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Pete Tong's Essential New Tune
Milkshake
Alex Wann
K&S Records
11 Aug 2023
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"We heard at the start of the show with Prada that a DJ edit or unofficial remix can go a really long way when posted on Soundcloud these days, and that happened to this week's ENT when Alex Wann put together a brand new version of Kelis's 'Milkshake'. Over the last couple of months, it has been championed by Keinemusik and myself. Regular listeners to this show will have heard me playing it for some time." 
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 34.07 here.
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Label: K&S Records
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22 Aug 2023
Business
  • Despite suffering a close to 5% year-on-year monthly active user decrease during Q2 2023, Tencent Music Entertainment saw its paid streaming subscriber total jump to almost 100m. (Variety) 
News and Features
  • Almost 50% of tested drugs in Berlin given “warning” status in new programme. (Mixmag) 
  • Cost of living crisis causes one third of young people in UK to cut back on nights out, data reveals. (DJMag) 
  • Music industry conference Orbit Live to launch in London next month. (RA) 
  • Point Blank and Dirtybird Records announce an equal opportunity scholarship. (PointBlank)
Brand Partnerships
  • My Love Affair (MLA) Agency forges alliance with nightlife brands Ushuaïa, Hï Ibiza and ANTS. (GreatReporter) 
Digital
  • Sony Music and Triller have officially agreed to conclude their copyright infringement battle concerning Triller’s use of Sony’s music on the platform. (DMN) 
  • YouTube Music has debuted a new vertical video feed focused on music discovery, 'Samples', a 'one-tap way' to discover new music through clips. (DMN) 
  • YouTube has published a first ever set of AI music principles and unveiled the YouTube Music AI Incubator, starting with artists, songwriters and producers from Universal Music Group. (RotD) 
Live
  • Palestine's Exist Festival is hosting an edition in London in tribute to co-founder Odai Masri, AKA ODDZ. (DJMag) 
  • Afterlife announces line-up for L.A. 2023 showcases. (EDMTunes) 
  • Dutch festival Draaimolen introduces opening and closing parties for 2023. (RA) 
  • Insomnia Dance Festival hosts spectacular event at Zürich street parade 2023. (EDMTunes) 
  • Australia's Beyond The Valley announces Peggy Gou, Rüfüs Du Sol, Jayda G, more for 2023 festival. (DJMag) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • Where next for Vinyl? (Medium - Patrick Clifton) "A more concerted effort to sustain the value chain and it’s infrastructure will be required in the future if we’re hope for sustainable growth of the format over the next few years." 
  • Community, scene, meme & lasting cultural impact. (MusicX)  
  • Is AI the future of music or threat to human creativity? (Ivors - Kevin Sargent) 
  • AI will amplify human imagination and enrich musical creativity in extraordinary new ways — and we'll need to strike the balance. (YouTube - Sir Lucian Grainge, UMG) 
Tech
  • Aphex Twin launches a series of AI-driven visual landscapes in new augmented reality app. (EDM) 
Beatport
  • In Loving Memory of Alland Byallo (1979 – 2023) (Beatportal)
  • Playlist of the Week: Chase & Status (Beatportal)
  • Cover Story: DJ Koze and the quest for “Invisible, Unexplainable Magic” (Beatportal)
  • 9 workflow tips to help you produce more tracks (Loopcloud)
  • djay x Beatport Streaming Sessions with VILIFY (Beatport)
Clubs
  • New club La Nuit to open in Paris next month. (RA) 
Deals
  • The Chemical Brothers have consolidated their entire publishing catalogue to BMG. (RotD)  
  • b:electronic, the global dance & electronic imprint of Believe, announced it has signed both mobilee records and Feathers & Bones, the new label from electronic artist Rodriguez Jr. (RotD) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • RA.898 Colored Craig (RA) 
  • RA.897 IG Culture (RA) 
  • horsegiirL b2b MCR-T at Sunshine Farms (Mixmag) 
  • Armin van Buuren x UNTOLD Dubai Performance (Armin van Buuren) 
Artist and Music Features
  • The best dance albums of all time, ranked (GQ) 
  • Selections: Bianca Oblivion (DJMag) 
  • A Guide to Montreal, via MUTEK (RA) 
  • 25 essential pieces of advice every DJ wishes they could tell their younger self. (Magnetic) 
  • How to get a Beatport Number One with Notorious Lynch (DT) 
  • Spray Shop is the former car garage fuelling Liverpool's underground renaissance. (Mixmag) 
  • Natural wonder: how night drives inspired DJ Python and Ana Roxanne's collaborative album. (DJMag) 
  • Dr Dubplate talks about his journey from Plastic People's cloakroom to DJ and label owner, the importance of gratitude and approachability, and why pretentiousness needs to die. (Mixmag) 
  • Outsider perspective: Why Yu Su's electronic music is fearless and free. (Mixmag) 
  • LP Giobbi: life in the major key (Mixmag) 
  • How AI helped get my music on all the major streaming services. (ZDNet) 
  • Dequency CEO Keatly Haldeman on why every metaverse needs a music strategy. (MW) 
  • David Guetta, Calvin Harris & more: 20 years of Billboard’s Dance/Mix show airplay chart (Billboard) 
  • What ever happened to the chillout room? (DJMag) 
  • From dance floor to dashboard: How Techno is helping change the sound of cars fo the better. (Attack) 
  • Why electronic music lessons should be taught in secondary schools. (Mixmag) 
  • The great edits debate isn't actually about edits. (FirstFloor) 
  • How Keinemusik became a movement (Forbes) 
Artist News
  • Chrissy is launching a brand new label, Maximum Airtime. (Mixmag) 
  • Avicii’s ‘Wake Me Up’ reaches two billion streams on Spotify. (DJMag) 
  • In a livestream, deadmau5 revealed that he—along with most DJs—sometimes play pre-recorded sets at major music festivals due to time constraints. (EDM)
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