Beatport Opens Call for Applications to the Beatport NEXT Class of 2025

Beatport is back, calling all rising stars in the dance music world to join the Beatport NEXT Class of 2025!

This accelerator program is a goldmine for emerging talent, offering a unique launchpad for 12 selected artists to take their careers to the next level. Since its start in 2021, Beatport NEXT has been a game-changer, with participants getting boosted across the Beatport network—think major editorial features, playlisting, live stream appearances, and big-time partnerships.

“We’re pumped to continue supporting fresh talent in the dance music community through Beatport NEXT,” says Teresa Aramburu, Beatport’s Director of Artist Marketing. “It’s all about connecting emerging artists with new audiences and the global DJ community, helping them make a real impact. We’re excited to discover the talent coming through for 2025.”

The deadline to apply is November 26, 2024, with the chosen 12 announced in early 2025. If you’re interested, get ready to meet a few requirements: you’ll need to release music on Beatport within the year, bring your live energy to clubs or festivals in 2025, and have support from a booking agency or representation. The 2024 crew featured a diverse and bold lineup, including Ahadadream, Aida Arko, and Bianca Oblivion, setting the bar high for the next generation.

Ready to go global?

Head to the Beatport NEXT 2025 application page, and make sure to submit by November 26!

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Grahame Farmer

Grahame Farmer’s love affair with electronic music goes back to the mid-90s when he first began to venture into the UK’s beloved rave culture, finding himself interlaced with some of the country’s most seminal club spaces. A trip to dance music’s anointed holy ground of Ibiza in 1997 then cemented his sense of purpose and laid the foundations for what was to come over the next few decades of his marriage to the music industry.