Friday Dance Music Guide: The Week’s Best New Tracks From Kenya Grace, Claude VonStroke & More

This week in dance music: A litany of lineups and events were announced, with ADE announcing that French master Jean-Michel Jarre will open ADE 2026 with a performance at concert hall AFAS Live on Oct. 21. Presented by MOJO and Insomniac, the concert will feature a venue-scale immersive performance with stage mapping, large projections and elaborate lighting architecture.

Later this month, LP Giobbi will become the first woman in history to lead the superjam at Florida’s Okeechobee, where she’ll be joined by  by Goose‘s Rick Mitarotonda, Big Gigantic‘s Dominic Lalli, the Disco Biscuits‘ Aron Magner and other surprise guests. In September, artists including Sara Landry, The Blessed Madonna, Michael Bibi, Chris Stussy and more will play Chicago’s ARC Music Festival, which is expanding from three to four days in 2026.

And around both weekends of Coachella next month, artists including Green Velvet, Afrojack, Pawsa and David Guetta will play the private Desert Nights 2026 parties. Also happening on the Coachella ground in October will be the Head Trip, a new one time only festival from Goldenvoice that will feature Skrillex, Swedish House Mafia, Calvin Harris, Peggy Gou b2b Four Tet and more. Across the country in NYC, We Belong Here’s Brooklyn edition in June will feature Above & Beyond, Oliver Heldens and more.

Meanwhile, Ninja Tune has been acquired by Concord, with the label’s iconic catalog and publishing arm being added to the Concord operation. The nominees for the 2026 IDMAs were revealed, and we caught up with Illenium’s agent Guy Oldaker to talk about the producer’s current residency at Sphere.

And last but not least, these are the best new dance tracks of the week.