Blog: Believe Digital

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Believe is building growth stories for local independent labels in India

Srishti Das

2 Dec 2021

Believe Digital

Regional Music

emerging markets

Believe Music, launched in France in 2005 with an aim to empower and support independent artists and labels. Since launching in India in 2013, the company has worked hard to bring their values to the Indian music market.

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Women making music

Hanna Kahlert

28 Jan 2021

Music

Women

diversity

Even taking into account the impact of the pandemic, it has never been a better time for independent creators in the music business. The various 2020 lockdowns may have prevented artists from earning vital touring income and disrupted release and promotion cycles, but for many it also pushed new cre...

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What Spotify Can Learn From The Roman Slave Trade

Mark Mulligan

13 Oct 2017

age of enlightenment

AWAL

Believe Digital

OK, you’re going to have to bearwith me on this one, but let me take you back to 2nd century Rome… The Roman Empire was at the peak of its powers. Its borders stretched from Scotland down to Syria and across to Armenia, and throughout its dominions, Rome spread its culture, language, administrat...

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Quick Take: Believe Digital Licenses QQ Music

Mark Mulligan

3 Dec 2015

Believe Digital

celcom

emerging markets

Following hot on the heals of last week’s Yonder Celcom deal in Malaysia , indie label distributor Believe Digital announced a licensing deal with Chinese telco Tencent’s QQ Music service. Although QQ’s offering is not strictly directly comparable with western AYCE services it nonetheless has ...

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