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  • πŸ”΅ The EU’s new packaging laws are another nail in the coffin for small/DIY artists
    August 20, 2026
    As if things weren’t bad already. Now this…
  • πŸ”΅ Introducing soundtrackthepage.com
    August 6, 2026
    A little pet project I thought you might all enjoy…
  • πŸ”΅ We have a "music industry commentary" problem
    July 17, 2026
    Amplifying bad wisdom is not helping anyone, sorry…
  • πŸ”΅ Lessons to learn from Metallica's irresistable charm offensive
    July 2, 2026
    The subtle, savvy marketing genius that we can all take a few pointers from
  • πŸ”΅ Three articles you need to make time to read – and why
    June 24, 2026
    Three pieces that perfectly triangulate where we find ourselves in 2026
  • πŸ”΅ Why it is getting harder and harder to hire young people into the music industry
    June 4, 2026
    Breaking down the issues preventing young people from getting a start
  • πŸ”΅ RIP Nina: a shame, but sadly not a shock
    May 29, 2026
    Nina's demise is a sharp reminder of the commercials around digital services
  • πŸ”΅ The music industry's complex relationship with the charts
    May 15, 2026
    The business loves them, but do any fans care about charts in 2026?
  • πŸ”΅ Music, AI and the decimation of memory
    May 1, 2026
    A more personal take on an under-discussed aspect of AI-gen music.
  • πŸ”΅ My article for The Quietus
    April 16, 2026
    A follow-up on Chaotic Good, and some overdue music and book recommendations
  • πŸ”΅ Music's dirty secrets pt. 2: the bot farms driving fake fan engagement
    April 2, 2026
    Fan burner accounts – now operating at scale
  • πŸ”΅ Primary Wave/Kobalt. Concord/BMG. Which will be the next big consolidation moment?
    March 18, 2026
    The bigger companies are merging or selling – but is that a bad thing?
  • πŸ”΅ Thoughts on the Ninja Tune sale to Concord
    March 13, 2026
    The questions we should be asking as an industry now
  • πŸ”΅ "When everyone is super, no one will be"
    March 11, 2026
    The rush to layer AI onto everything is underway… and it's exhausting
  • πŸ”΅ Piracy is in rude health in 2026 – and it is all powered by DSPs
    March 3, 2026
    If you thought the Anna's Archive leak was bad…
  • πŸ”΅ Updates/followups on recent articles
    February 26, 2026
    Comments and feedback from my articles of late
  • πŸ”΅ Death by a thousand bots
    February 25, 2026
    The new agentic loop that never stops releasing AI-made music
  • πŸ”΅ Universal/Downtown – a few thoughts now that it's going ahead
    February 17, 2026
    The acquisition passes EU regulator scrutiny, but what does it mean for the future?
  • πŸ”΅ Fan burner accounts: music's latest dirty secret
    February 5, 2026
    Why these accounts are on the rise, and what that means for where social is headed for artists
  • πŸ”΅ The ever-growing management/label push-pull
    February 2, 2026
    That awkward sense of who owns what, and who effects change
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