10/16/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/16/2026 14:49
LISTEN: HERE
WATCH VISUALIZER: HERE
October 16, 2026 - Today, 2x-GRAMMY-nominated artist, producer and global electronic music powerhouse Steve Aoki released "Dare You To Love," featuring singer-songwriter Alna. First performed live during Aoki's Main Stage set at Ultra Miami 2026, the track arrives for the final stretch of the Dim Mak 30 Tour. Listen to "Dare You To Love" HERE and watch the live performance HERE .
Pairing Aoki's signature production with Alna's soulful vocals, "Dare You To Love" fuses dance and pop with high-energy production and a vocal-led hook. As the track builds, Alna explores the vulnerability of opening yourself up to love, bringing intensity and feeling to the song.
The visualizer releases alongside the track, bringing its dance-floor energy to the screen through bold graphics, onscreen lyrics, and flashes of Aoki and Alna's Ultra Miami performance. While revisiting the song's festival debut, the music video captures the excitement of the moment "Dare You To Love" first came to life onstage. Watch the official music video HERE .
The release arrives as Dim Mak celebrates its landmark 30th anniversary. Throughout 2026, Aoki has celebrated three decades of the influential label with special events and festival takeovers, including performances at Austin City Limits and Tomorrowland. The Dim Mak 30 Tour continues with upcoming stops at EDC Orlando, Escape Psycho Circus, Academy in Los Angeles, The Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York City and more. Alna will join Aoki on select upcoming tour dates to perform "Dare You To Love" live. See confirmed dates below.
Steve Aoki Dim Mak 30 Tour
October 16 - Las Vegas, NV @ OMNIA Nightclub*
October 17 - Las Vegas, NV @ OMNIA Dayclub
October 17 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory *
October 23 - Las Vegas, NV @ OMNIA Nightclub
October 24 - New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17 *
October 25 - Baltimore, MD @ The TailGOAT
October 29 - Los Angeles, CA @ Academy *
October 30 - San Bernardino, CA @ Escape: Psycho Circus *
October 31 - Las Vegas, NV @ Marquee Nightclub
November 6 - Detroit, MI @ Russell Industrial Center
November 6-8 - Orlando, FL @ EDC Orlando
November 13 - Las Vegas, NV @ OMNIA Nightclub
November 14 - Houston, TX @ Ductwork Houston
November 19 - Philadelphia, PA @ NOTO Philadelphia
November 21 - Las Vegas, NV @ Hakkasan Nightclub
December 1 - Las Vegas, NV @ OMNIA Nightclub
December 18 - Las Vegas, NV @ OMNIA Nightclub
December 26 - Boston, MA @ Big Night Live
December 31 - Las Vegas, NV @ OMNIA Nightclub
*= with Alna
ABOUT STEVE AOKI:
One of the most in-demand American artists in any genre, Steve Aoki is a two-time Grammy nominee, platinum-selling producer, world-touring festival headliner, innovative fashion designer, tech entrepreneur, philanthropist, and label owner of the tastemaker Dim Mak imprint. Aoki's extensive discography - nine full-length albums, multiple hit EPs, singles, and remixes, and dozens of cross-genre collaborations - has accumulated nearly 3 billion cross-platform streams, three platinum singles and six gold singles, more than 10 Top 10 radio hits in the U.S., and multiple Billboard chart-toppers.
Aoki's genre-pushing sound includes global collaborations with leading artists like BTS, Maluma, Lil Yachty, One Direction's Louis Tomlinson, Linkin Park, Migos, Machine Gun Kelly, and Daddy Yankee. Over the years, he's experimented across numerous genres, including dance/electronic, hip-hop, K-pop, Latin, pop, rock, Afrobeats, and country, continuously pushing his sound into new terrains and evolving genres worldwide. Known as "one of the most in-demand entertainers in the world" ( Billboard ) and a Guinness World Record as the "Most-traveled musician in one year" , Aoki performs at more than 250 global tour dates per year and has performed at every major festival around the world, including Coachella, Ultra Music Festival, Lollapalooza, Fuji Rock, Tomorrowland, Electric Daisy Carnival, and more.
Aoki's DIY spirit is core to all of his projects and enterprises, including his 2016 Grammy-nominated Netflix documentary I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, his 2019 memoir BLUE: The Color of Noise, and his 2023 HIROQUEST: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL. His trendsetting Dim Mak Records, founded in 1996, has served as a launching pad for countless global acts, including Bloc Party, The Chainsmokers, Bloody Beetroots, The Kills, and MSTRKRFT, and released early hits from Zedd and Diplo. One of dance music's leading independent record labels today, Dim Mak celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2026.
ABOUT ALNA
Alna is a Los Angeles based songwriter and artist whose colorful melodies and candid lyrics have found a home across pop, dance, and electronic music. As an artist, Alna has lent her voice to a growing collection of releases, including ILLENIUM's "Forever", which she co-wrote and performed alongside ILLENIUM and Tom Grennan at the Sphere in Las Vegas earlier this year; and ILLENIUM and William Black's "Superhero".
Behind the scenes, Alna has built an equally expansive songwriting catalog, co-writing Demi Lovato's single "Here All Night" and "After Hours" and collaborating with artists including Kylie Minogue, Amelia Moore, aespa, The Two Lips, Kylie Cantrall, ILLIT, IVE, and more.
In addition to her solo features and songwriting work, Alna is a member of the pop-rock group Carrie Okay, giving her a new outlet to bring her own perspective and storytelling to the forefront.
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