Staying updated with new EDM releases in 2025 means more than checking release calendars. Between Spotify playlists, YouTube uploads, and festival IDs, there are now multiple ways to discover new tracks every week. The challenge for listeners is balancing major label drops from artists like Martin Garrix and Armin van Buuren with underground IDs premiered at events such as Tomorrowland or Ultra Miami.

Streaming Platforms and Playlists

• Spotify, Apple Music, and Beatport – These remain essential for weekly discovery. Curated playlists like Mint and Dance Rising on Spotify, New Music Daily on Apple Music, and Beatport’s subgenre charts update every Friday. Beatport’s Progressive House chart often spotlights underground tracks that later appear on main stages, while Spotify’s Mint recently featured Dom Dolla’s No Room For A Saint, a track now heard in major festival sets. 
  
  
• YouTube and YouTube Music – According to MIDiA Research’s 2025 report, 52% of listeners choose YouTube as one of their main sources for discovering new music, compared with 40% for streaming platforms and 37% for TikTok. For EDM, YouTube remains a key space where live set uploads, aftermovies, lyric videos, and YouTube Music mixes preview unreleased IDs before they reach Spotify, Apple Music, or Beatport.
  
  
• SoundCloud – Producers continue to use SoundCloud for edits, bootlegs, and early previews. In 2025, many tracks premiered here weeks before release, such as Ray Volpe’s snippets from Forever, Volpetron, which built momentum ahead of the album’s rollout.
  
  
• Label Radio Episodes – Weekly shows remain one of the best sources for unreleased tracks. Hardwell’s Revealed Radio premieres upcoming label material, while W&W’s Rave Culture Radio and Blasterjaxx’s Maxximize On Air feature exclusive edits and collaborations. These shows reveal IDs and upcoming releases months before they appear on streaming platforms.

Festival IDs, Live Sets, and 1001Tracklists

Festival sets continue to shape EDM discovery in 2025. Tomorrowland, Ultra Miami, and Creamfields are where DJs introduce unreleased collaborations and test new versions live before release.

1001Tracklists now catalogs more than 575,000 verified setlists from festivals, radio shows, and clubs worldwide. Tracks logged as “ID” often signal upcoming releases, especially when they appear repeatedly across multiple sets. Martin Garrix and Hardwell’s Tomorrowland 2025 performances featured several IDs added to 1001Tracklists within hours.

In July 2025, Tomorrowland Music and 1001Tracklists launched 1001 Recordings, a label focused on festival-driven tracks gaining traction in DJ sets. Its first release, Take Me There by Third Party, Matisse & Sadko, and Sick Individuals, dropped the same weekend it premiered on the mainstage. Dillon Francis and Marten Hørger’s B2U EP followed a similar rollout the week after.

Social Media and Communities

• TikTok and Instagram Reels – Viral clips still shape early discovery. In early 2025, Dom Dolla’s Girl$ gained traction through remix challenges weeks before release. Mau P also teased new IDs during Ultra Miami, which spread across Reels and boosted search activity on 1001Tracklists.
  
  
• Reddit and Discord – Platforms like r/EDM and its weekly thread WTF Is Coming Out Friday? help listeners identify unreleased tracks and upcoming drops. After Hardwell’s Tomorrowland 2025 set, members traced an ID that turned out to be his new collaboration with Maddix, long before it appeared on Beatport.
  
  
• Facebook Groups and Local Forums – Groups such as the “EDM Addicts group” and “Trance Family Europe” share set recordings and local discoveries. In Bangkok, clips from Together Festival 2025 circulated within these communities, helping listeners identify new tracks before they were officially released.
  
  
• SoundCloud and Bandcamp – Many artists still upload demos or alternate projects under different aliases. Ray Volpe tested Crash Out here before its August 2025 release, while Monstercat producers often preview upcoming singles on Bandcamp to gauge listener response.
  
  
• Influencer and Artist Teasers – DJs like Martin Garrix and Illenium use their social platforms to preview unreleased material. Martin Garrix shares snippets during Instagram Q&As, while Illenium streams exclusive edits on Twitch, prompting listeners to search for IDs across streaming platforms.

Discovering new EDM songs in 2025 is no longer about relying on one channel. Streaming platforms and label radio shows provide weekly updates, while 1001Tracklists and 1001 Recordings bridge the gap between live IDs and official releases. Social platforms and online communities add another layer by surfacing tracks before they appear in curated playlists. According to recent data from MIDiA Research, YouTube remains the leading platform for discovery worldwide, showing that full-length listening still reflects lasting interest. Combining these sources gives listeners a clear path from live premieres to streaming, keeping them connected to the evolution of global dance music.