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Ed van Zijl is the owner and founder of Mascot Records — a Dutch independent record company that specializes in guitar and rock music

The Music Industry Lives Here: Mascot Records on What It Takes to Run a Successful Indie Label

Raha Muhammad

July 23, 2025

Ed Van Zijl is the founder of Mascot Records, a Dutch independent record label specializing in guitar and rock music. Ed helped launch the careers of guitar legends like Joe Bonamassa and Walter Trout. The f... Read More...

Can AI Ever Replace Human Authenticity?

Paul Resnikoff

July 15, 2025

The music industry is at war with AI music startups, battling tooth-and-nail to protect its AI. But how much can the robots really replace? My wife walked in on me listening to The Velvet Sundown. 'What's... Read More...

Indie Content Continues to Boom on Streaming Platforms – With EVEARA Emerging as a Premier White-Label Distribution Platform

Morten Dahlgren

July 2, 2025

The numbers don’t lie: independent music creators continue to emerge as the fastest-growing streaming segment. According to MIDiA Research, independent labels and self-releasing artists achieved a record 35% ... Read More...

‘It’s Time for the Two-Tier Royalty Scandal In Music to End’ — An Activist Indie Songwriter Speaks Out

George Johnson

June 25, 2025

A few months back, Universal Music Group (UMG) and Warner Music Group (WMG), two titans of the recording industry, quietly struck lucrative “direct deals” with Spotify. The following comes from activist inde... Read More...

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Why Some Artists Are Rethinking Touring

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June 17, 2025

Rising costs, low ticket sales, and strict visa rules are reshaping the touring landscape for artists worldwide. From major acts to emerging talent, the entire live music ecosystem is feeling the strain. Thi... Read More...

New York’s a Wrap! Scribbled Notes from Indie Week, MIC, NMPA’s Annual Meetup, Anti Social, and More

Paul Resnikoff

June 16, 2025

The music industry was in a New York state of mind last week – with enough conferences, parties, and meetings to blow up any well-meaning calendar app. Here's a wrap of the rumbling scuttlebutt. Back in the ... Read More...

Who Will Power the Superfan Expansion? Experts Like 7digital Suddenly Emerge as High-ARPU Allies

Samantha Sawyer

May 22, 2025

When it’s not Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube playing your music, chances are it’s powered by someone else — and often, that someone is 7digital. While the biggest platforms dominate headlines, a vast ecosys... Read More...

Adaptive Music's Tony Alexander chats with soul artist MAJOR on indie marketing and branding at Music Biz in Atlanta last week (Photo: Music Biz)

Music Biz Is Sticking With Atlanta After a Rip-Roaring Event — So Where Does That Leave Nashville?

Paul Resnikoff

May 20, 2025

Music Biz switched cities and kept most of the music business crowd. Now, Atlanta is the chosen city for 2026 as well — leaving a potentially juicy opportunity in Nashville. Despite excessive hand-wringing o... Read More...

To All Independent Artists And Record Labels, Distinctive Promo Is Built To Support Your New Music Releases!

Distinctive Promo

May 15, 2025

We are Distinctive Promo. Distinctive Promo was created because new music was not properly being discovered. Independent artists and record labels had access to get music released on DSP's, but they didn’t ea... Read More...

Merlin Officially Joins the Music Fights Fraud Alliance, Aims to ‘Build a More Ethical Digital Marketplace’

Dylan Smith

May 1, 2025

Months after bringing on its first director of content integrity, Merlin has officially joined the Music Fights Fraud Alliance (MFFA). The indie collective (and AI fair-training advocate) announced as much ... Read More...

Is This the Year Bad Music Deals Die? BeatBread’s ‘Deal Comparison Tool’ Aims to Help Artists and Indie Labels Vet Competing Offers

Paul Resnikoff

April 7, 2025

For those artists and indie labels lucky enough to have multiple funding offers, beatBread now offers a potentially game-changing tool for weighing competing options. Surprisingly, beatBread's initial results... Read More...

And After All That, TikTok Could Still Go ‘Poof’

Paul Resnikoff

April 7, 2025

Months after 'the ban,' there's no telling what happens to TikTok next in the US. After inching oh-so-close to a deal to secure TikTok in the US, China apparently pressed hard pause on the arrangement follow... Read More...

WNXP Director of Partnerships & Projects
Company: Nashville Public Radio
Location: Nashville, Other / Non-US, 37201, United States
Senior Marketing Manager
Company: Sound Credit
Location: Drivable to Memphis, TN preferred, but open to remote for the right candidate. Southeastern, US OK
Social Media & Content Manager
Company: SoundStock
Location: Las Vegas HQ
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Company: Musixmatch
Location: Bologna or Remote
Vice President, Global Head of Fraud Prevention
Company: UMG, the Universal Music Group
Location: Full Time Remote, California and New York

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The Music Industry Lives Here: Mascot Records on What It Takes to Run a Successful Indie Label

Can AI Ever Replace Human Authenticity?

Indie Content Continues to Boom on Streaming Platforms – With EVEARA Emerging as a Premier White-Label Distribution Platform

‘It’s Time for the Two-Tier Royalty Scandal In Music to End’ — An Activist Indie Songwriter Speaks Out

Why Some Artists Are Rethinking Touring

New York’s a Wrap! Scribbled Notes from Indie Week, MIC, NMPA’s Annual Meetup, Anti Social, and More

Who Will Power the Superfan Expansion? Experts Like 7digital Suddenly Emerge as High-ARPU Allies

Music Biz Is Sticking With Atlanta After a Rip-Roaring Event — So Where Does That Leave Nashville?

To All Independent Artists And Record Labels, Distinctive Promo Is Built To Support Your New Music Releases!

Merlin Officially Joins the Music Fights Fraud Alliance, Aims to ‘Build a More Ethical Digital Marketplace’

Is This the Year Bad Music Deals Die? BeatBread’s ‘Deal Comparison Tool’ Aims to Help Artists and Indie Labels Vet Competing Offers