For decades, music labels have been the backbone of the industry — discovering talent, developing careers, and amplifying songs to reach the masses. But in today’s streaming-first world, where an...
A Crisis the Industry Can’t Ignore Every day, more than 100,000 songs are uploaded to streaming platforms, according to the IFPI Global Music Report. What was once a promise of...
Every era of music has had its breaking point. Vinyl gave way to radio. MTV reshaped what it meant to be an artist. iTunes changed distribution. Streaming redefined access. Each...
The Industry’s Growing Dependence on Numbers For much of modern music history, discovery was built on instinct. A sharp A&R could walk into a dingy club, hear a set, and...