
This week in dance music: Fred again.. played the first North American set in his 10 shows/10 songs/10 cities run, Dom Dolla told Billboard that “My head’s definitely spinning a bit, but I’m having so much fun along the way,” ahead of the ARIA Awards in Sydney on Nov. 19, where the producer became the inaugural recipient of ARIA’s new Global Impact Award presented by Spotify.
Circuit Capital, a new initiative from The Circuit Group, launched with more than $500 million in backing from Create Music Group, with the fund intended for investment in catalogs, record labels, publishers and other music-driven ventures with a mission to build long-term sustainable value.
Meanwhile, Northern Ireland rap trio Kneecap dropped a surprise drum & bass single with Sub Focus, The Chainsmokers extended their Wynn Nightlife residency in Las Vegas until 2029 and Calvin Harris moved from WME to Wasserman.
We caught up with Welsh producer Kelly Lee Owens on the occasion of her new Kelly EP and spoke with Billboard’s Dance Rookie of the Month Kito about her work co-executive producing Lily Allen’s new album West End Girl.
And there’s more: Charli xcx appeared as a fictionalized version of herself in a new trailer for The Moment, and Jessie Reyez scored her first Billboard No. 1 with her Calvin Harris collab “Ocean,” which hit the top spot on Dance/Mix Show Airplay. Harris was also announced as a headliner for the college football weekend national championship, a bill he shares with John Summit and Peso Pluma. We debuted the genuinely very nice Channel Flipping 2: Only You mashup video from Zeds Dead and the queen Robyn performed her new song “Dopamine” live for the very first time during a concert from Spotify x Acne Studios at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles.
And finally, the music. These are the week’s best new dance projects.



