2026 So Far: The Year Independent Artists Are Running It Up
Everything we do comes back to one idea: artists should be able to make it to the top without handing over what they own. And 2026 has been proving that idea right, over and over....
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Everything we do comes back to one idea: artists should be able to make it to the top without handing over what they own. And 2026 has been proving that idea right, over and over....
Social media opens doors for undiscovered artists to build followings and showcase talent before going mainstream.
Hootenanny scraps its waiting list so artists "can earn more" and give fans exclusive deals.
Independent artists no longer release music into an audio-only world. Listeners discover songs through short clips, social feeds, performance footage, visualizers, live sessions, l...
Scrybe Streaming Version 3 challenges independent artists to look beyond streams and focus on real fan support.
Cage Riot was built from a simple but increasingly urgent idea: independent artists need more than access to distribution. They need infrastructure, protection, strategy, and peopl...
ValuePunks has officially launched, positioning itself as a free and fast catalog valuation platform aimed at artists and independent labels seeking greater transparency in music a...
The creator economy gives hip-hop talent more ways to earn from music, skills, audience attention, and personal brands. Artists can combine streaming, direct sales, memberships, pr...
Would you pay $24.99 to own a digital box set? The founders of this startup think you might.
New platform gives every fan a permanent, numbered spot in an artist's community - and pays artists 95% of every tip. No ads, no algorithm, and only 1,000 Genesis founding membersh...
How independent artists win fan-voted music awards, radio adds, and playlist competitions — a DIY mobilization playbook from a former artist manager. The post How Independent Artis...
Suno has launched a new programme offering grants, mentorship and marketing support for independent artists, but its terms have already sparked debate. Suno has announced Spark, a...
In early May, Emma Mannino received a direct message on Etsy from someone she didn’t know. The woman, who said she worked for the platform, explained that Mannino had an opportunit...
There’s no shortage of conversation around direct-to-customer (D2C) in the music industry. Artists and labels capture fan data, sell directly to their fans, giving the independent...
Introducing the next kings and queens of the streaming age: the genre-defying musicians who are here to invade your AirPods and break you out of your new-music rut.
Are you enshrouded by trees and/or fields? Is making music in a remote landscape making you feel like your artistic expression is a mere
There are artists who spend years chasing a signature sound, and there are artists whose sound is earned one stage, one session, and one song at a time. For Denver […]
Afro Vibes Africa’s new six-part live series, powered by Jack Daniel’s, opened at Bature Brewery with six independent artists and proof that the room was the missing piece all alon...
"The only way I make a living is from my merch sales … and I started to cry," the songwriter says
LANDR is moving its Fair Trade AI program into a new phase, introducing an upfront payment program and an expanded revenue model that directly compensates independent artists for A...
Plunders, the professional stage name of Robert Banks, is an emerging hip hop artist from Birmingham, Alabama, steadily building recognition throughout the independent music commun...
Suno has launched an incubator program for independent artists called Spark Source
QUESTION: Can a culture be filled with music while musicians become economically disposable? The answer seems to be an overwhelming “yes”. In fact, that may be the defining contrad...
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