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BEN TURNER
Co-Founder, International Music Summit
Pete Tong's Essential New Tune
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Bipolar Sunshine, Hardt Antoine & Nariman
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"It's going to go in the direction of a trio. It's enjoyed early DJ support from the likes of &Me and Rampa, Black Coffee, CamelPhat, Adriatique, Jimi Jules, Adam Port, and myself, of course. We think it's a very special record."
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 33.45 here.
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Label: VOD
Management: Jorge Nieto HA, Hardt Antoine / George Baker-Morris, Nariman
Radio: Jacko & James Marsh, Listen Up
29 Sep 2026
News and Features
  • UMG and Sony file another copyright lawsuit against Suno, and the AI company claps back with a statement that the suit is "fundamentally flawed". (MusicAlly) 
  • Among the winners at last night's Independent Music Awards were Because Music (Label); Qobuz (Music Champion); Ninja Tune + Fcukers (Release Campaign); 'Love Who You Love (SHERELLE's Intelligent Dyke Music Remix)' – SHERELLE, Romy (Young)  (Best Independent Remix); Fabio & Grooverider (Innovator) (RotD - full list) 
  • The sixth edition of the dance world soccer tournament Copa del Rave is to take place on 8 October in Los Angeles. (Billboard) 
  • Ibiza Police use drones to track illegal villa parties. (EDMTunes) 
Digital
  • Spotify welcomed 500 guests from across the songwriting, producing, and publishing world to the second annual Created by Women Summit in LA, a day dedicated to building a more equitable music industry. (Spotify) 
  • Spotify adds setlist playlists and share cards to Spotify Reserved. (EDMTunes) 
  • Built directly into the YouTube Music app, Ask Music lets users describe what they want to hear in everyday language rather than searching for individual songs or artists. (TechCrunch) 
  • Apple Music to host its first ever vdeo livestream from dance festival Head Trip. (Billboard) 
  • Beatport is now recognised as an eligible digital service provider for JUNO Award submissions across all categories. (Beatportal) 
Live
  • Floating Points' Sunflower Sound System will make its first US appearance at Head Trip festival in Indio, California next month. (RA)
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • Why the music industry’s next revolution must move beyond royalties to give out shares of the immense value artists' and composers' work creates. (Hypebot - Scott Cohen, Co-Founder of The Orchard) 
  • Chartmetric's Global Music Report 2026 highlighted the 3% UK drop, and 12% US drop, in the share of the world's ‘Superstar’ artists since 2021. (Chartmetric) 
Tech
  • AlphaTheta adds SoundSwitch support to rekordbox, PRO DJ LINK. (EDMTunes) 
  • Ableton CEO and co-founder Gerhard Behles on independence, longevity and community. (MusicTech) 
Clubs
  • An "interactive" bus tour visiting Dublin’s lost clubs and music venues is set to begin next month, offering a look at the changing landscape of nightlife in the city. (Mixmag)
  • Glasgow club EXIT reveals new programme. (RA) 
  • Michael Bibi, WhoMadeWho, Francis Mercier, Marco Carola, Chris Stassy, DESIREE, Shanti Celeste and Femi Koleoso have been revealed as names for the KOKO Electronic AW26 season. (DT) 
  • Bay Area venue Eli's Mile High Club is to close at the end of October. (RA)
  • Liverpool's GBar has been ordered to close following a violent altercation that resulted in three men being stabbed outside the LGBTQIA+ venue last week. (Mixmag) 
  • Ibiza: 
    Judge Jules' legendary noughties party Judgement Sundays returns to close Ibiza trance event. (IbizaSpotlight)
Streams & Podcasts
  • Ahadadream | Mixmag Lab London (Mixmag) 
  • The Psychology of the Dancefloor: An A State of Trance Documentary @ [UNVRS] (Armin van Buuren) 
  • Mix Of The Day: Bitter Babe & OK Williams (RA)
  • Melé Live From DJ Mag HQ (DJMag) 
  • RA.1058 Tromac (RA) 
  • DJ Sammy ‘Heaven’ | The Untold Story Of A Dance Anthem (DJMag) 
  • Beltran makes a tech-house track from scratch. (DJMag) 
Artist and Music Features
  • Like many south Asians in the UK, Ahadadream kept creativity separate from a corporate career. But after co-signs from dance music’s A-list, he’s releasing a defiant – and daringly titled – debut album. (Guardian) 
  • The rise of Dom Dolla: what the DJ’s record-breaking stadium show for 60,000 fans tells us about music today. (Guardian) 
  • "We want to make music that sounds like 2040" - Chase & Status are the nonconformist masters of the rave and they're not stopping with their new LP. (Standard)  
  • Armin van Buuren dives into the psychology of the [UNVRS] dancefloor in new documentary. (Mixmag) 
  • How R3HAB protects the feeling inside the record. (Magnetic) 
  • Syd, frontwoman of Grammy-nominated The Internet, talks ambition, contentment and her third solo album, Beard. (RA) 
  • Natalie from Cascada talks ‘ALIVE’, career, live performances, and more. (EDMTunes) 
  • Nick Warren on why DJs should stop doing everything alone. (Magnetic) 
  • How Sasha & John Digweed’s ‘Northern Exposure’ made an artform of the DJ mix CD. (DJMag) 
  • It pays to play the Sphere, the Vegas venue boosting artist streams. (Luminate) 
  • Photographing counterculture and community in the UK free party movement with Alan Lodge. (DJMag) 
Artist News
  • Sebastian Ingrosso relaunches Refune Records after six-year hiatus. (DJMag) 
  • David Guetta announces biggest London show to date at the O2 on Saturday 5 July 2027. (DJMag) 
  • Calvin Harris has set a Guinness World Record after 1.6 million attended his São Paulo DJ Set. (YourEDM)
  • Fred again.. speaks out against AI music: “The process is the magic”. (DJMag) 
  • Massive Attack's Robert del Naja has been arrested after attending a pro-Palestine protest over the weekend. (Mixmag) 
  • James Hype has teased a new DJ setup featuring 16 decks. (YourEDM) 
  • Carl Cox has reworked Renegade Soundwave’s UK rave classic, ‘The Phantom’. (DJMag) 
  • Erol Alkan is writing a book on the legendary London club night Trash. (RA) 
  • M07 announces ‘SIGNAL’ live performance film at ADE. (Decode) 
  • HoneyLuv has unveiled a new label and creative platform. (DJMag) 
  • Fatboy Slim played a one-off gig at London's Royal Society of Chemistry to celebrate thirty years since the release of his debut album, 'Better Living Through Chemistry'. (DJMag)
  • The Chainsmokers were rushed off stage after a partial collapse at their Vanderbilt concert. (EDM) 
  • Soul Clap is to become a solo project as Eli Goldstein announces departure. (RA)
  • PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson won Best Art Direction at the MTV VMAs 2026. (Independent)
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