Artist profile
Major Lazer is a dancehall and electronic music project led by producer Diplo, known for blending reggae, dancehall, and trap influences with high-energy production. The project has released multiple albums and collaborated extensively with vocalists across Caribbean and global music scenes, establishing a signature sound that bridges club and pop audiences.
Compare with another artistPlan a set with Major Lazer tracks scored against the rest of the catalog
Major Lazer is a moderate-energy — mostly instrumental artist.
Sits right in the typical Dance pocket.
Across 21 analysed tracks, Major Lazer averages 52% groove — straighter than 81% of individual Dance tracks — and 57% energy, harder than 57%.
Measured against 14,418 Dance tracks on 11 August 2026.
Most tracks sit between 70–140 BPM with a median of 122 · predominantly minor keys (76% minor) · most common key: 10A (B Minor) with 6 tracks.
How Major Lazer’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical Dance tempo.
Across Major Lazer's catalog, groove has deepened; tempos have eased from ~107 to ~103 BPM.


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We scored every transition between Major Lazer’s 21 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 27 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.
Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.
12 of the 441 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.5. They come from 5 different Major Lazer tracks.
Lay Your Head On Me - Lost Frequencies Remix (Extended) → In Your Eyes - Extended Mix · 10A → 10A · +2 BPM · 91 chemistry
23 of the 840 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.8. They come from 6 different Major Lazer tracks.
15 of the 840 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.8. They come from 6 different Major Lazer tracks.
Que Calor (with J Balvin & El Alfa) (feat. J Balvin & El Alfa) - Michael Bibi's 6am Dub → Hit Em Like This · 5A → 6A · +1 BPM · 86 chemistry
15 of the 756 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.3. They come from 7 different Major Lazer tracks.
PELINEGRA → No Me Conoce - Remix · 3B → 3A · −5 BPM · 88 chemistry
15 of the 840 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.8. They come from 6 different Major Lazer tracks.
Mwaki - Major Lazer Remix Extended → Face Up To The Sun - Extended Mix · 9B → 9B · same BPM · 93 chemistry
12 of the 462 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.6. They come from 5 different Major Lazer tracks.
12 of the 399 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.3. They come from 5 different Major Lazer tracks.
Pon De Floor feat. VYBZ Kartel → Bandz (feat. Yo Gotti, Kevin Gates & Denzel Curry) - Loge21 Remix · 9A → 10A · −11 BPM · 86 chemistry
15 of the 840 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.8. They come from 8 different Major Lazer tracks.
Lay Your Head On Me - Lost Frequencies Remix (Extended) → Losing You - Extended · 10A → 10A · +3 BPM · 90 chemistry
Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.
DJs and producers closest to Major Lazer by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Major Lazer, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.
Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.
Major Lazer's tracks in our catalog range from 70 to 140 BPM, with a median of 122 BPM. Across 21 tracks, the most common range falls in the 120–125 BPM bucket.
Major Lazer's tracks are mostly in minor keys (76% minor across 21 tracks). The most common single key is 10A (B Minor) with 6 tracks.
We scored every transition between Major Lazer's 21 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 27 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Autograf, Daddy Yankee, DJ Fixx are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: Lay Your Head On Me - Lost Frequencies Remix (Extended) into In Your Eyes - Extended Mix, 10A to 10A, 91 chemistry.
Major Lazer sits closest to Calvin Harris, Clean Bandit, Sean Paul in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.
Our catalog has Major Lazer releases spanning 2009 to 2026, with the most tracks from the 2010s.