The British group have finally released their 100th single after a whopping 45 years in the music industry. ‘Bula Bula Quo!’ comes from their forthcoming studio album ‘Bula Quo’.

Monacor International has recently introduced the new IMG Stage Line MOVE series, a range of professional PA speakers specifically designed for the mobile market. Available in a wide range of sizes, from the 1000W 15” down to the 200W 6”, the MOVE series speakers feature a combination of BEYMA and FAITAL Pro drivers and tweeters for excellent sound quality.

Sting is set to release his first new material in ten years. After years of live albums and re-releases, ‘The Last Ship’ will be the new original album from the ex Police front man.

Paul van Dyk performed for a Godskitchen event at the HMV Institute in Birmingham earlier this year with truss and effects provided by CHAUVET. Managing Director of Birmingham-based DMX Productions SJ Grevett used CHAUVET lights and various pieces of TRUSST in creative combinations to build the ‘PVD’ logo on a grand scale for the stage set.

X Factor winners Little Mix have smashed the US chart record previously set by fellow British poplets, the Spice Girls. The group have become the first British girl band to debut within the top 5 in the US Billboard 100 with their first album ‘DNA’.

ADJ have launched a new ‘freaky’ effect for mobile entertainers and lighting designers. The company’s revolutionary new FREQ Matrix combines a traditional white LED strobe/blinder with a cutting-edge 16-zone matrix chase effect in one versatile fixture that will add plenty of visual excitement to any special effects light show.

Following on from the successful launch of his book, ‘Wedding Marketing for DJs’, Derek Pengelly is once again inviting mobile DJs to participate in a series of workshops due to take place in September. These interactive training days have been created to provide advice on marketing to brides, offering additional services, improving communication skills and the staging of interactive spotlight moments.

DJs: hold onto your ears! Everyone’s favourite (debatable) heiress Paris Hilton has signed to the same label as rapper Lil Wayne. She's set to release her (much anticipated?) second album on the label that will feature a new sound and high profile colaborations.

A London DJ has produced the first ever compilation of top 10 songs in more than 100 music categories ‘DJ Pascoe’s Top 10 Tunes’. This unique collection of Top 10 lists covering 101 categories of music – from Acid Jazz to Zumba is now available from the Pro Mobile Book Store.

Beatles drummer Ringo Starr will release a collection of previously unseen photographs in a new book. ‘Photograph’ will coincide with 'Ringo: Peace & Love', a Grammy Museum exhibition on Starr.

This year’s BPM event at the Birmingham NEC is taking place on the slightly earlier weekend of Saturday the 14th to Monday the 16th of September and tickets are now on sale. The price for advanced tickets has again been held at the same rate of £10, with each ticket valid for entry to every day of BPM.

Richard Branson’s iconic label is 40 this year and to mark the occasion there will be several celebratory events and releases this autumn including an exhibition, book, documentary and numerous compilations.

June 2013's edition of the monthly Pro Dance release from DJ-only music label Mastermix is out now. Packed with essential dance tracks as well as dance remixes of pop floor-fillers, Pro Dance 65 includes tracks from Drumsound & Bassline Smith, Disclosure, Christina Aguilera, Nervo, OMD, Naughty Boy feat. Sam Smith, Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell & T.I. and more...

French DJ duo Daft Punk have taken both the single and album charts by storm. Their single ‘Get Lucky’ has overtaken Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ ‘Thrift Shop’ to become the biggest selling release of the year so far.

The Pioneer XDJ-R1 complete DJ system is the all-in-one dream: the union of CD/USB decks, DJ software control, a top-flight mixer, powerful performance features and, in an industry first, intuitive remote control via iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.

ADJ is promoting its new WiFLY Series of wireless DMX controllable products with the slogan ‘Creativity Cut Loose’. In keeping with that spirit, the company is sponsoring the ADJ WiFLY Cut Loose Video Contest.

Irish group The Undertones are celebrating the 35th anniversary of their classic track ‘Teenage Kicks’ by releasing ‘An Introduction To The Undertones’, a 22 track CD and 2 hour DVD collection.

The latest instalment in the Mastermix Pro Disc series is due out later this week, packed with 21 of the latest new and forthcoming pop chart floor-fillers. The June 2013 edition features music from Jason Derulo, One Direction, Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, Olly Murs, Bridgit Mendler, Miles Kane, Stooshe, Wiley, Armin van Buuren and many more!

UK radio station Planet Rock has named the greatest rock covers of all time as voted by their listeners. It may be no surprise that ‘All Along The Watchtower’ made it to number one.

Prolight Concepts have extended their range of multi-colour laser effects projectors with the addition of the new Axis 3D to their Equinox range. The Axis 3D is a 3-in-1 laser solution housed in a compact and light weight unit. It can be controlled via DMX or left to run in standalone ‘auto’ and ‘sound active’ modes.

On Saturday June the 22nd, Global Smurfs Day returns and cheesy 90s pop duo Right Said Fred are jumping on the band wagon to make a comeback with a new version of their biggest hit.

As a DJ, your colourful personality is an important part of your performance – and now American Audio is giving you a way to brighten your image and express your flair from the ‘top’ down with the new ETR 1000 headphones. Brightly coloured and highly stylized, these distinctive DJ headphones, available in blue (ETR 1000B) and red (ETR 1000R), will add star power to any entertainer’s performance from the moment they put them on.

Designs for a proposed memorial of late songstress Amy Winehouse have been approved by north London councillors. The Camden News Journal reported that the life-sized bronze memorial will be installed in September next year as a tribute to the star.

Denon DJ has announced the addition of new features and updates to its music management system Engine. Listening to user feedback, and maintaining a finger on the pulse of today's DJ software and hardware demands, V 1.1.0 is now available. Running on PC/Mac or with the iOS iPad version, Engine’s new features are designed to make the DJ interaction experience even more fluid and precise.

Despite the predicted demise of compilations with the rise in popularity of digital downloading, sales have actually increased recently - soaring to more than 20 million in 2012.