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"Now, this is something I started dropping last summer at Blue Marlin in Ibiza. It comes from Ed Butler, and it's taken him a while to sort out the publishing clearances required as you probably recognise it features a loop of an old Drake record. This is They Know on Good Company, and it's this week's ENT."
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 29.53mins here. 
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13 Mar 2020
Business
  • Stephanie LaFera has been named Head of WME's electronic music division.  (Billboard) 
  • US based ICM Partners has acquired London-based Primary Talent International. (RotD)
News and Features
  • Tomorrowland will offer discounted tickets to next year's main festival for Tomorrowland Winter attendees. (DJ Mag) 
  • Ultra Music Festival has promised that all 2020 tickets from the cancelled event would be honoured at either the 2021 or 2022 Miami events. (Billboard)
  • The following dance and electronic events have been cancelled due to Coronavirus:
    Time Warp, which was due to be held in Mannheim, Germany on 4 April.
    All pool parties set to take place on Miami’s South Beach are to be cancelled until further notice. (DJMag)
    Rampage in Belgium has postponed its festival until September and Snowbombing in Austria has cancelled its upcoming festival. (DJMag)
    Industry conference MusExpo Creative Summit
    Miami Winter Music Conference (DJ Mag)
    Japanese festival Rainbow Disco Club 2020 edition (RA)
    Berlin club Berghain has cancelled all "self-produced" events until 20 April. (Mixmag)
    Barcelona venues Razzmatazz, LAUT and Sala Apolo, AKA Nitsa, have confirmed their closure due to the ban on events in the region with 1000 or more people. (RA)
  • Coachella has been rescheduled for October over concerns of the Coronavirus. (Billboard)
  • DJs, promoters, festivals and venues about the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. (Mixmag)
Digital
  • The 10 most innovative media companies of 2020. Spotify tops the list "For tapping into the power of podcasts to create a more engaged audience—and sell more ads". (FastCo)
Live
  • Armenian festival Urvakan adds Nicolas Jaar's Other People, SOPHIE, AYA and more to their line-up. (DJ Mag)  
  • Benny Benassi has cancelled upcoming North American tour as he is stuck in Italy due to nationwide quarantine. (DA) 
  • Peggy Gou, Dixon, DJ Koze and more are set to play Edinburgh Fly Open festival. (Mixmag)  
  • Groove Armada, Fatboy Slim and The Avalanches are among the acts added to the Glastonbury festival lineup. (Mixmag) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • Female festival bookings up, but long way from gender balance (beatportal)
  • Belfast's dance music scene is one of the most vibrant on the planet. (Mixmag)
  • How much of UK dance music history is real? (DJ Mag) 
  • Coronavirus and the future of music. What innovations can provide some reprieve from lost live revenues? (Bas Grasmayer)
  • How coronavirus is impacting electronic music. (beatportal)
Tech
  • Native Instruments are to discontinue a long list of products, including various versions of the Traktor DJ software and a raft of third-party sample libraries. (Music Radar) 
Clubs
  • Calibre is the latest DJ to be announced to helm a residency at Brixton's Phonox, starting on 1 May. (DJ Mag) 
  • Amsterdam club De School has announced four 31-hour raves over the next couple of months and will feature Avalon Emerson and Objekt at the first party. (DJ Mag) 
  • Solardo and Camelphat are locked for Ushuaïa Ibiza residency this summer. (DJ Mag) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • DT685 – Ant LaRock (DT) 
  • RA.719 Nigga Fox (RA) 
  • SNTS | Boiler Room x HEX Barcelona DJ Set (Boiler Room) 
  • DJ Seinfeld | Boiler Room x Telekom Electronic Beats: Budapest (Boiler Room) 
  • ABSOLUTE. in The Lab LDN (Mixmag) 
  • DJ Mr. G (Red Bull) 
Artist and Music Features
  • 20 curated club tracks from around the world. (Electronic Beats)  
  • The 15 best techno tracks of February 2020 (Magnetic) 
  • Machete's 10 essential things to know about drum and bass. (Billboard) 
  • KiNK: How I play live. (DJ Mag) 
  • Renegade Riddims: Dark Ops (DT) 
  • In Conversation With…Nymfo (DT) 
  • On Our Radar: March (beatportal) 
  • March: Six artists you need to check out this month. (Mixmag) 
  • 12 emerging artists you need to hear this March (DJ Mag) 
  • Billboard Dance emerging artists: March 2020 (Billboard) 
  • My Tech: Orbital (Metro)
  • The Art Of Production: Rrose (RA) 
  • The real life of an underground DJ: Part III (DJ Mag) 
  • Imposter syndrome in the music industry is rife, but it's not impossible to overcome. (Mixmag) 
  • Investigating the psychological effects of club lighting. (ElectronicBeats) 
  • "Charming and disturbing": Gabber Eleganza is flying the flag for hardcore. (Mixmag) 
  • Why Minnesota's DJ mix culture is up there with the best (Mixmag) 
  • Sonny Fodera and Dom Dolla reveal upcoming collab and talk friendship. (EDM.com)
  • Recovering from a near-fatal accident led Pongo to kuduro stardom. (Mixmag) 
  • Austin Ato: "It’s important to have some balance when you work in this industry" (Mixmag) 
  • "I don’t want to be limited": 박혜진 Park Hye Jin is a musical polymath. (Mixmag) 
  • Maya Jane Coles’ uncompromising attitude is the key to her success. (beatportal) 
  • Meet the 'Strictly Women' who guided the rise of iconic dance label Strictly Rhythm. (Billboard) 
  • ‘Everything is in chaos’: The concert business stands to lose billions from coronavirus. (RollingStone)
Artist News
  • Rudimental will be releasing a collaboration with the Martinez Brothers called Easy On Me later this month. (DJ Mag) 
  • HAAi is launching a new label called Radical New Theory with debut EP from Ozzy. (RA) 
  • Fatboy Slim and Eats Everything have released their new track, All The Ladies. (Mixmag) 
  • Nicolás Jaar is releasing a new album under his own name—his first since 2016. (RA) 
  • Disclosure have announced a run of intimate headline slots in North America next month. (DA) 
  • Duke Dumont is expected to release his debut album later this month. (EDMTunes)
  • Porter Robinson has shared his new single, Something Comforting. (DJ Mag) 
  • Octo Octa and Eris Drew have shared a free guide for DJs called Octo Octa & Eris Drew's Hot N' Ready DJ Tips Version 1. (RA) 
  • Disclosure announce and cancel 2020 tour within 24 hours due to coronavirus. (DA) 
  • Yaeji has announced a new productions mixtape, ‘WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던’, set to arrive on label XL Recordings. (DJ Mag) 
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