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BEN TURNER
Co-Founder, International Music Summit
Pete Tong's Essential New Tune
Baby Run
Jimi Jules
CircoLoco Records
out now
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"'Baby Run' is the lead track from a new Jimi Jules' three track EP on CircoLoco Records. The EP is already getting a load of love from the likes of Camelphat, Jamie Jones, Rampa and &Me. And we love Jimi on this show. His collaboration with Black Coffee, 'Trippy Yeah' was one of my ENT's of 2025. Couple of years before that we love 'My Cities On Fire', and he is back with something particularly eclectic. This is a real grower. I hope you love it as much as we do. This week's ENT is 'Baby Run' from Jimi Jules on CircoLoco Records.
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 31.45 here. 
Contact
Label: James Stanley, CircoLoco Records
Management: Michael Quack, Innervisions
Publishing: Copyright Control
Radio: Jay Ahmed, Your Army
Club: Olivia Ward, Your Army
Online: Listen Up
Live Agents: Dominik, TS Agency
27 Jan 2026
News and Features
  • Spotify and the major record labels have taken legal action against the unknown operators of Anna's Archive. The action follows the shadow library's announcement that it would release hundreds of terabytes of scraped Spotify data. (TorrentFreak) 
  • Help Musicians, in partnership with DJ Mag, announced the recipients of their Electronic Music Award - a career accelerator programme supporting emerging artists working across electronic music. (RotD) 
  • DISCO, software for managing and sharing music, and AIMS’ catalogue search partner to unlock more value for record labels and music publishers, by introducing new, AI-powered ways to explore and discover music inside DISCO, expanding the way tracks can be searched. (MusicAlly) 
  • AI-music firm Udio has signed its third significant licensing deal, this time with Merlin, following UMG and WMG last year. (DMN) 
  • Merlin announced a partnership with Pipeline, a specialist provider of financing solutions for the independent music sector. (RotD) Pipeline will provide Merlin member companies with advances against digital royalties generated by Merlin. 
  • A major new report from the London Nightlife Taskforce recommends that London create a permanent Nightlife Commission with statutory powers to safeguard and grow its after-dark economy. (RA) 
Digital
  • The long-awaited debut of a US-based TikTok is now officially resolved. (BBC) The officially-titled ‘TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC‘ has now been established, with a cast of prominent, US-based stakeholders and investors assuming control over the separated entity. 
  • US TikTok creators and users are experiencing outages and irrelevant content in feeds as new owners take control. But new TikTok Music Terms Of Service may pose the biggest threat to musicians and labels who rely on the platform. It introduced several aggressive shifts in how music, data, and content are managed. (Hypebot)  
Live
  • Insomniac has revealed the dates for the 2026 edition of EDC Thailand. (DJ Mag) 
  • Winter Music Conference unveils first wave of programming for 2026. (Magnetic) 
  • London's GALA Festival books DjRUM, Seth Troxler, Sonja Moonear for 2026. (RA) 
  • Dom Dolla is headliner for this year's Labyrinth on the Thames. (Billboard) 
  • Liverpool's Baltic Weekender announces first wave of names for 2026 on 29-30 May. (RA) 
Tech
  • Techno Legends Use This Gear: Richie Hawtin aka Plastikman. (Gearnews) 
  • Is there a socially responsible place for technology & A.I in Music? We interview artist & tech innovator InteliDey. (Magnetic) 
  • 6 companies combining AI & music production the right way in 2026. (Magnetic) 
Beatport
  • Playlist of the Week: [IVY] (Beatportal)
  • Club of the Month: Distrikt (Leeds) (Beatportal)
  • Eight Emerging Artists On Our Radar: January 2026 (Beatportal)
  • Tresor Pressure: Bailey Ibbs Curates His Go-To Techno Cuts (Beatportal)
  • Vintage Culture and Gabss Land a Beatport Number 1 with "Lost" [Q&A] (Beatportal)
  • Introducing the Beatport Next Class of 2026 (Beatportal)
  • Speed up your music digging with Beatport DJ (Beatport)
Clubs
  • Sydney’s lockout laws scrapped after 12 years of nightlife restrictions. (Mixmag) 
  • Goldenvoice is launching a "seasonal club experience" called Club Darc at San Francisco's Pier 48 from 27 Feb to 16 May. (Billboard) 
  • London club XOYO is undergoing refurbishment after being acquired by Propaganda Independent Venues, a newly formed company that also owns Camden Assembly. (RA) 
  • London's Barbican Centre is gearing up to launch a new late-night party series called 'anyone can dance'. It will launch on 20 February. (Mixmag) 
  • A 11,000-capacity amphitheatre is opening in Long Beach, California. (RA) 
  • Ibiza: 
    Jamie Jones announces [UNVRS] Ibiza 2026 residency. (DJ Mag) 
    Martin Garrix announces Ushuaïa Ibiza 2026 residency. (DJ Mag) 
    John Summit announces [UNVRS] Ibiza 2026 residency. (DJ Mag) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • RA.1023 Decoder (RA) 
  • SPFDJ | Mixmag x Burn Energy Tour Budapest (Mixmag) 
  • THELMA | Boiler Room: Amsterdam (Boiler Room)
  • Cassius 'Feeling For You' | The Making Of A House Classic (DJ Mag) 
  • Learn to DJ Like LP Giobbi | Using The New CDJ-3000X, Live-Keys and DJS-1000 (DJ Mag) 
Artist and Music Features
  • Music, gaming, and innovation – “Fandom is in a different league in video games!”. (MusicAlly)  
  • By withholding identity and letting the music lead, a new wave of elusive artists is building viral momentum, fan loyalty, and critical acclaim. (Chartmetric) 
  • UMG’s Jonathan Dworkin talks AI: Udio, Nvidia, artists and more. (MusicAlly) 
  • From ‘Resistance To Revolution:’ Global superstar DJ Carl Cox on 50 years of setting dance floors on fire. (Pollstar) 
  • Why Pete Tong is betting big on MENA's Dance Music Culture. (CairoScene) 
  • Girls Don’t Sync: who runs the world? (DJ Mag) 
  • The founders of Brooklyn’s newest club Refuge say every weekend, its hi-def soundsystem ‘Sounds a little better than the weekend before’. (Billboard) 
  • What to see at NAMM 2026: Floor highlights producers absolutely cannot miss (Magnetic) 
  • From Chicago to the world: How footwork crossed the globe (Mixmag) 
  • Connecting Electronic Music and Neurodiversity. (UKF) 
  • DJ Mag’s artists to watch in 2026 (DJ Mag) 
Artist News
  • Fred again.. has unveiled a new "immersive" exhibition in New York, called Boris Acket - Secret Life. (Mixmag) 
  • Ninajirachi is ready to ‘Play a Million More Shows’. (Billboard) 
  • SHERELLE announces SHERELLELAND 2026 tour with £10 ticket price cap. (DJ Mag) 
  • Sammy Virji, Fred again.., Calvin Harris, PinkPantheress and more nominated for BRIT Awards 2026. (DJ Mag) 
  • James Blake announces new album, ‘Trying Times’. (DJ Mag) 
  • Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson will play together as the Belleville Three during the halftime show at the Feb. 1 Pistons game in Detroit. (Billboard) 
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