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A mixtape of digital music news and views. [A @jherskowitz.com joint]
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There Sure Were A Lot Of Syncs In 2025 buff.ly/A99scEt
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There Sure Were A Lot Of Syncs In 2025 - Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog
Chartmetric looked at music syncs for 2025 and found a lot of surprises in the data.
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February 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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FanFlowy’s Mark Roberge On Why Artists Struggle To Grow A Fanbase On My Latest Podcast buff.ly/9MyuOOX
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FanFlowy's Mark Roberge On Why Artists Struggle To Grow A Fanbase On My Latest Podcast - Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog
This episode features Prospect Hill drummer and FanFlowy co-founder Mark Roberge on why artists still struggle to grow a fanbase in 2026.
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February 1, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan on his lip-syncing downfall and Grammys comeback: ‘The truth will set you free’ buff.ly/2r53Fqz
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Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan on his lip-syncing downfall and Grammys comeback: ‘The truth will set you free’
Three decades after having his Grammy rescinded as part of the notorious duo, he is a nominee once more, for the audiobook of his unflinching memoir. ‘I had to tell my story,’ he says
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February 1, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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BACKWARD by Jordan Ward | Album Review | Modern Music Analysis - Medium buff.ly/9DUNPGu
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February 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Yumi Zouma Expand Their Sound With 'No Love Lost to Kindness' | by Rob Duguay | Culture Beat buff.ly/DxmMHqY
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January 31, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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DistroKid, repped by Goldman Sachs and Raine, exploring a sale buff.ly/q1A9Z4m
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DistroKid, repped by Goldman Sachs and Raine, exploring a sale - Music Business Worldwide
Grammy Week is abuzz with industry-changing news. As you will have seen, BMG is apparently in talks to potentially acquire Concord. Sony Music Group also chose this week to announce that it is…
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January 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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YouTube Blocks Background Play for Non-Premium Subscribers on Third-Party Browsers buff.ly/ihVUfaY
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YouTube Blocks Background Play for Non-Premium Subscribers
YouTube has been updated so that non-Premium users can no longer access background playback by accessing a third-party browser.
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January 31, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Spotify Celebrates the 2026 Best New Artist Nominees During a Star-Studded Party in L.A. buff.ly/urmNqyk
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Spotify Celebrates the 2026 Best New Artist Nominees During a Star-Studded Party in L.A. — Spotify
Spotify’s annual Best New Artist celebration returned to Los Angeles last night with a one-of-a-kind tribute to the 2026 nominees. Held at The Lot at Formosa, the event delivered unforgettable performances...
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January 31, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Is This Week’s AI Sell-Off the First Crack in the Bubble? buff.ly/cQqyA52
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Is This Week’s AI Sell-Off the First Crack in the Bubble?
As AI companies burn through capital at unprecedented rates, the question is no longer whether the technology works, but whether the capital markets needed to sustain it still exist. Repeated “stra…
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January 31, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Apple Music Offers Three-Month Free Trial to New Users Ahead of Super Bowl LX buff.ly/52Nbzka
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Apple Music Offers Three-Month Free Trial Before Super Bowl LX
Ahead of the Super Bowl, where Apple is sponsoring the halftime show, Apple Music is offering new users three free months for a limited time.
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January 31, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Who’s Gonna Win at the 2026 Grammys? Here’s What the Data Says buff.ly/kkWFnZU
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Who's Gonna Win at the 2026 Grammys? Here's What the Data Says - Digital Music News
With the 68th Grammy Awards approaching, Chartmetric data is used to break down which nominees are best positioned to win.
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January 31, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Is Apple Plotting an AI-Powered Audio Expansion? Tech Giant Closes Reportedly $1.6 Billion Q.ai Buyout — Its ‘Second-Largest Acquisition’ to Date buff.ly/znxCFRJ
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Apple Seemingly Eyes AI Audio Expansion With Q.ai Acquisition
Apple has acquired AI audio startup Q.ai, which says it's found a way to take communication to the next level with 'unprecedented privacy.'
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January 31, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Ex-Googler nailed for stealing AI secrets for Chinese startups buff.ly/JIXsuMI
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Ex-Google engineer convicted of stealing AI secrets
: Network access from China and side hustle as AI upstart CEO aroused suspicion
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January 31, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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From BMG’s Concord acquisition talks to UMG’s $3bn Anthropic lawsuit… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up buff.ly/hKsMncE
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From BMG’s Concord acquisition talks to UMG’s $3bn Anthropic lawsuit… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up - Music Business Worldwide
The biggest headlines from the past few days…
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January 31, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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BMG in talks to acquire Concord (report) www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/bmg-in-talks...
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BMG in talks to acquire Concord (report) - Music Business Worldwide
Bertelsmann’s BMG in talks to buy Concord…
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January 31, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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2026 Grammy Predictions: What the Data Says buff.ly/jZ9Xp7y
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2026 Grammy Predictions: Who Will Win Song Of The Year
With the 68th Grammy Awards approaching, Chartmetric data is used to break down which nominees are best positioned to win. From Song and Album of the Year to Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, sustained...
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January 31, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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BMG in talks to buy Concord buff.ly/KWJxj5D
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BMG in talks to buy Concord
BMG is reportedly in talks to buy Concord in a deal that could be worth $7 billion. The CEO of BMG owner Bertelsmann said the time might be right for the music company to “join forces with a competitor”...
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January 31, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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Dünyada her 14 kişiden biri Türk müziği dinliyor buff.ly/xr8PPRO
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Dünyada her 14 kişiden biri Türk müziği dinliyor — Spotify
Spotify, Haziran ayı sonunda kadar İstanbul’da yeni bir ofis açacağını ve Türkiye pazarını yönetmek üzere yeni bir atama gerçekleştirdiğini duyurdu. Bu kapsamda Akshat Harbola, Orta Doğu...
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January 30, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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Demi Lovato to headline TikTok’s ‘Live Fest’ in Las Vegas buff.ly/pMq1sIZ
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Demi Lovato to headline TikTok’s ‘Live Fest’ in Las Vegas
TikTok’s next big live event is taking place in Las Vegas next month, focused on its livestreaming creators.
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January 30, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Gaming growth fuels $2.5m seed-funding round for Levellr buff.ly/j7QJWk0
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Gaming growth fuels $2.5m seed-funding round for Levellr
It has raised another seed round – $2.5m this time – although the emphasis in the investors is on the games industry rather than music.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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🌅 Horizon Future Leaders - Liv Judd at Partisan Records buff.ly/zvSrzjZ
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🌅 Horizon Future Leaders - Liv Judd at Partisan Records
This week, we caught up with Liv Judd, Audience Development Intern at Partisan Records.
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January 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Upload Fees to Help Fix Music Streaming?; Spotify Debuts Group Chats; UMG Gets Stake in Stationhead buff.ly/Ete0VOE
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Upload Fees to Help Fix Music Streaming?; Spotify Debuts Group Chats; UMG Gets Stake in Stationhead
2313 | Your Daily Dose of Music Streaming News
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January 30, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Report claims Concord is an acquisition target for BMG buff.ly/vsqY4M1
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Report claims Concord is an acquisition target for BMG
It reported that BMG Rights Management is “weighing a possible acquisition of the music company Concord” for as much as $7bn.
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January 30, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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Music Ally Connect keynotes: Kobalt, SoundExchange, AudioSalad and more buff.ly/mRJBN6u
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Music Ally Connect keynotes: Kobalt, SoundExchange, AudioSalad and more
Our coverage from last week’s Music Ally Connect conference continues with this wrap of some of the keynote sessions from the two-day event.
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January 30, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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Superfan Platforms Stationhead and Mellomanic Merge, Score UMG Investment: ‘This Is the Next Evolution of Music Fandom’ buff.ly/at8eGqk
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Stationhead and Mellomanic Merge, Score UMG Investment
Stationhead and Mellomanic have merged, scored a Universal Music investment, and doubled down on plans to become the top superfan platform.
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January 30, 2026 at 3:01 PM