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Labrinth no longer involved with soundtrack of Euphoria’s third season

The artist had denounced his label and the show in an expletive-filled Instagram post, which has since been deleted

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Sustainability in the Electronic Music Industry Explored in LinkedIn Live

The language of sustainability is now firmly embedded in conversations across the music industry, but what do these terms actually mean in practice?

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Beatskip Music Group: A Multi-Imprint Platform for Artist Development

In this edition, we’re featuring Beatskip Music Group, founded by Linus Christiansson, a multi-imprint platform built on strong identity and hands-on execution across label concepts, branding, visual

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Unison: An Independent Publishing Rights Management Platform

In this Member Feature, we speak with David Serras Pereira, Licensing and International Manager at Unison about how they've built an independent, multi-territorial publishing rights management platfor

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US Supreme Court's Cox Ruling Faces Further Tests from Online Platforms and ISPs

How big an impact will the US Supreme Court’s landmark decision in the majors v Cox case really have on the music industry? It makes it harder to force ISPs to police piracy, but could it affect the i

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Wireless Festival Faces Crisis Amidst Controversy, Communications Expert Weighs In

Music industry communications specialist weighs in on the Ye controversy, and Wireless Festival's cancellation Source

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Udio Partners with Kobalt for AI Music Licensing Following Major Deals

The deal marks Kobalt’s second AI music platform partnership, following its 2025 licensing agreement with ElevenLabs. Source

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Reason 14 Beta Launched by Reason Studios Following LANDR Acquisition

Reason 14 marks the first major update to the software since Reason Studios was acquired by AI music company LANDR in January

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Baltazar Launches AI Platform for Music Asset Valuation

Built by Chapter Two and now partnered with Shot Tower Capital, Baltazar has ingested $2 billion worth of music statements to aid in royalty valuation and more.

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Inside Baltazar, the New AI-Powered Music Valuation Platform: ‘Bloomberg Terminal for Music Assets’

Built by Chapter Two and now partnered with Shot Tower Capital, Baltazar has ingested $2 billion worth of music statements to aid in royalty valuation and more.

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"Danelectro’s finishing falls noticeably short of what the market now expects at this level": Danelectro Dan O. Cool 12 String

Plenty of Dano charm in the tone department, it's just a pity about the build

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Beatskip Music Group: An Independent Multi-Imprint Platform

In this edition, we’re featuring Beatskip Music Group, founded by Linus Christiansson, a multi-imprint platform built on strong identity and hands-on execution across label concepts, branding, visual

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Unison: The Digital-First Music Publishing Platform

In this Member Feature, we speak with David Serras Pereira, Licensing and International Manager at Unison about how they've built an independent, multi-territorial publishing rights management platfor

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Unison's David Serras Pereira on Publishing Rights Management

In this Member Feature, we speak with David Serras Pereira, Licensing and International Manager at Unison about how they've built an independent, multi-territorial publishing rights management platfor

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Pro Techno Producers Share Track Creation Secrets

We delve into our In The Studio archive to compile the techno secrets behind releases on esteemed labels including Drumcode, Cocoon, Dekmantel, Second State and more

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Violet Grohl on "Nepo Baby" Label: "It's Whatever"

She has urged critics to "come listen to my music and then you can decide for yourself if I’m worthy of this career or not"

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"Record everything all the time – and keep it all": 8 pro techno producers explain how they create their tracks

We delve into our In The Studio archive to compile the techno secrets behind releases on esteemed labels including Drumcode, Cocoon, Dekmantel, Second State and more

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Udio signs its latest AI-music licensing deal – with Kobalt

AI-music startup Udio is forging ahead with the deals required to launch its new model later this year. UMG, WMG and Merlin are already on board, and now they have been joined by Kobalt. Naturally, terms of the deal have not been made public, although the announcement did reiterate some of Udio’s pl

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Sustainability in the Electronic Music Industry

The language of sustainability is now firmly embedded in conversations across the music industry, but what do these terms actually mean in practice?

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Beatskip Music Group: A Multi-Imprint Platform for Music Careers

In this edition, we’re featuring Beatskip Music Group, founded by Linus Christiansson, a multi-imprint platform built on strong identity and hands-on execution across label concepts, branding, visual