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Music Industry News Last Week: Most Read Posts

Music Business News Last Week: Our Most Read Posts

The most read music business news last week included Live Nation moving again to dismiss the DOJ lawsuit, Bandcamp Friday announcing 2026 dates, shared predictions from an incredible group of experts, and much more.

Bruce Houghton on 01/04/2026 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Hypebot’s 2026 Music Predictions Roundup: Key Takeaways From Across The Industry

Hypebot’s 2026 music industry predictions series gathered perspectives from across the business. This includes distribution, marketing, law, retail, technology, audio production, and more. Here is a roundup of the predictions including a practical takeaway from each contributor.

Bruce Houghton on 01/02/2026 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Tickets for Good organization promotes access to live music

What Is Tickets For Good?

In a live-music industry constantly battling rising ticket costs, empty seats, and fan disengagement, Tickets For Good is shifting the narrative. Here’s an introduction to their work.

Jeremy Young on 12/29/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Music Industry News Last Week: Most Read Posts

Top New Music Industry News Last Week

Top new music industry news last week includes predictions for 2026 from experts, how musicians will get discovered in 2026, Songcards, the Measure of Music Conference, France honoring EDM and more.

Bruce Houghton on 12/27/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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A band performing live at sunset outdoors, showcasing music, musicians, instruments, guitar, bass, drums, sunset scenery, and outdoor concert, perfect for music enthusiasts and live performance lovers.

AI in the Music Industry: Defending Human Emotion and Creative Risk

A personal OpEd on the struggle to keep emotion at the core of creation.

Jeremy Young on 12/23/2025 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Chris Carvalho of Songcards on Building Fan Value Into Digital Music Releases

Ever heard of Songcards? They’re a new format for digital music and fan exclusives. We sat down with CEO Chris Carvalho to learn more!

Jeremy Young on 12/22/2025 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Music Industry News Last Week: Most Read Posts

Top Music Business News Last Week

Top music business news last week includes a Facebook test and shifts in music discovery that are upending music marketing, the release of Bandsintown’s year end High Notes, 2026 predictions and much more.

Bruce Houghton on 12/20/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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MUSIC BUSINESS NEWS and LIVE MUSIC INDUSTRY UPDATES

We search the web so you don’t have to. Find the latest Music Business News under BUSINESS NEWS & Live Music Industry News under LIVE INDUSTRY NEWS tabs above.

Bruce Houghton on 12/17/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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How Teen AI Chatbot Use, Spotify Prompted Playlists Reshape Music Discovery

A new survey from Pew Research “Teens Social Media and AI Chatbots 2025” shows that in addition to social media, AI chatbots are rapidly embedding themselves into teen digital life. Spotify is jumping on the trend with a new feature call Prompted Playlists. All of this has huge implications for musicians and music marketers.

Bruce Houghton on 12/15/2025 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Music Industry News Last Week: Most Read Posts

TOP MUSIC BUSINESS NEWS LAST WEEK

Top music business news last week includes a playbook for small venues, a K-Pop scandal, new mechanical royalty rates, Audiomack, why fans by merch, and much more.

Bruce Houghton on 12/13/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Music Tectonics 2025 Music Tech Startup Competition

Music League, Roxxem Take Top Honors in Music Tectonics Startup Competition 2025

Music tech startup Music League and Roxxem claimed the top prizes at Music Tectonics’ 2025 ‘Swimming with Narwhals’ competition. Each year the competition highlights companies reshaping how music connects people, powers creativity, and expands into new areas of culture and technology.

Bruce Houghton on 12/11/2025 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)
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