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...
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Ricardo Moya, Angie Sánchez, Serena and Bengo are Coming to Bogotá for BIME.
On Wednesday, May 7, Sala Pantera at Kinder Club will host a showcase featuring four artists managed by Panda Artist...
BIME Bogotá 2026: Highlights You Shouldn’t Miss. Our Top Picks.
It's been five years since BIME arrived in Bogotá in 2022, and this week marks the end of its first...
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...
Only The Poets Filled Brixton With £1 Tickets. “Live Music Is Not a Luxury.”
On February 2nd, 2026, five thousand people paid one pound to walk into O2 Academy Brixton. This wasn’t a mistake...
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...
Five Years of BIME in Bogotá: What Changed and What Still Needs To
BIME came to Bogotá in 2022 just when it was needed. The industry was emerging from two years of pandemic,...
Before You Sign Anything: A Simple Guide to Music Publishing
Review by Camilo González Blanco for El Malsonante Because art should pay the bills, too Introduction What every artist should...
The Map Is Shrinking
How the Trump administration's policies are pushing international artists out of the United States — and what that means for...