether it’s Armin’s euphoria, MORTEN’s future rave energy, or Laherte’s tech-house groove, each track represents producers at the top of their craft, pushing their respective sounds forward while respecting their roots. That balance—honoring tradition while pursuing innovation—defines January 2026’s best electronic music.
As we move deeper into 2026, January’s releases set the tone. These tracks will likely dominate DJ sets at upcoming festivals like Tomorrowland Belgium (with its Calvin Harris debut), EDC events worldwide, and countless clubs globally. For anyone serious about understanding where electronic dance music stands right now, these January releases are essential listening.
