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FINNEAS Created Apple TV’s New Mnemonic — Artists Take Note…

Tapped by Apple, Grammy-winning producer and songwriter Finneas has created Apple TV’s new sonic logo, or mnemonic. Artists, there could be opportunity here…

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Choosing a Digital Platform for Music Promotion Based on Genre

This post, courtesy of notefornote, talks about the differences between DSPs and why those differences matter for promotion depending on the genre of music you make as an artist.

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Introducing Dune: a New Music Startup Letting Fans Own Stakes in Artists

A new UK-based app, Dune, is raising seed funding to build a marketplace where artists and fans can connect with revenue-generating opportunities modelled after stocks.

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New Data Shows Japan Leading Growth in Premium Music Streaming

Premium listeners on streaming services represent a growing consumer market in Japan, leading APAC, according to data.

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Fatboy Slim Is Using Therapeutic DJ Workshops to Tackle Mental Illness

Fatboy Slim’s personally funded DJ workshop series in Sussex, England, for people suffering from severe mental illness, blend music therapy with hands-on DJ training.

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Billboard Names Top Music Business Schools in the World

Billboard has released its 2025 annual roundup of top music business schools globally. It features top players like Berklee, Belmont, MTSU, Loyola, NYU-Tish, and University of Rochester’s Eastman. But this year’s list goes deeper and includes affordable public universities, HBCUs, and schools outside major industry hubs.

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From Genuine Story to Repeat Exposure: How Listeners Become Fans

A singer songwriter shares thoughts on how to turn casual listeners into diehard fans, in a way that’s authentic to your artist brand and identity.

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Udio’s Promise Runs Into Its Reality — and Artists Aren’t Buying It

“Turning Udio into a lawful, rights-respecting platform is like asking the Original Napster to become Spotify overnight, minus the catalog or goodwill.”

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SXSW Music 2026 Deadlines: Submit To Showcase, Discounts, More

Some key SXSW Music 2026 deadlines are fast approaching including the last chance to submit to showcase and some big discounts.

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Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Udio, AI’s Potential Harm, & the Future of Music Marketing

Episode 274 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now.

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The Volume of Canceled Gigs Grows Louder Than Ever

With Morrissey and Benson Boone’s recent cancellations due to exhaustion and vocal strain respectively, a growing concern in the music industry around how much is too much…

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