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BEN TURNER
Co-Founder, International Music Summit
Pete Tong's Essential New Tune
Repeat
Vanco & DEELA
Afro Republik
out now
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"It comes from Vanco, who's following up his huge breakout single, Ma Tnsani (Yalla Habibi), which became one of the biggest global tracks of last year. It was, in fact, the number one most Shazam record in Ibiza last summer, and it's now surpassed over 75 million streams. We love this guy. We love his sound and style. His brand new single is this week's ENT. This is 'Repeat' featuring DEELA from Vanco."
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 31.04 here. 
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Label: Afro Republik
21 Apr 2026
News and Features
  • The first ever fan-led review of Britain's live and electronic music sectors have been published by the UK Government. (DJ Mag) A new Music Fans Association, a final end to overpriced ticket resales, and introducing the agent of change principle to British law are among the recommendations
  • Music Venue Trust unveiled a major new package of funding and initiatives designed to tackle the long-term economic challenges facing grassroots music venues, alongside the publication of a new booklet, Developing The Future of Grassroots Music Venues. (RotD) 
  • After a weeks-long trial, jurors ruled that Live Nation functions as a monopoly that has quashed competitors and driven up ticket costs for fans. The bulk of the claims jurors focused on were related to requirements for artists at Live Nation’s amphitheaters, as well as claims that Live Nation strong-armed concert venues to use Ticketmaster if they wanted access to Live Nation’s concerts. (BBC)  
  • Brighton Music Conference 2026 announced a second wave of names for the electronic music and networking event. (RotD) 
  • Women aged between 40-65 say clubbing benefits their mental health, study finds. (Mixmag) 
  • Ibiza Airport accelerates EES border control implementation ahead of summer tourism surge. (DJ Mag) 
  • Balearic islands residents are pushing for a cap on the number of tourists that can visit the islands. (DJ Mag) 
Digital
  • Offtrack, an AI-powered DJ company, is now available to developers, giving any music platform the "power to deliver a DJ quality listening experience". (PRNewswire) 
  • Music creation platform Splice has announced a new suite of AI tools that extend Splice’s established creator payment model into generative AI. (MusicRow)
Live
  • Italy's LOST Music Festival finalises 2026 line-up. (RA) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • Music and AI: What happens when quality is no longer a differentiator? (Midia - Tatiana Cirisano) 
  • Over the last few years, Coachella has made substantial changes to its programming. New stages, surprise headliners, and most notably, fewer and fewer artists. Here are the numbers behind Coachella lineups post-pandemic. (Chartmetric) 
  • Has new music become less popular? A statistical analysis. (StatSignificant) 
  • If AI brings the cost of production down dramatically, does the creative risk equation change? (Beehiiv - George Ergatoudis) 
Beatport
  • John 00 Fleming: Finding 'The Lost Tribe' and Reclaiming the Dance Floor Experience. (Beatportal)
  • Playlist of the Week: Luke Alessi (Beatportal)
  • Beatport Landed Goes Inside Los Angeles’ After-Hours Engine (Beatportal)
  • Label of the Month: tszr (Beatportal)
  • Beatport Launches New Genre: Latin Electronic (Beatportal)
  • Beatport Announces Major Leadership Shift as Robb McDaniels Steps Into Executive Chairman Role (Beatportal)
  • djay x Beatport Streaming sessions with ‪Unmarried Woman (Beatport)
Clubs
  • Pacha New York has unveiled a “comprehensive” safety plan ahead of its opening in June. (Mixmag) 
  • [UNVRS] has been voted the World’s No. 1 Club in DJ Mag's annual Top 100 Clubs poll. (DJ Mag) 
  • London's Phonox is launching a new multi-venue party series this summer. (DJ Mag) 
  • A man used AI to make false statements to shut down the London nightclub Heaven. (Guardian) 
    Heaven nightclub case outcome exposes fault lines in licensing system, says NTIA. (RotD) 
  • Ibiza:
    BLOND:ISH magics up Abracadabra line-ups in cloud of smoke. (IbizaSpotlight) 
Deals
  • Play It Again Sam has signed Massive Attack. (RotD) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • DJ Marky & XRS feat. Stamina MC ‘LK’ | The Making Of A Drum & Bass Anthem (DJ Mag) 
  • Louie Vega on Paradise Garage, Masters At Work and the Roots of House Music (Katie Knight) 
  • Black Coffee & David Guetta On What DJs Really Deal With Behind The Scenes. (DJ Mag) 
  • RA.1035 RHR (RA) 
Artist and Music Features
  • The DJ Mag Top 100 Clubs returns with 19 new entries, including a record-setting new champion. Discover which venues the public vote has deemed the best in the world, where they’ve placed, and what makes them such essential clubbing destinations.  (DJ Mag) 
  • 5 ways to best maximise your experience at International Music Summit. (IbizaSpotlight) 
  • Who knew working in music could involve so much data? (Synchtank - Andrea Zuckermann) 
  • If culture is shaped by TikTok's algorithmic feed, then it's time for us to decide where we draw the line between necessary marketing and inauthentic growth hacking. (TechCrunch) 
  • Artists own the masters but rent the marketplace. (Paragraph) 
  • Café Mambo, Ibiza’s iconic sunset spot mecca, is gearing up for party season once more. (Standard) 
  • 20 questions with Honey Dijon: How her new album was inspired by working with Beyoncé — And a love of yacht rock. (Billboard) 
  • DJ, producer, fashion muse. In our spring 2026 cover story, Shaad D'Souza asks: what does Honey Dijon truly want? (RA) 
  • As he gears up for the release of his first dance music remix album, which will land via Positiva for Record Store Day 2026, Elton John and The Blessed Madonna discuss their love of record stores, Studio 54 and the dancefloor moments that changed everything. (Mixmag) 
  • Lauren Mia talks creative fulfillment, intuition, and the spirit of Elysium. (Magnetic) 
  • How Jeff Mills’ ‘Live At Liquid Room, Tokyo’ forged new futures for underground techno. (DJ Mag) 
  • Thirty years ago, Prodigy's Firestarter video sparked outrage – and made Keith Flint a dance music hero. Their new tour will miss his manic energy. (Telegraph) 
  • Inside Manchester's Hacienda: Dance music pioneer Mike Pickering tells of legendary nightclub (Mirror) 
  • Renegade Riddims: Ruby AT (DT) 
  • Six emerging artists you need to hear: April 2026 (DJ Mag) 
Artist News
  • David Guetta and Marten Hørger debut new project at Coachella, Men Machine. (DJ Mag) 
  • Kraftwerk have lost one of music's "longest-running" copyright cases in a landmark ruling from the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU). (Mixmag) 
  • Anyma debuted his new show ÆDEN at Coachella over the weekend after strong winds cancelled his weekend one performance. (Billboard) 
  • Rezz cancelled her performance at weekend of Coachella. (Billboard) 
  • Moby is donating all the money he’s making from his Coachella 2026 performances to four different animal rights organisations. (Billboard) 
  • Carl Cox opened The Prodigy's UK tour in Glasgow last week with a three-deck vinyl set. (DJ Mag) 
  • Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter to host immersive Art Basel event with Rampa. (RA) 
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