Now that the deluge of resolutions are behind us and 2015 is churning away, it's time to look forward at the year ahead. We assembled an all-star team of DJs, industry insiders, journalists and academics specializing in electronic music to answer the question: based on the sounds, ideas, and themes that have emerged last year, where is dance music going in 2015? Here are their predictions. 

Vivian Host AKA Star Eyes

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Having headlined every festival while basically playing the same sets, the top DJs of the world are wondering where to go next. Don't be surprised to see Tiësto B2B Knife Party or Martin Garrix B2B Borgore (Gorrix, perhaps?). It's not just going to be duos, but trios and more supergroups, and they are all going to be marketed as some "off-the-cuff, crazy idea" that the DJs had backstage at "name-your-festival-here." Anyway, everyone knows that touring solo sucks and watching an epic bromance unfold on-stage is more fun than seeing someone solo. So what if they don't musically make sense? They make money. 

EYES ON AFRICA
I'm already hearing a lot of African music being referenced in the "outsider house" underground, but with more DJs touring in Africa, I think there will be more collabs with African vocalists and more attention on African artists and labels. Probably more like this: