Silk City (duo)
English-American electronic-music duo
Silk City is a British-American superduo composed of electronic music disc jockeys and producers Mark Ronson and Diplo. The duo have collaborated with artists including Dua Lipa, Daniel Merriweather, Mapei, GoldLink, Ellie Goulding and Desiigner.
History
On 2 January 2018, American DJ and record producer Diplo and British-American musician, DJ, songwriter and record producer Mark Ronson, announced a new project entitled Silk City. The duo released their debut single "Only Can Get Better" featuring Daniel Merriweather on May 25, 2018. Their second single, "Feel About You" featuring Mapei, was released on 20 July 2018. The duo's third single, "Loud", saw Diplo reunite with previous collaborators GoldLink and Desiigner.
Their fourth single "Electricity" was released on 6 September 2018 and features English singer and songwriter Dua Lipa. The music video was released on the same day.
On 22 January 2021, Silk City released the single "New Love" featuring English singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding.
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