Empowering New Music Creators; The Power of Bandcamp in Jazz; Iconoclast Nabs Robbie Robertson’s Rights

It's not exactly a revelation to say that people are making and releasing more music than ever before. It's also no surprise that the democratization of creator tools has helped to drive this growth.

Bandcamp has become a prime online location for jazzers to sell their wares. Jazz artists and record label executives explain why.

Nick Bennett explores how these evolving spaces will interact with brands & therefore music via sync, & what this means for music licensing.

Olivier Chastan tells MBW that funding for his Iconoclast company can match any player in the music market today.

New stats from MUSO offer food for thought for the global music business.

Workers at Spotify have tips and tricks to get the most out of the app (and desktop version) during the workday. Plus, Spotify uses its own platform to talk with employees.

The CMA sets out the areas it will examine, saying the market must work for the music industry as well as music lovers amid concerns about platform and music label dominance.

Daniel Ek has admitted that Spotify should have made its content policies public earlier, after being asked about the controversy surrounding COVID-19 misinformation being allegedly spread from the Joe Rogan Experience.

Adele, Doja Cat and The Kid LAROI were cited as major factors behind Sony Music’s 12% YoY revenue hike in Q4 2021.

Podcasters who haven't been able to compete with the Joe Rogans of the genre are now being courted by radio aggregator TuneIn.

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