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Mapping the physical music comeback (opens the original)
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How $20bn flows into music catalog (opens the original)
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The Independent Music Report 2026 (opens the original)
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Hi everyone,Today I’m very proud to launch STVDIO’s first official music industry report, in partnership with Secretly Distribution:Independent Music 2026: The Fight for Music’s Infrastructure.You can download it for free at stvdio.io.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="788" src="https://substackcdn.com/
IRL is back (but live music still concentrates at the top) (opens the original)
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IRL is back?The more time we spend online, the more we crave real human connection.The more AI content floods our screens, the more we value real experiences.Every piece of data we can find points to the same thing: IRL is in higher demand than ever. UK live music spending is now £2 billion higher than pre-covid levels.Ticketmaster says concert ticket sales just hit <a href="https://www.wsj.c
Can AI release your music for you? (opens the original)
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Hey everyone,When I started my first band in music, I was “the manager.”I was the one that set up our releases, built the rollout plans, reached out to blogs, booked shows.It’s … A LOT.Every artist loves making music, but turning that passion into a career is a whole different skill set, and I believe AI can help accelerate a lot of this.We launched SIX last year to give artists some basic AI tools, but we had a cool breakthrough recently:SIX can now release your music.<a class="image-link
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