Weekly radar recap
This week in electronic music: 2026-W34
Rising
Cooling
Notable evidence
- What went down at Afro Nation’s spirited 2026 edition with Havana Club
- Beatport bans all AI-generated tracks from platform
- Major and independent record labels set out chart principles for AI music
- The Mix 118: deBasement
- Detroit techno pioneer John "Jammin" Collins has died
- SoundCloud acquires independent music platform Nina Protocol
- Bou samples flight attendant then brings her out at Las Vegas set following passenger altercation
- BBC Radio 6 launches show celebrating Black British rave music
- UK producer Bizzy B awarded honorary doctorate for pioneering work in hardcore
- Cathartic chaos: Cuddles is countering Berlin’s status-driven scene one queer party at a time
- Campaign launched to lift restrictions on Bristol's clubs, bars and pubs
- Massachusetts lawmakers to lift happy hour ban in bid to boost nightlife