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Pete Tong's Essential New Tune

Manifest

Sam Shure

TAU

out now

Comment
"It's the title of a three-track EP released on the Adana Twins label TAU, coming from fellow German producer, but LA-based, Sam Shure. Now, I've been playing out a lot of Sam's music over the last few years. This man is a bit of a beast in the studio, and I think he's a bit of an unsung hero. So yeah, played this track on the show last week and was listening to the EP this week, and I thought, You know what? I think we're going to give this guy an ENT, and we're doing it right here, right now. This week's ENT is 'Manifest' from Sam Shure."
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 37.07 here.

Contact
Label, Online & Promo: Mel Levi, Effect Management
Management: mgmt
Booking: Matthias Parmentier, ZMA Agency

28 Oct 2025

Business

Deezer reported Q3 2025 revenues of €131.4, down 1.1% year-on-year at constant currency. (Deezer)

News and Features

Music management company Milk and Honey have announced their plans to launch a label under the banner Milk and Honey Records. The roster will be primarily composed of pop and dance music, with a physical and digital distribution agreement in place with The Orchard. (Variety)
OpenAI is reportedly developing a generative music tool to compete with the likes of Suno and Udio. (MusicAlly)
Amsterdam Dance Event announces a record number of 600,000 visitors attended this year's event. The 30 Years ADE anniversary edition in 2026 will take place from 21-25 October 2026. (RotD)

Digital

YouTube is rolling out its AI detection tool for eligible creators to request the removal of AI-generated content featuring their likeness. (MusicAlly)
YouTube has paid more than $8bn to the music industry in the 12 months between July 2024 and July 2025. Back in 2021, it had paid out $4bn in a year. (TechCrunch) It has over 125m Music and Premium subscribers globally, including users on trials. Global Head of Music, Lyor Cohen said “This number is not an endpoint; it represents meaningful, sustained progress in our journey to build a long-term home for every artist, songwriter, and publisher on the global stage.”
An investigation by EU regulators has found TikTok and Meta in breach of the Union’s rules concerning illegal or harmful online content. (TechCrunch)
Spotify announced an individual premium subscription will rise from £11.99 to £12.99 per month from November. (NME) A Premium Duo account is now listed at £17.99, having been £16.99 until recently, while Family subscriptions have gone up to £21.99 from £19.99.

Live

Tomorrowland announces full line-up for debut China festival. (DJ Mag)

Comment, Opinion and Analysis

Global music publishing revenue is on track to crack a record $10bn this year – with forecasted increases poised to elevate the total past $14bn in 2030, according to a new analysis. (MusicAlly)
How social’s reach is undermining its culture. (Midia)
The algorithm giveth and the algorithm taketh away. How a bunch of a little decisions add up to a billion streams. (Chris Dalla Riva)
The music industry remains divided on generative AI. Where will that leave us? (Midia)

Beatport

Enter SICARIA's 'Playlist Challenge' for a Chance to Win Big! (Beatportal)
T-Lex: Leading the New Wave of Drum & Bass (Beatportal)
Playlist of the Week: François X (Beatportal)
Cassian and YOTTO Score a Beatport Number 1 with "Love Parade" (Beatportal)
Club of the Month: Kater (Beatportal)
Eight Emerging Artists On Our Radar: October 2025 (Beatportal)
Jyoty Explores Beatport Streaming on the CDJ-3000s (Beatport)

Clubs

Inside FVTURE Bangkok: Michele Wang on building Asia’s first Hyperclub and redefining nightlife. (The Partae)
Three Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) shows at The Loft in Amsterdam were cancelled at the last minute after details emerged of two private pro-Israel events held at the venue earlier this year. (RA)
London's FOLD details November programme. (RA)
A new 4,000 capacity music, arts and cultural space is to open next to the River Roding in Barking after a £1.5m refurbishment of three interlinked warehouses and a courtyard. (Standard) Eutopia has been divided to comprise a sweeping courtyard and four large-scale arenas.
Private equity firm Axar Capital Management has received approval from a judge to acquire New York's Brooklyn Mirage for $110m. (RA)

Deals

Tatyana Jane signs to Ed Banger Records. (DJ Mag)

Streams & Podcasts

RA.1010 1OO1O (RA)
Mu540 | Burn Energy Tour x Mixmag. (Mixmag)
Joris Voorn - ADE 2025 (LIVE DJ-set) (SLAM!)
Armin van Buuren SLAM! Live DJ set @ADE 2025 (SLAM!)
A State of Trance Episode 1248 - ADE Special (Armin van Buuren)
Carl Cox | Awakenings Festival 2025 (Awakenings)
Black Coffee - Mayan Warrior - Burning Man 2025 (Mayan Warrior)

Artist and Music Features

The 15 best house tracks of October 2025. (Magnetic)
Here's the full tracklist from Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk's surprise b2b with Fred again.. .(Mixmag)
Meet the emerging DJs playing ADE and DJ Mag’s 2025 CLUB Lab event. (DJ Mag)
Recognise 094: Polygonia (DJ Mag)
Record of the Day: just lil - think about u (RotD)
How Nicolás Rada balances groove and growth on Reworck’s 15-year compilation. (Magnetic)
Dance Rookie of the Month: Inji was going to be a banker — Now she’s probably going to be a dance-pop star. (Billboard)
EDMTunes chats with Parallel Voices: Anjunadeep Amsterdam, headlining Omeara London, origins and more. (EDMTunes)
LOUD LUXURY talks fame, literally living on the road, and the wild ride ahead in 2026. (YourEDM)
Axwell talks Tomorrowland, legacy, and motivation. (EDMTunes)
Mad scientist: How Batu made Timedance a stronghold of dance music innovation. (Mixmag)
‘SickElixir’ is Blawan’s victory lap against his demons. (Mixmag)
Pasquale Rotella talks Sphere UNITY, Factory Town upgrades and more. (EDMTunes)
Who's the real headliner: Venue or DJ? (Attack)
3-Step: Why Afro house’s latest evolution is more than a sound, it’s a movement. (Mixmag)

Artist News

Skrillex shares new song, 'Fuze'. (RA)
deadmau5 retires “Cube” production and announces first album in 10 years. (EDM)
Armin van Buuren unveils Piano, his first-ever acoustic album. (EDMTunes)
Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter made his first DJ appearance in 16 years over the weekend as part of Because Music's 20th anniversary. (RA)
The electronic equipment and musical instruments that Florian Schneider used to create some of Kraftwerk’s best-known songs in the 1970s and 1980s are to be sold at auction next month. (Guardian)
DJ Graeme Park is recovering in hospital from surgery to remove a tumour. (Skiddle)
Dave Ball, the synth-pop producer who as one-half of Soft Cell, has died at the age of 66. (DJ Mag)

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