Nelly Furtado is back on the scene, and the Canadian pop singer known for experimenting with different genres has chosen a big-time dance record as her first single in five years. “Eat Your Man” arrived on June 2, a club thumper produced by surging Australian DJ and Wynn Nightlife resident artist Dom Dolla.

The two musicians connected when they both headlined Australia’s Beyond the Valley Festival last year, and while it’s no surprise Furtado was interested in pursuing new dance sounds for her upcoming comeback album, the partnership was like a dream for 31-year-old DJ and producer Dolla.

“I was ready to help with her new music, and then she turned around and said, ‘I would love to jump on one of your house records.’ It was a pretty surreal moment for me,” he tells the Weekly. “She’s such an iconic influence on pop music and culture in the last 20 years. But a lot of different artists are taking an interest now in house and techno culture, obviously, which has been one of the major influences on the pop genre, so it’s nice to see things turn the other way and go full circle.”

Dolla’s breakout was 2018’s “Take It,” which notched more than 200 million streams and received platinum certification. His affection for house and hip-hop has always driven his sound and sensibilities, and the convergence of those genres in pop music today is undeniable.

His other recent output includes the single “Rhyme Dust,” a collaboration with MK that nods to ’90s hip-hop, with a sample from Q-Tip. “Some people say MK is one of the founding fathers of modern-day house music, so I just wanted to make sure the collaboration and the sample was done justice, and it’s been exciting to watch the record blow up,” Dolla says. “I feel like house music in the internet age means music is becoming more global. There used to be cultural segregation, depending on which radio stations or DJs would play it, but these days with TikTok and Instagram, everyone has access to music from all over the world.”

And Dolla has certainly expanded his global audience in Las Vegas, where he’s been performing more frequently than ever before in 2023, including another massive EDC set and around a dozen shows at Wynn.

“Vegas is really the place to hone your DJ skills, and it takes me back to when I first started in clubs in Australia when I was 18 and hadn’t released any music yet,” he says. “I wasn’t a producer or a songwriter, and it was just about how to entertain a crowd, a juggling act. I’ve had this conversation with other DJs who are regularly playing [Vegas], and it’s such a unique place to perform. I love the challenge.”

DOM DOLLA June 30, 10:30 p.m., $30-$50+. XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com.

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