Reports: Cultural trends
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We need ‘real’ artists for the return to reality
Bifurcation theory | How today’s music business will become two
Can’t cross the moat? Walk around it
The cultural pendulum swing is coming back around
The techification of entertainment (and why it needs to reverse)
Fan economy: expanded rights are worth $3.5 billion, now what?
Reddit’s IPO is a nail in the coffin for the centralised internet
Gender inequality in music mirrors the challenges of streaming… as do its opportunities for change
What would a post-TikTok (US) future look like?
Music has a gender problem — why do women bear the burden of fixing it?
Music creators – take our survey!
Format versus context: Can a YouTuber make it on TV?
One stream’s trash, another stream’s treasure – if everything’s niche, what success can you measure?
Instagram is becoming Facebook. So where do all the people go?
Are we approaching an analogue revival?
Despite its hyper-futurism, 2023 was a return to the past
2024 will be a year of change (as if there has not been enough already)
MIDiA’s 2024 predictions: The algorithm is not listening