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Music in Gaming Worlds: Where the Stage Never Closes
Music and gaming have always shared a link — soundtracks, theme songs, menu music. But in 2025, that connection is deeper, louder, and...
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Jul 183 min read


Who’s Still Making Music for Adults?
Turn on the radio, scroll your feed, open any major playlist — and you’ll hear music made for teens, by teens, about teen things. Or...
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Jul 172 min read


Who Gets to Be “Alternative” Now?
In 2025, “alternative” is everywhere — and nowhere. Once a label for artists outside the mainstream, it’s now slapped on everything from...
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Jul 162 min read


The Album Listening Party is the New Show
In 2025, live music is changing. Tours are more expensive, fans are more selective, and artists are rethinking what it means to “show up”...
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Jul 152 min read


Global Fusion Is the New Norm
Once upon a time, international music lived in a separate category. You had “world music” sections in record stores, Latin nights at...
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Jul 143 min read


Stan Culture Burnout: When Fandom Stops Being Fun
Stan culture used to feel like community. A place to obsess, connect, and support your favorite artist with a level of passion that...
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Jul 133 min read


The AI Music Clone Controversy
We’ve hit the uncanny valley of music. In 2025, AI-generated voices can now sing like your favorite artist — not in theory, but in...
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Jul 123 min read


The Return of the Local Scene
For years, the music industry has been obsessed with going viral. Artists were told to think global, not local. Build an online...
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Jul 112 min read


The Rise of “Playlist Artists” — and the Fall of the Album Artist
The album used to be the statement. A full-length body of work. A story. A world. That’s where the artistry lived — the deep cuts, the...
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Jul 102 min read


7 Types of Music Listeners in 2025 (And How They Actually Listen)
Not all listeners are built the same — and in 2025, the way people consume music is more fragmented than ever. Some dive deep into...
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Jul 93 min read


Should All Artists Learn to Produce Now?
In 2025, more artists are going independent, budgets are tighter, and the tools to make music are cheaper and more accessible than ever....
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Jul 82 min read


Major Labels vs. Indie Distribution
Once upon a time, getting signed to a major label was the finish line. The ultimate co-sign. The thing every artist chased. It meant...
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Jul 72 min read


The Power of Local Open Mics in a Streaming-Obsessed World
The music industry tells us everything is online now. You want exposure? Chase playlists. Run ads. Post content. But there’s one place...
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Jul 62 min read


Why Music Feels Less Personal Now
In 2025, artists are more accessible than ever. You know what they eat, how they dress, who they’re dating, what their living room looks...
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Jul 52 min read


Who Gets to Make Experimental Music — and Be Heard?
Experimental music is supposed to be the freest space in the industry — the one without rules, without genres, without commercial...
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Jul 43 min read


The Death of the Deluxe Album
There was a time when a deluxe album actually meant something — unreleased songs, b-sides, maybe a secret feature or two. It felt like a...
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Jul 32 min read


The Rise of “Drop Culture Fatigue”
New single Friday. Surprise album Sunday. Deluxe edition Tuesday. TikTok snippet Wednesday. Tour announcement Thursday. Visual teaser...
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Jul 22 min read


Spotify's ‘Discovery’ Isn’t Discovery — It’s Data Engineering
Let’s stop pretending. When Spotify shows you a new artist, it’s not because the algorithm “knows your taste.” It’s because your behavior...
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Jul 12 min read


Why Vinyl Is Still Selling in the Streaming Era
In 2025, you can stream nearly every song ever made from your phone. Music is cheaper, faster, and more disposable than it’s ever been....
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Jun 302 min read


Why Music Feels Faster Now: Tempo, TikTok, and Short Attention Spans
Have you noticed it? Songs feel faster now. Not just BPM-wise, but in energy, structure, even the way they hit your brain. Hooks drop...
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Jun 293 min read
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