INTERESTING BITS: CBS This Morning: Spotify Declared Diplo’s “Lean On” the “Global Song of the Summer”

DJ Diplo (Wesley Pentz) talks about Electronic Dance Music (EDM) and its effect around the globe and on hit makers like Madonna and Justin Bieber. The song “Lean On” has spent 29 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.

http://www.cbs.com/shows/cbs_this_morning/video/Vc5U2tOVXcXfo8_dlTmIxYpSun9fOS6i/diplo-talks-music-producing-rise-to-stardom/

Quote: “What’s exciting about it [EDM] is that – a lot of young kids – it’s represents what they’re into now. .. Any kid can just grab a lap top and make music… It’s something any kid can do.”