IRL is back (but live music still concentrates at the top)
Mapping 50+ companies in live music
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Can AI release your music for you?
+ manage your music career?
AI music: how will we pay real artists?
mapping the detection + attribution landscape
The biggest music industry deals 2026 so far
$17 billion+ across 27 deals
A worrying trend: old music is still pushing out new music
7-year trend continues into 2026
Spotify at risk? Disrupted from 5 different angles
New competitors are growing fast
How did 3 datasets quietly scrape millions of songs for AI training?
Mapping the unlicensed music AI datasets
The Independent Music Sector is Investing. And We Love to See It!
Mapping indie label investments this year
Who invests the most in new artists? (Universal, Sony, Warner compared)
Tracking new signings and dollar spend
Is AI music allowed? 15 distributors and 9 DSP rules, mapped.
The rules are confusing ...