This week’s music business digest spans from the passing of a rock icon to practical advice for indie artists navigating streaming, distribution, and live performance trends. The news highlights both enduring legacies and contemporary challenges in the industry. Rock music legend who ‘reshaped American music’ dead at 78: A foundational figure in rock has passed, … Read more
Modern marketing strategies to grow your fanbase, social media success for musicians, AI litigation, and artist revenue models
The global independent music landscape in late 2025 is undergoing a fundamental strategictransformation, moving decisively away from a singular focus on digital discovery towards a morecomplex, multi-faceted model centered on direct monetization and community engagement. For years, the primary challenge for indie artists was cutting through the noise of an oversaturated market; today, the central … Read more