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# BUSINESS OF INDIE: Swift Goes Major • Glassnote Goes AWAL • Recording Academy Changes • More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/business-of-indie-swift-goes-major-glassnote-goes-awal-recording-academy-changes-more/
- Published: 2018-11-19T13:36:05.000Z
- Updated: 2018-11-19T13:36:05.000Z
- Description: In this 2nd edition of our continously updated Business Of Indie compendium of independent music news, we share stories on Taylor Swift's exit from indie Big Machine to UMG, Glassnote's. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/11/business-of-indie-swift-goes-major-glassnote-goes-awal
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Indie Music, Music Business, Songwriting & Music Publishing, AWAL, Glassnote, indie, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:00

[![Business Of Indie (1)](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2022ad3a16771200d-150wi "Business Of Indie (1)")](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2022ad3a16771200d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)In this 2nd edition of our continously updated **[Business Of Indie](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/business%5Fof%5Findie.html)** compendium of independent music news, we share stories on Taylor Swift's exit from indie Big Machine to UMG, Glassnote's switch from UMG to AWAL (Do they cancel each other out?), changes in Recording Academy membership to increase diversity and much more. As always, you'll find it under our [INDIE tab here](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/business%5Fof%5Findie.html).