Their point raises a larger question about modern music culture: has talking become too pervasive and disruptive or is it simply a part of the experience?

Bringing the Dance Floor Back to Dancing

As John Summit has continued his global touring throughout 2026, he’s certainly had plenty of experience watching large crowds respond to his music. Most recently, his Experts Only Festival returned to New York’s Randall’s Island on September 19th and 20th to a sea of eager fans. While his one-off and festival performances are certainly memorable social moments for his audience, it appears the focus outside of the music itself has become too noticeable to stay silent.

Max Styler, too, performed at Experts Only Festival alongside Summit and shares similar opinions, asking fans to “please stfu on the dance floor” in his post. While their comments aren’t necessarily linked to the New York festival, they certainly feel timely in an age of social and digital distraction where full presence feels harder to come by.

DJs are Talking Less Too

Interestingly, this subject mirrors another shift happening on the opposite side of the DJ booth. In March, Relentless Beats published an article examining why DJs have been using microphones less during their sets. The piece argues that audiences can better anticipate builds, drops, and musical cues without needing a DJ to tell them how and when to react.

The article believes that removing constant mic interaction can create a more immersive experience as an audience discovers impactful moments for themselves. And while less microphone use doesn’t insinuate they’ve disappeared altogether, it does reflect a shift towards longer climbs and atmospheric transitions designed to fully transport an audience in the moment.

Summit and Tyler’s views seem to align with the broader trend towards building more immersive experiences for fans. No matter your stance, every once in a while it can certainly be worth putting conversations on pause and letting music get the final word.

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According to YouTube, content creators have expressed confusion surrounding their exposure, as other platforms, including TikTok, Instagram and X, have quantified views differently. Now all platforms are aligned as they strive to provide creators with a more consistent, industry-standard measurement of their public exposure.

What This Means for Creators

Creators will likely see their total Public Views increase faster moving forward, while Engaged Views will still remain an available metric within YouTube Analytics. This distinction allows creators to differentiate between how many times playback began versus how many viewers chose to continue watching for a significant period of time.

This also presents no change to creator earnings qualifications, as the platform has clarified earnings will continue to be based on Engaged Shorts views and Engaged Watch Hours, both of which remain visible in YouTube Analytics. Moving forward, it remains helpful to conduct deep dives into any particular piece of content’s watch-time and more nuanced engagement metrics to understand how audiences actually consume content and how to target your desired market.

YouTube’s Push to Change the Creator Experience

The updated view-counting system is one of several changes YouTube has announced or introduced in recent months. Other developments include the following:

1. YouTube Premium Lite — a budget-friendly, ad-reduced subscription — is expanding to all countries where standard YouTube Premium is available.
2. Creators will need 10 million qualified Shorts views over 90 days to remain eligible for Shorts ad revenue sharing, beginning February 1st 2027.
3. Expanded revenue opportunities, including YouTube Shopping bonuses, brand deals incentives and earnings boosts for starting/growing trends.

These changes come amidst a push for heightened AI integration in YouTube’s search and creation sides of their platform. New conversational search tools are designed to change how viewers discover content, while Gemini-powered Remix and likeness-detection privacy tools provide creators with new ways to produce content and manage the use of their likeness.

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Tita Lau has also made her mark as a singer, songwriter, and DJ. She delivers soulful vocals and collaborates with leading names across the house scene. Although both artists live much of their lives in the public eye, their recent messages offered a deeply personal glimpse beyond the stage.

Fans and fellow artists quickly sent messages of support. Lau shared that she is still recovering physically and emotionally. Hype said that conversations with friends showed him how many families have faced similar losses.

Their decision to speak candidly has prompted an outpouring of compassion from fans and fellow artists alike. By sharing their experience, they have helped foster a broader conversation about grief, healing, and the importance of support during such a difficult time.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to James Hype and Tita Lau and wish them strength, comfort, and privacy as they continue to heal together.

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Now mainstream audiences and organizers are seriously pushing back. According to a report compiled by popular event platform and ticket vendor Eventbrite, no-phone event listings are up 567% between 2024 and 2025, with attendance up 121% worldwide.

A Global Movement

At first glance, the effect appears milder in the U.S., where listings are up “only” 388%, lower than the global average. That could not be further from the truth – as reported attendance numbers are actually up a whopping 913%. Meaning, that there were almost 4x as many no-phone events, with each, on average, doubled in venue-size and audience year over year. Growth in the U.K. is even more extreme, where the total number of events is 1,200% higher, hosting 1441% more attendees.

This idea is not from out of nowhere. Lane 8’s This Never Happened label and series of events is celebrating 10 years of phone-free performances, marking the label as a leader in a movement that has been bubbling up since recording at events first hit critical mass. Meanwhile, LA-based EDM organizer Brownies and Lemonade launched their series of popular No Phone Zone shows, promising “no phones on the dance floor, no distractions, no backstage, no VIP.” Fred Again.. heavily discouraged cellphone use throughout his USB002 tour, instead releasing over 108 hours of professionally filmed footage.

A Lasting Change

An absence of easily taken photos, however, does not imply an absence of word-of-mouth excitement. Photos of camera stickers and blacked-out “I guess you had to be there” social media posts are a popular way of showing off after the fact, further driving future attendance by demonstrating the appealing mystique of these events.

Already more than a short trend, this change suggests a mainstream cultural shift. Popularity of disconnected events continues to grow, as over 1/3rd of the amount of phone-free events listed on Eventbrite in 2025 had already happened by the end of March 2026. The shift away from cellphone use signifies more than mere nostalgia. Audiences increasingly find that a focus on full, physical presence deepens their experience. Shunning screens is an intentional push for spontaneity, community and freedom on wild nights out.

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The trial centered on the premise that the platforms were engineered to be “purposefully addictive,” leading the 20-year-old plaintiff into a state of nearly nonstop usage during her youth. K.G.M. testified that her dependency on the apps—driven by a documented “fear of missing out”—contributed to severe depression, anxiety, and body dysmorphia.

While legal representatives for the tech giants argued that the plaintiff’s challenges stemmed from separate, pre-existing personal traumas rather than digital usage, the jury ultimately ruled that the companies failed to adequately warn users of the psychological risks inherent in their design features.

Legal experts suggest this ruling could dismantle the historical protections afforded to internet companies under Section 230, shifting the focus from content liability to the physical and psychological impact of platform architecture. Despite the multimillion-dollar award, the sum represents only a fraction of the $1 billion originally sought by the plaintiff’s counsel.

Both Meta and Google have formally disagreed with the verdict, with Google spokespeople maintaining that YouTube is a “responsibly built streaming platform” rather than a social media site. Both companies have confirmed plans to appeal, as several hundred similar cases brought by families and school districts await trial across the United States.

[H/T] NBC News

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One of the first to turn to the Internet was Dimitri Vegas, flagship artist of the festival for over a decade alongside Like Mike. With a simple post of a broken heart in gold, carrying the Tomorrowland logo, letting the image speak for itself.

And far more comments were made under the festival’s official statement post, where messages from artists like Hardwell, Martin Garrix, Alok, Timmy Trumpet, R3HAB, and many more can be seen. The support has been so wide, even other festivals are joining in on the feeling, including Defqon.1, Awakenings, and PAROOKAVILLE.

Even Pixelscreen.eu, the business renting out LED screens to be used by Tomorrowland, showed support despite having lost some of their stock.

Finally, we ourselves have also shown support to the festival, among one of our biggest joys of the entire year, and year after year.

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Over the two‑weekend event, TikTok Live will broadcast exclusive DJ sets from Main Stage stars like Steve Aoki, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Amber Broos, Lost Frequencies, Timmy Trumpet, Afrojack, and Armin van Buuren. The platform will support a #Tomorrowland search hub and curated playlists, offering a seamless content destination for festival fans to explore performances, artist LIVEs, and community creations. TikTok’s #Tomorrowland hashtag already commands massive engagement—surpassing 2.8 billion views before this announcement.

During the last collaboration (2023 festival), the livestream attracted 16 million unique viewers, while festival‑related content soared from 3 billion to nearly 3.9 billion views. The Tomorrowland TikTok account now boasts almost 5 million followers, making it the largest festival presence on the platform. For global viewers, TikTok offers unprecedented access to live sets, backstage glimpses, and curated music journeys—straddling the line between in‑person immersion and worldwide connection.

The 17th edition of Tomorrowland will be held July 18–20 and July 25-27 at Boom’s De Schorre park, featuring over 750 artists across 16 stages and welcoming more than 400,000 attendees. You can visit the official website for more information.

Stay tuned for more news!

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Timeline

The beef and steak started back at Ultra Miami 2025, where deadmau5 closed out the Worldwide stage playing a set full of his classics. The artist then closed out the set while picking up the microphone to make fun of the fireworks and whoever bought the $500,000 bottle service. Then, he got tired of his outro song ‘Faxing Berlin’ and started scratching the cdjs. The sentence that started the beef was: “How do I James Hype my way out of this one?”. Finally, he followed with: ” It’s real djing, I’m just saying”.

Hype didn’t stay quiet long, following the “shade” posting the clip on his socials, mixing in his newest release at the moment, ‘Don’t Wake Me Up’. Hype kept going more recently, promoting his newest live show, “Sync”. The artist used deadmau5’s logo projections to prove that you can play live and sync the visuals alongside. This is in reference to Zimmerman’s past claims that one can only sync visuals to a pre-recorded set and that it is not possible playing live. Hype ended his video with a picture of deadmau5 during one of his studio sessions while he’s eating.

deadmau5 refused to let Hype have the last laugh, as he threw a barrage of comments, making fun of Hype and joked about Hype’s effort to try to undermine him. Sometime later, Zimmerman went the extra mile and responded with a flurry of posts on Instagram where he shows how he synced the cdjs to his monitor in 5 minutes. To make matters more intense, the videos show Joel playing Elden Ring, a massive successful platform game, using the decks as controllers.

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Nonetheless, deadmau5 loves to joke around and one of his posts states it’s “not that serious”, but is he being real, or trolling us yet again.

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• This post shared by Instagram requires you to enter a secret code in order to unlock the post and view its contents. This secret code can be guessed using hints, which the company has provided on the lock screen and the caption of the post.
• In this case, the secret code is “threads.”
• Entering this code on the post’s lock screen unlocks a reel that says “coming soon.”

The post on Instagram’s official Design account indicates that the company is planning to roll out this feature in the near future. However, the exact timeline remains a mystery. There is also no clarity on whether the company will opt for a phased roll out or a large global launch. It is also worth mentioning that the test post features a reel and it remains unclear if the company would enable users to hide other posts, such as long videos and image posts.

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On April 4th, Trump announced the second extension deadline for ByteDance to sell TikTok. The ban would have taken place on April 5th, but Trump believes they have achieved significant progress toward making this deal happen. However, the deal requires extra work to ensure all the necessary approvals are signed. As we know how long legal issues can truly take.

The first 75-day extension occurred shortly after Trump’s inauguration after TikTok officially shut down in the U.S. But the app only went dark for less than 24 hours before Trump’s first extension.

There have been several potential buyers for TikTok’s U.S. business. Initially, it looked like Mr. Beast was the most serious about buying the app at the beginning of the first extension, but there has been no sign of him still pursuing that deal. Among the currently reported buyers are Amazon, Oracle, billionaire Frank McCourt and Jesse Tinsley, founder of payroll company Employer.com; and Zoop, a startup run by Tim Stokely, founder of adult entertainment platform OnlyFans, and some others.

The tariff battle between the U.S. and China did have an impact in securing the deal which would give U.S. investors majority of control and ByteDance with only a 20% minority stake. Which is the maximum the law will allow ByteDance to keep.

On Thursday, April 3rd, Trump announced the global tariffs. This increased China’s tariffs by an extra 34%, increasing it to a total of 54%. This is to even out the amount of money the U.S. makes from China for how much the U.S. has already been paying to China in tariffs. Obviously, China was not happy with that and answered back with their own 34% retaliatory tariffs.

This most definitely hindered the TikTok deal, which was almost complete. Now time will tell what will happen with the tariffs and what will happen with the beloved app TikTok.

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