NEWS UPDATE ++ Maceo Plex has finally announced the release of his long-awaited studio album, ‘Solar’. ++ Paul Oakenfold will celebrate the 30th anniversary of his seminal 1987 trip to the White Isle with a four-week “Generations” residency at Pikes Ibiza during 2017. ++ Tomorrowland has announced a live satellite stream from the hotly-anticipated festival, set to kick off across two consecutive weekends from 21st to 23rd and 28th to 30th July in the city of Boom.  ++ GLITTERBOX ANNOUNCES HÏ IBIZA 2017 RESIDENCY – Hitting the former site of Space Ibiza for its fourth year on the White Isle… ** IMS IBIZA ANNOUNCES DIXON, THE BLACK MADONNA, MORE AS SPEAKERS FOR 2017 – Celebrating 10 years with 10 keynotes and talks… **  Solomun + 1 returns to Pacha Ibiza for the 5th Season ** CREAM Ibiza returns to Amnesia for Summer 2017 Season **  MARTIN GARRIX ANNOUNCES RESIDENCIES AT HÏ IBIZA AND USHUAÏA IBIZA **  Jackmaster forms part of the line up for Amnesia Ibiza Opening 2017 ** GOLDIE ANNOUNCES BRAND NEW ALBUM, ‘THE JOURNEY MAN’  – The double LP lands 16th June… ** TRUMP’S ANTI-IMMIGRATION BAN FORCES DARIUS SYROSSIAN TO CANCEL U.S. TOUR DATE ** TOMORROWLAND 2017 TICKETS SELL OUT IN 64 MINUTES ** BOOKA SHADE’S NEW ALBUM, ‘GALVANY STREET’, LANDS IN APRIL ++ CARL COX CONFIRMS PRIVILEGE IBIZA DATES FOR 2017 – The King of Space is heading back to the White Isle with Pure Carl Cox Ibiza in July… ++  JONAS BLUE NOMINATED FOR TWO BRIT AWARDS – The ‘Fast Car’ hitmaker is up for ‘British Single’ and ‘British Artist Video of The Year’  ** COACHELLA REVEALS 2017 LINE-UP WITH RADIOHEAD, BEYONCÉ, RICHIE HAWTIN, THE XX – Along with Dixon, Hans Zimmer, Kaytranada, Justice and many more ** A NEW PRYDA ALBUM FROM ERIC PRYDZ IS ON ITS WAY – A good kick-off to the new year. ** AVICII is slated to release a new album in 2017, according to a representative from Avicii’s team in a statement to Billboard Magazine. Chus & Ceballos, the much-loved Spanish DJ/producers and Stereo Productions label heads, will release their latest compilation, titled ‘Playa del Carmen 2017’, on 1^st January 2017 ahead of Mexico’s The BPM Festival. NILE RODGERS TO RELEASE NEW CHIC ALBUM IN 2017 – It’s finally time for new music from the funk and disco innovator ++ THE BPM FESTIVAL UNVEILS FULL LINE-UP WITH OVER 460 ARTISTS AND 80 SHOWCASES – The soul of dance music at one of the world’s biggest parties ++ SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA TO TOUR IN 2017 ACCORDING TO SOURCES, MANAGER DENIES REUNION. ++ STEVE AOKI TO PLAY AT A BROOKLYN WAREHOUSE ON NEW YEAR’S DAY ++ FABRIC LOCKS RICARDO VILLALOBOS, MACEO PLEX, LOCO DICE, MORE – Reopening in a big way… ++ THE PRODIGY TO HEADLINE NEW CROATIAN FESTIVAL – Sea Star is by the team behind Exit Festival ++ ERIC PRYDZ AND DEADMAU5 ARE HEADLINING CREAMFIELDS TOGETHER ++ DERRICK CARTER AND RALPHI ROSARIO HEADLINE FRANKIE KNUCKLES TRIBUTE IN CHICAGO – A fitting collection of DJs come together to support the Frankie Knuckles Foundation ++ THE SOCIAL FESTIVAL LAUNCHES IN LATIN AMERICA WITH CARL COX & NIC FANCIULLI – It’s headed to Mexico and Columbia… ++ ELROW, MINISTRY OF SOUND, MORE LOCKED FOR THE ARK CRUISE – Taking to the Mediterranean in August 2017… ++ JUAN ATKINS AND ORLANDO VOORN COLLABORATE ON NEW “MIND MERGE” ALBUM  – Intricately woven techno from two of the scene’s pioneers ++  CARL COX JOINS BABYLON FESTIVAL AS PARTNER – Coxy goes deeper into the Australian scene. ++ HOT SINCE ’82 IS GOING KNEE DEEP IN AUSTRALIA – The UK producer returns next February ++ BARCLAY CRENSHAW TEASES DEBUT ALBUM WITH MIXTAPE – The alias is Claude VonStroke’s latest hip hop project ++ SOUNDCLOUD MIXES COULD STILL BE REMOVED “AT REQUEST OF CREATORS” – The joy didn’t last long ++  JACKMASTER’S DONATING 10 PER CENT OF HIS NEW YEAR’S DJ FEES TO THE ALEPPO CRISIS – He’s got four gigs over the two dates. ++