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Dutch music exports hit new high as dance continues to dominate

Add as a favourite source on Google Add DutchNews as a favourite source on Google Dutch music exports reached a record €247 million in 2025, driven by strong international demand for live shows, ...
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Dutch dance label Armada Music moves into music rights

Dutch record label Armada Music, which was set up by DJ Armin van Buuren and his business partners Maykel Piron and David Lewis 20 years ago, is entering the music rights business, the Financieele ...
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They were there for the very first ADE in 1996: 'There were some disco balls and feather headdresses, and De Balie was like a beehive'

Even though dance music was 'not taken seriously at all,' a group of club enthusiasts dared to launch a Dutch dance music trade fair in 1996: Amsterdam Dance Event. What did that very first edition ...
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What did the first edition of ADE look like? ‘Pretty amateurish, really’

Even though dance music was ‘not taken seriously at all,’ a group of club enthusiasts dared to launch a Dutch dance music trade fair in 1996: Amsterdam Dance Event. What did that very first edition ...