Aug 12, 2026
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Telemakus, Japan’s arena building frenzy, and Spotify’s new festival feature
Aug 11, 2026
Sondre Lerche, Tiny Vinyl, ‘live shopping,’ and YouTube’s new minimum threshold to earn money on the platform
Aug 7, 2026
The Avalanches, Suno muscles into the vinyl market, and the metadata debt problem facing independent labels
Aug 6, 2026
Danielle Ponder, music publication layoffs, and what’s driving the global touring boom
Aug 5, 2026
Fat Dog, timing a successful on-sale, and Spotify hits 300 million premium users
Aug 4, 2026
Odeal, Superglue Music, Europe’s underground rave scene, and digital music playgrounds
Aug 3, 2026
jigitz, Moshpit, and the legal feud dividing the global guitar business
Jul 31, 2026
Arca, Billboard’s 40 under 40, the Mercury Prize shortlist, and how live clips are powering artist discovery with the next generation of fans
Jul 30, 2026
V.V. Lightbody, the rise of one-of-a-kind merch, and why stadium design is getting more outlandish
Jul 29, 2026
ellis, music discovery on social, Tasmania, and Roblox brings catalog of independent music to virtual spaces
Jul 28, 2026
Daphni, electronic music in the US, Snapchat, and young fans spending big on live music
Jul 27, 2026
Doss, festivals on Robox, and the question of who owns the fan relationship
Jul 24, 2026
Charli xcx, Actual Records, and using cheap beer to get fans in the door for the opener
Jul 23, 2026
2hollis, Luke Combs’ 360 stage, Nina Protocol, and the music industry’s ‘chaos economy’
Jul 22, 2026
Boy Harsher, COLORSxSTUDIO, and Billboard’s midyear label market share report
Jul 21, 2026
Dana and Alden, youth music centres facing closure, and the ‘go big or stay home’ economy reshaping live music
Jul 20, 2026
Oxis, Apple Music hikes subscription price, and the new frontier of digital media
Jul 17, 2026
Lido Pimienta, India's sync market, and the UK underground’s second home
Jul 16, 2026
Stevie Bill, Cinq Music Group, Reserved by Spotify, and the radical resurgence of UK fanzines
Jul 15, 2026
Cold Gawd, pitching editorial playlists, and the UK government’s sweeping ‘Turn It Up’ industry plan
Jul 14, 2026
Ty Segall, tiny vinyl, HyperTexting, and securing O-1 visas for touring artists who want to tour the US
Jul 13, 2026
Genesis Owusu, nostalgia-driven catalog discovery, and the modern guide to getting your music on the radio
Jul 10, 2026
Show Me The Body, Spotify bundles, and the Recording Academy’s new membership class
Jul 9, 2026
Pretty Sick, Gen-Z outspending millennials on live music, and A2IM shares new Board of Directors
Jul 8, 2026
Chat Pile, the case for physical media ownership, and a fandom expert on why waiting is its own event
