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Label services vendor landscape Rise of the atomised label
There are no elite artists without elite artist development
The music industry’s boiling frog moment
We need ‘real’ artists for the return to reality
How DistroKid can leverage its podcast partnership to help artists tell their stories
MIDiA Research 2025-2032 global music publishing forecasts A changing market
Sustainability from chaos How today’s artists find sustainable success in a turbulent music industry
Stability from chaos: How today’s artists find sustainable success in a turbulent music industry
Music artists, TV shows, and film are best positioned brand categories for in-game item activations
Global Recorded Music Revenues Reach $36.2 Billion in 2024 Amid Slower Growth
Another Fake Drake? AI is decoupling artists and their voices (and there’s no coming back)
Music discovery is not dead, just evolving – the industry needs to evolve with it
Independent label survey Playing the volume game
Recorded music market shares Q1 2026 A strong quarter with warning signs
Artists need to place themselves at the centre of fan community-led commerce
