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BEN TURNER
Co-Founder, International Music Summit
Pete Tong's Essential New Tune
Blessed
SiiNA & Cem Seckin
VOD
out now
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"This comes from the French producer SiiNA, alongside Istanbul's Cem Seckin. It was dropped both weekends at Coachella by the Keinemusik crew, and is out now on their VOD imprint. This week's ENT is 'Blessed' by SiiNA & Cem Seckin."
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 37.02 here.
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Label: VOD
29 Apr 2025
Business
  • Music managers Jon Bailey and Marc Sheinman's 7890 Music, formerly part of the Insanity Group, has partnered with Red Light Management with a roster including Wilkinson, David Rodigan, Friction and songwriter and producer Brad Ellis, among others. (MW)  
  • Payday Music Publishing appoints Desiree Autobee and Jamey Sussman to sync director roles. (MW) 
  • Music creation start-up Splice has agreed to acquire Spitfire Audio, owner of a deep library of digital orchestral sounds, for about $50m. (MusicAlly) 
News and Features
  • Female DJs speak out over gender inequality in dance music industry. (Sky) 
Digital
  • Spotify announced that it expanded the availability of its AI playlists to more than 40 additional markets, including countries in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. It lets listeners create personalised playlists based on written prompts. (TechCrunch)  
  • Audius is launching ‘Audius Agency’, with the decentralised music service pairing musicians with developers and engineers to “build custom stand-alone, open-source products on top of the Audius protocol”. (MusicAlly) 
  • Vevo is focusing on a new suite of data-driven products for advanced targeting, optimisation, and measurement of ads called ‘Vevo Evolve.’ (DMN) 
Live
  • 100-hour Berlin party Home Again finalises 2025 line-up. (DJMag) 
  • The team behind Bulgaria’s Meadows In The Mountains Festival have announced the cancellation of this year’s event, citing financial struggles as they “prepare to file for bankruptcy”. (Mixmag) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • The music industry wants solutions. But do listeners see problems? (Midia - Tatiana Cirisano) 
  • IMS Ibiza 2025
    IMS Ibiza unveiled its annual IMS Business Report. (RotD, RA, DJMag, EDMTunes, IQ, MA, MusicTech) The global electronic music industry expanded to $12.9bn in 2024, marking a 6% rise from 2023. Report author Mark Mulligan of Midia wrote “electronic music continued to increase its share of both revenues and culture". Download the report here.
    60 million people used AI to create music in 2024, IMS Business Report 2025 finds. (DJMag) 
    What’s the Global Electronic Music Industry Worth? 11 Takeaways From the 2025 IMS Report. (Billboard)
    A new survey conducted by the Pete Tong DJ Academy found that emerging DJs and producers surveyed believe “the electronic music industry is a closed club”, while 61% expressed the view that “I feel today social media numbers matter more than musical skill.” (Mixmag) 
Beatport
  • Beatport DJ walkthrough with Mojaxx (Beatport)
Clubs
  • Ibiza: 
    Anyma announces Ibiza 2025 residency at [UNVRS]. (DJMag)
    Pyramid returns to Amnesia with weekly line-ups. (Ibiza Spotlight) 
  • The Cause launches new 200 capacity loft venue in London, Vittoria Wharf. (Mixmag) 
  • Berlin’s Watergate returns with open-air summer party series. (DJMag) 
  • Motion Bristol to close in July, but plans to return in a new location with ‘Motion 2.0’. (Mixmag) 
Deals
  • Bucks Music Group has signed DJ and music producer Man Power to an exclusive worldwide publishing deal. (RotD) 
  • Warner Chappell Music has signed a worldwide administration deal with DJ, record producer, and label executive, Diplo. (RotD) 
  • Armada Music Publishing announced new deals with Bloom Twins, Shells and Trance Wax, as well as the extension of its partnership with Da Beatfreakz. (RotD) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • Tiësto Live at Coachella 2025 - Quasar Stage (Tiesto) 
  • Above & Beyond live from Coachella 2025 (Above & Beyond) 
  • I. JORDAN | Boiler Room: Goa (Boiler Room)  
  • Dan Shake | Boiler Room: Goa (Boiler Room) 
  • RA.986 Suze Ijó (RA) 
  • Zedd - Behind The Scenes of Coachella (Zedd) 
  • Sweet Female Attitude & Sunship ‘Flowers’ | The Making Of A UKG Classic (DJMag)  
Artist and Music Features
  • Interview: International Music Summit co-founder and artist manager Ben Turner. (Mixmag) 
  • Atlantic veteran Gina Tucci launches indie dance imprint 146 Records: ‘We’re committed to sweating every detail’. (Billboard) 
  • London’s underground dance scene is increasingly funded by inherited wealth. From Mike Ashley’s son to a Tetra Pak heir, moneyed promoters explain their motivations. (Guardian) 
  • Music rights are increasingly drawing attention from asset managers, pension plans, and private equity. (BPM) 
  • Why Axwell sold his Axtone label to Pophouse and what’s next for Swedish House Mafia. (Billboard) 
  • “The constant ‘no’s make you tough. They make you say, ‘f**k everybody, I’m still gonna do it’” Claude VonStroke on building a career on his terms. (MusicTech) 
  • Claude VonStroke is back, and wants to be ‘The Bill Murray of DJ-ing’. (Billboard) 
  • Whether she’s perfecting her punchy, emotional hybrid of jungle and footwork, or trying to make club nights accessible, the producer and the DJ Sherelle is always chasing growth. (NME) 
  • How Discrete manages creativity without burning out and why taking breaks makes better music. (Magnetic) 
  • Patrick Mason: wild at heart (DJMag) 
  • Emma B: "Rarity - that's what has always drawn me in" (Attack) 
  • Hard techno, hard rave, hardstyle—whatever you call it, arena slammers have dominated the 2020s. But brand monopolies, spectacle hype and a declining grassroots scene have us wondering: when the euphoric bubble bursts, what will be left? (RA) 
  • DJ AliA wants to take you on a journey. (Face) 
  • My Forever Studio: TOKiMONSTA nabs a historic synth (MusicTech) 
  • EX.762 FKA twigs (RA) 
Artist News
  • Moby announced the relaunch of mobygratis, offering independent musicians, DJs, filmmakers, choreographers, songwriters, and all creatives access to 500 brand-new instrumental tracks, with more to come. (RotD) 
  • Nia Archives unveils first release 'Get Loose' on new label, Up Ya Archives. (RA) 
  • Thieves in Barcelona broke into Kruder & Dorfmeister's van over the weekend. The Austrian duo managed to retrieve the bulk of the stolen items with the help of local police. (RA) 
  • Michael Bibi has put out his first release in two years, ‘Sungazing (Electronic Mix)’. (Mixmag) 
  • Alison Wonderland returns to trap music in new single, 'Get Started'. (EDM) 
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