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Top New Music Industry News Last Week

Top new music industry news last week includes predictions for 2026 from experts, how musicians will get discovered in 2026, Songcards, the Measure of Music Conference, France honoring EDM and more.

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How Musicians Get Discovered in 2026: Case Study & Downloadable Checklist

Music discovery and how musicians get discovered is no longer about landing one big moment. With listeners encountering new music across streaming playlists, short-form video, social feeds, and peer recommendations, discovery has become a process – not an event. For artists, the challenge isn’t just getting heard once, but building momentum that compounds over time.

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The Most Annoying Christmas Song of All Time? (The Data Has Spoken)

We dive in to America’s ultimate seasonal controversy: Is “All I Want for Christmas Is You” our favorite Christmas song, or our most hated?

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Music Discovery For Artists: How To Actively Engineer Momentum in 2026

As a new Bains study showed, music discovery for artists is more fragmented than ever. But artists are not powerless. While there is no longer a single breakout path, the same forces making discovery harder also reward artists who are intentional, consistent, and data-driven.

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Black Box’s Livia Tortella on Her Top Artist Brands of the Decade

Black Box shared their widely-anticipated annual “Top Artist Brands” analysis, expectedly featuring some bombshell picks. We talked to CEO Livia Tortella about their list.

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Music Discovery in 2025: More Platforms Make It Harder to Break Through (And What Artists Can Do)

Music discovery is more fragmented than ever and that’s becoming a serious problem for artists, labels and music marketers. A new study finds that listeners now discover music across nearly twenty different channels, from streaming playlists and short-form video to gaming, social feeds, and personal recommendations.

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Meta Limits Facebook Links Unless You Pay

Facebook Limits Links Unless You Pay: What Musicians, Venues & Music Marketers Need to Know

As Facebook limits links, learn its impact and some workarounds as artists, venues, and music marketers scramble to promote shows, releases, and more.

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In The Trenches with Lamont Harper of Berkley's UC Theatre

In The Trenches with Lamont Harper of The UC Theatre

Lamont Harper has been the marketing director of the 1350 seat UC Theatre in Berkley, CA since 2021. An experienced music marketer, he constantly refines his ticket selling strategy “with a focus on efficiency, user experience, impact, and affordability.”

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Bandsintown High Notes Shines the Spotlight on Festivals in 2025

In addition to celebrating the year in live music for fans and artists, Bandsintnown’s newly released High Notes showcases the independent venues that makes those magical moments possible. Following this. Continue reading

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Podcaster, Writer & Consultant Jay Gilbert’s 2026 Music Predictions

Hypebot’s Future Predictions series is back. Join us as we ask the music industry’s expert analysts what they think might unfold in the world of music in 2026.

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What Your Band Merch Says About Your Sense of “Self”

Tajfel and Turner’s 1979 Social Identity Theory explains why fans define themselves by the music they love and hate.

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