Pete Tong's Essential New Tune
Cycles
CamelPhat & Arodes
Interstellar Recordings
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"This week's ENT is going into the hands of CamelPhat as they team up with one of my 2024 Radio One Dance Future Stars Arodes. So he's going to get one as well, depending on whether he's in Miami or Ibiza. Dave and Mike from CamelPhat say they have been sitting on this tune for a while, and they have been itching to release it as they combine, as I said, with rising star Arodes to make something gorgeously melodious. Is that a new genre? Melodious house? You check it out this week's ENT is 'Cycles' from CamelPhat and Arodes."
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 30.56 here. 
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Label: Interstellar Recordings 
10 Feb 2026
Business
  • Warner Music reports 14% Q4 2025 subscription revenue growth, signs new TikTok deal, and expands its Bain Capital catalogue JV. (Hits) 
  • Sony Music posts double-digit Q4 2025 revenue jump amid live/merch and publishing gains. (Variety) 
News and Features
  • Music Glue has launched The Artist Marketplace, a new eCommerce solution integrating musicians' different stores worldwide into one single global shopfront. (RotD) 
  • The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has launched an Independent Festival Directory. (RotD) 
  • Belfast nightlife campaign group Free The Night has launched a legal challenge against a recent independent licensing review. (Mixmag) 
  • Global distribution and label services provider LabelWorx announced the launch of a publishing division for its independent electronic music clients. (RotD) The model offers Single Song Assignment. 
  • The first wave of talks for IMS Ibiza 2026 have been revealed, featuring sessions including 35 Years of Nervous Records; Market Focus - Brasil: From Identity to Impact; Meet Team: Josh Baker; Meet the New Team Sónar; and Eastern Europe on the Rise: New Voices, New Futures, presented by Telekom Electronic Beats. Plus, the program will feature Keynote Interviews with Maykel Piron, CEO & Co-Founder of Armada Music Group and Yann Pissenem, Owner, Founder, & CEO of The Night League & Ushuaïa Entertainment. (IMSIbiza)  
Digital
  • Business music streaming provider Soundtrack Technologies has acquired two European rivals, UK firm Ambie and Belgian company Tunify. (Billboard)  
  • Spotify is making a significant change to how artist profiles are identified, moving away from the blue Verified Artist checkmark in favour of a more descriptive label. Meet the new Spotify Registered Artist label. (Hypebot) 
  • Spotify announces some upgrades to its song lyrics feature, including globally available translations and the ability to view lyrics while offline. (DMN) 
  • Spotify has published its own lobbying priorities in a ‘Maintaining the Growth and Resilience of Music Streaming: A Policy Roadmap’ document. (MusicAlly) 
  • YouTube reaches 29bn videos as music and Shorts dominate viewing. (Omdia) 
    During an earnings call, it was stated "for the full year 2025, our YouTube's annual revenue surpassed $60 billion across ads and subscription", suggesting that subscriptions are now a roughly-$20bn annual business for YouTube. (MusicAlly) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • The problem with the “AI versus human” music narrative. (Midia - Tatiana Cirisano) 
  • The problem with content. (Midia - Mark Mulligan) 
Tech
  • “What’s currently out there isn’t good enough; we can do better”: Why AKG wants to raise the bar for budget microphones. (MusicTech) 
  • Best of NAMM 2026 for electronic music producers. (Attack) 
Beatport
  • RSVP Now: HoneyLuv at Beatport Live NYC. (Beatportal)
  • Brooklyn Mirage to reopen as Pacha New York under FIVE Holdings. (Beatportal)
  • Playlist of the Week: Elkka (Beatportal)
  • Carl Cox injects Club Power Into James Brown’s “Say It Loud - I’m Black and I’m Proud” (Beatportal)
  • Daphni returns with fourth studio album, 'Butterfly' (Beatportal)
  • Artist of the Month: Jayda G (Beatportal)
Clubs
  • Ibiza: 
    Indira Paganotto has announced a 2026 ARTCORE residency at Hï Ibiza. (DJ Mag) 
    Swedish House Mafia return to Ushuaïa Ibiza for 2026 residency. (DJ Mag)
    Black Coffee announces Hï Ibiza 2026 residency. (DJ Mag) 
    Joseph Capriati is bringing his Metamorfosi residency back to Amnesia Ibiza this summer. (DJ Mag) 
    Calvin Harris is bringing his "double residency" format back to Ushuaïa Ibiza for a second season. (DJ Mag)
    KETTAMA announces 2026 Ibiza residency at Amnesia. (Skiddle) 
    KEINEMUSIK's &Me and Rampa to trade tunes at Pacha Ibiza on 24 May. (Ibiza Spotlight)  
    Pikes reveals first phase of weekly calendar for summer 2026. (Ibiza Spotlight) 
  • London club The Glove That Fits secures permanent late licence and completes refurb. (RA) 
  • Circoloco debuts in India with Chris Stussy, Mau P. (RA) 
  • Wynn Nightlife reveals 2026 line-ups at Las Vegas resort venues. (Billboard) 
  • East London nightclub FOLD has come under fire for failing to respond promptly when a 23-year-old man fell ill and later died from an overdose after attending the venue last year. (Mixmag) 
Deals
  • Sofi Tukker has signed with Republic Records. (EDM)  
  • Armada Music has signed a long-term recording deal with London-based electronic trio EYNKA. (RotD)  
Streams & Podcasts
  • Learn to DJ Like SOSA | Mixing Techniques & Advice For Beginners (DJ Mag) 
  • RA.1025 OMOLOKO (RA) 
Artist and Music Features
  • The 15 best melodic techno tracks of January 2026. (Magnetic) 
  • The 15 best tech house tracks of January 2026. (Magnetic) 
  • What makes a good dance music documentary? (DJ Mag) 
  • Suno says “accessibility” is the reason for its success — but I think accessibility is the problem with AI music. (MusicTech) 
  • Born during the pandemic as a Zoom party, Normie Corp now brings its wild and hyper-specific themed parties to venues across Vancouver, uplifting its community of “normies-turned-creatives”. We meet Normie Corp’s founders to find out more. (Mixmag) 
  • Selections: Ploy (DJ Mag) 
  • Art in the Age of Intimidation (RA) 
  • The Art of DJing: KI/KI (RA) 
  • Illenium on his new album ‘Odyssey’ & why ‘The only way to do a Sphere show is to make it your entire life’. (Billboard) 
  • ‘The music could not stop for three days’: how Sirāt went on a road trip to the dark heart of rave. (Guardian) 
  • An oral history of Eddie Halliwell's 'Bosh! 12 Sizzling Bangers' mix CD. (Mixmag) 
  • With major changes planned for the festival’s 17th edition, Boomtown is undergoing a “radical redesign” this year. Director of Music Strategy & Programming James Cousins talks the return of fan-fave stages, new districts, and the “evolved” line-up that promises to scale up the festival's eclecticism. (Mixmag) 
  • Christine Osazuwa, Founder and CEO of Measure of Music, is helping artists and professionals better understand music data. She shares how data can drive careers and the key trends she believes will shape music in 2026. (Chartmetric) 
Artist News
  • Wilkinson announces fourth solo album, ‘Infinity’. (EDM) 
  • Alesso announces first US headline tour, drops massive collaboration with Pendulum. (EDM) 
  • London’s Abbey Road Studios announces the first ever rave in the legendary Studio One, in partnership with Soulwax. (RotD) 
  • Faithless announce open-air show at Manchester aerodrome in July. (DJ Mag) 
  • Todd Terry set to open hi-fi listening bar and café, Freeze HiFi, in Liverpool. (DJ Mag) 
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