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Pragmatico, the dance-centred project from Melbourne songwriter and producer Jacob Butler, has entered a significant new phase with confirmation of a global distribution partnership with UK powerhouse Perfect Havoc. The London label has become a major tastemaker in commercial dance, with hits from artists including Joel Corry and MNEK. For Butler, this moment formalises years of evolution, experiment and ambition under the Pragmatico banner.

Unprecedented Demand For Rare Kraftwerk Artefacts Julien's Auctions has revealed the full results of The Florian Schneider Collection, a landmark event held on 19 November 2025 at the Musicians Hall Of Fame And Museum in Nashville. The sale drew international attention, with more than 450 items from the personal archive of the late Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider offered to collectors, historians, and musicians. The auction produced extraordinary figures, confirming Schneider's central role in shaping the sound and direction of modern electronic music.

Dom Dolla will deliver one of the biggest moments of his career on Saturday 20 December 2025, with his first ever Australian stadium headline show at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, and today he has revealed the full line-up joining him for this landmark night. The Melbourne-raised, internationally acclaimed producer, songwriter and DJ has confirmed Irish electronic star Kettama, New York duo Fcukers with a DJ set, and Australian trailblazer Anna Lunoe.

After three years away from releasing new music, London-based multidisciplinary artist Alewya has resurfaced with a bold new chapter, unveiling her latest single Night Drive (Feat Dagmawit Ameha), out now via Because London Records. For an artist whose career has always blurred the boundaries between sound, movement, image and heritage, this moment marks more than just a return, it signals a rebirth.

Sugar Mountain will return to the centre of Naarm in 2026, reclaiming its roots as an independent festival and bringing its celebrated 360-degree stage back to Melbourne's CBD on Saturday, 21 February 2026. The festival will take over The Paddock, an urban oasis tucked between Federation Square's car park, Birrarung Marr and the city's train line, marking a homecoming for one of Melbourne's most forward-thinking music events.

The SoundMerch Australian Music Prize has named Ninajirachi the winner of its 21st annual award, recognising the most creative and artistically significant Australian album of the year. Ninajirachi takes home the coveted title for her album I Love My Computer, along with the $50,000 cash prize.

UK electronic-art-pop duo The Itch have returned with a new single, Space In The Cab, a bittersweet dance-floor elegy released through I OH YOU in partnership with Fiction Records. The track arrives ahead of the band's appearance at The Great Escape's First Fifty showcase in London on 13 November, marking the latest chapter in one of the UK underground's most intriguingly unconventional rising acts.