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Billboard Latin Music Week 2026 returned to the Faena Forum in Miami Beach.

Billboard Latin Music Week 2026: Celebrating Partnerships, Culture, and Creativity

November 3, 2026

Now in its 37th edition, Billboard Latin Music Week 2026 returned to the Faena Forum in Miami Beach. The weeklong event showcased exclusive artist conversations, business panels with key executives, cross-ci... Read More...

Digital Music News and Open On Sunday returned to Atlanta for Music Biz 2026 at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel. Industry leaders, executives, artists, and tech innovators gathered to focus on sync licensing and celebrate this central theme.

Music Biz 2026: Inside the Future of Music Rights, Sync Licensing, and AI Innovation

Marc Thompson

May 28, 2026

Digital Music News and Open On Sunday returned to Atlanta for Music Biz 2026 at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel. Industry leaders, executives, artists, and tech innovators gathered to focus on sync licensing... Read More...

In Focus Episode 7: Why Is Hip-Hop Constantly Changing? ‘Culture Is Meant to Be Fluid’

Raha Muhammad

February 26, 2026

FUGA’s Director of Business Development (UK & Ireland), Tim Cronin, sits down with Mixtape Madness co-founder and director, Kwabz, to explore how hip-hop continues to evolve culturally, creatively, and co... Read More...

Exploring how classical artists are adapting to evolving audiences. and the modern need for personal branding.

In Focus Episode 6: Why the New Classical Audience Is ‘Comparable to an Engaged Pop Music Audience’

Raha Muhammad

February 19, 2026

FUGA’s Senior Marketing Strategy Manager for Classical & Jazz, Amy Nelson, in conversation with Naxos Music Group’s Sales & Label Marketing Manager, Sascha Braunreuther, exploring how classical artist... Read More...

Exploring how artists, labels, and music companies can support humanitarian work and build creative, values-driven partnerships.

In Focus Episode 5: ‘The Sky’s the Limit’ on How Artists and Labels Can Get Creative to Support War Child

Raha Muhammad

February 12, 2026

Downtown's Director of Media & Partnerships, Emma Cordell, in conversation with War Child UK's Music & Events Manager, Feedy Frizzy. They explore how artists, labels, and music companies can support h... Read More...

Rock guitarist Nuno Bettencourt spoke with Open On Sunday backstage at the 2026 Grammy Awards

Grammy Winner Nuno Bettencourt Shares a Few Secrets for Beating AI — And It Starts With Your Flaws

Marc Thompson

February 7, 2026

After accepting a glitzy Grammy Award in Los Angeles last week, Nuno Bettencourt discussed the resurgence of rock music among a new generation of underground fans — and why AI should pose no threat to authent... Read More...

Exploring the dynamic marketing strategies behind late Hawaiian musician and singer, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole’s catalog.

In Focus Episode 4: Why Invoking ‘Nostalgia Vibes’ and ‘Reimagination’ Works in Catalog Marketing

Raha Muhammad

February 5, 2026

FUGA’s Senior Marketing Director Matthew D’Amico, and Mountain Apple Company’s Digital Marketing Manager Mike Pooley, explore the dynamic marketing strategies behind late Hawaiian musician and singer, Israel ... Read More...

Karma Bertelsen, FUGA’s Marketing Strategy Director, EMEA, in conversation with artist and songwriter, Nina Nesbitt, on how she started her own label, Apple Tree.

In Focus Episode 3: Why Starting a Label Is Like Building a Burrito — ‘Pick the Things You Want, Leave Out the Things You Don’t’

Raha Muhammad

January 15, 2026

Karma Bertelsen, FUGA’s Marketing Strategy Director, EMEA, in conversation with artist and songwriter, Nina Nesbitt, on how she started her own label, Apple Tree, and how it brought about creative and commerc... Read More...

FUGA's Marketing Strategy Manager, Rock, Ben Patashnik, is joined by Mark Walker, Managing Director at Free Focus

In Focus Episode 2: Fandom – Finding Community Through Authenticity

Raha Muhammad

January 14, 2026

FUGA's Marketing Strategy Manager, Rock, Ben Patashnik, is joined by Mark Walker, Managing Director at Free Focus, for a discussion on finding an authentic artist community, using that knowledge to build an i... Read More...

Artist, songwriter, and producer Madge reveals her process behind writing for Riot Games' Valorant.

In Focus Episode 1: Sync Writing for Games featuring Downtown’s Cabrea Casey and Artist+Songwriter+Producer Madge

Raha Muhammad

November 28, 2025

Cabrea Casey, Downtown Music's Publishing Director of Sync and A&R, sat down with artist, songwriter, and producer Madge to explore her process behind writing for Riot Games' Valorant. As advice for arti... Read More...

Billboard Latin Music Week 2025: Up Close On a Genre That Is Now ‘Absolutely Huge’ With Gen Z, Alpha, and Non-Spanish Speakers

Raha Muhammad

October 23, 2025

As Billboard Latin Music Week returned to The Fillmore Miami Beach in 2025, we spoke to Mike Van, CEO of Billboard, about the rising interest in Latin music among Gen Z and Gen Alpha. "When you see that kind ... Read More...

Mondo NYC Music & Tech Conference & Showcase 2025 — It’s a Wrap

Marc Thompson

October 17, 2025

DMN partner Open on Sunday has been on the ground in Brooklyn to bring you the latest from Mondo 2025. Here's a rundown of the highlights. (Photos taken by Open On Sunday cofounder & President Malcolm Th... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

What Is Attribution?

So Busy With "The Quiet Time..."

Netflix Won the Streaming Wars. YouTube Changed the Rules.

Indonesia: One of the World’s Most Promising Digital Music Markets

What Politicians Could Learn from the Music Business: A Midterm Election Primer

Billboard Latin Music Week 2026: Celebrating Partnerships, Culture, and Creativity

Music Biz 2026: Inside the Future of Music Rights, Sync Licensing, and AI Innovation

In Focus Episode 7: Why Is Hip-Hop Constantly Changing? ‘Culture Is Meant to Be Fluid’

In Focus Episode 6: Why the New Classical Audience Is ‘Comparable to an Engaged Pop Music Audience’

Grammy Winner Nuno Bettencourt Shares a Few Secrets for Beating AI — And It Starts With Your Flaws

In Focus Episode 4: Why Invoking ‘Nostalgia Vibes’ and ‘Reimagination’ Works in Catalog Marketing

In Focus Episode 3: Why Starting a Label Is Like Building a Burrito — ‘Pick the Things You Want, Leave Out the Things You Don’t’

In Focus Episode 2: Fandom – Finding Community Through Authenticity

In Focus Episode 1: Sync Writing for Games featuring Downtown’s Cabrea Casey and Artist+Songwriter+Producer Madge

Billboard Latin Music Week 2025: Up Close On a Genre That Is Now ‘Absolutely Huge’ With Gen Z, Alpha, and Non-Spanish Speakers

Mondo NYC Music & Tech Conference & Showcase 2025 — It’s a Wrap

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