In other words, streaming is a lot more profitable for all the actual value creators after we bypass these technopolies.

One idea suggested by Royal is that the label’s opinion — and the radio station’s — is about to matter a lot less. All of a sudden, if you can grow a big enough social following, you can make a living off whatever music makes you happiest. This is somewhat true today, of course, but primarily to musicians who can live off touring and streaming... See more

TikTok and other social platforms are acting as potent top-of-funnel discovery channels for emerging music creators. ConvertKit’s acquisition of Fanbridge could help these newly discovered music creators re-engage fans. And recent developments around NFTs powered by platforms like Audius and Ditto Music could offer substantial and reliable... See more