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Sony Music has reportedly requested the removal of more than 260,000 AI deepfake tracks. Here is what the accelerating problem means for independent artists.
MUSIC INDUSTRY
DEN BAURIN’s “Melody” uses an AI-assisted porcelain-doll video to test the boundaries of tribute, affordability and authorship in independent music.
GLOBAL MUSIC
The MLC will begin market-share distributions of remaining unmatched and unclaimed streaming royalties in April 2027. Here is what independent songwriters should do before…
Field notes for independent artists.
THE GRIND
A practical press-kit system for independent artists: working music, a clear story, approved photography, exact credit and publication-ready release facts.
THE GRIND
ISRCs, writer splits, publishing, credits and registrations are not admin trivia. They are the data that helps your music get…
THE GRIND
When someone in the industry lands on your artist profile, you have about a minute to make the project easy…
Tracks, albums, and discoveries from the EV editorial desk.
Found in the Inbox: Maiah Wynne Builds a World Around ‘Into The Waves’
Samuel Virgo Gets Vulnerable on New Single “Slip Away”
Holding the Moment Without Freezing It: Bonnie Milne’s “Glimpses” in Review
Rosalía – “Berghain” (feat. Björk & Yves Tumor)
The stories behind the sound.
Interviews
ARGYRO discusses the visual thinking, melodic restraint and Denver-made collaboration behind “She’s So LA,” his cinematic new single from the Glitterati era.
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