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Float
Sparrow & Barbossa, BAYLI
CircoLoco Records
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"It comes from a Madrid-based duo who hail from Switzerland and Uruguay. In the past, they've worked with the likes of Sia, Rampa and Jamie Jones, and now they combine with Brooklyn-born vocalist BAYLI. They played this track recently at their Coachella and Tomorrowland CircoLoco appearances. This week's ENT is float from Sparrow & Barbossa, featuring BAYLI."
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 31.25 here.
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Label: CircoLoco Records 
Management: Buena Artists & Projects
Radio: James Jackson & James Marsh, Listen Up 
Online: Dujon Fairweather & Lauren Chester, Listen Up 
Live Agents: Wasserman
27 May 2025
News and Features
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Digital
  • Bandcamp launches new playlist feature. (RA) 
  • Spotify is launching a new hub dedicated to keeping users informed about soon-to-be-released albums. The hub, called Upcoming Releases, will feature personalised recommendations based on a user’s listening history. (TechCrunch) 
  • SoundCloud and TikTok announced a new partnership that will see SoundCloud integrated into TikTok's Add to Music App, which gives users the ability to save the songs they discover on TikTok to their preferred music streaming service. (RotD) 
  • According to YouTube’s latest ‘Copyright Transparency Report’ the company had paid out $12bn of ad revenue to rightsholders as of December 2024 from content claimed and monetised through Content ID. (MusicAlly) 
Live
  • Bugged Out! Weekender returns in 2026 after ten-year hiatus, reveals first names. (DJMag) 
  • Belfast's AVA Festival completes lineup, talks for 2025. (RA) 
  • Glastonbury’s Greenpeace area has revealed its full line-up for 2025, featuring more than 50 names across the festival’s five days. (Mixmag) 
  • Las Vegas Police investigating two deaths reported around EDC Las Vegas 2025. (Billboard) 
  • EDC Las Vegas 2026 has officially sold out in record-breaking fashion, with all GA, GA+, and VIP passes now completely gone. (WeRaveYou) 
  • Barcelona's Sónar festival has been hit with artist boycotts over alleged links to Israel via ultimate owner KKR. (Guardian) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • Rising costs, low ticket sales, and strict visa rules are reshaping the touring landscape for artists worldwide. From major acts to emerging talent, the entire live music ecosystem is feeling the strain. (ChartMetric) 
Beatport
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  • Love in Motion: Red Pig Flower’s Most Seductive House & Techno Picks (Beatportal)
  • Eight Emerging Artists On Our Radar: May 2025 (Beatportal)
Clubs
  • Ibiza: 
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  • The reopening of Brooklyn Mirage has been postponed again. (DJMag) 
    Josh Wyatt will no longer serve as CEO of Brooklyn Mirage’s parent company, Avant Gardner, after further delays. Gary Richards will take over on an interim basis. (Billboard) 
  • Liverpool has a new open-air club, SoundYard. (RA) 
  • London club Gallery has announced a partnership with BLOND:ISH’s eco-conscious foundation Bye Bye Plastic. (Mixmag) 
Deals
  • Getter has signed with United Talent Agency. (EDM) 
  • Marlon Hoffstadt signs with Capitol Records: ‘Im so damn ready for it’ (Billboard) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • Alex Gaudino ‘Destination Calabria’ | The Making Of A Dance Anthem (DJMag) 
  • RA.990 bastiengoat (RA) 
  • Lens Drum & Bass and Jungle DJ Set Live From DJ Mag HQ (DJMag) 
  • CC:DISCO! | Boiler Room x Sugar Mountain 2025: Melbourne (Boiler Room) 
  • Eats Everything | Mixmag Lab London x Fly San Miguel (Mixmag) 
  • Vintage Culture live at EDC Las Vegas, Neon Garden (Club Space) (Vintage Culture) 
  • Ben UFO | Boiler Room x Sugar Mountain 2025: Melbourne (Boiler Room) 
  • Armin van Buuren live at EDC Las Vegas 2025 (Armin van Buuren)  
  • Sara Landry live from Kinetic Field, EDC Las Vegas 2025 (Sara Landry) 
  • Tiësto Live at EDC Las Vegas 2025 (Tiesto) 
Artist and Music Features
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  • Selections: Bradley Zero (DJMag) 
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  • Ayahuasca helped inspired BPM Festival co-founder Phillip Pulitano’s new dance event venture, 5th Element festival. (Billboard) 
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  • Alison Wonderland, Cloonee and Tiësto speak about their most memorable sets and how they continue having new experiences at the EDC Las Vegas, decades into their careers. (Billboard) 
  • 20 questions with Loco Dice: ‘These days we are driven by algorithm, so we’re kind of screwed’ (Billboard) 
  • Culture always starts as grassroots: The rise of bardcore raves. (Midia - Hanna Kahlert) 
  • Hardcore music and medieval aesthetics might not seem an intuitive pairing, but an internet trend and music genre that took off in lockdown has infiltrated the real world via alternative club nights pairing breakneck sounds with Middle Ages themes. But why? (Mixmag) 
  • The cowardice of Sónar. (FirstFloor) Asked to meaningfully engage with its own complicity in genocide and occupation, the esteemed Barcelona-based festival has chosen instead to hide behind empty platitudes. 
Artist News
  • Madlib and manager Eothen 'Egon' Alapatt's legal battle deepens with new countersuit. (RA) 
  • Richie Hawtin to open new Lisbon pop-up space, OURS. (RA) 
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