Contributing Writer
With now over one billion global streams to his name, cornerstone of drum & bass out of Australia, Luude drops ‘Never Adds Up’ featuring German vocalist Inéz via Sweat It Out.
Landing as his first single of 2026, Luude continues his rise, growth and domination in the global dance space; ‘Never Adds Up’ adding to his illustrious back catalogue. Highlighting a heavy, wobbly bassline meets catchy chopped vocal, audibly designed for festival stages worldwide. The ARIA award winner solidified as ‘one step ahead of the curve’, genre-flipping and effortlessly merging underground club sounds meets mainstream sonics.
Previously lending her voice to tracks with John Summit and Solomun, Inéz’s range and unique tone takes ‘Never Adds Up’ to new heights. Teaming with Luude’s forward-thinking high-energy approach to production, the single delivers a large dose of rousing drum & bass flair, bound to instantly invigorate any crowd. After consciously teasing ‘Never Adds Up’ during his sets of late, the ‘ID hunt’ is finally complete.
Luude’s chart topping single ‘Down Under’ feat. Colin Hay has achieved four-times Platinum status in Australia and currently five-times in New Zealand. ‘Big City Life’ with Mattafix, sitting at double Platinum in both Australia and New Zealand and Platinum in the UK. Both tracks respectively going Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart.
A relentless touring schedule to be admired, Luude has taken on stages internationally via Tomorrowland, Creamfields, Reading and Leeds; plus Wildlands, Beyond The Valley and Falls on the local front. This June sees the Australian native return home for his biggest string of headline shows yet, hitting Sydney’s Roundhouse, Melbourne’s Timber Yard, Perth’s HPC Arena, Adelaide’s Hindley Street Music Hall and Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall.
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