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Avicii fans and the music world at large have been mourning the passing of Tim Bergling (better known by the moniker Avicii) on April 2018. Being an EDM pioneer, Avicii had a massive influence on the music industry. His biggest hits like "Wake Me Up", "Hey Brother", "Seek Bromance", and "Levels" make up some of the most indelible hits of this decade. Avicii's legacy lives on through the artists he inspired and who now follow in his footsteps, such as Martin Garrix and Kygo; his fans who love him; and through his songs and lyrics. These are some of the outstanding lyrics from his prodigious musical contributions. People, come now, you don’t need to be scared, ’cause you gonna love, you gonna love again. -Avicii (feat. Nervo), You’re Gonna Love Again Take a chance on a broken heart ’cause it’s starting again. We gotta try even if it’s hard, try baby to understand. To find a rainbow in every storm, you gotta believe. Don’t ever doubt t...

"It's hard - some people get inspired by a feeling, but I'm mostly inspired by melodies." - Avicii "There's always haters, no matter what you're doing - whether they're complaining that everything you do sounds the same, or it's too different." - Avicii. "There's always so much music around me now, it seems like everything has to be something with music, so in my spare time I try not to listen to anything. It's so hard for me to listen to something without trying to see a benefit in it: "Maybe I'll make my own version of that track or maybe I'll do this or that." When I'm off, I just don't want to hear anything." - Avicii "Dance music is like a virus, it has infected so many different genres." - Avicii "I don't really look at the charts at all. If anything, I try to out-do what I've done before. I try to make music that I like and trust my own judgement with wh...

It has been 17 days since Tim Bergling's passing, but his fan base, followers and admirers keep growing. Tim Bergling was a humble, sweet, generous person and as Avicii, he was a great, talented artist; and as producer, he was a hard-working perfectionist. Avicii has been a major player in the Electronic Dance Music in the past decade. Avicii shaped and evolved the genre, bridging EDM and other musical genres like pop, folk, soul, blues and country.  Avicii has collaborated with top artists like Aloe Blacc, Nile Rodgers, Chris Martin, Madonna, Adam Lambert, Rita Ora, and Wyclef Jean, and others.  Here are some of his most popular songs.   Avicii collaborated with David Guetta on the French DJ's " Sunshine " in 2011, which earned him his first Grammy nomination - Best Dance Recording category, in 2012. " Levels " was one of Avicii's greatest singles, and was his breakout hit. Levels was released in 2011. The song has over 340 million view...

2017 was the year of urban music and "Despacito". "Despacito" which was 2017's most played song won six trophies: Latin pop song of the year, streaming song of the year, digital song of the year, airplay song of the year, hot Latin song of the year, and vocal event. Daddy Yankee who co-wrote and featured in "Despacito" was the big winner of the evening with eight awards. Luis Fonsi and Justin Bieber both took home seven awards each. Most of Justin Bieber's wins were the "Despacito" trophies. Luis Fonsi's "Echame La Culpa" won the Hot Latin Songs artist of the year award. Pop superstar Shakira was the next biggest winner following the "Despacito" blast. Her awards include: hot Latin songs female artist of the year, Latin pop album of the year for "El Dorado", solo Latin pop artist of the year, Latin album of the year by a female and tropical song of the year for " Déjà  Vu" with Prince R...