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BEN TURNER
Co-Founder, International Music Summit
Pete Tong's Essential New Tune
Run (feat. O.MMY)
Marsolo
Three Six Zero
out now
Comment
"We're gonna head over to Holland, where there is quite simply an outbreak. Could you call it a plague of amazing up-and-coming DJs and producers? And the one in question we are going to hand it to is Marsolo. No stranger to this show, we've been featuring a lot of his music over the last year/18 months. This week's ENT is 'Run' from Marsolo, featuring O.MMY on Three Six Zero."
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 40.00 here. 
Contact
Label: Sam & Nick, Three Six Zero Recordings 
Management: Kurt, You And Me Music 
Radio: James Marsh & Jacko, Listen Up 
30 Jun 2026
Business
  • Q2 2026 has delivered $3.33bn in core music industry funding, according to DMN Pro data, up 152% year-on-year. (DMN) 
News and Features
  • StubHub UK has been fined almost £900,000 and ordered to make payments to more than 50,000 fans for not showing the full price of tickets at the time of booking. (Guardian) 
  • AVA London conference announced its first speakers and sessions including Moby, Richie Hawtin, The Avalanches, and many more for the event in September. (RotD) 
  • The MMF and YouTube Music have unveiled Hyperdrive: a new collaboration to fast-track the professional development of talented music managers. (RotD) 
Digital
  • The digital music store Traxsource will implement “Human-Made” and “AI-Assisted” labels for music available on the platform, while fully AI-generated music will be removed from the catalogue. (DJMag) 
  • Orphiq aims to bring 'systematic insight to a chaotic music marketing and artist management world'. (Hypebot) 
  • Deezer announced the launch of its new feature, “Remix Lab,” which allows fans to creatively remix songs with the consent of the original artists and rights holders. Artists get paid for every stream of these remixed tracks. (TechCrunch) Remix Lab is initially available in France.
  • SoundCloud and Twitch announce the launch of SoundCloud Sessions, a collaborative effort enabling DJs to reach new audiences across both platforms. (DMN) 
  • Suno announced Spark, a new incubator program for independent musicians, which will include grants, mentorship and marketing support. (HR)  
Live
  • Amsterdam Dance Event reveals 250+ artists in first lineup release for 30 YEARS ADE. (RotD) 
  • Cercle has cancelled its 2026 festival amid serious financial difficulties. (Mixmag) 
  • Tomorrowland expands 2026 China festival into two-day experience. (DJMag) 
  • Polish festival Unsound unveils first acts for 2026. (RA) 
  • The director of Boardmasters, Rob Spring, has pledged to be a "better neighbour" to the festival’s local residents after a series of disputes. (Mixmag) 
  • Defqon.1 2026 cancelled after a historic code red heat warning issued in the Netherlands. (EDMTunes) 
  • Tomorrowland Belgium shared a sneak peek of its Consciencia mainstage. (EDMTunes) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • "Remixes" in the world of music streaming. (MusicX) Electronic/Dance music leads the way with 30-50% of all consumption in the sixth largest US music genre coming from "Official Remixes". 
  • Beyond English: How the US music streaming market is diversifying. (Luminate) English-language tracks now account for 86% of on-demand streams – a share that’s said to be “steadily eroding” amid the continued rise of Latin, K-pop, and more.
  • The BPI published its 2025 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Report. (RotD) 
Beatport
  • 100 Releases: SYREETA Selects the Essential HE.SHE.THEY. Cuts. (Beatportal)
  • Serving the Sound: Essential Ballroom and Voguing Tracks. (Beatportal)
  • Playlist of the Week: Victor Calderone. (Beatportal)
  • What We Heard: Our Favorite Track IDs from CONTRA at Kraftwerk Berlin (Beatportal)
  • Club of the Month: Ministry of Sound (London) (Beatportal)
  • Best New Dance Music This Week: DJ Tennis, Rafael, Inox Traxx & more! (Beatportal)
  • djay x Beatport Streaming sessions with ‪Darwin Stapel (Beatportal)
Clubs
  • New venue FOUND launches in Berlin with Watergate open-air event. (RA) 
  • Outernet London unveiled a new name for its 2,000 cap music and live events venue - Outernet Live. (RotD) Ticketmaster is to take over all ticketing operations. 
  • New London warehouse club Ironworks reveals debut programme. (RA) 
Deals
  • German electronic artist, producer, and songwriter MCR-T has signed a global publishing agreement with BMG and Electric Feel Publishing. (RotD) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • Watch Solomun, Michael Bibi and Black Coffee headline Pacha New York opening weekend. (DJMag) 
  • DJ Boring B2B ATRIP live from DJ Mag HQ (DJMag)
  • RA.1045 Christian AB (RA) 
  • George Morel ‘Let’s Groove’ | The Making Of An Unexpected Timeless Hit (DJMag) 
Artist and Music Features
  • Having stepped into a new role, managing director (UK, Ireland, and Netherlands) Andy Sloan-Vincent unpacks Spotify's vision for support acts emerging from across the UK. (Billboard) 
  • Rachel Brooks, Spotify Advertising’s Global Director of Brand Marketing, on its B2B creative evolution. (Spotify) 
  • The trait that separates artists who break through from ones who burn out. (Forbes) 
  • The Brazilian musician Alok, who collaborates with Indigenous artists and puts millions into philanthropy, explains his mission – and defends his jetsetting. (Guardian) 
  • A deadpan electro-ballad name-checking Scott McTominay has become the best World Cup song of the summer. Its creator, JJ Bull, talks about how it ‘just downloaded’ into his head. (Independent)  
  • Two decades on from landing his first record deal through a message board, the British producer Chris Lake is now only chasing the projects that interest him, and he’s adamant that you should be doing the same. (MusicTech) 
  • ‘I wanted to feel courageous, even if it meant risking everything going down in flames’: Madeon on his first new album in 7 years. (Billboard) 
  • Claptone picks his favourite things to do on Ibiza. (IbizaSpotlight) 
  • Two Shell go on the record to address criticisms, identity and their forthcoming album, Infinite Now. (RA) 
  • Talking Sense: Shed in conversation (RansomNote) 
  • Two countries, two parties, 12 hours: Red Bull Midsummer was a global dance music daydream. (DJMag) 
  • How Brutalismus 3000 found harmony in chaos. (Mixmag) 
  • At Home With: The Illustrious Blacks in Brooklyn. (DJMag)  
  • A festival to fall for: We Love Green 2026 demonstrated the potential of city-based festivals. (Mixmag) 
  • Techno tourism in Detroit – what do visitors owe the city that created the music? (TheConversation) 
  • Recognise 109: ZULI (DJMag)
  • Renegade Riddims: DRIFTEЯ (DT) 
  • 39 Releases Soundtracking Our Staff's Spring & Summer. (RA) 
  • The 10 best sets we saw at Electric Forest 2026. (Billboard) 
Artist News
  • Mickey Mann, the legendary Scottish sound engineer and producer known for his work with artists including Orbital, Basement Jaxx, and Aphex Twin, has died. (DJMag) 
  • Frank Carter III, the vocalist known for his collaborations with electronic music artists such as Ivy Lab, has died. (DJMag) 
  • Becky Hill has responded on social media after being booed during a surprise set of new music at TRNSMT, telling fans she is 'not a jukebox'. (DJMag) 
  • DJ Hugo Bianco has been arrested for his alleged role in an international drug trafficking network. (DJMag) 
  • Marshmello and Kelsea Ballerini blend country and dance on 'Another Drink'. (MusicTalkers) 
  • Amelie Lens gifts “Dream Apartment” to the grandmother who stepped in when her mom passed. (EDM) 
  • Fred again.. will embark on his first ever tour through India this December. (Billboard) 
  • Saoirse shares new single, ‘Body Movement’. (DJMag) 
  • Martin Garrix and Ed Sheeran spontaneously crash a wedding to perform ‘Repeat It’ live. (EDM) 
  • HAAi has shared details of a new album, ‘DIGITiSE’. (DJMag) 
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