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Pete Tong's Essential New Tune
Hold Me
Hannah Wants & ARA
Defected
out now
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"So this was written in December 2023, and Hannah has described how she was unaware that this very song would become her own truth and become part of her own storyline. It's definitely a change-up in style. We love it and that is why it is this week's ENT, it is called 'Hold Me' by Hannah Wants featuring ARA." 
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 29.42 here.
Contact
Label: Defected
Management: James, Purple Wall
Publishing: Ultra Music Publishing Europe AG, Reaktor Music, Let Me Hear It Limited & Copyright Control
Radio & Club: Lois Marshall & Phoebe Spencer, Defected
Live Agents: Laetitia, Primary Talent  
11 Feb 2025
Business
  • Spotify and Warner Music Group announced a new, multi-year agreement, which covers both recorded music and publishing, to “deliver new fan experiences, a deeper music and video catalogue, further paid subscription tiers, and differentiated content bundles”. (Variety) 
  • Spotify has hit a record 675m Monthly Active Users (MAUs), up 12%, with Premium subscribers up 11% to 263m. Total revenue was up 16% to £3.5bn and the company achieved a full year of profitability for the first time. Spotify paid out £8bn to the music industry in 2024. (Spotify) 
News and Features
  • A new electronic music conference, Chicago Electronic Music Conference (CEMC), will take place in Chicago in April. (Mixmag) 
  • The UK's Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has launched a quarterly Night Time Economy Market Monitor, highlighting the economic impact, challenges, and evolving consumer trends in the hospitality industry. (RotD) 
Digital
  • TikTok’s parent company has quietly launched EasyOde, a “one-stop rights-cleared music platform”. (MBW) 
  • YouTube generated $10.47bn from ads during 2024’s fourth quarter, up 13.8% from the same period in 2023. (MusicAlly) 
Live
  • US festival Burning Man has introduced a new tiered ticket pricing model for its 2025 edition that intends to make the festival "accessible to all who wish to participate". (DJMag) 
  • Charlotte de Witte, Goldie, Joseph Capriati and Ben Klock announced for Neopop 2025 festival. (DJMag) 
  • Sónar Festival has completed the lineup for 2025. (RA) 
  • Detroit's Movement rounds out 2025 line-up with Ricardo Villalobos and Moodymann. (DJMag) 
  • Anyma confirmed as Creamfields headliner with only UK gig 2025. (NME) 
  • Anyma, Tiësto, Martin Garrix, Armin Van Buuren, Becky Hill, Fisher and Alok are all confirmed for Untold 2025. (DJMag) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • How do music listening habits change with age? A statistical analysis. (StatSignificant) 
  • A look at Spotify's future growth. (RadioEdit - Patrick Clifton) 
  • A new report from The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has revealed that electronic music contributed an estimated £2.4 billion to the UK economy in 2024. (RotD) 
Tech
  • How to program techno like Dave Clarke (Attack) 
Beatport
  • Beatport Community Events (Beatportal)
  • Loco Dice confirms upcoming album, ‘Purple Jam,’ Alongside new single with Carl Cox (Beatportal)
  • Playlist of the Week: Jubilee (Beatportal)
  • PARAFRAME on Paving the Path to ‘Metropolis’ (Beatportal)
  • Introducing: Matisa (Beatportal)
  • Label of the Month: MicroHertz (Beatportal)
  • Beatport DJ walkthrough with Mojaxx (Beatport)
Clubs
  • Ibiza: 
    Amnesia Ibiza has announced the return of the RESISTANCE residency. (DJMag)
    Blond:ish to be Pacha Ibiza’s first-ever female resident DJ. (Billboard) 
    ANTS returns to Saturday daytimes at Ushuaïa Ibiza. (Ibiza Spotlight) 
    Keinemusik: The Cherry Red Cloud to returns to Pacha Ibiza for an exclusive one-night-only event on 18 May. (EDMTunes)
  • SILO Dallas has announced the first wave of artists performing in spring 2025. (DJMag) 
Deals
  • Warner Chappell Music has signed an exclusive worldwide administration deal with singer/songwriter Luke Steele from Australian electronic group Empire of the Sun. (RotD) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • Flashmob ‘Need In Me’ | The Making Of A Deep House Anthem (DJMag) 
  • DJ Bone B2B Azucy - Mentor & Mentee B2B | RA Greenhouse Sessions (RA) 
  • RA.975 livwutang (RA) 
  • The Mix 048: Gina Jeanz (Mixmag) 
  • Roni Size b2b Patife | Boiler Room x Ballantine's True Music Studios: São Paulo (Boiler Room) 
Artist and Music Features
  • The 15 best tech house tracks of January 2025. (Magnetic) 
  • The best tracks of the year 2025 so far (Mixmag) 
  • Spotlight: Five artists to check out in February 2025 (Mixmag) 
  • Selections: Baalti (DJMag) 
  • Recognise 076: Huerco S. (DJMag) 
  • EX.751 Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst: "We're pro-AI and we're pro-consent. Those things don't have to be mutually exclusive." The activists and artists talk about the hot button issues facing AI's governance. (RA) 
  • Ela Minus: “I never wanted to be signed to a label; I never wanted to play big festivals” (MusicTech) 
  • The Martinez Brothers: a family affair (DJMag) 
  • The Art of Production: Kevin Saunderson (RA) 
  • Inside the creation of Anyma’s Sphere Residency: ‘This was something else entirely’ (Billboard) 
  • Why community and collaboration matter in music—lessons from Will Clarke’s Midnight Mass. (Magnetic) 
  • DeepSeek is a wake-up call for the music industry – and its data goldmine. (MusicAlly) 
  • What the Grammys Best Dance/Electronic wins say about the current state of dance music. (Forbes) 
Artist News
  • ZHU serves as the director, producer and screenwriter of the film, "24 Hours of Grace", which documents the recording of his album 'GRACE'. (EDM) 
  • Kevin Saunderson and son Dantiez announce new e-Dancer album, share 'Emotions'. (DJMag) 
  • Michael Bibi announces One Life London 2025 in support of The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. (DJMag) 
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