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06 Aug 2024
Business
  • Live Nation reports over $6bn in Q2 2024 revenue — and nearly $280m in half-year Astroworld settlement costs. (Variety) 
  • Deezer reported a nearly 15% increase in revenue for the first half of 2024 and raised a key financial target for the year. (Billboard) It generated €268m for the six months ending 30 June as ARPU improved for both direct subscribers and business-to-business subscribers by 6% and 3.5%, respectively.
  • Believe has posted a double-digit H1 2024 revenue jump – and acknowledged that an anticipated growth acceleration didn’t materialise across the six-month stretch’s second half. (DMN) 
  • Warner Music Group announced the reorganisation of its Recorded Music operations. (RotD) Max Lousada, CEO, Recorded Music, is to step down at the end of the fiscal year (30 September), after eight years in the role, and 20 years at WMG. He will remain as an advisor through to 31 January. Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) will be overseen by Simon Robson. The UK & Ireland group will now be part of European operations.
    Effective 1 October, the new, flatter structure "will elevate creative regional leadership, supported by global services, delivering maximum impact for artists on the world stage". In the US, Julie Greenwald will take on a new role as Chair, Atlantic Music Group. Elliot Grainge, 10K Projects Founder & CEO, will become the CEO. 
    Elliot Grainge informed staff at his 10K Projects of his new role, writing it's "business as usual moving forward". (Hits)
News and Features
  • AlphaTheta announced the release of 'The Evolution of Ibiza: Can the White Isle Retain its Legendary Magic?' a feature-length documentary exploring the evolution of the island’s club scene. (RotD) 
  • BPI and AIM launch new initiatives as the UK Streaming Transparency Code comes into effect. (RotD) 
Digital
  • Roland Corporation announced the launch of Roland Future Design Lab, an R&D group formed to help design the future of music creation. (Roland) 
  • Suno and Udio slam label lawsuits… but the RIAA hits back. (MusicAlly) 
Live
  • Tomorrowland festival reported a net profit of €8.4m for its 2023 edition. (EDMTunes)  
  • Time Warp has unveiled its 30-year anniversary lineup in New York. (EDMTunes) 
  • UK festival Field Maneuvers completes 2024 lineup. (RA) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • Touring in the EU post Brexit: Key findings and next steps from the MU’s recent survey. (MU) 
  • MIDiA has surveyed more than 300 songwriters to understand their income distribution, evolving needs and challenges, and how the publishing industry can better serve them. (Midia) 
  • Is the music industry slowdown a crisis or a blip? (Bloomberg)  
  • Will Page talks about what he thinks about the biggest problems in the industry today. (Chris Dalla Riva)
Tech
  • Native Instruments Traktor Pro 4 is a game-changing DJ suite for performers. (MusicTech) 
  • Moog has announced a new flagship eight-voice polyphonic analogue synth called the Muse. (DJMag) 
Beatport
  • Armin van Buuren's Latest Hit “Es Vedrà” is a stimulating celebration of Ibiza (Beatportal)
  • Playlist of the Week: DJ BORING (Beatportal)
  • Introducing: INVT (Beatportal)
  • A new way to prepare your DJ sets (Beatportal)
Clubs
  • London promoter The Cause reveals new restaurant and listening bar, The Marquee Moon, in East London. (RA) 
  • Ricardo Villalobos, Sedef Adasï, FJAAK and Gabrielle Kwarteng are among the lineup for fabric's 25th birthday party. (RA) 
  • Boomtown and Elrow are joining forces for a “first of its kind” show at London superclub Drumsheds this Halloween. (Mixmag) 
Deals
  • The UK office of Believe has signed a global services deal with electronic music brand Fabric. (RotD) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • Danny Tenaglia 'Music Is The Answer' | The making of a dance classic (DJMag) 
  • RA.948 Amor Satyr & Siu Mata (RA) 
  • Anfisa Letyago live from DJ Mag HQ (DJMag) 
  • Calussa DJ set in front of a UNESCO palace in Turin, Italy (Mixmag) 
  • Hiroko Yamamura | Boiler Room: Chicago (Boiler Room) 
  • Eric Prydz presents [CELL] - Live from Hï Ibiza (Eric Prydz) 
  • Sara Landry WE2 | Tomorrowland 2024 (Tomorrowland) 
  • Mandy WE1 | Tomorrowland 2024 (Tomorrowland) 
  • Amelie Lens WE1 | Tomorrowland 2024 (Tomorrowland) 
  • Timmy Trumpet WE1 | Tomorrowland 2024 (Tomorrowland)
  • Miss Monique WE1 | Tomorrowland 2024 (Tomorrowland) 
  • Tiësto - Tomorrowland 2024 (Tiesto) 
Artist and Music Features
  • Eight emerging artists you need to hear: August 2024 (DJMag) 
  • 10 essential house music documentaries to watch online now. (DJMag) 
  • Artists who sound like Fred again..: 10 producers our team thinks every dance music fan will love. (Magnetic) 
  • Away from the noise of online and hard and fast trends, Stone Techno Festival brings raw, pure techno to a breath-taking industrial setting, attracting a non-judgmental crowd and a noticeable lack of phone cameras. (Mixmag) 
  • Recognise: Raji Rags (DJMag)
  • George Daniel, The 1975’s drummer and producer, is a key player in Charli XCX’s world-dominating Brat campaign. Now, he’s launching his club music career with a hard-hitting solo single and shiny new record label. So why does he find DJing small clubs so nerve-wracking? (Face) 
  • The Art of DJing: DJ Ramon Sucesso (RA) 
  • Soundtracking: Peach & Prosumer (RA) 
  • iona is a DJ you can trust. (Face) 
  • Raving in Electrolimbo: Why won't the industry embrace the future? (RA) 
  • How AI is creating a wave of innovation and entrepreneurship that’s reshaping the music industry. (Billboard)  
  • RIP DJ Randall: A jungle and drum 'n' bass master with a magnetic personality. (Mixmag) 
  • Too hot to handle: RIP Randall, the jungle and drum & bass DJ’s DJ. (DJMag) 
  • Remembering DJ Randall (DJMag) 
Artist News
  • Emerging DJs Boo and Shelly were 'blown away' by Radio 1 Ibiza slot. (BBC) 
  • PinkPantheress has cancelled all of her tour dates for the rest of 2024 to focus on her health. (Billboard) 
  • The Blessed Madonna announces debut album, ‘Godspeed’. (DJMag) 
  • Fred again..'s new album features Skrillex, Four Tet, Sampha, and more. (DJMag) 
  • A Boiler Room show in Seoul, South Korea, headlined by Peggy Gou was evacuated by police over the weekend due to overcrowding and crowd crush fears. (Mixmag) 
  • Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears unveils new electronic music project, Lovequest. (909Originals) 
  • DANNN, Chicago house producer and curator, has died. (RA) 
  • DJ Randall, jungle and drum & bass pioneer, has died aged 54. No cause of death has been disclosed. (DJMag) 
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