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HYBE 2.0 diverges from the major-label blueprint in 4 key ways — will it work?
Misaligned incentives make the music business a zero-sum game
A new era of ‘fan-made’ music is about to begin
Did Charli XCX go mainstream, or did the mainstream just go niche?
Scenes are the new markets Why and how entertainment should go niche
State of the music creator economy The consumer era
How live music will change in the next decade
AI futures Culture wars
YouTube meets a new era with DreamTrack and music video remixing
Overanalysing our 2025 Spotify Wrapped: what MIDiA’s stats say about the industry
Who tomorrow's music business is being built for
Sounds of 2026 | MIDiA and Splice name Afro house as the sound of the year
Are we reaching peak fandom?
Will ByteDance build the first cultural graph for music recommendations?
Fan economy: expanded rights are worth $3.5 billion, now what?
The music industry’s tipping point is Right Here, Right Now
The ‘pure’ songwriter is disappearing – and it’s everyone’s problem
A new era of music fluidity is here
