Major international electronic musician deadmau5 has debuted at #1 on Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart (dated Dec. 24) with his sixth studio album W:/2016ALBUM/ (mau5trap). "The set is the mouse man's third leader, following 2012's album title goes here and 2014's while(1<2)," writes Billboard's Gordon Murray (12/15/16).  "Dating back to 4x4=12, which started at No. 2 six years ago (Dec. 25, 2010), deadmau5 (aka Joel Zimmerman) has drawn six consecutive top-three debuts.  deadmau5 also appears on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for the first time in two years, as two tracks ["Let Go" featuring Grabbitz, "4ware"] from W:/2016ALBUM/ pierce the list."

Along with the chart position news, deadmau5 released today (Dec 16) on YouTube an exclusive performance/BTS video set to "Let Go (feat. Grabbitz)," the lead single from W:/2016ALBUM/.   The video-which captures deadmau5 and his crew preparing his new cube and mau5head going into performance--is part of YouTube's partnership with deadmau5 in support of the launch of W:/2016ALBUM/. On 12/1, deadmau5 live streamed a "live from rehearsals" performance to give fans a sneak peek into music from the new album, and unveiled his updated, custom-built Cube 2.1.

View the Cube 2.1 video set to "Let Go" now: https://youtu.be/PKFcaXd5G8c

The deadmau5 live experience has long been one of the most invigorating in music, taking listeners on a complete journey that melds his signature sound with a state-of-the-art live show. On the "LOTS OF SHOWS IN A ROW" tour-where the Cube 2.1 will be featured--look for deadmau5 to return to major venues across North America where he will perform multiple nights in some markets, mirroring his record-breaking tours in 2011 and 2012. "LOTS OF SHOWS IN A ROW" kicks off on March 29 in New York City at the legendary Hammerstein Ballroom. From there, it's on to amphitheatres and arenas including BB&T Pavilion in Camden, NJ, Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD and Tsongas Arena in Lowell, MA. After completing the east coast dates, deadmau5 will head west for multiple-night runs at The Fillmore in Detroit, the WaMu Theater in Seattle, Fox Theater in Oakland, CA, The Shrine in Los Angeles and Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. The most up to date routing follows below.

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deadmau5' W:/2016ALBUM/ is available now at: http://smarturl.it/2016album

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