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How self-releasing artists can build a dedicated audience in the 2020s
By Mark Knight published
“65% of Gen Z identify as creators, and 8% consider themselves 'Professional Fans' - earning money from their fan activities”

How the music production industry has taken note of the huge number of self-releasing artists
By Andy Price published
“More music is being released today (in a single day) than was released in the calendar year of 1989”

TIDAL needs to operate “like a start-up again” as parent firm announces investment scaling back
By Will Simpson published
Is this the beginning of the end for the artist-friendly streamer?

“A company built on industrial-scale copyright infringement”: Universal Music sue digital distributors to the tune of $500 million
By Will Simpson published
They claim Believe SAS’s business model is “fuelled by rampant piracy”

Exploring the rise of plugin subscriptions and possible alternative models
By Adam Douglas published
“I think the dislike of subscriptions is almost universal”

Nintendo Music puts the company’s classic video game soundtracks in an iOS and Android app
By Ben Rogerson published
From title screens to boss battles and everything in between

“She didn't move from the sofa and she sang two takes of Rolling in the Deep and that's what we used”: Adele, Daft Punk and Taylor Swift are among our picks for the best recorded albums of the 21st century
By Andy Jones published
For your Recording Week pleasure, these are the are the most notable albums of the last 24 years…

The Lottery Winners on new album KOKO and working with some of music's biggest stars
By Andy Price published
The Leigh four-piece's frontman tells us about how being diagnosed with ADHD led to the creation of the band's new single
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