recorded music market
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Craft versus character: the equation the music industry needs to fix
Hold or twist? The music industry’s innovation dilemma
Music discovery is not dead, just evolving – the industry needs to evolve with it
Nintendo’s music app underlines its cross-entertainment future
Bundle up: Audible audiobooks join the Amazon Music catalogue
Label services vendor landscape Rise of the atomised label
Built for the split: how Create Music Group is positioning itself for a bifurcated industry
The audio listener is too valuable for the music industry to ignore
In generative AI and music, will nice guys finish last?
AI and consumer creation The superfan factor
State of the independent music economy: Fragmentation AND consolidation
H1 2025 music metrics Mixed fortunes
Anti-algorithm, anti-perfection - the rise of a music counter-culture
Social came for music streaming’s lunch – now is the time for streaming to bite back
What happens to music when fan-made content eclipses the original IP?
Live orchestras and game-specific songs: Death Stranding is a masterclass in harmonising games and music
Music isn’t getting worse, genre is
The future of music streaming Change or be changed
