Pete Tong's Essential New Tune
Vocoder
Jepe
Exit Strategy
out now
Comment
"It goes to Jepe, who heralds from Portugal and has previously released on labels like Get Physical and Cecille. He recently joined the Innervisions camp courtesy of a four track 'Exit Strategy' EP. And this is just one of those DJ records I'm going to play this all summer long, I'm sure. We actually previewed it on last week's show and it's out now. This week's ENT is 'Vocoder' from Jepe."
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 35.17 here. 
Contact
Label: Exit Strategy
31 Mar 2026
Business
  • Firebird has entered into a strategic partnership with UK-based artist management company Goodlife Management, the home of Fred again.., The Blessed Madonna, and Ki/Ki, among others. (MBW)  
News and Features
  • Here Are the 2026 Femmy Awards Winners: Full List (Billboard) 
  • Teksupport co-founders, Rob Toma and Mike Vitacco, are locked in legal battle over future of the New York dance events company. (Billboard) 
  • Spotify and the majors are seeking a $322m default judgment against the unknown operators of Anna's Archive. They argue that the shadow library failed to appear in court and ignored the preliminary injunction by releasing millions of tracks that were scraped from Spotify via BitTorrent. (TorrentFreak) 
  • Culture Minister Ian Murray has promised the "full commitment" of the UK government to remove the barriers to touring the EU and UK. (RotD) 
Digital
  • Suno adds ‘Voices’ with label-enabled future models in mind. (MusicAlly) “The capabilities we’re putting in place today — voice fidelity, personalized sound, custom models — lay the foundation for the next generation of music models we’re launching with the music industry later this year.”
  • Meta and YouTube have been found liable for deliberately designing addictive products that hooked a young user and led to her being harmed, a jury ruled. (Guardian) 
  • Bandcamp announced the launch of three brand-new radio shows highlighting electronic, indie, and gaming music. (RotD)  
  • Spotify announced the global rollout of a new feature, SongDNA, that lets listeners more deeply explore their favourite music. (Spotify) Listeners can explore connections, like who may have covered that song, plus other information like samples, interpolations, or what other projects the song’s collaborators have also been involved in. In part, SongDNA has been built on top of data from the online community-built music database WhoSampled.  
Live
  • Armin van Buuren reveals plans for debut A State of Trance festival in US. (DJ Mag) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • Tunecore Accelerator, which helps drive discovery for artists, is responsible for generating more than 50bn new streams since its 2023 launch, the company reports. (PRWeb) 
Tech
  • Loops, leaks and Roger Linn: How Akai’s MPC Sample became the most-hyped gear of 2026 (MusicTech) 
Beatport
  • Mind Enterprises toast their top 10 Italo Disco Selects (Beatportal)
  • Prospa kick off debut album 'Free Your Mind' with Cloonee-backed title track (Beatportal)
  • Playlist of the Week: Tinlicker (Beatportal)
  • Slim Soledad: “The Night Has Many Different Facets” [Q&A] (Beatportal)
  • Boston 168: 10 Essential Acid Cuts Straight from the Source (Beatportal) 
  • Club of the Month: Kiesgrube (Düsseldorf) (Beatportal)
  • Eats Everything explores Beatport Streaming on the CDJ-3000s (Beatport)
Clubs
  • Ibiza:
    James Hype and MEDUZA returning to Hï Ibiza with new format in 2026. (EDM) 
  • The Cause have shared details of their brand new multipurpose events space in London, described as an “industrial blank canvas”. (Mixmag) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • Loud & Unfiltered 50th Episode Special - Ministry of Sound Club (YouTube) 
  • RA.1032 Fcukers (RA) 
  • Gorgon City | Mixmag Lab London (Mixmag)  
  • Prospa B2B Josh Baker | Miami Music Week (Raw Cuts) 
  • Tiësto - Live at We Belong Here Miami 2026 (Tiësto) 
  • Hardwell @ Ultra Music Festival Miami 2026 (Hardwell) 
  • Martin Garrix B2B Alesso @ Ultra Music Festival Miami 2026 (Martin Garrix)
  • Fred again.. & Thomas Bangalter (Fred again..)
Artist and Music Features
  • Put That Record Back On: Remembering DJ Dan (5Mag) 
  • Six emerging artists you need to hear: March 2026 (DJ Mag) 
  • Ibiza Virgins' Guide: International Music Summit (IMS) (Ibiza Spotlight) 
  • Recognise 101: object blue (DJ Mag) 
  • A history of early electroclash in ten tracks. (RA)
  • DJ Nobu selects 10 leftfield tracks he has on rotation while touring. (Mixmag) 
  • Caprices is the coolest electronic music festival on the slopes. (Standard) 
  • Corsica Studios: Nothing Lasts Forever. (RA) 
  • How we remixed Fred Again..: Tips from HAAi, Oppidan and Hamdi (MusicTech) 
  • ‘This Project Feels Like My Final Form’: Slayyyter talks about her new album, which might be her last album too. (Billboard) 
  • Before he became a world-famous electronic music DJ and music producer, John Summit was just John Schuster — a CPA working at accounting firm Ernst and Young and making music on the side. (FastCompany)
  • From album artwork to full-blown visual worlds, a group of female creative directors inside major labels are changing how the industry thinks about creativity. (CreativeReview) 
  • How electronic music shaped digital entertainment and gaming culture. (Rolling Stone UK) 
  • SXSW London's director of programming Katy Arnander teased the conference program at a launch, drawing a distinction between Austin and Shoreditch: ‘We’ve decided to create our own vibe’. (Variety) 
  • The Boiler Room reckoning: Why scapegoating won’t fix live music’s funding problem. (Midia - Laura Fisher) 
  • Armin van Buuren and Apple Music explored the future of dance music in keynote panel at Winter Music Conference in Miami. (RotD) 
  • Tracking the jobs that AI is replacing in Electronic Dance Music. (Hypebot) 
  • 0to8’s rise to 4bn streams: ‘We were giving raw material to creators’. (MusicAlly) “The traditional major label structure was simply not built for the speed that TikTok requires." 
Artist News
  • Jazzy teams up with Bohemian FC for ’90s-inspired 2026 women’s away kit. (DJMag) 
  • Pete Tong to play a set at this year's Grand National horse racing event in the UK. (Star) 
  • Nia Archives returns with new single, ‘Danger’. (DJ Mag) 
  • James Blake has asked for his name to be removed from the production credits of Kanye West’s track 'This One Here,' saying his “original version” of the track, which was recorded several years ago, “is completely different in spirit.” (Variety) 
  • SHERELLE wins Best Electronic/Dance Act at MOBOs 2026. (Mixmag) 
  • DJ Dan, West Coast House Producer, has died. (Billboard) 
Recent newsletters

31 Mar 2026

Vocoder - Jepe
"It goes to Jepe, who heralds from Portugal and has previously released on labels like Get Physical and Cecille. He...

24 Mar 2026

Actin' Tough - Dean Turnley
"It's done the double. It was Sarah Story's Track ID on Future Dance if you're listening live earlier, and talk...

17 Mar 2026

Darkness - Chris Stussy
"As he prepares to release his most expansive and personal statement to date, with 'Lost, Found & Forgotten, which comes...

10 Mar 2026

This is Real (Disappear)(feat. Eyelar) - PARISI & Fred again..
"So it comes fresh off the back of Fred again..'s final USB002 show at the Alexandra Palace. Talk about FOMO,...

03 Mar 2026

Take Care Of Business (Solomun Mix) - Nina Simone
"It's going to go to 'Take Care Of Business', a brand new Solomun remix of Nina Simone. It's out now...

24 Feb 2026

Destiny - Layton Giordani & Camden Cox
"It comes courtesy of a previous guest Hot mixer on this show, the American DJ and producer, Layton Giordani. It's...

About IMS

IMS: International Music Summit is a global educational and motivational thought-leadership platform dedicated to the continued development of electronic music primarily through the presentation of global summits for the industry. 

About Beatport

Beatport is the worldwide home of music for DJs, producers, and their fans. Founded in 2004, the Beatport family of companies includes Beatport, the preeminent store for electronic music DJs, Beatsource for the open-format DJ community, and Loopmasters, Loopcloud and Plugin Boutique for music producers. Follow us on Twitch, Facebook and Twitter, and Instagram.

About AFEM

AFEM: A global voice for electronic music; representing our culture and commerce. AFEM's membership spans all industry sectors, with over 250 company members across 25 countries, the organisation connects its worldwide membership to develop opportunities and enable change.

About ROTD

Record of the Day has produced a subscription-based daily publication for the music industry for over 23 years, featuring all the best news and comment, along with an editorially-chosen future hit. Sign up for a free trial here.
Submit your news stories here.
About Industry Insider | Get in contact | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Brought to you by: www.recordoftheday.com