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BEN TURNER
Co-Founder, International Music Summit
Pete Tong's Essential New Tune
Profill
Bonafique & Yuvèe
Crosstown Rebels
out now
Comment
"Following their debut appearance on the label Spirit Seven compilation in 2025 Bonafique returned to Damian Lazarus' Crosstown Rebels imprint with their Terapia EP. Now I've had the pleasure of playing this out in clubs during the last month, and it is a very special record indeed. Either track on this EP could be an ENT. Indeed, the one that hasn't made it is going to feature in the Club Heat mix, but the one that has made it, this week's ENT is 'Profill' from Bonifique and Yuvèe on Crosstown Rebels."
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 34.47 here. 
Contact
Label: Leon Oakey, Crosstown Rebels
Management & Booking: Bonafique / Yuvée - Aviram Zaken, Ritual Artists 
Radio & Club: Adam Carter, Exclusive Promo
Online: Jake Price, Dispersion
09 Jun 2026
Business
  • A day after Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management began unloading its position in Universal Music Group following a failed takeover bid, UMG has bought back a portion of Ackman's shares, repurchasing 14.15m ordinary shares from Pershing Square for total consideration of approximately €250m. (Variety) 
  • Universal Music Group is said to be “speaking to investors ahead of a possible €1bn two-part bond sale”. (MBW) 
  • 99Solutions has acquired electronic music livestream platform HÖR. (RA) 
News and Features
  • The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has issued an open letter calling on the UK Government to recognise nightclubs as cultural institutions. (DJMag) 
  • The American Federation of Musicians is suing the majors over the labels’ recent moves to settle their lawsuits with Suno and Udio, arguing that the settlements’ benefits aren’t reaching the musicians themselves. (HR) 
  • Fabric's Cameron Leslie, Jodie Harsh and Black Lives in Music CEO Charisse Beaumont unite at SXSW London's Last Night a DJ Saved My Night panel to sound the alarm on the capital's vanishing nightlife. (Metro) 
  • Toolroom Academy and The Artist Blueprint launch expanded artist development programme for DJs and electronic music producers. (Toolroom Academy) 
Digital
  • The thinking behind Spotify approaching concert promoters about licensing the rights to show live video of music festivals. (Bloomberg) It wants more video, and it is seeking to position itself as a one-stop shop for music fans.  
  • Laylo launches AI ticket sales agent and expands its partnership with DICE. (EDMTunes) 
Live
  • Barry Can’t Swim, Richie Hawtin, lead Bizarro’s 2026 Australian Festival tour. (Billboard) 
  • Charlotte de Witte, Michael Bibi, and Adriatique are among the first names confirmed for Starlight Festival, set for 8-11 October at the Pyramids of Giza. (IQ) 
  • World DJ Festival Japan has revealed the full line-up for its 2026 edition, which will take place on 4-5 July at Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo. (DJMag) 
  • Primavera Sound was forced to cancel opening night headline performances by Massive Attack, Bad Gyal, and Doja Cat after poor weather conditions hit the site. (IQ) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • Streaming made access abundant. AI is making creation abundant. So where does value migrate next? (TheSoundHack - George Ergatoudis) 
  • The UK singles chart is a record of crossover moments. For most electronic artists, those moments arrive late, last briefly, and mean less than the industry assumes. (AudienceStrategies) 
Tech
  • 13 accessible music-making tools. (DJMag) 
  • Ten of the Best: Budget drum machines under $500 (Attack) 
  • The co-creator of Ableton Push, Jesse Terry, has revealed how he conceived the much-loved hardware instrument using LEGO prototypes. (DJMag) 
  • FabFilter Pro-C 3 could easily become your preferred compression plugin. (MusicTech) 
Beatport
  • RSVP Now: BAMBII, Jessy Lanza & CQUESTT | Beatport Live LA (Beatportal)
  • Claude VonStroke finds freedom on 'Wrong Number': "Love it or Hate it, I Am My Own Thing" [Q&A] (Beatportal)
  • Playlist of the Week: INVT (Beatportal)
  • Curses: The Evolution of ‘Next Wave Acid Punx’ (Beatportal)
  • Artist of the Month: HAAi (Beatportal)
  • Best New Dance Music This Week: Prospa, Fedde Le Grand, UNIIQU3 & More on Beatport (Beatportal)
  • djay x Beatport Streaming sessions with Lucía Scholtus. (Beatport)
Clubs
  • Pacha New York has secured a temporary liquor license and severed all remaining ties with Brooklyn Mirage. (RA) 
  • Christchurch club Hide is due to close down this month. (DJMag) 
  • A new 4,000 sq ft warehouse venue, Hangr, is set to open in Sheffield this month. (DJMag) 
  • Ibiza: 
    Amnesia Ibiza announces full 2026 Pyramid line-up with Amelie Lens, Jeff Mills, more. (DJMag) 
Deals
  • BMG announced the acquisition of the publishing interests of German music producer Luca Anzilotti, co-founder of Eurodance group Snap!. (RotD) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • Sophie Lloyd ‘Calling Out (feat. Dames Brown)’ | The Making Of A House Anthem (DJMag) 
  • RA.1042 Soft Crash (RA) 
  • Miguelle & Tons | Mixmag Lab London (Mixmag) 
  • Kasia techno set live from Signal, Vienna (DJMag)  
  • Flava D | Boiler Room: Sheffield (Boiler Room) 
  • Thomas Bangalter set on The Lot Radio (TheLotRadio)  
Artist and Music Features
  • The first chapter of AI music was about whether the machines could make a song. It’s obvious they can. The next chapter — the one that decides what this scene actually becomes — is about everything surrounding the file: how it gets made, shared, discovered, and paid for. (Zistrel) 
  • How X Games CEO Jeremy Bloom is reengineering the live experience through EDM. (EDM) 
  • There Is No Sound Of The 2020s. Yet. (RA) 
    No Music on a Dead Internet (RA)
    What would we change about modern electronic culture? (RA) 
  • Celebrating 50 years of Amnesia, an Ibiza clubbing institution. (DJMag) 
  • Thomas Bangalter: ‘Not spoiling Daft Punk became very difficult’ (Times) 
  • So, what was GRiZ doing during all that time off? ‘I just needed to figure out who I am to me’ (Billboard) 
  • TUSH talk hardware, weirdness, and the heavy weather remixes EP. (Magnetic) 
  • The Dancefloor as Sanctuary: How Festivals are building safer, more inclusive communities. (YourEDM) 
  • Access all areas: reframing disability in electronic music. (DJMag) 
  • AVA Festival lights up Belfast’s dance scene. (Hot Press) 
  • With 2026 Edition, Italy’s Nameless Festival scaled up without losing its soul. (Billboard) 
  • EX.800 Anton Corbijn (RA) 
  • How we remixed Taylor Swift: Tips and tricks from Chris Lake and Ely Oaks. (MusicTech) 
  • 15 best progressive house albums of all time (Magnetic) 
Artist News
  • Skrillex unveils surprise album SOMA. (DJMag) 
  • Armin van Buuren has shared a new mix album celebrating 25 years of A State Of Trance. (DJMag) 
  • ANOTR’s pop-up show in Manchester shut down after fans scale fence. (Mixmag) 
  • TOKiMONSTA returns with new single, ‘Joy without Sound’. (909Originals) 
  • Solomun is once again encouraging clubbers to put down their devices and immerse themselves in the moment. (YourEDM)  
  • Sara Landry teams up with Alt8 for ‘Hands Up’. (EDMTunes) 
  • Tiësto announces massive open-air show at Brussels’ Atomium. (EDMTunes) 
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