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BEN TURNER
Co-Founder, International Music Summit
Pete Tong's Essential New Tune
What Else Is There? (DJ Tennis Remix) (feat. Fever Ray)
Röyksopp
Dog Triumph
02 May 2025
Comment
"It comes from electronic duo Röyksopp, who have released their new album, 'True Electric', featuring a collection of 19 studio recordings inspired by their True Electric tour in 2023. It includes self-reworked versions of original songs taken from their catalogue. DJ Tennis has provided a new spin on the True Electric version of their 2005 classic, 'What Else Is There?' with the help of Fever Ray. Now, this original is 20 years old this year, and this is the first of a run of remixes with more to follow from the likes of Jennifer Loveless, Ivory, and Notre Dame. This week's ENT is 'What Else Is There?', the DJ Tennis remix of Röyksopp featuring Fever Ray, the 2025 version."
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 33.15 here.
Contact
Label: Dog Triumph
Management: Tony, D-E-F 
Radio & Club: Adam Carter, Exclusive Promo 
Press: Sarah Pearson, Wasted Youth
Online & DSP/Playlist Promo: Stan Sorrell, PIAS
Live: World excluding US - Cris Hearn & Ollie Seaman, Wasserman / US, Canada and South America : Tom Windish & Nick Van Loo, Wasserman
13 May 2025
Business
  • Warner Music Group reported its quarterly revenue dropped 1% year-on-year. Executives cited a lighter Q1 2025 (financial Q2) release schedule, difficult YoY comparisons, a soft ad market, presumably advantageous DSP renewals that are still kicking in, and “market share loss in China.” (Variety) 
Digital
  • TikTok is introducing new on-and-off platform Sponsorship Solutions. (TikTok) For brands, there's a range of new solutions, including updates to the TikTok Pulse suite with Pulse Core, which makes it easier to align with the hottest trends and build cultural relevance. 
  • The Shazam Viral Charts have launched and are available on Shazam’s site and as a playlist on Apple Music. The collection will consist of an updated daily ‘Global’ playlist with 50 tracks and 42 national charts with 25 songs each. (TechRadar) 
  • SoundCloud, like many large creator platforms, is increasingly embracing AI. The latest version of the company's terms includes a provision giving the platform permission to use uploaded content to train AI. (TechCrunch)
    The platform has since issued a statement clarifying that it isn’t using artists’ content for generative AI music, following considerable backlash over a change some users noticed in the platform’s terms of service. (HR)
Live
  • Seoul’s World DJ Festival 2025 full line-up announced. (DJMag) 
  • UNTOLD Festival adds Green Velvet, Dom Dolla, Röyksopp, more to 2025 line-up. (DJMag) 
  • Glastonbury's San Remo reveals 2025 line-up. (RA) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • Hospitality, night time economy and events businesses face economic strain, falling confidence, and survival fears says trade bodies in a survey. (RotD) 
  • Has music reached peak fragmentation? (Midia - Tatiana Cirisano) 
  • Music and Streaming, Part I: Strategy (RadioEdit - Patrick Clifton) The business fundamentals behind DSP's and what this means for music. 
  • Unintended consequences – the year ahead for streaming. (Midia - Mark Mulligan) 
  • Music discovery is not dead, just evolving – the industry needs to evolve with it. (Midia - Olivia Jones) 
Tech
  • Moog to release new compact synth. (RA) 
Beatport
  • Beatportal Exclusive: Biscits is building his own universe—and it’s anything but ‘WRONG.’ (Beatportal)
  • Playlist of the Week: Manda Moor (Beatportal)
  • Why Latincore hits different: 15 essential cuts curated by CRRDR (Beatportal)
  • Beatportal: Out Of Office – Episode 2 | Kitty Amor (Beatportal)
  • RSVP Now: Taiki Nulight & SICARIA | Beatport Live LA (Beatportal)
  • Label of the Month: Balmat (Beatportal)
  • Eats Everything explores Beatport Streaming on the CDJ-3000s (Beatport)
Clubs
  • Ibiza: 
    Calvin Harris announces full line-ups for Ushuaïa Ibiza 2025 residency. (DJMag)
    Armin van Buuren to kick off Ushuaïa Ibiza residency with 6-hour open-to-close set. (DJMag) 
  • €100,000 sound system stolen from Cologne venue Essigfabrik. (RA) 
  • Toolroom Academy to take over fabric on 6 June. (DT)
  • The reopening of the Brooklyn Mirage in New York has been delayed due to construction permit issues. (DJMag) 
Deals
  • Illenium has signed with Republic. (Billboard) 
  • Armada Music announce a joint venture deal with Dutch electronic artist Joris Voorn. (RotD) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • 24 Hours With: Armin van Buuren at Ultra Music Festival (DJ Mag) 
  • RA.988 PLO Man (RA) 
  • Jammer DJ Set | Charing Cross Library, London | IKEA housewarming (Mixmag) 
  • Shanti Celeste - Spacey Soul Special | RA Greenhouse Sessions (RA) 
  • Ethiopian Records | Boiler Room: Addis Ababa (Boiler Room) 
  • Polygonia | Boiler Room: Rotterdam (Boiler Room) 
  • The Martinez Brothers DJ set from South Beach Miami (DJMag) 
Artist and Music Features
  • "Everyone tells me I'm terrifying." The powerhouse agent Maria May talks about being a woman in a male-dominated world and growing the careers of artists like David Guetta, Marlon Hoffstadt and Sara Landry. (RA) 
  • Daniel Ek’s vision for the future of Spotify: Why AI is driving the discovery of human creativity. (NYPost) 
  • Dance music is booming again. What's the difference this time? (NYTimes) Fans emerged from pandemic lockdowns primed to hit the floor. Now online platforms are bringing fresh sounds and budding stars to bigger audiences worldwide. 
  • How Sara Landry’s team moved her cancelled Brooklyn Mirage shows with just hours to spare. (Billboard) 
  • A candid interview with deadmau5 reveals how losing his beloved cat sparked both a digital memorial and his ambitious leap into game development. (EDM) 
  • Pete Tong, TOKiMONSTA, Indira Paganotto and more share their impact on Coachella's expanded electronic music influence in 2025. (EDM) 
  • A natural bond: Chaos In The CBD’s free-spirited way of life blooms within their music. (Mixmag) 
  • DBN Gogo: connecting the dots (DJMag) 
  • Jaguar on morning routines, mental health, and her creative reset. (Magnetic) 
  • Silvie Loto: living the dream (DJMag) 
  • From the archive: When Donna Summer made her comeback (Mixmag) 
  • Bradford and bassline, a story of working-class community and Yorkshire pride. (Skiddle) 
  • How Adam F’s ‘Circles’ became one of drum & bass’ all-time anthems. (DJMag) 
  • Importance of going global: Rethinking artist development (Hypebot - Will ‘Shan’ Shanahan) 
  • 5 must see artists at EDC Las Vegas 2025. (EDMTunes) 
Artist News
  • Michael Bibi raised €56,021 for an Ibiza cancer charity last week with a surprise DJ set on the island. (DJMag) 
  • DJs Kampire and Decay have revealed plans to play a 24-hour b2b set in an effort to raise funds for the building of an arts centre in Kampala, Uganda. (DJMag) 
  • DJ Snake featured on the cover of Billboard France ahead of two major concerts: ‘The goal is to make history’ (Billboard) 
  • Michael Bibi announces full line-up for One Life at Silverworks Island. (DJMag) 
  • A collection of Andrew Weatherall's original studio gear has gone up for auction. (Mixmag) 
  • Duke Dumont announces new album ‘Union’. (EDMTunes) 
  • Trax Records has dropped its first vinyl release in a decade. The limited edition compilation, Rising Again. (Billboard) 
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