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With “short-form audiobooks”, Spotify has become an independent book publisher
Independent label and distributor survey Less is more
State of the independent music economy: Fragmentation AND consolidation
MIDiA independent label and distributor survey
State of the independent music economy Fragmentation and consolidation
Independent label survey Playing the volume game
MIDiA Research 2025-2032 global music publishing forecasts A changing market
Indie labels are trading quantity for quality as they let go of the “volume game”: MIDiA’s latest label survey
NewJeans never die: What the year-long scandal means for K-pop’s global expansion
Independent labels and distributors: take our survey!
Music discovery is not dead, just evolving – the industry needs to evolve with it
Music creators and independent labels – have your voice heard!
The music industry’s boiling frog moment
A model for a new music streaming industry
Global Recorded Music Revenues Reach $36.2 Billion in 2024 Amid Slower Growth
Label services vendor landscape Rise of the atomised label
What ChatGPT can do for independent music
The industry’s narrative is not always the same as the artist's narrative: Redefining success for independent artists
