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Spotify’s Get Ready for Spotify 2026 Wrapped landing page is officially live on Spotify for Artists, signaling the rapid approach of the music industry's most viral marketing moment. Last year alone, ...

The correct answer is E. But are there any other places for musicians to share their gifts with the world and to be paid well too? Yes, there are, but the answer may not be obvious: F) Conferences.

Last year, 88% of tracks on streaming platforms received fewer than 1,000 plays. Let that land for a second. The default reading of those numbers is that there's simply too much music. The market is ...

A new national nonprofit is offering independent musicians a year of practical career development, industry mentorship, and financial support. Musician Growth Lab has opened applications for its ...

"American consumers are pissed off." Multiple witnesses told Democratic members of Congress that the Live Nation and Ticketmaster DOJ settlement, currently under Tunney Act Antitrust Procedures and ...

Indie stalwarts Los Campesinos! have done something radical: they opened their books. In a recent Substack post, the band shared a line-by-line breakdown of their North American tour finances. While ...

Shakira’s October 3 Madrid concert became Amazon Music’s most-viewed livestream performance by a female artist, according to the platform. Another 50,000+ fans watched inside the temporary "Shakira ...

Music catalog acquisition has become increasingly sophisticated. Buyers have access to detailed royalty histories, financial models, legal diligence, rights databases, streaming analytics, and ...

Welcome to our new interview series, Manager of the Month, in which we spotlight the work of successful pros in the artist management space, and ask them to share (just a few of) their coveted trade ...

The cuts are spread across 25 countries in the engineering, product development and design teams. The company says it is focusing resources on a smaller number of high priority initiatives and ...

[UPDATED] Universal Music Group (UMG) has filed a federal lawsuit against DIY distribution leader DistroKid accusing the platform of deceptive trade practices, copyright infringement, and enabling ...