ARMIN VAN BUUREN RELEASES LONG-ANTICIPATED DJ SET HIGHLIGHT, ‘MOTIVE’, ALONGSIDE PHENOMENAL MUSIC VIDEO

June 30, 2023 – Fully employing the surge of studio inspiration and the newfound love for music embedded in his eighth studio album (‘Feel Again’), Armin van Buuren has released a brand-new single highly anticipated by his fans. A highlight from the dozens of DJ sets he performed over the past months, ‘Motive’ also comes with a phenomenal music video that underlines the song’s concept of shaping and reforming one’s own narrative.

Drawing from a story of heartbreak and pain, ‘Motive’ exudes limitless crossover appeal from the get-go. Syngerizing robust, club-centric beats with a potent vocal presence that pushes the song onto the airwaves, this track will have no trouble ticking all the boxes for listeners worldwide.

Partly shot in New York City to tie in the speed of NYC and the need to stay grounded admist the rushing times, the music video of ‘Motive’ portrays a young man editing his storyline to be with the woman that got away. With spot-on opening visuals and powerful reserve effects to bring the theme home, the music video serves as an extension to the artistic narrative — carving out one’s own path — that has led Armin van Buuren throughout his decades-long career so far.

“Although the notion of a motive refers mostly to love and heartbreak in the song’s lyrics, I think there’s a broader meaning to it that’s worth homing in on,” says Armin van Buuren. “Sometimes, especially when you find yourself limited, numb or otherwise repressed, you’ve got to be honest and ask yourself what your own motive is. Gaining a new perspective could be key to overriding whatever it is that holds you back.”

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About Armin van Buuren

Armin van Buuren has long been a global ambassador for electronic music. He currently has eight full-length artist albums to his name — the latest is 2023’s ‘Feel Again’ — and continues to cultivate a massive worldwide following through his weekly A State of Trance radio show, event series and album series, reaching 40 million listeners from 80 different countries on a weekly basis. Armin van Buuren headlines tens to hundreds of shows per year at leading festivals and venues around the world, including Electric Daisy Carnival (Las Vegas, New York), Ultra Music Festival (Miami), Lollapalooza (Chicago) and Tomorrowland (Belgium) plus residencies on Ibiza and in Las Vegas. Past summer alone, he reconnected with fans through over thirty shows, including the ‘Feel Again’ shows in the Ziggo Dome, Ultra Europe, Tomorrowland, Parookaville, Creamfields, Electric Zoo and his summer residencies at Hï Ibiza and Ushuaïa.