You know, I feel like it isn’t a normal day when there isn’t drama in the electronic dance music industry…sadly. Although, this one comes between Duke Dumont. As you may know, Zhu released his latest track, “Nightcrawler” which he teased by throwing a gauntlet at a number of artists. This is where things get twisted. After the track was released, Duke Dumont tweeted a number of tweets with substantial evidence that Zhu (or specifically Zhu’s songwriter) stole the track that Duke Dumont had planned on releasing. Duke says that he was one of the top line writers. Read all the tweets below.
https://twitter.com/DukeDumont/status/842122136823070720
that was the plan brosef.
— DukeDumont (@DukeDumont) March 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/DukeDumont/status/842126013697933312
yup
— DukeDumont (@DukeDumont) March 15, 2017
the vocal hook .. the vibe.
— DukeDumont (@DukeDumont) March 15, 2017
the title ..
— DukeDumont (@DukeDumont) March 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/DukeDumont/status/842133616012406784
Now, there hasn’t been anything said from Zhu or his camp, but this is some serious allegations. Hopefully we can get a resolution soon and an amicable one where both sides win.