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  • Music Industry Sees Record Profits While U.S. Trade Officials Monitor Piracy Connections

    The U.S. music industry has found itself in a very peculiar position over the past couple of years. On one hand, revenue has reached record levels in 2024, generating $17.7 billion, the highest figure recorded by the organization. On the other hand, the United States Trade Representative has identified dozens of international markets involved in…

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  • Algorithms Are Changing Our Taste in Music

    How Journalism Can Restore Balance Convenience: The Illusion of Choice Did you know that over 100 Albums were released on DSPs (Digital Streaming Platforms) this past January, 2026, and less than half of them were reviewed?  With so much music out there in the digital ethos, finding a new song worth hearing isn’t exactly an…

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  • Music Journalism’s Shift in the Digital Age

    Ask yourself, when was the last time you discovered a new music on your own? Over the past two decades, the world has experienced a drastic change in how media is consumed; music being one of the most apparent. Gone are the days when a magazine could dictate the trajectory of an artist’s popularity, where…

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