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Pete Tong's Essential New Tune
Lately
RÜFÜS DU SOL
Rose Avenue/Reprise
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"To mark their second release of the year, the Grammy-winning electronic trio RÜFÜS DU SOL release their brand new single, titled 'Lately'. It follows 'Music Is Better', their first new music in three years, and they are back on five-star form. Some hot remixes are coming on this from the likes of Adam Ten but this week's ENT is 'Lately'." 
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 33.31 here. 
Contact
Label: George Simpson, FFRR Management: Danny Robson & Cameron Webley, Team Leisurely 
Radio: Victoria McCall, Charlie Poole & James Jackson, Listen Up
Live Agents: Wasserman 
13 Aug 2024
Business
  • Andy Daniell is rejoining Defected Records as director of music. (MW) 
  • Warner Music Group reported quarterly net profit up nearly 14% to $141m in the third quarter last year. Digital revenue and streaming revenue were up 4.7% and 5.5% respectively, as subscription revenue grew 7%. Recorded Music streaming revenue increased 5.0%, and music publishing streaming revenue increased 7.9%. (Billboard) 
  • Sony Corp's music division helped a 10% year-on-year rise in operating profit to £1.5bn for the company in its fiscal Q1 to 30 June. Highlights for Music were: Revenue of ¥442bn ($2.7bn), up 23% year-on-year; Adjusted operating income of ¥108bn ($671 million), up 30%; Recorded music of ¥299bn ($1.8bn), up 26%; Music publishing revenue of ¥97bn ($602m), up 28.7%; Visual media and platform revenue of ¥39.7bn ($246m), down 7.1%. (Billboard) 
News and Features
  • Detroit-based Underground Music Academy (UMA) is launching its first series of online courses. (DJMag) 
  • Music distribution and promotion platform Collabhouse is offering a chance to win an exclusive promotional campaign worth €5000. (RotD) 
  • AIM's Independent Music Awards has revealed its first nominees for 2024. (RotD) The ceremony will take place on 17 October at London's Roundhouse.   
Digital
  • After signing licensing deals with all the majors, plus Merlin — Twitch is ready to give DJs a safe space to stream online. (DMN)  
  • Spotify is full of AI music, and some say it’s ruining the platform. (FastCo) 
  • YouTube Music is rolling out a new “personal radio” feature that lets you broadcast daily playlists based on your favorite tunes for others to play. (Verge) 
  • Meta and Universal Music Group announced an expanded global, multi-year agreement that will further evolve the creative and commercial opportunities for UMG artists and UMPG songwriters across Meta’s global network of platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Horizon, Threads and, for the first time, WhatsApp. (RotD) 
Live
  • Manchester queer festival Homobloc reveals 2024 line-up. (RA) 
  • Jeff Mills has the joined the lineup for Maiden Voyage Festival 2024. (RA) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • Five signs that the GenAI honeymoon is over, and why that might be a good thing. (Substack - Gary Marcus) 
  • Why does so much of the music industry focus on hitmakers of the past? (Bloomberg) 
  • Is a streaming slowdown really underway? A tale of three major label earnings reports and an especially important sub-sector. (DMN)  
Beatport
  • Beatport & Twitch Unite for Global 24 Hour DJ Festival Livestream (Beatportal)
  • Playlist of the Week: Gryffin (Beatportal)
  • Label of the Month: Turbo Recordings (Beatportal)
  • Instant playlist update across our app, store and Beatport DJ (Beatport)
Clubs
  • Ibiza:
    Ibiza Underground has reportedly been shuttered by police due to it not holding a license to hold club events. (Mixmag) 
    Eden Ibiza has been forced to pull its Space residency, launching a new Friday party in its place called NOSPACE, following a legal dispute about the rights to the Space trademark. (Mixmag) 
  • London's fabric to upgrade Room 1 sound system. (RA) 
  • Los Angeles-based event series Stranger Than; has announced a run of events at new pop-up venue THE SUPER-MRKT;. (Mixmag) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • RA.949 DJ PGZ (RA) 
  • EX.725 AUX88 (RA) 
  • RA Live: Chippy Nonstop @ Sojorn 2024 (RA) 
  • RÜFÜS DU SOL (DJ set) in The Lab LDN (Mixmag) 
  • Lost Frequencies - Live at Tomorrowland 2024 (Mainstage) (Lost Frequencies) 
Artist and Music Features
  • The 15 best techno tracks of July 2024. (Magnetic) 
  • Recognise: Daisy Moon (DJMag) 
  • Selections: Atmos Blaq (DJMag) 
  • Ambition and Excellence: Ten years of Dekmantel Festival. (RA) 
  • Lissy Lü chats to... House royalty Kerri Chandler at Ocean Drive (IbizaSpotlight) 
  • Tony McGuinness talks Salt, Above & Beyond, Fingerprint, and more. (EDMTunes) 
  • At home with: Shampain in Galway (DJMag) 
  • Bambii: beyond infinity (DJMag) 
  • Uncle Waffles: the amapiano champ (DJMag) 
  • How Paul van Dyk's ‘For An Angel’ changed trance forever. (DJMag) 
  • How Sigala is transforming from radio rebel to rave revivalist. (EDM) 
  • Fred again..’s team at Wasserman Music discusses how "creating moments in the now" reflects post-pandemic consumption patterns and represents the future of touring. (Billboard) 
  • An introvert's breakout: How Don Diablo built his boldest show yet on a foundation of silence. (EDM) 
  • As Juan Atkins blazes into the UK, he relives his wild times at early British raves. (Guardian) 
  • Meta the Devil You Know: Educating artists about their metadata. (Synchtank) 
  • The major record labels are struggling as the economics of the industry mutate. (Bloomberg) 
Artist News
  • Bicep have unveiled the fifth release on their underground-focused CHROMA imprint, ‘CHROMA 005 A.L.O.E’. (Mixmag) 
  • Clean Bandit were robbed of €40,000 worth of equipment and cash while working in Ibiza. (Mixmag) 
  • FISHER and Flowdan have collaborated on a new single, ‘Boost Up’. (DJMag) 
  • Justice was featured heavily at the closing ceremony of the Olympics in Paris. (RA) 
  • Calvin Harris has delivered a new compilation album, 96 Months, that encapsulates the essence of his work over the past eight years. (EDM) 
  • Chase & Status have officially released their joint single with Stormzy, 'Backbone'. (RA) 
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