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Digital music’s new drop culture

October 15, 2020

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What "Record Deal Simulator" is really telling us

October 1, 2020

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Ye Combinator already exists (sort of)

September 22, 2020

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Hire roadies: The case for touring crew without tours

September 15, 2020

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Will Hipgnosis actually work?

September 11, 2020

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What will happen to all these music livestreaming platforms?

September 1, 2020

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Who's right about the future of radio?

August 24, 2020

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Where TikTok fits in Microsoft’s music strategy

August 4, 2020

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Why podcasts won't save Spotify

July 31, 2020

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Music-tech funding down 60% in 2020

July 21, 2020

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The rise of the virtual livestreaming "tour"

July 1, 2020

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The rise of paid membership models for music

June 17, 2020

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8% of the corporate music C-suite is Black

June 5, 2020

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Why have we heard so little about Spotify's artist-donation links?

May 18, 2020

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The state of music livestreaming discovery

May 4, 2020

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Five major music-tech pivots happening right now

April 21, 2020

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The legal underbelly of livestreaming concerts

April 9, 2020

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The democratization of record-label advances

March 25, 2020

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In COVID-19's wake, livestreaming is the new normal

March 13, 2020

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Why is Sony Music investing so much in podcasts?

March 6, 2020

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Music-streaming services are losing their brand identity

February 21, 2020

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The hidden trends in Warner Music Group’s IPO filing, visualized

February 14, 2020

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How booking agents use (and don't use) data

February 7, 2020

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The economics of 24/7 lo-fi hip-hop livestreams

January 31, 2020

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Downtown Music Holdings now owns four music distributors. Who's next?

January 23, 2020

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Why "fantasy football for music" has struggled: Takeover edition with Dan Runcie

January 16, 2020

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Tencent’s stronghold over the music business // Decoding 8tracks’ demise // Why media predictions are music predictions

January 10, 2020

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Five music-tech forecasts that misfired in 2019

December 20, 2019

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The "celestial jukebox" era is dead. What's next for music streaming?

December 13, 2019

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Why the new Spotify and Apple Music Awards *actually* exist

December 6, 2019

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What India's music industry can teach us about paid YouTube views, musical regionalism and the productive uselessness of charts

November 26, 2019

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The state of music-tech startups, through the lens of its top investors

November 7, 2019

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What COLORS and RCA Records can teach us about music merch campaigns

October 21, 2019

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Rethinking music and fitness/wellness partnerships, with artists at the center

October 14, 2019

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Why now is a tough time to start a music marketing agency

October 4, 2019

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Exclusive: Chartmetric's inaugural six-month data report reveals hidden music trends beyond streaming

September 26, 2019

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What does an artist-centric future for music-tech look like?

September 20, 2019

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Five debatable statements about the future of the Indian music industry

September 13, 2019

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Music and livestreaming: The major myths and realities of success

August 26, 2019

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Why music isn't a top-two category on Patreon (yet)

August 15, 2019

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Alternative financing for independent artists: An overview of emerging models in recorded music

August 8, 2019

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How artificial intelligence will do to music what Instagram did to photography

August 1, 2019

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Beyond TikTok: Where’s the white space for short-form, user-generated video in 2019?

July 25, 2019

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The Music Industry Needs Its Own "No-Code" Awakening

July 11, 2019

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*Special Edition*: What Do Mary Meeker's 2019 Internet Trends Mean For Music?

July 1, 2019

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Streaming Services Finally Care More About Old* Music

June 27, 2019

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What Stem’s Upheaval Reveals About Music Distribution’s New “Middle Tier”

June 13, 2019

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Return of the Muzak: With Apple Music, B2B is back in business

May 30, 2019

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Water & Music is growing—and partnering with Hot Pod!

May 29, 2019

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