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Lets meet the man who beat Calvin on tennis and also is an amazing music producer - Martin Solveig. This year he released a song for the first time with his own vocals.

Martin Solveig - My Love (Lyric Video) (2018)

His past hits - they were really huge in EU : Martin Solveig & Dragonette - Hello (2011)

Martin Solveig - Do It Right ft. Tkay Maidza (2016)

Part 1.

allcalvinharris

Martin is one of my top favorite artists! He is not well known as some star (except for dance community, and Ibiza of course), but he is very well played here on radio in Europe.

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This is not the first time he sings on the song, he's been doing that once in a while. Check “Intoxicated”- it was a big hit in europe few years ago, love it. Another favorite of mine - “The night out”. The music video is also super fun with fellow dj’s Zedd, Dillon Francis, A-Trak, LaidBack Luke acting in it.

calvin-af-crone

Most of the Calvin blogs I followed are now inactive or post very rarely. I count on you and supadupa fan to keep us in the know on everything Calvin including his fun circle of friends and his real family/adopted family they are a colorful bunch and growing it seems. Some were side blogs maybe lost interest? Some lost interest in his music or him he can be boring or maybe got busy with their life. Allcalvinharris liked a post of yours recently so I think she checks in now and than maybe others

Yep, whenever @allcalvinharris likes one of my posts, I get a little thrill.

Let’s be honest: Many bloggers went inactive because they can’t stand to see him w/ Aarika. Their minds are set against her & they don’t want to risk seeing anything that might change their opinions. Ah well…

allcalvinharris

Hi there!

I don’t mind Aarika! I was indifferent about her back in the days, but she really grew on me. She’s good for Calvin. And she’s sooo gorgeous - who can beat that?! For me this is really THE time to be his fan. Calvin is putting awesome house music. With hottest uk artists. Back to Ibiza, playing soccer - literally everything that I ever wished for came true this summer. Enjoying it.. quietly.

I’m so grateful that you and supadupa are so active and keeping all the updates 🌻🤗💪👍

damylion-deactivated20180106

Its a boring Song and not catchy. The only good thing is that the MV was shooted in Dumfries

I really liked the songand Dua’s voice is 💯🔥

supadupafan

I don’t like it too. That’s not Garrix, and it’s not dance. More like Chainsmokers inspired, fake Flume song.

baby-thisiswhatyoucamefor-deact

I love Dia Luna’s voice but the track is….like you said, Chainsmokers inspired

allcalvinharris

In my very personal opinion, whenever Martin touches vocals the songs are just meh. And this is just another ordinary pop meets edm song. The girl has amazing voice, but the melodies aren’t there, there is nothing catchy or interesting, nothing to remember in chorus or drop.

calvin-af-crone

If Calvin was being flippant when he replied w/ a brisk “10″, too bad. Billboard is calling him on it now. Unless his team issues a correction, he’s committed to do it or look like he failed to meet his goals. Grow that beard, baby, if that’s what you need to focus your energy on your career. Your fans need more music.

stargazing14

💯💯💯

allcalvinharris

In 2015 he said 6, we got like 2 + old releases from the album. Last year 4/8. Hey, if we get 5/10 songs this year… 5 is a lot! Can’t complain! =D

I don’t think he was serious with that answer. Just the usual: there probably are 10 projects he finished or is seriously working on, but who knows how they will turn out. I’m also under impression that there are a lot of songs that he is giving away to other artist to put those on their albums. Like stuff for John, for Big Sean, possibly for Ellie, that girl Jessie. And he can’t really control when/how/if those will be released.

calvin-af-crone

Thank you for your input. We don’t see your comments often enough but I’m glad you have a real life. ;-)

Yes, he was probably just joking but that’s aggravating & he ought to get needled about it. Five is NOT A LOT compared to his level of productivity prior to 2015 when he was averaging 10.875 songs per year since 2006.

Also if I were Jessie Reyes, I wouldn’t hold back a Calvin song for an album when I could drop a single & benefit from his name recognition. And on these collab deals, doesn’t he usually give one to get one for himself?

I dunno. I just need new music… badly.

allcalvinharris

Hey! Yeah, haven’t been around for a while, but I’m always reading stuff here and there =)

10.875 per year?! Wow, a lot, he is in serious dept now!

As for the giving songs away - besides everything else, I think a lot of depends on what kind of song it is. Like if it is a dance song, most likely he will put it on his own name. But if it is something into pop or some other genre, he is very likely to give it away. Because as a producer and songwriter, he wants his songs to perform the best they can and to reach the right public. So if he can’t perform them in club, while those could potentially be amazing in live concerts - it’s a “give away” material. So because it seems that he was experimenting a lot with sound and different genres, I think he will give away some of them. Moreover, he is in “dept” with quite a lot of artist with “you give me vocals, I give you sound”. But of course i could be wrong. It even could be an album (it could be just EP, not LP).

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allcalvinharris

haha, nobody out there likes the song. I think it’s nice, definitely catchy, very “Major Lazer - feel good - Caribbean sound - summer” song. Like even if I didn’t knew who’s song it is, I’d probably guess Major Lazer. The only thing I don’t like is Nicki, her vocals are totally unnecessary there (to me). I can’t say I’m a fan of her voice or singing in general... so IDK what to expect from Calvin’s colab with he (if it will come out one day) ;)

I wondered where you had been anyway hope your year goes great. I always loved when you answered questions about music. Anyway you don't need to post this ask. I was just wondering if you were alright good to know you are fine and just been busy. Calvin has really stepped back from social media lately anyway so not much going on until he decides to release some music.

Hey, thanks for the nice words! I’m ok-ish. Haven’t been the easiest period in my life... moved to another country... not that I was planning or wanted to, but like...ok... so lots of changes.

"My Way" gives me "We'll be coming back" video vibes.

Yes, both videos have somewhat alike vibe. But when it comes to the songs - to me My way is one of the better songs from Calvin, while We’ll be coming back - among my least favorites. So... I see quite a big difference between them, haha.

calvin-af-crone

If Calvin was being flippant when he replied w/ a brisk “10″, too bad. Billboard is calling him on it now. Unless his team issues a correction, he’s committed to do it or look like he failed to meet his goals. Grow that beard, baby, if that’s what you need to focus your energy on your career. Your fans need more music.

stargazing14

💯💯💯

allcalvinharris

In 2015 he said 6, we got like 2 + old releases from the album. Last year 4/8. Hey, if we get 5/10 songs this year... 5 is a lot! Can’t complain! =D

I don’t think he was serious with that answer. Just the usual: there probably are 10 projects he finished or is seriously working on, but who knows how they will turn out. I’m also under impression that there are a lot of songs that he is giving away to other artist to put those on their albums. Like stuff for John, for Big Sean, possibly for Ellie, that girl Jessie. And he can’t really control when/how/if those will be released.

Hope everyone is having a great start this New Year. // I’ve been busy for a while, or not in a mood for writing something... but I’m always checking news here and there. So... yeah ;) Hi to everyone!

sincityvega-deactivated20190710

Tinashe in "My Way" could be representing a symbol/feeling. She was running and gown was color Black which can mean: Power, sexuality, sophistication, formality, elegance, wealth, mystery, fear, evil, unhappiness, depth, style, sadness, remorse, anger, anonymity, underground, good technical color, mourning, death (Western cultures), austerity, detachment. (Credit goes to incredibleart web). Can anyone let me know what they think?

I think this has been overanalyzed like most things lately, it’s not that deep… Calvin isn’t too involved in his MVs and I just can’t imagine him sitting around wondering about symbolism or secret meanings. He let’s Emil, you know, the director do his job.

I also can’t imagine Emil spending his time looking for ways to make a shade vid or a tayvin vid at that. Maybe there was a girl with a black dress walking around a field for aesthetics, another tumblr fave 😏

I work in the Fashion Industry. Armani loves Calvin very much so it was not a big surprise- It also not a surprise that a lot Designers wants him as the Face bc he is soo huge and has such a musical sucess ,even more than 2014

That campaign surely got a lot of attention ;)

Hi, did you know if Calvin play the violin? 👉🏼👈🏼

I’m not sure.

I love your blog. It is so interesting to read your opinions on music. It is just amazing. Thank you. 😃

Thank you!

I just want to say I always love your responses when it involves music especially dance music which I know so little about. When I finish reading your write ups it makes me want to read and learn more so that is a testament to your writing skills/knowledge on the subject. I am from the USA and I always was under the impression the US market was the biggest and most important market for music. I think some are way too focused only on charts as a measure of success or if a song is good.

Thank you, so nice to hear that. But I’m no expert ;)Yes, USA is the biggest and most important single music market in general. However, especially if we go to some specific segments, it’s not always that simple. The ways of distributing music and reaching audience is always changing, and we are in a period where there already have been and there will be a lot of changes. Success is really hard to measure, moreover it can’t be measured based on one dimension only.

Calvin lives in LA like you said bc of Vegas and bc he loves LA very much . Apperantly they missed what he said that he loves LA and they he said he never will live in the U.K. Again . Tinie Timpah confirmed it that Calvin said it

Yes, Calvin said many times that he loves LA.

calvin-af-crone

Regarding my History…

I made a decision early on that my history would be based on factual evidence about Calvin Harris & I wouldn’t get into the private love life of Adam Wiles. I made this choice mainly because I found very little information about Sophie. I also didn’t want to cover his bitter breakup w/ Rita & ultimately wanted to avoid entering Tayvin territory.

But it’s hard to get thru 2013-15 & disregard Rita. Good Lawd, the woman ran her mouth about Calvin every chance she got. I swear almost every time they got papped, she batted her lashes up at him, said, “kiss me”, & he gave her a sweet smooch on the lips. In interviews, Calvin referred to her as his “missus” & outright stated, “I love her,” on the Brit’s Red Carpet in 2014. All of this is documented in video interviews—his & hers, numerous candids, & Rita’s interviews w/ legitimate publications. They were far more public about their feelings for each other than Tayvin was.

I could compile links for an Addendum. Or I can make the case that Rita enhanced his career! Before he took off his shirt on the set of the “Summer” MV, long before he showed off his body in Armani ads, Rita promoted him as a sex symbol. Her opinion mattered because she was already a darling on gossip sites because of her notorious affairs. Plainly stated, she was an overtly sexy fame-whore before they hooked up. When she gushed that Calvin was so incredible she was in love for the first time in her life, the gossips knew exactly what she meant. Not one to leave it to anyone’s imagination, Rita later described him as “six foot sex” & their love affair as a “sex fantasy”. She built his reputation as a great lover. Women turned out at clubs just to see his hotness & expanded his career as a DJ. Maybe Armani wouldn’t have been interested in him if she hadn’t blabbed…

So… here’s my question: Is Rita an addendum/side story or was she part of Calvin’s career success?

allcalvinharris

Calvin wasn’t the first DJ to cooperate with fashion houses. Tiesto, Guetta had done stuff way before him. Closely before Calvin’s Armani campaign, Tiesto had Guess campaign, Guetta had Tag Heuer, Avicii had Ralph Lauren. So Dj’s were already a trend. Considering Calvin’s music success in those years and his “blossoming” physique, it was just natural someone offered him a contract. I don’t even think it was the only offer he had….

The only difference between Calvin and other’s - just like with everything that he does - Calvin found a way to make his campaign more impactful - going for underwear instead of just - say - clothing or accessories. It instantly gave him a lot of attention - Armani underwear has always been one of the biggest “it” things for male celebs.

As for his career success in general - I think for this one you need to remember overall music trends. Calvin’s music and paycheck went sky height together with the whole genre. A lot (most, actually) of other artists had huge growth in those years too. Why such a lead by him? I guess every bit counted. But I wouldn’t put there too much on Rita. Because Rita could have made some significant impact in UK only, where Calvin was already no stranger anyway. His incomparable success was probably meant by series of right business and music decisions made by both Calvin and his team. Things like:

- applying radio song format to his songs, thus making sure that his songs are as general pubic friendly as dance music can be - using famous collaborations - for example someone like Avicii doesn’t include “.feat” (business decision), which does limit him with collaborations in a way - moving closer to Vegas just in right time - most of the top edm artist of that time were not residing in LA - thus being closer to both vegas and other celeb singers and important people in industry - and - especially - focusing on Vegas just in the right time - again, many artist toured or tried to balance ibiza/miami/worldwide festivals. Calvin put Vegas first - just in right time. And that ended with the most lucrative DJ contract.

calvin-af-crone

Thank you so much for your feedback. But you still didn’t answer my question. Do I—

Make Rita a side story,

Part of the main history because their relationship was so public,

Ignore her & stick w/ my original plan?

allcalvinharris

Oh, I can’t answer this.... ;) As I said, I don’t think Rita had direct impact on Calvin’s career. But she did impact his character and is a big part of “our” knowledge about him, as you said - that’s for sure. Thus she would probably fall as “side story... “

I liked their relationships while they lasted, so for me it’s always interesting to remember those things. Especially as you manage to find some little things that I have never seen before with your stories... ;)

calvin-af-crone

Regarding my History…

I made a decision early on that my history would be based on factual evidence about Calvin Harris & I wouldn’t get into the private love life of Adam Wiles. I made this choice mainly because I found very little information about Sophie. I also didn’t want to cover his bitter breakup w/ Rita & ultimately wanted to avoid entering Tayvin territory.

But it’s hard to get thru 2013-15 & disregard Rita. Good Lawd, the woman ran her mouth about Calvin every chance she got. I swear almost every time they got papped, she batted her lashes up at him, said, “kiss me”, & he gave her a sweet smooch on the lips. In interviews, Calvin referred to her as his “missus” & outright stated, “I love her,” on the Brit’s Red Carpet in 2014. All of this is documented in video interviews—his & hers, numerous candids, & Rita’s interviews w/ legitimate publications. They were far more public about their feelings for each other than Tayvin was.

I could compile links for an Addendum. Or I can make the case that Rita enhanced his career! Before he took off his shirt on the set of the “Summer” MV, long before he showed off his body in Armani ads, Rita promoted him as a sex symbol. Her opinion mattered because she was already a darling on gossip sites because of her notorious affairs. Plainly stated, she was an overtly sexy fame-whore before they hooked up. When she gushed that Calvin was so incredible she was in love for the first time in her life, the gossips knew exactly what she meant. Not one to leave it to anyone’s imagination, Rita later described him as “six foot sex” & their love affair as a “sex fantasy”. She built his reputation as a great lover. Women turned out at clubs just to see his hotness & expanded his career as a DJ. Maybe Armani wouldn’t have been interested in him if she hadn’t blabbed…

So… here’s my question: Is Rita an addendum/side story or was she part of Calvin’s career success?

allcalvinharris

Calvin wasn’t the first DJ to cooperate with fashion houses. Tiesto, Guetta had done stuff way before him. Closely before Calvin’s Armani campaign, Tiesto had Guess campaign, Guetta had Tag Heuer, Avicii had Ralph Lauren. So Dj’s were already a trend. Considering Calvin’s music success in those years and his “blossoming” physique, it was just natural someone offered him a contract. I don’t even think it was the only offer he had....

The only difference between Calvin and other’s - just like with everything that he does - Calvin found a way to make his campaign more impactful - going for underwear instead of just - say - clothing or accessories. It instantly gave him a lot of attention - Armani underwear has always been one of the biggest “it” things for male celebs.

As for his career success in general - I think for this one you need to remember overall music trends. Calvin’s music and paycheck went sky height together with the whole genre. A lot (most, actually) of other artists had huge growth in those years too. Why such a lead by him? I guess every bit counted. But I wouldn’t put there too much on Rita. Because Rita could have made some significant impact in UK only, where Calvin was already no stranger anyway. His incomparable success was probably meant by series of right business and music decisions made by both Calvin and his team. Things like:

- applying radio song format to his songs, thus making sure that his songs are as general pubic friendly as dance music can be - using famous collaborations - for example someone like Avicii doesn’t include “.feat” (business decision), which does limit him with collaborations in a way - moving closer to Vegas just in right time - most of the top edm artist of that time were not residing in LA - thus being closer to both vegas and other celeb singers and important people in industry - and - especially - focusing on Vegas just in the right time - again, many artist toured or tried to balance ibiza/miami/worldwide festivals. Calvin put Vegas first - just in right time. And that ended with the most lucrative DJ contract.

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