Qobuz and Rough Trade Are Betting on Human Curation. The Algorithm Can Wait.
While Spotify calls itself an entertainment platform and lets algorithms shape what people hear, two independent companies are taking a...
Music Industry
Suno Bought Songkick. It Wasn’t About the Concerts; It Was About Your Data.
In November 2025, Suno, an AI music generation platform, reached a settlement with Warner Music Group to close a copyright...
Ontario Just Capped Ticket Resale Prices. Did Fans Win, or Did Ticketmaster?
On April 23, thousands of Ticketmaster users in Ontario got an unexpected email. Their resale listings had been taken down...
The Hottest Indie Band Right Now Had Fake Fans. They Still Played Coachella.
It started with a post on Substack. Eliza McLamb, an independent musician with ten years in the business, found a...
The Map Is Shrinking
How the Trump administration's policies are pushing international artists out of the United States — and what that means for...