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Pete Tong's Essential New Tune
The Day I Met You (feat. Solomun)
Keinemusik, &ME, Rampa & Adam Port
Keinemusik
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"2021 has been an amazing growth year for the Keinemusik crew. They have been an underground scene secret for so long, but things are changing. This is the killer cut from their brand new album, Send Return, which was released last week. The track is called 'The Day I Met You' from &ME, Rampa & Adam Port, aka the Keinemusik crew, featuring the one and only Solomun. It's epic, it's dramatic, it's melancholic, and it's this week ENT." 
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 32.21 here.
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Label: Keinemusik
Management: Keinemusik
Publishing: Keinemusik Edition
23 Nov 2021
Business
  • Warner Music posted $1.37bn in revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter ended 30 September, up 22.2% year-on-year. Total revenues for the year were $5.30bn, up 18.8% on the prior year. (Billboard) 
News and Features
  • Boiler Room x Ballantine's celebrate inclusive dancefloors with the launch of True Music Studios, bringing together diverse communities around the world. (RotD) 
  • International dance music festival, Beats For Beds, to raise money for homeless charities this December. (DJMag) 
  • Bicep and their management team at This Is Music won the award for Innovation (sponsored by TikTok) at Artist & Manager Awards 2021. (RotD)  
  • The music industry has welcomed the decision of the Spanish government to scrap visa requirements for UK artists and DJs on short-term tours. (RotD) 
Brand Partnerships
  • Rocket League's season 5 theme song is the 'Player Of Games' by Grimes. (EDM) 
Digital
  • The NFT Bay links to a 19.5 Terabyte collection of 'all NFTs' on the Ethereum and Solana blockchains. (TorrentFreak) 
  • Spotify has taken the shuffle button off all album pages so tracks default to play in the artist's own order. (BBC) 
  • Lyrics are now available to all Spotify Free and Premium users globally across iOS and Android devices, desktop, some gaming consoles and TV, via a partnership with Musixmatch. (Spotify)
  • Deadmau5 and Richie Hawtin have joined forces with a team of game developers and technologists to create a brand new game: PIXELYNX. (Mixmag) 
Live
  • WE ARE FSTVL announce first phase lineup for 2022 edition. (WeRaveYou) 
  • Ocaso Festival to become Costa Rica’s first mass event since 2020. (IQ) 
  • Belfast festival AVA has confirmed that Bicep will headline its 2022 edition with a live set. (DJMag) 
  • California's cannabis-forward festival Northern Nights is welcoming electronic music fans back in 2022. (EDM) 
  • All Points East in London to return for two weekends in August 2022. (RollingStone) 
  • The Chemical Brothers and Kraftwerk announced to play at Field Day's 15th anniversary next year. (RA) 
  • Ultra Music Festival announces second wave of 2022 talent with Seven Lions, Tchami, Afrojack, Tiësto, and more. (Billboard) 
  • Richie Hawtin announces a weekend of techno events in Argentina on 29-30 April 2022. The events will feature Richie Hawtin, plus DJs such as Nina Kraviz, Fabio Florido, Seth Troxler, and Sama' Abdulhadi. (Mixmag)  
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • Livestreams: why they are here to stay (MusicAlly - Claire Mas, Driift) 
  • A solution to YouTube’s 'Value Gap'. (David Turner) 
  • Music streaming services payouts: How much do they pay artists in 2021? (AmplifyYou) 
  • “It’s like having a focus group for each track”: how a sea-change in A&R and music discovery is levelling the playing field for artists. (MusicAlly - Andreea Gleeson, CEO of TuneCore) 
  • What NFTs promise music creators — and what they actually do. (Yash Bagal) 
  • Reality check: NFTs are still niche, but they do have mainstream potential. (Midia) 
Tech
  • Hercules has launched a new portable controller designed to use with smartphones. (DJMag) 
Beatport
  • Best Mixing & Mastering Services for Music Streaming. (Loopcloud)
  • Cover Story: Disclosure (Beatportal)
  • Playlist of the Week - Mella Dee (Beatportal)
  • James Hurr discusses Toolroom & the Toolroom Academy courses for aspiring producers. (Loopcloud)
  • Beatport and Microsoft Surface launch Originals² with a remote b2b featuring Jamie Jones (Miami) and Loco Dice (Berlin). (Beatportal)
  • No Wifi? No Problem - Beatport LINK Introduces 1000 Track Offline Locker (DJTechTools)
Clubs
  • A new initiative has launched in France to help clubs gain cultural status. (RA) 
  • New York club Elsewhere has revealed the line-ups for its upcoming winter party season. (DJMag) 
  • Bavaria closes clubs for at least three weeks as Covid-19 cases soar in Germany. (RA) 
  • London's Printworks is linking up with Defected and Glitterbox for its New Year's Eve and New Year's Day parties this year. (DJMag)  
  • The 40th anniversary of the opening of Manchester's legendary Haçienda club will be marked in 2022 with a pair of special Haçienda Classical shows. (DJMag) 
Deals
  • Downtown Music Services announced a global music publishing agreement with French artists AIR, covering their full back catalogue. (RotD) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • Theo Nasa in The Lab LDN (Mixmag) 
  • Bruce live from DJ Mag HQ (DJMag) 
  • Adam Beyer DJ set from Printworks, London (DJMag) 
Artist and Music Features
  • Nervous Records: 30 years of New York’s pioneering house label. (DJMag) 
  • Fresh Kicks 164: Ebb & Texture (DJMag) 
  • The Art Of Production: Krust (RA) 
  • '90s club mag Sleaze Nation remembers the nightlife London lost. (RA) 
  • How has Twitch managed to become a go-to music platform during Covid? (Attack) 
  • The rise of Lady Blackbird: A West Coast diva bringing atmospheric jazzy vocals to D&B. (DT) 
  • How Fred again.. hit the big time by turning his life into a symphony. (Mixmag) 
  • How Âme’s 'Rej' inspired a new approach to house and techno. (DJMag) 
  • Mike Posner recalls the impact of his relationship with Avicii, from almost singing on "Levels" to deriving inspiration in his memory to achieve his biggest personal goals. (EDM) 
  • William Orbit was a techno-classical genius loved by pop stars from U2 to Britney. Then he was sectioned in his 60s after a drug-induced breakdown. The superproducer explains how he came back around. (Guardian)  
  • How are resale prices for the first crop of music NFTs? Er… (MusicAlly)  
  • Inside Ableton, the music software company everyone wants to buy. (Billboard)
  • It's time for clubs to start taking spiking seriously. (Mixmag)
Artist News
  • Andy C is heading out on a run of intimate UK club shows in 2022. (DJMag) 
  • KAYTRANADA shares a trio of collaborations on new ‘Intimidated’ EP. (DA) 
  • Arca announces fourth new album, kick iiii. (Magnetic) 
  • Omar Souleyman’s manager denies terrorism charges after the singer was released on Friday. (Billboard) 
  • Tiësto is headling the first-ever EDM show Nickelodeon Universe. (EDM) 
  • REZZ returns with third album, Spiral. (DA)
  • William Orbit has announced his first solo release in seven years, an EP called Starbeam, via Anjunadeep on 1 December. (RA) 
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