Pete Tong's Essential New Tune
Lost
Vintage Culture & Gabbs
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"I've gone with Brazilian DJ and one of my good friends, Vintage Culture. This guy always brings out something new, something fresh. He's always got different sound. I like the way he switches it up. He's like a god in Brazil. I've managed to play for his festival over there, and it was incredible to around 40,000 people. Yeah, it's just crazy to see how big he is over in Brazil. And it's my pleasure to bring his music over here to the UK and play this on radio. One for you tonight. This is Vintage Culture & Gabbs with 'Lost'."
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 32.51 here. 
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13 Jan 2026
Business
  • Pacha Group has reported revenue of €118.8m and €40.5 million in EBITDA in its latest financial results for the nine months up to the end of September 2025. Parent company FIVE Holdings reported that Pacha now up roughly 30% of FIVE Holdings’ hospitality revenue and about a third of group EBITDA. (MBW) 
News and Features
  • Nightlife operators and cultural venue owners have pushed back against government and media suggestions that only pubs will benefit from upcoming business rates reductions. (RotD) 
  • ERA reported interim annual figures for entertainment. Within music, Physical revenue was up 11.5% from 2024 to £368.1m, Downloads were down 3.5% to £39.9m, estimated Streaming was up 3.2% to £2,045.4m, giving a total of £2,453.3m, up 4.2%. (RotD) 
  • Universal Music Group announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to pioneer responsible AI for music discovery, creation, and engagement leveraging NVIDIA AI infrastructure and UMG’s catalogue. (RotD) 
  • Over 130 artists, agents, managers and festivals have written to EU justice commissioner arguing that the current system for reporting illegal tickets has been ineffective, and are backing a campaign for the EU to clamp down on unauthorised ticket reselling. (RotD) 
Live
  • Damian Lazarus reveals lineup for Day Zero Bali 2026. (EDM Tunes) 
  • Burning Man reveals new ticket pricing and policy updates. (EDM Tunes) 
  • Tisno festival Love International adds 100 more names for 2026. (RA) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • Anticipating the future of music and media: What lies ahead in 2026? (Synchtank) 
  • How AI Is changing the music industry. (Bloomberg TV)  
Tech
  • Audio-Technica has released a new belt-driven turntable, the AT-LP7X. (DJ Mag) 
  • Apple Music has announced an update enabling Apple Music integration with AlphaTheta’s DJ multi-player, the CDJ-3000X. (RotD) 
Beatport
  • Tomorrowland to host first-ever Thailand Edition in December. (Beaportal)
  • Brazil’s unfazed Opens 2026 with new single, “Shivers” (Beatportal)
  • Adam Sellouk drops his massive remix of Tiga's "Mind Dimension" (Beatportal)
  • Playlist of the Week: Luch (Day Zero Festival) (Beatportal)
  • Invicta Audio: Five Years at the Heart of Drum & Bass (Beatportal)
  • Artist of the Month: Max Styler (Beatportal)
Clubs
  • Ibiza: 
    David Guetta announces [UNVRS] Ibiza 2026 residency. (DJ Mag) 
    Glitterbox is making a bold move to Amnesia for 2026 after an eight-year tenure at Hï Ibiza. (Ibiza Spotlight) 
    Defected to move to Chinois Ibiza for 2026 season. (Ibiza Spotlight) 
  • A handful of "original and rare items" from the early years of Manchester institutions Factory Records and The Haçienda are up for auction. (RA) 
  • Mathame announce first-ever Las Vegas residency at Zouk and Ayu in 2026. (EDMTunes) 
  • New 1,200-capacity venue Midline to open in Miami. (RA) 
  • Ministry of Sound club venue is set to undergo the most significant transformation since it opened in 1991. (RotD) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • RA.1021 Katatonic Silentio (RA) 
  • Eli Brown | Mixmag Lab Mendoza (Mixmag) 
  • Anthony Godfather | Mixmag Lab Amsterdam (Mixmag) 
Artist and Music Features
  • 909originals’ guide to Europe’s best dance and electronic music festivals in 2026.  
  • Selections: TEED (DJ Mag) 
  • At Home With: HAAi in Hackney (DJ Mag) 
  • Paul Thomas and Das Pharaoh talk UV, ULF Podcast, careers, and more. (EDMTunes) 
  • Positiva’s class of now (DJ Mag) 
  • Clubbing in California: The Year of Fire and ICE (RA) 
  • Sub Focus on how forgotten memories shaped his futuristic ‘Contact’ album. (EDM) 
  • The Venezuelan raptor house pioneer DJ Babatr spoke about the genre's complex history and how, over 20 years into his career, he's finally getting global recognition. (RA) 
  • Hitmaker Nathan Duvall on his mission to drive electronic music licensing with new start-up SyncIt. (MW) 
  • Setlist.fm's Joe Fleischer explores how fan-driven music data, touring insights, and setlists have built a global community around the live concert experience. (Chartmetric) 
Artist News
  • Robyn‘s ninth studio album, Sexistentialism, will be released 7 March. (Billboard) 
  • Sara Landry has revealed that she will soon step away from touring to write her second album. (Skiddle) 
  • A man has pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm after assaulting DJ Fat Tony at a gig in a Margate club in 2024. (DJ Mag) 
  • Armin van Buuren has shared a new track, ‘Sun Shines On Me’. (DJ Mag) 
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