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Body Language
Samm
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"It comes from the Belgium DJ and producer, Samm. You might recognise him alongside his sparring partner Ajna. They previously featured on this show in the Hot Mix. But for this track he's stepping out on his own, with a highly anticipated release coming on Blondish's label Abracadabra. It's a track ID, pre-release, a DJ special, call it want you like, hammered on the club circuit by the likes on Keinemusik, Adam Port, Desiree, Black Coffee and some bloke called Pete Tong. If you are a real trainspotter, you'll recognise the piano riff. Inspired by an old soul and jazz-funk classic from Alicia Myers. This week's ENT is very big indeed, it is 'Body Language' from Samm."
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 31.00 here.
Contact
Label: Kian Seddighnezhad  (A&R), Abracadabra
Distribution: George Cox & Nick Harris, Nerd Labels
Management: Quinten Van Puyenbroeck
Live: Roy Gerritsen, One World Artists
Online, Radio & Club: Jordy Van Overmeire, Tomorrowland
08 Jul 2025
News and Features
  • Songwriters are missing out on millions of pounds a year in royalties because PRS for Music cannot identify when their songs have been performed at more than 100,000 gigs and performances across the UK. (Guardian)  
  • The ambulance service on Ibiza says it is at risk of collapse because of frequent callouts to attend to clubbers having bad experiences with recreational drugs. (Guardian)
  • The newly formed Beatport Live & Interactive Team have launched The Block - a mobile shipping container stage that will house emerging DJs at festivals. (RotD) 
Digital
  • Apple’s vice president and head of Apple Music, Oliver Schusser, says the service isn’t planning on raising its prices to meet its competitors. (DMN) 
Live
  • Creamfields announces debut Bangkok festival this year. (DJ) 
  • Voting is now open for DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs, in aid of Bridges for Music. You can cast your vote before the poll closes on 10 September 2025. (DJ)
  • The Loft, Shelter and MADAM have announced their full ADE 2025 programmes. (DJ) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • DCMS have launched their Creative Industries Sector Plan. It's the opportunity we have been waiting for. (Substack - Mark Davyd, MVT) 
  • In the post-music streaming era, do artists and labels give too much away? (RadioEdit - Patrick Clifton) 
Beatport
  • Beatport unveils touring container stage ‘The Block’ with DJ Competition for Junction 2 Festival (Beatportal)
  • HUGEL, Dawty "Loosen Up" on sultry single featuring Preston Harris (Beatportal)
  • The Top-Selling Tracks, Artists, and Labels of 2025 (Mid-Year Review) (Beatportal)
  • Playlist of the Week: Ilario Alicante (Beatportal)
  • TDJ’s Trance Odyssey: “A Wink to the Past, a Door to the Future” (Beatportal)
  • Label of the Month: Stil vor Talent (Beatportal)
  • Find the best music fast with Beatport DJ (Beatport)
Clubs
  • Ibiza:
    [UNVRS], Hï Ibiza and Ushuaïa Ibiza have shared details of their first-ever joint 2025 season closing weekend. (DJ) 
  • Tomorrowland and Insomniac have unveiled Chase & Status, Kaskade and Eli Brown as headliners for their upcoming joint venture at Las Vegas’ Sphere venue. (DJ) 
  • The number of active nightclubs in Ireland has fallen from 522 to 83 in the space of 25 years, a new study from Give Us The Night has found. (Mixmag)
Deals
  • Rinse FM launches new in-house label, Ingram. (Mixmag) 
  • Tomorrowland Music & 1001 Tracklists Launch New Label, 1001 Recordings. (Billboard) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • Learn To DJ Like Girls Don’t Sync | Using Loops, FXs and Finding New Music (DJ) 
  • Andy McKay: From Manumission to Ibiza Rocks & Pikes – Building Icons, Breaking Rules (TribesTV) 
  • The Mix 063: dreamcastmoe (Mixmag)
  • Mix Of The Day: DESIREE (RA) 
  • RA.996 Ron Trent & Ash Lauryn (RA) 
  • Eliza Rose House & UKG Vinyl DJ Set Live From DJ Mag HQ (DJ) 
  • BADSISTA | Mixmag Lab London x Desperados (Mixmag) 
  • Joris Voorn DJ Set From The Shard, London (DJ)
  • fabric x Sennheiser: Joris Voorn Epic DJ Set At The Shard, London (DJ) 
Artist and Music Features
  • In pictures: Block9 showcases the brain-melting, brazen best that Glastonbury has to offer in 2025 (Mixmag) 
  • Glastonbury 2025: A Powerful Reset (RA) 
  • Smash Repression: how Italy’s free party scene is fuelling a protest movement (DJ) 
  • After The Set with Solomun at Glastonbury (Skiddle) 
  • Flow state: Polygonia is fulfilling her dream of full creative freedom. (Mixmag) 
  • Collaborating with Indigenous artists and sampling melting glaciers, Bicep are championing Arctic culture – and documenting a collapsing world. (Guardian) 
  • Can the music industry make AI the next Napster? (Verge) Turns out copyright law in music is special — and the record labels are bringing out the big guns.
  • Spinnin’ Records’ SVP of A&R Jorn Heringa on finding the hits before they happen. (Headliner) 
Artist News
  • Charli XCX was said to be paid £900,000 to perform at Glastonbury Festival this year, despite claims of an autotuned set. (MoS)  
  • Diplo has been hit with a €300,000 fine after hosting an illegal rave at a protected site in Ibiza last year. (Mixmag)
  • UK-hailing DJ and producer Blackmass Plastics has passed away, his friends have confirmed. (Mixmag) 
  • Keith McIvor, aka JD Twitch, one half of Glasgow clubbing duo Optimo has revealed he has been diagnosed with an untreatable brain tumour. (BBC) 
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