Today’s the day (1 July) for Beatport’s leadership transition, with CEO Robb McDaniels handing over the electronic-music brand’s reins.
Tag: electronic music
Apple Music continues its dance expansion with two mix series
Like an in-the-zone best-friend at the tail-end of a wedding reception, Apple Music simply can’t be dragged off the dancefloor in 2026. We recently reported on its new ‘Club Live’ series […]
LabelWorx launches $10m fund for indie electronic-music labels
LabelWorx has been building its distribution and label-services business for 15 years, focusing on clients in the electronic-music world. Now it wants to provide some of them with funding too. […]
The Warehouse Project joins Apple Music’s ‘Club Live’ series
Based in Manchester, The Warehouse Project has been putting on its seasonal club nights since 2006. Now it’s working with Apple Music.
Apple Music goes live from Las Vegas with new EDM series
Well, it’s starting in Las Vegas, but Apple Music’s ‘Club Live’ will be broadcasting from dancefloors and festivals around the world in the coming months too. It’s a new series […]
Beatport launches its own Shazam-style ‘Track ID’ feature
It’s hard to remember a time when Apple’s Shazam had any kind of serious competition in the music-identification space – certainly for consumers. The new ‘Track ID’ feature in Beatport’s mobile […]
Akai and Denon DJ owner InMusic buys Native Instruments
Electronic-music tech firm Native Instruments has found its saviour. It is being acquired by InMusic following its recent insolvency.
IMS report: Electronic music was a $15.1bn business in 2025
It’s that time of the year again: when swathes of electronic-music execs hop on planes to the IMS Ibiza conference, and when the tie-in ‘IMS Electronic Music Business Report’ is […]
Suno’s latest move is MILO-1080 – an AI-driven step sequencer
A big part of Suno’s strategy is asserting its potential as a tool for professional, human musicians. MILO-1080 is its latest move.
Amsterdam nightlife thrived as 90% of residents took part in 2025
Some of the events industry doom and gloom of last year has apparently steered clear of Amsterdam, as a recent Dutch study uncovered a 90% participation rate in the city’s nightlife.
‘Global success masking domestic fragility’ for UK’s electronic-music sector
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has released its fourth annual ‘UK Electronic Music Report’, with mixed findings.
Not Bad For a Girl calls out male-heavy dance-music lineups
Seven years after it started advocating for more non-male artists on dance festivals and club lineups, Not Bad For a Girl is unhappy.

