News From the Music World
Indie titans reunite after 20 years: Interpol and Bloc Party’s ambitious 18-city tour promises career-defining setlists. Will their legendary rivalry resurface on stage?
With a $219 billion indie music market exploding and artists needing 567,000 streams for minimum wage, will Un:Hurd’s seven-figure investment finally solve the paradox? The revolution awaits.
From indie record label to global music powerhouse—see how Open Door’s transformation into Immortal Music Group shatters industry norms with a revolutionary business model that’s making major labels nervous.
Miami’s Electric Feel Entertainment—with $11.5M in fresh funding and 20B+ streams—woos indie powerhouse Konrad Snyder in a game-changing publishing move. The music industry won’t be the same again.
Mondo.NYC 2025 brings together rebels reshaping the music industry with 50+ panels and 35+ showcases. Indie artists face powerhouse corporations in Brooklyn. Will independence survive?
Is UMG’s $775M music power grab killing indie artists’ future? European music leaders fight back against this controversial acquisition that threatens competition. Creators everywhere should be worried.
While indie publishers struggle to survive, Minds on Fire defies odds by partnering with Sony Music Publishing. This game-changing global deal transforms the landscape for electronic artists. Will other indies follow their lead?
Sacred Bones Records, once a basement DIY project, stuns the indie world by joining All Flowers Group while maintaining its dark, experimental edge. The controversial alliance reshapes independent music forever.
VMG’s $775M acquisition of Downtown threatens indie music’s soul. Will 4 million creators suffer as corporate consolidation tightens its grip on the independent scene? The music world holds its breath.
How did Austin City Limits 2010 predict an entire decade of music dominance? Vampire Weekend, The National, and other indie darlings stunned audiences before conquering mainstream music. Their rise changed everything.
