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BEN TURNER
Co-Founder, International Music Summit
Pete Tong's Essential New Tune
Freaky 1
Max Styler, Vintage Culture & Ali Love
Affairs Music
out now
Comment
"It's built for peak-time dance floors, and it brings together three names I rate very highly. One's emerged from the underground scene in the US, a producer who's absolutely smashing it out of the park in the tech house, main-stage lane. Is it EDM 2.0? The other is a global tastemaker, also featuring the one and only Ali Love, lead singer of Hot Natured, but also featured on that Chemical Brothers tune, 'Do It Again'. Of course, together they've delivered this club weapon. This week's ENT is called 'Freaky 1'."
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 31.46 here. 
Contact
Label: Cesar & Gerry, Affairs Music
Management: Max Styler - Entourage / Purple Wall / Metatone 
Publishing: PRS / Copyright Controlled
Radio: Patrick Hagenaar, Whoa! Promo & Lois Marshall, Yours Truly 
Club: Patrick Hagenaar, Whoa! Promo
TV: Affairs Music / Media Nanny
Online: Affairs Music Group
Live Agents: Jay Pigeon, Purple Wall
14 Apr 2026
Business
  • Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital has offered to buy Universal Music Group in deal that would shift the listing of the company from Amsterdam to New York. (BBC) 
News and Features
  • Ibiza’s International Music Summit (IMS) has announced the full programme for its 2026 edition, taking place in Cala Llonga from 22 to 24 April. (DJ Mag) 
  • ‘Monopolistic bully’ or ‘fierce competitor’? — final arguments entered in Live Nation-Ticketmaster legal battle against 30+ US states. (DMN) 
  • AWAL is known for developing independent artists, but now it is launching an initiative focused on ‘cultural curators’ working on ‘unique music content formats’ in the UK. (MusicAlly) 
  • Plans for a new electronic music museum in Detroit are expected to move forward despite a recent setback. (RA) 
Digital
  • Qualifying indie TuneCore artists will now be able to apply for royalty advances, to support their creative efforts and provide a flexible path towards growth. (Hypebot)  
  • Spotify is introducing new controls that allow users to disable all videos in the app. The controls can be used to choose an audio-first experience on the app or a video-enhanced one. (TechCrunch) 
  • Universal Music, Sony Music, and Suno reportedly hit hard impasse in settlement discussions — as Warner Music’s Suno partnership takes shape. (DMN) 
Live
  • Sony Music and Universal Music are looking to capitalise on Asia’s booming festival sector with a newly launched JV called Nine by Nine. (DMN)  
  • Insomniac announces plans for World Party Parade on Las Vegas Strip. (EDMTunes) 
  • Coachella’s Do LaB Stage was forced to close on Friday night (10 April) after a light reportedly fell on and injured a woman in the crowd. (Mixmag) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • Breaking the language barrier: AI’s next disruption in music. (Midia - Adham Nazir) 
Tech
  • Reason Studios announces Reason 14. (DJ Mag) 
Beatport
  • Insomniac shares details for World Party Parade on Las Vegas Strip ahead of EDC Las Vegas. (Beatportal)
  • Michael Bibi and Black Coffee to headline Pacha New York's Opening Weekend. (Beatportal)
  • REZZ drops exclusive Beatport Chart ahead of Coachella 2026. (Beatportal)
  • Playlist of the Week: Sacha Robotti (Beatportal)
  • Feeling Everything: oskar med k’s Journey From Uncertainty to Breakthrough (Beatportal)
  • Artist of the Month: Tiga (Beatportal)
  • Speed up your music digging with Beatport DJ. (Beatport)
Clubs
  • Oslo venue Goldie closes its doors. (RA) 
  • Pacha New York books Michael Bibi and Black Coffee for the opening weekend on 20 June. (RA) 
  • Ibiza:
    elrow and Dan Popper transform [UNVRS] into new theme Bhūtarāh for opening party on 6 June. (Ibiza Spotlight) 
    Claptone uncloaks roster for second summer of The Masquerade at Chinois Ibiza. (Ibiza Spotlight) 
Deals
  • Warner Music Central Europe and Spinnin’ Records announced the launch of Spinnin’ Records Germany, for dance artists across Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, but also worldwide. (RotD) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • RA.1034 RamonPang (RA) 
  • The Cover Mix: Fcukers (Mixmag) 
Artist and Music Features
  • Spotify’s Head of Music for the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, and Nordics Andy Sloan-Vincent weighs in on the local debate over streaming pay and the data behind how UK artists are actually earning today. (Spotify) 
  • ‘It has your name on it, but I don’t think it’s you’: how AI is impersonating musicians on Spotify. (Guardian)  
  • Inside the secret tactics digital marketers use to make songs go viral in 2026. (Billboard)
  • From access to infrastructure: How managers can win at streaming. (MusicAlly) 
  • The glory days of music videos are over — so why do artists keep making them? (Billboard) 
  • Fcuk around and find out: Why Fcukers are putting fun first (Mixmag) 
  • How Virtual Riot turned exhaustion into creative fire for new album, ‘Burning Out’. (EDM) 
  • Calibre talks about his prolific output, making music beyond the drum & bass canon and his forthcoming album, Tricklemore Sea. (RA) 
  • Coachella and the Improbable Immortality of Fatboy Slim (EDM) 
  • How Virtual Riot turned exhaustion into creative fire for new album, ‘Burning Out’. (EDM) 
  • Recognise 103: GiGi FM (DJ Mag) 
Artist News
  • Anyma’s Coachella 2026 performance was cancelled due to strong winds: ‘We’ve done everything in our control’. (Billboard)  Anyma will not reschedule his planned headlining set. (EDM) 
  • ANTS launches competition to win a DJ set at Ushuaïa Ibiza this summer. (DJ Mag) 
  • Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja among 523 arrested at Palestine Action protest in London. (RA) 
  • Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize have a new record together as Nine Inch Noize. (RA) 
  • Anyma and LISA share new single, ‘Bad Angel’. (DJ Mag) 
  • Fan-made archive preserving SOPHIE’s legacy launches online. (DJ Mag) 
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