David Rodigan is overseeing House of Roots, a three-part Defected Records remix series in which Shy FX, Clipz and Prince Fatty rework house classics through dub, jungle and drum and bass between September 11 and October 23, 2026.
Jamen Capital and Merlin completed their acquisition of Curve Royalty Systems from Virgin Music Group on August 18, 2026, finishing a divestiture the European Commission required before it would clear Universal Music Group's takeover of Downtown Music Holdings.
White Claw and Defected Records are flying ten UK strangers matched on the app Cliq to Ibiza for a 24-hour villa takeover, betting that a house music weekend can settle their "friendship recession" campaign once and for all, with applications closing August 13.
Universal Music Group sold roughly $465 million of its Spotify stock and will funnel about $130 million to artists on its own roster under a non-recoupable formula that only exists for major-label signees, a mechanism independent house and techno labels have no access to.
Defected and streetwear brand Champion have launched "House of Champions," a clothing and merch campaign that puts five grassroots house-scene community builders front and center instead of any headline DJ.
Defected Croatia will hold its tenth and final edition at The Garden Resort in Tisno from July 29 to August 3, 2026, ending a decade that turned the Adriatic site into a summer home for house music.
After eight years building Sundays at Hï since its 2017 opening, Glitterbox jumps to Amnesia's Friday terrace for the club's 50th, while Defected itself drops down to the 1,000-capacity Chinois, redrawing Ibiza's brand map.
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