Decade-Old Brytiago Track Surges Past 31 Million Views After Surprise Release

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ONErpm artist Brytiago has seen a 2016 recording, “Estoy Pa’ Ti,” surpass 31 million views on its music video in the month since release, according to the label. The melodic trap track, produced by Viejo Culprit and accompanied by a minimalist visualizer from JCAM Films, sat unreleased for nearly a decade before Brytiago shared a snippet on social media this year and put out the full song in response to fan demand.

ONErpm says it built momentum around the release in phases, starting with a branded TikTok filter that generated more than 7,000 user creations, followed by a “vault since 2016” narrative seeded with tastemakers that the label says drew 1.7 million views and a 13.8% engagement rate. A subsequent influencer and user-generated content campaign across Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Spain added 277 videos and, according to the label, 15 million views with 16% engagement, alongside paid social spend adjusted by territory.

The release lands amid renewed TikTok interest in the 2016-era Latin trap sound that Brytiago helped establish. He recently completed a tour of Spain that the label describes as sold out, and his remix of “La Father” with Vale Pintos, Casper Magico and Hector El Father was included on Barack Obama’s 2026 summer playlist, one of two Spanish-language songs on the list. Brytiago is said to be completing his next album, with “Estoy Pa’ Ti” serving as a lead-in to that project.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Jonathan Streetman, rockpaperscissors.biz.

Japanese duo Monochrome blend Buddhist chanting with melodic techno on new single “Monk”

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Japanese twin DJ and production duo Monochrome will release their new single “Monk” on October 2 via FANKEE, a community-focused music label. The track fuses traditional Japanese Buddhist chanting with melodic techno and progressive house elements, marking a turn toward the duo’s own cultural heritage after several years of performing across Asia and internationally.

According to the announcement, Monochrome will donate 20% of proceeds from “Monk” to Japan’s Sumadera Temple, a nod to the spiritual tradition that inspired the record. The duo describe the release as a personal exploration of identity and heritage rather than simply an exercise in incorporating cultural motifs into dance music.

Monochrome have built a global festival footprint in recent years, with credited appearances at events including UNTOLD Festival, Ultra Music Festival, Zamna and Sunburn Festival. “Monk” arrives via FANKEE, a label that says it is built around deeper fan participation in an artist’s growth, distinct from traditional streaming and algorithm-driven promotion models.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Valentina Vistoli, valentinavistoli.com.

Amnesia Ibiza Sets Lineup for 50th Anniversary Closing Party

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Amnesia Ibiza has announced the full lineup for its closing party on October 10, marking the club’s 50th anniversary. The event will run in two parts: an open-air festival from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., followed by a continuation inside the club until noon the next day, according to the announcement.

The bill includes Joseph Capriati, Josh Baker, Groove Armada, Deborah De Luca, Max Dean, Nina Kraviz and Klangkuenstler, among more than 25 DJs performing across three areas: a new room called El Taller, the Main Room and the club’s Terrace. Capriati and Baker are billed to close the season with a back-to-back sunrise set.

According to the club, tickets for the party sold out in under three hours, the fastest sellout in the venue’s history, and did so before any lineup was announced. Amnesia opened in 1976 and has long been a fixture of Ibiza’s electronic music scene.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Simon Tillotson, neighbourhoodpr.com.

EY, Amsterdam Dance Event launch AI assistant to help festivalgoers navigate 2026 program

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Amsterdam Dance Event and professional services firm EY have jointly developed an AI-powered “ADE Assistant” designed to help attendees navigate the festival’s five-day schedule, the organizations announced. The tool became available September 30 through ADE’s website and app ahead of the festival’s October 21-25 run, which marks its 30th anniversary edition.

The assistant lets users input preferences such as desired energy level, favorite artists, location, timing and how niche or mainstream they want events to be, then surfaces programming recommendations tailored to those inputs, according to the announcement. EY says it contributed expertise in AI and service design, including research into how attendees make decisions, while ADE provided knowledge of its program and audience.

The assistant is the first output of a three-year strategic partnership between EY and ADE, which describes itself as the world’s largest live event for electronic music, drawing roughly 600,000 visitors and more than 10,000 industry professionals annually. This year’s edition features nearly 1,300 events. Both organizations said the tool will continue to be refined in future editions based on usage data.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Nikki McNeill, globalpublicity.co.uk.

Hailee Steinfeld Previews Disney’s ‘Hexed’ on ‘Tonight Show’

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Hailee Steinfeld appeared on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” to discuss her involvement in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ upcoming film “Hexed.”

The appearance marks part of the promotional rollout for the project, with Steinfeld sharing details about the film and her role in it.

Read the full story at Billboard.

Red Light Management Expands Into Scandinavia With The Very Good

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Red Light Management has formed a joint venture with Swedish company The Very Good to establish Red Light Management Scandinavia, extending the artist management firm’s footprint into the Nordic region.

The new operation will be led jointly by James Sandom, founder of Red Light Management UK, and Jakob Emtestam, founder and CEO of The Very Good. The move gives Red Light a dedicated base to sign and develop artists across Scandinavian markets.

Read the full story at Music Business Worldwide.

SESAC’s Music Services Unit Names LaPointe Senior Director of Business Development, Promotes Sudarma to VP Marketing

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SESAC Music Group’s Music Services division has made two leadership appointments, effective immediately. Nick LaPointe joins as Senior Director of Business Development, while Jay Sudarma has been promoted to VP of Marketing.

The moves, announced Tuesday (September 29), add to the division’s leadership bench as SESAC continues to build out its services business alongside its core performing rights operations.

Read the full story at Music Business Worldwide.

Sony-Backed Soneium Signs K-Pop Deal With DayOneDream to Tokenize Artist IP

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Soneium, the Sony-backed blockchain network, has struck a partnership with South Korean agency DayOneDream, home to BTOB and Lee Chae Yeon, to bring the company’s artist IP onchain. The deal covers concert and content rights tied to DayOneDream’s WAVIST platform.

WAVIST had previously operated on Story, a rival blockchain focused on IP licensing, making this a notable switch in infrastructure providers. The move gives Soneium a foothold in the K-pop sector as blockchain and tokenization efforts continue to draw interest from labels and agencies looking for new rights-management and fan-engagement models.

Read the full story at Music Business Worldwide.

Modulate Raises $25M for AI Music Detection Tools

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Boston-based audio AI company Modulate has closed a $25 million funding round, bringing its total capital raised to $60 million. The company operates an AI detection tool used to identify AI-generated music.

The raise underscores growing investor interest in technology aimed at policing AI-generated content across the music industry, as labels and platforms look for ways to distinguish human-made recordings from synthetic ones.

Read the full story at Music Business Worldwide.

Appeals Court Rejects AI ‘Fair Use’ Defense in Thomson Reuters Copyright Win

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A US federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that an AI company’s use of copyrighted material to train its models did not qualify as fair use, handing a win to Thomson Reuters in a closely watched copyright case. The decision reinforces an earlier ruling against the AI firm’s copying practices.

The case drew support from the RIAA and the National Music Publishers’ Association, both of which have been pushing back against AI companies’ reliance on fair use arguments to justify training on copyrighted works without licenses. The ruling is likely to bolster similar copyright claims brought by music rights holders against AI developers.

Read the full story at Music Business Worldwide.