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Cloudy Eyes (Dance Tonight) (feat. Jesse Boykins III)
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"This week's ENT comes from the fourth member of Keinemusik, Řezník, as he presents 'Cloudy Eyes (Dance Tonight)', with the Grammy-nominated songwriter Jesse Boykins III. The Keinemusik crew started dropping this early in the season, and it definitely moves you."
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 26.39 here. 
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Radio: Jacko & James Marsh, Listen Up
30 Sep 2025
News and Features
  • Ibiza Global Radio to take over The Bunker at [UNVRS] as part of DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs Awards. (DJMag) 
  • NTS Radio has announced 18 new residents set to debut shows this autumn, including Kevin Saunderson and Ela Minus. (RA) 
  • 75 riders are confirmed for Bridges For Music's 10th anniversary 230km ADE Cycle from London to Amsterdam. (RotD) 
  • The Nighttime Foundation has launched as a non-profit for global nightlife communities. (RotD) 
Digital
  • Suno has launched its v5 claiming it’s ‘the world’s best music model’. (MusicAlly) It offers “clearer, more immersive audio; natural, authentic vocals; more creative control over every element [and] better genre understanding and mixing”.
  • Spotify announced a series of updates to its AI policy, designed to better indicate when AI is being used to make music, to cut down on spam, and to make it clearer that unauthorised voice clones are not permitted on its service. (TechCrunch) 
  • Spotify now integrates directly with DJ software from rekordbox, Serato, and djay: Users will be able to access their entire libraries and playlists directly within these programs, making it faster and easier to create sets from playlists and blend tracks. (Spotify) 
  • YouTube Music is testing AI music hosts that provide relevant stories, fan trivia, and commentary about what you’re listening to. (TechCrunch) Only a limited number of US-based participants will be given access to the experimental program. 
Live
  • The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has formally called for the breakup of Live Nation. (RA) 
  • PinkPantheress, Skrillex, Carl Cox, Massive Attack and more have been confirmed for Primavera Sound 2026. (RA) 
  • Glastonbury has confirmed its next festival will take place across 23-27 June 2027. (Mixmag) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • Spotify is completely unserious about combating AI music. (Substack - Ed Newton-Rex) 
  • Spotify isn’t broken, it’s working exactly as intended. (Substack - Anthony Hamer-Hodges) 
Tech
  • Setting Sun: How Japan fell behind in dance music technology (Attack) 
  • Is AlphaTheta’s CDJ-3000X really such a big deal for the DJ industry? (MusicTech) 
Beatport
  • Four Takeaways from ‘A Conversation With Anyma’: Future Collabs, ÆDEN’s Concept, and More (Beatportal)
  • Monolink on The Beauty Of It All: Finding Yourself Between Analog and Emotion (Beatportal)
  • Beatport Live x Hungry4 w/ DJ Gigola, Salute, DJ BORING & more (Lisbon) (Beatportal)
  • ADE: Beatport LIVE with Anfisa Letyago b2b VTSS (Beatportal)
  • Playlist of the Week: Mark Knight (Beatportal)
  • RIP JD Twitch: Celebrating the Optimo Legend’s Musical Legacy (Beatportal)
Clubs
  • Ibiza:
    Pacha Ibiza owner FIVE Holdings has scored a $460m credit facility, to target additional ‘experiential hospitality’ expansion. (RotD) 
  • New club and cultural hub 440 launches in Leicester. (RA) 
  • London's Corsica Studios is set to close next year, according to sources close to the venue. (TheLondoner) 
  • The operators of Miami’s Factory Town venue have lodged a countersuit against Insomniac, citing violations of settlement agreements and fiduciary duties in joint venue operations. (EDM) 
Deals
  • CTM Outlander has acquired the majority of EDM artist Yellow Claw’s publishing rights. (RotD) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • RA.1006 Collabs 3000 (Speedy J & Chris Liebing) (RA) 
  • Nathy Peluso pres. CLUB GRASA | Boiler Room x PATRÓN: Ibiza (DJMag) 
  • RUZE party heaters DJ set | Mixmag Lab London | Wagtail Rooftop (Mixmag) 
  • Sally C | Mixmag Lab | All Together Now (Mixmag) 
  • Charlie Tee DJ Set Live From DJ Mag HQ (DJMag) 
  • HUGEL From UNTOLD Festival (DJMag) 
Artist and Music Features
  • 11 clubbing anthems of the 2000s from DJ Jodie Harsh (RollingStone) 
  • Recognise: 092: DJ Lycox (DJMag) 
  • Selections: Byron Yeates (DJMag) 
  • Take a look inside the world’s first in-club art gallery at Hï Ibiza. (Mixmag) 
  • Andy Cato explains why he sold his rights to his Groove Armada catalogue to acquire a 100-hectare farm. (Headliner)
  • Why more acts are touring the UK’s far-flung venues – and why it’s worth making the effort. (Guardian) 
  • How Blond:ish plans to eliminate 42 tons of waste from NYC nightlife every year: ‘This is my passion’ (Billboard) 
  • ‘The label made 500 copies – we sold it in corner shops’: the story behind lost dance music classic Punjabi Disco (Guardian) 
  • KETTAMA: The DJ Of The Moment (Mixmag) 
  • We've all seen it: Keinemusik's dead crowds, Ibiza VIP platforms, Euro-washed Afro house. 2020s mainstream clubbing is an algorithm-smoothed spectacle that rewards mediocrity. Yet it's booming. Rachel Grace Almeida searches for why. (RA) 
  • This is how we remember Ron Carroll. (5Mag)  
  • Remembering JD Twitch (RA) 
  • RIP Optimo’s JD Twitch: The dancefloor revolutionary who reshaped the sound of nightclubs (Mixmag) 
  • JD Twitch RIP: remembering the Optimo DJ's generous and uncompromising spirit. (DJMag) 
Artist News
  • Ninajirchi and Dom Dolla dominate the nominations at the 2025 ARIA Awards. (Billboard) 
  • Fred again.. Will play 10 shows in 10 cities as part of his ‘USB002’ rollout. (Billboard) 
  • Calvin Harris is to headline the Isle of Wight festival 2026. (BBC)  
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