Pete Tong's Essential New Tune
Love Forever
Max Styler & Kuuda
Nu Moda
out now
Comment
"This is taken from his new six-track EP, 'I Don't Think I Can Stop', on his own label, Nu Moda. The EP reflects the longer, more immersive style of his recent live sets, while showcasing a more expansive side to his production. So many other DJs playing his music right now, especially on main stages, which is kind of the ultimate thumbs up, getting that support from your peers. We played another track from it last week, 'Body Shake', which has been massive in my sets recently. Could equally be an ENT, so it's kind of an ENT EP. We're gonna go and play you the focus cut right now. This week's ENT is 'Love Forever' from Max Styler, featuring Kuuda."
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 31.29 here. 
Contact
Label: Nu Moda
Management: Wyatt Maphis & Adina Anand, Metatone
Radio: Lois Marshall, Yours Truly
Live Agent: United Talent Agency
11 Aug 2026
Business
  • Warner Music Group's fiscal Q3 results landed largely in line with the preliminary figures the company released earlier this week. "For the fifth consecutive quarter, WMG has delivered or over-delivered on our targets, proving the strength of our strategy and the momentum of our business," CEO Robert Kyncl said. (Hits) 
  • Spotify reported its Q2 earnings. It now has 300m Premium subscribers. It also reached 777m monthly active users in the second quarter, up 12% year-on-year. Quarterly revenue of €4.8bn was up 14%. (TechCrunch) 
News and Features
  • Beatport and Appetite on the Farm are giving two emerging DJs the chance to perform at the Essex festival this August. (Skiddle) 
  • The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has criticised the plans to prohibit the opening of new venues offering music and dancing in its busy Soho and West End nightlife districts. (Mixmag) 
  • Sphere CEO James Dolan isn’t thinking small, telling investors he wants five Sphere venues built and five more under construction within the next five to six years. (EDM) 
  • The Circuit Group appoints Marc Thomas as Head of Artist Management, UK + Europe. (RotD) 
  • Ibiza’s Council has proposed a freeze on new nightclub licences as part of its upcoming Tourism Areas Intervention Plan (PIAT). (DJMag) 
Digital
  • Trebel Music acquires superfan platform Sesh. (MusicAlly) 
  • Suno is about to launch Suno Vinyl, a service that lets you “turn the music you make on Suno into real records, pressed and shipped to your door,” for an estimated price of around $45. (MusicAlly) 
  • Suno announced new tools to mark tracks made on its platform, limit downloads, and update community guidelines to prevent copycat songs. (TechCrunch) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • Key EU AI Act rules now being enforced – so how does that affect the music industry? (MusicAlly) 
Tech
  • AlphaTheta XDJ-AN review: Hate physical controls? You’ll love this! (MusicTech) 
  • A synthesizer said to have belonged to late Greek electronic music legend Vangelis has sold for £401,465 at auction, making it the highest price ever paid for a synth. (DJMag) 
Beatport
  • El Tony Mate and Beatport Launch Ibiza Producer Academy Competition (Beatportal)
  • First Wave of Speakers Announced for Beatport Connect LA 2026 (Beatportal)
  • Artist of the Month: salute (Beatportal)
  • djay x Beatport Streaming sessions with Lucy Jane (Beatport)
  • Bolo Picks His Essential Latin House Tracks (Beatportal)
  • Remix Westend & Lizzy Land’s “Surrender” for a chance at an Official Trace Amounts Release (Beatportal)
  • Playlist of the Week: Swimming Paul (Beatportal)
Clubs
  • Ibiza: 
    Chinois Ibiza unveils August 2026 event programme. (RA) 
  • Sheffield venue Tank has ceased operations. (RA) 
  • Leeds 2500 club TESTBED is reopening next month after a string of renovations to its permanent structure, sound and lighting. (RotD)
Deals
  • Yes Boone signs with Warner Music Australasia. (Billboard) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • RA.1051 Mietze Conte (RA) 
  • Nina Yamada | Mixmag Lab London (Mixmag) 
  • Darius Syrossian | Mixmag Lab London (Mixmag) 
  • Oscar and the Wolf WE1 | Tomorrowland 2026 (Tomorrowland) 
  • Fisher WE2 | Tomorrowland 2026 (Tomorrowland) 
Artist and Music Features
  • From Detroit Techno to Belgian New Beat: 12 more electronic music documentaries (Decode) 
  • The 15 best tech house tracks of July 2026 (Magnetic) 
  • The Sound Of: EXHALE (DJMag) 
  • In conversation with Nick Curly: The next chapter of Cécille (IbizaSpotlight) 
  • BIIANCO: electric dreams (DJMag) 
  • Recognise 113: Isaac Carter (DJMag) 
  • VTSS shows us how she goes hard for HARD Fest. (Interview) 
  • ‘The industry at large benefits from independent thought & experimentation’ says co-founder Brett Herman of dance festival Elements. (Billboard) 
  • Jungle: "We could just keep doing the same thing again and again… like The 1975 do" (Sun) 
  • Max Styler was ready to quit dance music, now he’s one of its buzziest new artists. (Billboard) 
  • Batu and Donato Dozzy in conversation. (Mixmag)
  • At his first show in Georgia, Moby talks about ‘music’s ability to reach everybody – and to reach them in the most personal way’ (Billboard) 
  • Overmono talk creative process, stepping away from successful solo projects and their new album, Pure Devotion, on XL Recordings. (RA) 
  • RIP Kavinsky: The world-building producer who gave colour to the brooding sound of synthwave. (Mixmag) 
  • Parisian creative agency Savoir Faire, and its in-house label Bromance, champions French electronic music with a holistic approach. Its success shows a vibrant future for the music industry. (Monocle) 
  • Countdown games, hidden clues, fan theories, community challenges and exclusive drops are making the pre-release window just as engaging as launch day itself. (FanbaseBuilder) 
  • Streaming metrics and rapid DJ transitions have squeezed the life out of dance tracks. Is the patient, hypnotic rhythm of classic house ever coming back? (Hypebot) 
Artist News
  • Peggy Gou to feature in Google’s Pixel 11 launch event. (EDMTunes) 
  • The Avalanches reveal new 31-track album, No Bad Memories. (RA) 
  • Sara Landry announces ‘Divine Intervention’ album. (EDMTunes) 
  • SHERELLE is launching a new London party series, Rest & Restoration (R&R). (DJMag) 
  • William Orbit, legendary British producer, has died aged 69 (RA) 
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