European independent-music body Impala is never shy about putting forward its views on how the music industry should develop.
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How do you stay current in the modern music industry? ‘Stay on TikTok four hours a day’
Having built one of YouTube’s largest music-channel network, Andre Benz sold it to Create Music Group in 2022 then launched Broke Records.
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New climate report shows labels’ progress towards reducing emissions
The Music Climate Pact (MCP) has released an annual report detailing actions taken by participating labels towards reducing carbon emissions.
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Geese and Oklou were big winners at the 2026 Libera Awards
With Indie Week in New York in full swing, the Libera Awards took place this week to garland artists, labels and industry companies with an independent focus. Artist-wise, the big winners were […]
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Curated music-streaming service Cantilever raises £250k from independent labels
UK-based startup Cantilever has raised £250k of pre-seed funding from a group of 20 independent labels and individuals from those companies.
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Merlin and Jamen Capital are buying Curve Royalty Systems from UMG
Universal Music Group agreed to divest (sell) Downtown Music subsidiary Curve Royalty Systems. Now we know the buyers.
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Chordal reveals 21 new partners for its sync-licensing network
Music-rights tech firm Chordal continues to build momentum for its ‘InstantClear’ pre-clearance licensing system.
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Nina to shut down over sustainable revenue challenges
Independent music-streaming service Nina Protocol is shutting down after five years after struggling to find “a path to sustainability”.
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LabelWorx launches $10m fund for indie electronic-music labels
LabelWorx has been building its distribution and label-services business for 15 years, focusing on clients in the electronic-music world. Now it wants to provide some of them with funding too. […]
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!K7 calls for indie labels to measure EDI as well as their climate impact
Independent labels in Europe have been making notable progress measuring their climate impact. !K7 thinks EDI could get the same treatment.
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US Protect Working Musicians Act aims to boost indies’ agency
This appears to be ‘third-time lucky week’ for proposed US legislation relating to the music industry. We reported yesterday on the return of the deepfakes-tackling No Fakes Act after two previous attempts […]
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Qobuz and Rough Trade announce new two-year partnership
As veteran indie label and music retailer Rough Trade approaches its 50th anniversary, and French music streaming platform Qobuz (nearly) its 10th, the two are launching a new two-year partnership […]
