How Money Actually Flows Through the Music Industry in 2026
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Great Reads
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When Aaron Skipper set out to design the launch execution for Fred again..'s highly anticipated USB-002 tour, upholding a "language of togetherness" for fans to buy in on, was no less than crucial.
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Following a tragic episode at Sydney's Dreamstate Festival on Feb. 7 that left one attendee dead and six hospitalized, here are case studies in overdose prevention that have led to reduction.
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Launced this week, a new free tool called The Creative Cards takes Brian Eno's Oblique Strategies concept for promoting creativity and brings it forward, for musicians specifically.
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From Berlin's techno dungeons to Santiago's drag balls, a draconian algorithmic dragnet is erasing the digital archives of the underground—tagging community joy as "human exploitation."
When Aaron Skipper set out to design the launch execution for Fred again..'s highly anticipated USB-002 tour, upholding a "language of togetherness" for fans to buy in on, was no less than crucial.
Following a tragic episode at Sydney's Dreamstate Festival on Feb. 7 that left one attendee dead and six hospitalized, here are case studies in overdose prevention that have led to reduction.
Launced this week, a new free tool called The Creative Cards takes Brian Eno's Oblique Strategies concept for promoting creativity and brings it forward, for musicians specifically.
From Berlin's techno dungeons to Santiago's drag balls, a draconian algorithmic dragnet is erasing the digital archives of the underground—tagging community joy as "human exploitation."
