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Please You
Yamagucci & Mary Jane
Maccabi House
07 Feb 2025
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"It comes from rising star Yamagucci - a producer and DJ who hails from Tel Aviv. He's teamed with US singer-songwriter and producer Mary Jane and together they've created a track that has just been released via the Maccabi House label." 
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 38.04 here.
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04 Mar 2025
News and Features
  • The average clubgoer has "some degree" of permanent hearing damage, a new study from Resident Advisor and Life Is Loud has found. (RA) 
  • SiriusXM launches a new dance channel curated by Tomorrowland. (Billboard) 
  • Breakaway Projects, a new venture from the company behind the Breakaway Music Festival, is focused on emerging artists. Label signees include Surf Mesa and Night Tales. (Billboard) 
  • pointblank Music School announces new degree programme. (RA) 
  • Ministers are planning to offer key concessions to their plans to make it easier for AI companies to use copyright-protected work, in a partial climbdown after weeks of lobbying from some of the world’s most famous artists. (Guardian) 
  • Impala is warning that Universal Music Group could increase its stranglehold over the music market if it is allowed to buy up key distribution companies and other services labels and artists need to reach fans. (RotD) 
  • Patrick Moxey’s independent publishing company, Ultra International Music Publishing (UIMP), will have to change its name on orders from a US federal court. (MBW) 
Digital
  • Amuse, a global distribution and Artist Services platform, announced it is introducing monthly, detailed financials and a Deal Tracker in their music distribution apps. (RotD) 
  • TikTok is overhauling its desktop functionality with several new features designed to take on YouTube for platform dominance. (TikTok) 
  • Amazon has partnered with AI music company Suno for new functionality in Alexa+, allowing users to generate AI songs on command using voice prompts. (MusicAlly) 
  • The quality of SoundCloud’s compression algorithm (AAC) has come under heavy flak. (MusicRadar) The platform responded "We use different transcoding setups depending on what you upload. They’re for sure not perfectly dialed in... But we hear you, and I swear we’re working on it." 
Live
  • Houghton Festival announces more than 80 new names for 2025. (RA) 
  • Barcelona’s Brunch Electronik Festival 2025 announces artist line-up. (EDMTunes) 
  • Bonnaroo 2025 to feature new dance-focused stage with sets by Of the Trees, Rebecca Black & more. (Billboard) 
  • London festival Body Movements relaunches emerging artists scheme for 2025. (RA) 
  • Basement Jaxx announce second date for South Facing Festival 2025. (London Post) 
  • Shambhala reveals massive 2025 line-up with ILLENIUM, Excision, Chris Lake, TroyBoi, SOFI TUKKER and more. (EDM) 
  • David Guetta has been confirmed as a headline act for Creamfields festival. Full line-up reveal. (BBC) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • AI creative rights campaigner Ed Newton-Rex talks on the importance of AI companies licensing training data and realising the potential of AI in the right way, in fruitful partnership with the creative industries. (Ted) 
  • Stuck in a system that only benefits a select few, the music community is struggling to even imagine viable alternatives. (FirstFloor) 
Beatport
  • DJ Habibeats: 10 tracks that define the Global Sound of 'Habibi's House' (Beatportal)
  • The Beatportal Residency: MicroHertz with Archie Hamilton (Beatportal)
  • Playlist of the Week: Shlomi Aber (Beatportal)
  • Hype Label of the Month: Future House Music (Beatportal)
  • The Beatport Awards 2025: Categories & Nominees Announced (Beatportal)
  • Introducing: musclecars (Beatportal)
  • Find out the best audio format for your set up (Beatportal)
Clubs
  • Ibiza: 
    Jamie Jones' Paradise is launching a residency at new Ibiza club [UNVRS] this summer. (DJMag)
    Defected announces Pacha Ibiza 2025 season line-up with Carl Craig, Eliza Rose, The Blessed Madonna and more. (DJMag) 
    Hï Ibiza unveils 2025 Club Room residencies. (Ibiza Spotlight) 
  • Ministry of Sound announces “sober rave” series with DRIIA. (DJMag) 
Deals
  • Sydney electronic act trio Mansionair has signed with Sony Music on a worldwide basis, with label partners RCA in the UK and Arista in the US. (TMN) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • Adam F ‘Circles’ | The Making Of A Drum & Bass Classic (DJMag) 
  • 24 Hours with: Confidence Man in Dublin (DJMag) 
  • RA.978 Sandwell District (RA) 
  • HoneyLuv House Set @ Day Trip In The Park, LA (DJMag) 
Artist and Music Features
  • The 15 best melodic techno tracks of February 2025 (Magentic)  
  • The 15 best bass music tracks of February 2025 (Magentic) 
  • Selections: Obeka (DJMag) 
  • A guide to the best Carnival parties in Brazil (RA) 
  • Franc Moody: “We don’t wait hours for the perfect take; we catch a vibe and move on” (MusicTech) 
  • Dazegxd, gum.mp3 and Swami Sound are the latest East Coast club collective to break out. By splicing jungle, New York garage and hyper-online genres, they're electrifying a new generation. (RA) 
  • CRSSD Festival 2025: Chris Lorenzo, Bon Entendeur, and Hayden James on their production & DJ secrets. (Attack) 
  • Tyler Blint-Welsh is archiving techno history through tintype photography, documenting musical pioneers on metal portraits that will survive for generations. In a conversation with legendary photographer Normski, they discuss creative process, contributing to culture and the Black roots of dance music. (Mixmag) 
  • Anotr was ‘afraid of getting judged’ for its new sound — but fans embraced it. (Billboard) 
  • Is Charlotte Plank the saviour of rave? (Standard) 
  • Anthony “Shake” Shakir: Detroit techno’s maverick genius. (DJMag) 
  • Armin van Buuren on remixing a Bon Jovi classic: ‘He’s not enthusiastic about remixes, but he got my draft and said ‘This is insane”. (Billboard) 
  • Stryv on his global hit ‘Move’ & what comes next: ‘I was like, this is so special - Just trust me, this is crazy’. (Billboard) 
  • Paula Tape's Latin-infused acid is the trip of a lifetime. (Mixmag)
  • 10 artists carrying the torch for Detroit dance music, according to Dantiez Saunderson. (DJMag) 
  • How Kevin Saunderson’s Reese bassline transformed UK dance music. (Mixmag) 
Artist News
  • Marshmello’s Los Angeles house was robbed with the safe stolen. (EDMTunes) 
  • Burial's soundtrack for Harmony Korine's Baby Invasion film to premiere at immersive screening. (DJMag) 
  • Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim, announced the launch of It Ain't Over 'til the Fatboy Sings, a highly illustrated book celebrating his 40 years in showbiz. (RotD) 
  • Charli xcx won five BRIT Awards, including Album, Song and Dance Act. (Mixmag)  
  • American DJ, producer, and Perfecto Records-signee D:Fuse has died, a friend of the late artist has confirmed. (Mixmag) 
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